{"id":17002,"date":"2026-07-07T07:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17002"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:41:01","slug":"netherlands-5-1-sweden-brobbey-and-gakpo-tear-the-oranjes-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/netherlands-5-1-sweden-brobbey-and-gakpo-tear-the-oranjes-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands 5-1 Sweden: Brobbey and Gakpo Tear the Oranje&#8217;s Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Watch every <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/a><i> match live in India on ZEE5 \u2014 explore available subscription plans to catch all the action.<\/i><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/netherlands-5-1-sweden-brobbey-and-gakpo-tear-the-oranjes-way\/#Two_Goals_Before_Sweden_Could_Settle\" title=\"Two Goals Before Sweden Could Settle\">Two Goals Before Sweden Could Settle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/netherlands-5-1-sweden-brobbey-and-gakpo-tear-the-oranjes-way\/#Sweden_Push_Back_%E2%80%94_and_Are_Denied_Twice\" title=\"Sweden Push Back \u2014 and Are Denied Twice\">Sweden Push Back \u2014 and Are Denied Twice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/netherlands-5-1-sweden-brobbey-and-gakpo-tear-the-oranjes-way\/#Gakpo_Ends_the_Contest_Within_Two_Minutes_of_the_Restart\" title=\"Gakpo Ends the Contest Within Two Minutes of the Restart\">Gakpo Ends the Contest Within Two Minutes of the Restart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/netherlands-5-1-sweden-brobbey-and-gakpo-tear-the-oranjes-way\/#Elanga_Off_the_Bench_Summerville_Completes_the_Rout\" title=\"Elanga Off the Bench, Summerville Completes the Rout\">Elanga Off the Bench, Summerville Completes the Rout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/netherlands-5-1-sweden-brobbey-and-gakpo-tear-the-oranjes-way\/#Group_F_and_What_This_Means\" title=\"Group F and What This Means\">Group F and What This Means<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Five goals. Two braces. One complete performance. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/netherlands\/netherlands-squad\">Netherlands <\/a>delivered the statement result of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 group stage so far, dismantling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/sweden\/sweden-squad\">Sweden <\/a>5-1 in Houston to emphatically announce themselves as genuine title contenders. Brian Brobbey scored twice inside 17 minutes, and Cody Gakpo added two more after the break, leaving Sweden \u2014 who had their moments, particularly before half-time \u2014 with nowhere to hide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two_Goals_Before_Sweden_Could_Settle\"><\/span><b>Two Goals Before Sweden Could Settle<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Dutch were merciless from the first whistle. Cody Gakpo found Brian Brobbey with a precise cross in the fifth minute and the striker needed only to direct it into the net \u2014 composure personified. The stadium had barely caught its breath when Brobbey struck again. Denzel Dumfries played him through with a precise pass in the 17th minute, and Brobbey finished with the assurance of a player who belongs at this level. Two goals. Seventeen minutes. Sweden had barely touched the ball in the opposition half.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sweden_Push_Back_%E2%80%94_and_Are_Denied_Twice\"><\/span><b>Sweden Push Back \u2014 and Are Denied Twice<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Credit must go to Sweden, who refused to fold. After the first hydration break, the Swedes began to find their rhythm \u2014 pressing higher, winning the ball in dangerous areas, and creating genuine chances. It was their best passage of play they produced all evening, and it came at exactly the right time to make half-time interesting.<\/p>\n<p>The clearest of those chances fell to Yasin Ayari just before the half-hour mark. Viktor Gy\u00f6keres drifted wide on a swift counter-attack and delivered a beautiful curling cross over the Dutch defence \u2014 perfectly weighted, perfectly placed. Ayari arrived inside the penalty box with only Bart Verbruggen to beat. He tried to take it on his chest. The ball bounced awkwardly and the Dutch defence cleared before Sweden could react. Wide open, one-on-one, and nothing to show for it.<\/p>\n<p>Then, right on the stroke of half-time, Gustaf Lagerbielke powered a header from Benjamin Nygren&#8217;s whipped set piece into the net, only for VAR to rule him marginally offside. It would have made it 2-1 going into the break. In the first minute of added time, Gy\u00f6keres drew another foul and struck a powerful free-kick around the wall \u2014 Verbruggen parried it wide. Three big moments for Sweden, and nothing to show for any of them. The score at the interval remained 2-0 in favour of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gakpo_Ends_the_Contest_Within_Two_Minutes_of_the_Restart\"><\/span><b>Gakpo Ends the Contest Within Two Minutes of the Restart<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sweden&#8217;s momentum evaporated the instant the second half began. Dumfries \u2014 outstanding throughout \u2014 provided his second assist of the evening to set up Gakpo, who finished calmly to make it 3-0 in the 47th minute. Any tactical adjustments the Swedish coaching staff had planned at the break became irrelevant almost immediately. The game was over as a contest.<\/p>\n<p>Gakpo added his second seven minutes later, cutting inside from the left and drilling a low shot past goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt. The finish was precise, unhurried. With that, Gakpo had his brace \u2014 and the Netherlands had four.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elanga_Off_the_Bench_Summerville_Completes_the_Rout\"><\/span><b>Elanga Off the Bench, Summerville Completes the Rout<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sweden&#8217;s only reward came in the 59th minute. Anthony Elanga, introduced as a substitute at the 55-minute mark, took just four minutes to make his mark \u2014 latching onto a pass from Alexander Isak and finishing smartly to give Sweden their consolation. It was a fine goal, a glimpse of what the Swedes might have been had the evening gone differently.<\/p>\n<p>But this was not an evening for Sweden. Crysencio Summerville put the gloss on proceedings in the 89th minute, completing the scoring at 5-1 and giving the final scoreline the emphatic quality it deserved. The Dutch had been in control from the fifth minute. The numbers simply confirmed what the football had already shown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/ned-vs-swe-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5989361?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">Netherlands vs Sweden Match Highlights<\/a> Free Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Group_F_and_What_This_Means\"><\/span><b>Group F and What This Means<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For the Netherlands, this win puts them at the top of the group and sends a message to every team left in the tournament. Brobbey is dangerous in and around the box. Dumfries is as good a wingback as there is in this competition. And when Gakpo is in this kind of form, the Oranje are frightening to face.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden, meanwhile, will need to regroup quickly. There were moments in the first half when they showed enough quality to suggest they can compete \u2014 but allowing goals at the pace the Dutch scored them demands serious reflection before their final group match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch every FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 match with <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE5&#8217;s FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0 Rs. 799 quarterly plan or save more with the Rs. 1,699 yearly subscription. Stream the Oranje&#8217;s next match and every other World Cup fixture live.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch every FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 match live in India on ZEE5 \u2014 explore available subscription plans to catch all the action. &nbsp; Five goals. Two braces. One complete performance. 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