Netherlands group revealed for FIFA World Cup 2026

The Netherlands have learnt their 2026 Group opponents.

The Netherlands secured a spot in the competition last month, and they were assigned to pot one for the Washington draw.

Netherlands are up against Japan, Tunisia, and the European playoff winner after being placed in group F. That will be Albania, Sweden, Poland, or Ukraine.

Netherlands’ placement in Group F implies that, should they win the group, they won’t play another group winner until the quarterfinals.

Potential host cities for the games include Dallas, Houston, Monterrey, and Kansas City. Later on, the complete list of fixtures will be determined.

Opponents in the Group stage

• Japan
• Tunisia
• Winner of Play-off B

How Netherlands progressed to the competition

The Dutch have always performed well in World Cups and have always come close to winning the tournament. They reached the final of the 2010 World Cup but lost to Spain, while in the 2014 World Cup, they reached the semi-final but lost to Argentina on penalties.

Louis Van Gaal took over the managerial role for the 2022 World Cup, but they were eliminated in the competition in the quarter-finals by Argentina. Following that, Ronald Koeman took over and has done a decent job by leading them to direct qualification to the 2026 World Cup. Under him, the team has been impressive and will hope to replicate the qualifier’s performance at the tournament next year.

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Netherlands’ record during the qualification

The Dutch were the best sides in the World Cup qualifiers games and topped the group with maximum points, securing 20 points. They played eight qualifier games and won six matches out of them, drawing two.

Under Ronald Koeman, the team performed admirably in the qualifiers and will hope to reach deeper in the competition next year as they usually do.

World Cup history

Netherlands, or Holland, have participated in the World Cup ten times, most recently in 2014. The 1970s were unquestionably their peak; the Dutch made it to the FIFA World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978. In 2010, they made it to the final once more, but they were unable to win. They were defeated 0-1 by Spain in the 2010 Final.

Dutch have participated in the most World Cup finals without ever taking home a trophy (three times). Netherlands came in third place in 2014. The Netherlands returned for the 2022 competition in Qatar and advanced to the quarterfinals after failing to qualify in 2018.

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