Netherlands 2026 Schedule & Game Calendar
View or download the complete 2026 Netherlands World Cup season schedule: all games, scores, venues, and broadcast info.
Netherlands 2026 Schedule & Results
Buy Netherlands Tickets (opens Ticketmaster in a new tab)The Netherlands play in the FIFA-WORLD-CUP (FIFA World Cup). Their 2026 schedule includes 3 games. They have 2 home games and 1 away games this season.
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Where the Netherlands stand in Group F
The Netherlands open their 2026 FIFA World Cup in Group F alongside Japan, Sweden, and Tunisia. It is a UEFA-heavy group, with the Netherlands and Sweden both flying the European flag, Japan in from the AFC, and Tunisia carrying CAF. All three of the Netherlands' group games sit inside the United States, which keeps the travel tidy: Dallas, then Houston, then Kansas City. The campaign began on June 14 against Japan at Dallas Stadium, a 4:00 PM ET kickoff that ended 2-2 with the Netherlands at home. Next up is Sweden in Houston on June 20, a 1:00 PM ET start and another home listing for the Dutch. The group then closes on June 25 against Tunisia in Kansas City, a 7:00 PM ET kickoff where the Netherlands are down as the away team. The Netherlands have not won the World Cup, so they arrive with no title to defend and everything still to earn. The format keeps it simple to follow. Across the 12 groups of four, the top two advance and the eight best third-placed teams round out a 32-team knockout stage. After the draw with Japan, the Netherlands sit on one point with the Sweden and Tunisia games left to settle their place. The all-United States routing is a small advantage in its own right, sparing the Netherlands the border hops that some Group F sides face, with two home listings before the closing trip to Kansas City. The kickoff times stay friendly for North American viewers as well, ranging from an early 1:00 PM ET start in Houston to a 7:00 PM ET finale. It all falls inside the wider tournament window of June 11 to July 19, the first World Cup staged across three host countries and the first expanded to 48 teams.
The Netherlands' Group F schedule in detail
The Netherlands have three group games packed into 12 days, all of them in the United States and all in the Eastern time zone, which keeps the kickoff arithmetic easy. The opener was Japan on Sunday, June 14 at Dallas Stadium, a 4:00 PM ET start that finished 2-2 with the Netherlands at home. A point, not three, so the group stayed open. Sweden are next on Saturday, June 20 in Houston, an early 1:00 PM ET kickoff and a second straight home fixture for the Dutch. The group then ends against Tunisia on Thursday, June 25 in Kansas City, a 7:00 PM ET start where the Netherlands are listed as the visitors. Three host cities, three stadiums, and a run of dates that is simple to block out. The spacing is even, six days from the opener to the Sweden game and five more to the finale, which gives the Netherlands proper recovery time between matchdays rather than a congested run. Two of the three are home listings, and the away game in Kansas City lands on the same day and the same 7:00 PM ET slot as the other Group F fixture. Each fixture below shows the venue, the host city, and the kickoff in US Eastern, and the page updates by itself if any of those times are moved.
The Dutch group rivals: Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
Group F throws three contrasting opponents at the Netherlands. Japan, from the AFC, were the first up and held the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw in Dallas, so the opener split the spoils. Sweden, the other UEFA side in the group, come next in Houston, an all-European meeting that often carries its own edge and could shape who tops the table. Tunisia, the CAF entry, close the group in Kansas City, and as the Netherlands are the away team in that one the context will depend on what the first two results have done to the standings. For the Netherlands the picture is clear: the draw with Japan was a point gained but a chance missed to pull clear early, so the Sweden and Tunisia games now carry the load. With two automatic places and the best third-placed teams also going through, the Dutch group finish rests on those results and, if it tightens, on goal difference. The Sweden fixture is the one that intrigues most, two UEFA teams who will both expect to be in the knockout conversation, and quite possibly the game that settles who wins Group F outright. Tunisia, meanwhile, arrive at the Netherlands as the side with the most to prove after a heavy opening result, which can make a final-round opponent unpredictable rather than straightforward.
How far the bracket could take the Netherlands
The group stage is only the opening act. The 2026 World Cup expands to 48 teams and a 104-match calendar, and it bolts a Round of 32 onto the front of the knockout stage, a round that did not exist when the field was 32. Top Group F and the Netherlands take a bracket slot set aside for group winners. Come second, or qualify as one of the eight best third-placed teams, and the draw can break a different way. From the Round of 32 it is win or go home through the Round of 16, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the final on July 19, with the two losing semifinalists meeting in a third-place match. The Netherlands' knockout opponent stays unknown until all 12 groups have finished, because the bracket only fills once every group placing is settled. Finishing first rather than second can send the Netherlands down a different branch of the draw entirely, which is why the order of the top two in Group F matters as much as simply qualifying. The eight third-placed qualifiers add a further wrinkle, since the Netherlands could yet face a side that crept through from another group. Once a Round of 32 tie is confirmed for the Netherlands, it shows up here with its date, venue, and kickoff time.
The Netherlands’ route through Group F
The Netherlands arrive at the 2026 World Cup with no title to their name, a status they share with most of the expanded 48-team field. There is no trophy to defend and no record to live up to, only a group to escape. The draw set the Netherlands in Group F with Japan, Sweden, and Tunisia, and the three matches play out across the United States between June 14 and June 25.
The opener gave the Netherlands a measure of the work ahead. They drew 2-2 with Japan at Dallas Stadium on June 14, a result that handed over a point and kept the group level after the first round. From there the schedule moves the Dutch on to Houston for Sweden on June 20, then to Kansas City for Tunisia on June 25. Three host cities, three stadiums, and an itinerary that never leaves US soil.
The target is easy to state. Two of the four teams in Group F go through automatically, and the eight best third-placed sides across the 12 groups also book a Round of 32 place. The draw with Japan left the Netherlands needing more from the games that follow, so the Sweden and Tunisia fixtures will decide whether they top the group, settle for second, or drop into the chase for one of those eight extra spots, where goal difference can be the difference.
Three Dutch fixtures, three host cities
The Netherlands began their World Cup on Sunday, June 14 at 4:00 PM ET against Japan in Dallas. Dallas Stadium staged it, the Netherlands were the home side, and the 2-2 finish means they banked a point from a game they will feel they could have won. A draw to start is no disaster in a four-team group, but it does raise the stakes for what comes next.
The second game brings Sweden to Houston on Saturday, June 20, and the 1:00 PM ET kickoff is the earliest of the Netherlands’ three group starts. It is an all-UEFA meeting, the kind of fixture that can be cagey when both sides know each other’s level, and it doubles as the Netherlands’ second consecutive home listing. This is a game with real bearing on first place, so the Dutch will want to settle it rather than leave the group to the final round.
Group F closes for the Netherlands on Thursday, June 25 against Tunisia in Kansas City, a 7:00 PM ET start where the Netherlands are the away team. By the time the whistle goes, the table may already point one way, or the Dutch may need a result on the night and an eye on goal difference. Kansas City is the date that pins down where in the knockout bracket the Netherlands end up, so it is the one to mark.
Home advantage and the all-USA itinerary
One detail that sets the Netherlands apart in Group F is where they play. All three group games are inside the United States, so the Dutch avoid the cross-border travel that the schedule hands to some of their rivals, and they get two of the three as the listed home side. Dallas first, then Houston, before the away trip to Kansas City to finish. For a tournament spread across three countries, a single-nation group routing is a genuine convenience, both for the squad and for anyone planning to follow in person.
The home and away labels are worth understanding too. At a neutral-host World Cup nobody is truly at home, but the listed home side gets the nominal advantages, things like the bench and dressing-room designation and the order in fixture branding. The Netherlands hold that tag for the Japan and Sweden games and hand it over for the Tunisia finale, where Tunisia are the hosts in Kansas City.
The Houston meeting with Sweden is the centrepiece of the Dutch group, an all-UEFA tie between two sides who will each expect to advance. Win it and the Netherlands put themselves in command of Group F with a game to spare. Drop it and the closing fixture against Tunisia takes on far more weight. The even spacing between matchdays, with several days of rest between each, means the Netherlands should reach all three games fresh, which is not something every team in this World Cup can count on.
What the new 48-team bracket means for the Dutch
Escape Group F and the expanded format takes hold. The 2026 World Cup runs to 104 matches and opens its knockout phase with a Round of 32, a stage that never featured in the old 32-team setup, which leaves one more elimination round to come through than at any previous edition. Group winners and runners-up are joined by the eight best third-placed teams, and the road then runs Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final on July 19, with a third-place match for the beaten semifinalists.
The identity of the Netherlands’ first knockout opponent will not be known until all 12 groups have completed their final fixtures. The bracket assembles from the top as group placings are confirmed, so the Dutch Round of 32 tie only takes shape in the closing days of the group stage. You can keep an eye on the whole thing, every group and the bracket as it forms, on the 2026 World Cup overview.
For a nation still chasing a first World Cup, the knockouts are where the Netherlands would have to deliver. A comfortable group exit counts for little if the opening elimination game goes wrong, and the longer bracket means more rounds standing between any team and the final. That is the lens for every group result. The points the Netherlands collect now are seeding for the matches that decide who lifts the trophy.
Putting the Netherlands schedule on your devices
Every Netherlands fixture listed here can move onto your own calendar in a couple of taps. Use the download button on the schedule above to take the complete set as an ICS file, a CSV spreadsheet, or a printable PDF, and choose either the whole campaign or one individual match.
The ICS route is the one most people pick. Load it into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook and the Netherlands’ group games appear with the kickoff times already converted to your zone, the venue and host city included. Because the feed reads from live tournament data, it stays honest: should a kickoff time change, or once the Netherlands’ knockout opponent is locked in, those entries update without any work from you.
If you are tracking the wider group, the same downloads are available for every nation at the 2026 World Cup, so you can place the Netherlands’ fixtures alongside another side and follow the whole of Group F on one screen. Set the three Dutch dates first, June 14, June 20, and June 25, then let the knockout games appear as the bracket comes together.
Netherlands World Cup FAQ
Which group is Netherlands in at the 2026 World Cup?
Netherlands is in Group F at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside Japan, Sweden, and Tunisia.
When does Netherlands play at the 2026 World Cup?
Netherlands's group-stage matches are vs Japan on June 14, vs Sweden on June 20, and vs Tunisia on June 25, with kickoff times shown above in your timezone. Knockout fixtures are added once their opponents are decided.
How do I download Netherlands's World Cup schedule?
Use the download button on the schedule above to save Netherlands's fixtures as an ICS calendar, CSV, or printable PDF, then sync to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook.
Add Netherlands' World Cup fixtures to your calendar
Get every Netherlands fixture, from the Group F games to any knockout match they reach, as an ICS, CSV, or printable PDF. Import it the once and the entries look after themselves.