Soccer-De Jong to start for Dutch against Sweden


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group F - Netherlands v Japan - Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. - June 14, 2026 Netherlands' Frenkie de Jong in action with Japan's Yukinari Sugawara REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

HOUSTON, June ⁠20 (Reuters) - Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de ⁠Jong has shaken off an ‌injury and will start the World Cup Group F match on Saturday against ​Sweden, who will feature ⁠the attacking duo ⁠of Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak.

• ⁠Memphis ‌Depay starts on the bench for the Netherlands.

• ⁠Quinten Timber out with concussion.

• Gyokeres ​and ‌Isak lead Sweden attack.

• Yasin Ayari ⁠starts ​in midfield after scoring two goals in the opening game.

Lineups:

The Netherlands: ⁠Bart Verbruggen; Micky van ​de Ven, Virgil van Dijk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Denzel Dumfries; Frenkie ⁠de Jong, Ryan Gravenberch, Tijjani Reijnders; Cody Gakpo, Donyell Malen, Brian Brobbey.

Sweden: Kristoffer Nordfeldt; Isak Hien, ​Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor ⁠Lindelof; Gabriel Gudmundsson, Alexander Bernhardsson; Yasin ​Ayari, Jesper Karlstrom, ‌Benjamin Nygren, Viktor Gyokeres, ​Alexander Isak.

(Reporting by Michael Kahn, Editing by Ed Osmond)

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