Netherlands
SwedenGroup F
Houston - NRG Stadium
Referee : Michael Oliver (England)
Spectators : 68777
Brobbey 17'
Gakpo 47'
Gakpo 54'
Summerville 89'
Netherlands: 1. Verbruggen - 6. van Hecke, 4. van Dijk, 15. van de Ven, 22. Dumfries - 21. de Jong F. (Koopmeiners T., 59) - 8. Gravenberch R., 14. Reijnders (Til G., 59) - 11. Gakpo (Lang N., 90), 18. Malen (Summerville, 46), 19. Brobbey (Depay, 72)
Substitution: Summerville (from 46); Koopmeiners T. (from 59); Til G. (from 59); Depay (from 72); Lang N. (from 90)
Bench: 13. Roefs, 23. Flekken - 25. Hato, 2. Geertruida, 5. Ake - 3. de Roon, 12. Wieffer - 7. Kluivert, 9. Weghorst
Sweden: 23. Nordfeldt - 2. Lagerbielke, 3. Lindelöf, 4. Hien, 5. Gudmundsson G. (Stroud, 93) - 18. Ayari (Ali, 79), 16. Karlstrom (Zeneli B., 55), 21. Bernhardsson (Elanga, 55) - 9. Isak, 10. Nygren (Bergvall, 55), 17. Gyökeres
Substitution: Bergvall (from 55); Zeneli B. (from 55); Elanga (from 55); Ali (from 79); Stroud (from 93)
Bench: 1. Zetterström, 12. Johansson V. - 14. Ekdal, 6. Holm E., 8. Svensson D., 15. Starfelt - 20. Smith E. - 19. Svanberg, 13. Sema - 25. Nilsson G.
Yellow Cards: Gudmundsson G. 53; Ayari 75; Bergvall 80
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