The Netherlands have Frenkie de Jong available for today’s World Cup clash with Sweden.
The Barcelona midfielder had been complaining of a knock in the aftermath of last weekend’s meeting with Japan in Dallas, in which he played the full 90 minutes. However, he starts again on Saturday.
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The Dutch were held to a 2-2 draw in their opening game at this summer’s expanded tournament, despite twice taking the lead through captain Virgil van Dijk and West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville.
Koeman came in for some criticism over his substitutions in the second half, most notably changing to a back five in an attempt to hold on to a 2-1 lead.
He is without Quinten Timber against Sweden, after the Marseille midfielder suffered concussion during an accidental training ground collision with team-mate Teun Koopmeiners.
While failure to beat Sweden would not signal an early exit for the Netherlands, Koeman starts with an attacking lineup in search of a win that would take them above their opponents in Group F.
There is one change going forward, with Summerville making way for Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey.
Sweden, meanwhile, are unchanged from their 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia as Graham Potter keeps faith in Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres as a twin strike partnership.
The Liverpool and Arsenal stars scored and assisted each other on matchday one, but a tougher test awaits with Isak set to come up against his club team-mate Van Dijk and new Tottenham signing Jan Paul van Hecke.
Leeds’ Gabriel Gudmundsson was forced off against Tunisia but the issue was not serious and he starts once more.
Spurs’ talented midfielder Lucas Bergvall settles for a place on the bench once again, after Yasin Ayari’s goalscoring display in Mexico.
Netherlands XI: Verbruggen, Dumfries, Van Dijk, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, De Jong, Gravenberch, Reijnders, Gakpo, Malen, Brobbey
Injured: Q Timber
Sweden XI: Nordfelt, Bernhardsson, Lagerbielke, Hien, Lindelof, Gudmundsson, Nygren, Karlstrom, Ayari, Isak, Gyokeres
Time and date: 6pm BST on Saturday, June 20, 2026
How to watch: BBC
Venue: Houston Stadium
