Houston, June 20 (SANA) The Netherlands cruised past Sweden 5-1 on Saturday in Houston, Texas, in the second round of Group F matches at the 2026 World Cup, moving top of the group on four points.
Brian Brobbey opened the scoring in the fifth minute and added his second in the 17th. Cody Gakpo struck twice, in the 47th and 54th minutes, to make it 4-0. Anthony Elanga pulled one back for Sweden in the 59th, but Crysencio Summerville completed the scoring in the 89th minute.
The win lifted the Netherlands to four points at the top of Group F, while Sweden remained on three points in second place, awaiting the Japan-Tunisia match in the same group.
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