{"id":3193,"date":"2026-06-20T20:33:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3193"},"modified":"2026-06-20T20:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:33:55","slug":"brian-brobbey-and-cody-gakpo-each-strike-twice-as-netherlands-routs-sweden-5-1-to-lead-group-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3193","title":{"rendered":"Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo each strike twice as Netherlands routs Sweden, 5-1, to lead Group F"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>HOUSTON \u2014 Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo scored two goals apiece to power Netherlands to a 5-1 win over Sweden on Saturday in the World Cup to bounce back after a disappointing draw in its opener and move atop the Group F standings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3191\">Healey says she \u2018absolutely\u2019 has confidence in Phil Eng\u2019s leadership<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Brobbey\u2019s goals came in the first half, helping the Netherlands get off to a great start and roll to the big win after playing Japan to a 2-2 draw Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The victory gives Netherlands a group-leading four points. Sweden has three points, with Japan and Tunisia scheduled to play later Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Gakpo, who also had an assist, extended the lead to 3-0 just after halftime, scoring in the 47th minute off a cross from Denzel Dumfries. He matched Brobbey when he scored on a right-footed shot from the left box in the 54th minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sweden couldn\u2019t build on its strong performance in a 5-1 walloping of Tunisia in its first match. The loss to the Dutch was its biggest World Cup defeat since losing 7-1 to Brazil in 1950.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Dutch gameplan to play out wide to open up Sweden and cross to Brobbey worked perfectly early. He put the Netherlands on top in the fifth minute when Gakpo crossed into the middle of the box and Brobbey one-timed it with his right foot before tumbling forward to the grass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3189\">Fatal Missouri skydiving plane crash renews concerns about safety loophole<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>His second goal came when he took a cross from Dumfries while sliding and just got his right foot on the ball, scoring inside the far post in the 17th minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Anthony Elanga\u2019s leftfooted goal cut the lead to 4-1 in the 59th minute and allowed Sweden to avoid the shutout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sweden had plenty of chances to score before that, but Netherlands\u2019 goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was brilliant in the first half with four saves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sweden appeared to have cut the lead to 2-1 on a header by Gustaf Lagerbielke in the 44th minute, but he was ruled offside.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Sweden finishes group play Thursday night against Japan at Dallas Stadium, and Netherlands meets Tunisia that night in Kansas City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3187\">Small spaces, big dreams: How the World Cup is spawning \u2018mini-pitches\u2019 across New England<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brobbey, who didn&#8217;t start in the World Cup opener, got the nod and scored twice in the first 17 minutes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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