Head to head · Men's national teams
Netherlands v Sweden
Netherlands and Sweden have met 26 times since 1908: Netherlands lead 13–8.
13Netherlands wins
5draws
8Sweden wins
Goals: Netherlands 52, Sweden 49 · 26 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Friday, 23 October 1908: Netherlands 2–0 Sweden in London.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 20 June 2026: Netherlands 5–1 Sweden (FIFA World Cup).
- Netherlands's biggest win: Sweden 1–5 Netherlands, 1974.
- Sweden's biggest win: Sweden 6–1 Netherlands, 1954.
- 12 of the 26 meetings were competitive matches and 14 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 20 Jun | Netherlands 5–1 Sweden FIFA World Cup · Houston, United States (neutral) |
Netherlands |
| 2017 | ||
| 10 Oct | Netherlands 2–0 Sweden FIFA World Cup qualification · Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
| 2016 | ||
| 6 Sept | Sweden 1–1 Netherlands FIFA World Cup qualification · Solna, Sweden |
Draw |
| 2011 | ||
| 11 Oct | Sweden 3–2 Netherlands UEFA Euro qualification · Solna, Sweden |
Sweden |
| 2010 | ||
| 12 Oct | Netherlands 4–1 Sweden UEFA Euro qualification · Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
| 2008 | ||
| 19 Nov | Netherlands 3–1 Sweden Friendly · Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
| 2004 | ||
| 18 Aug | Sweden 2–2 Netherlands Friendly · Solna, Sweden |
Draw |
| 26 Jun | Sweden 0–0 Netherlands (pens) UEFA Euro · Faro, Portugal (neutral) |
Netherlands |
| 1983 | ||
| 27 Apr | Netherlands 0–3 Sweden Friendly · Utrecht, Netherlands |
Sweden |
| 1974 | ||
| 4 Sept | Sweden 1–5 Netherlands Friendly · Solna, Sweden |
Netherlands |
| 19 Jun | Netherlands 0–0 Sweden FIFA World Cup · Dortmund, Germany (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1964 | ||
| 29 Apr | Netherlands 0–1 Sweden Friendly · Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Sweden |
| 1954 | ||
| 19 May | Sweden 6–1 Netherlands Friendly · Solna, Sweden |
Sweden |
| 1952 | ||
| 14 May | Netherlands 0–0 Sweden Friendly · Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Draw |
| 1950 | ||
| 8 Jun | Sweden 4–1 Netherlands Friendly · Solna, Sweden |
Sweden |
| 1948 | ||
| 9 Jun | Netherlands 1–0 Sweden Friendly · Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
| 1929 | ||
| 9 Jun | Sweden 6–2 Netherlands Friendly · Stockholm, Sweden |
Sweden |
| 1927 | ||
| 13 Nov | Netherlands 1–0 Sweden Friendly · Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
| 1924 | ||
| 9 Jun | Sweden 3–1 Netherlands Olympic Games · Colombes, France (neutral) |
Sweden |
| 8 Jun | Sweden 1–1 Netherlands Olympic Games · Colombes, France (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1920 | ||
| 29 Aug | Netherlands 5–4 Sweden Olympic Games · Antwerp, Belgium (neutral) |
Netherlands |
| 1919 | ||
| 24 Aug | Sweden 4–1 Netherlands Friendly · Stockholm, Sweden |
Sweden |
| 9 Jun | Netherlands 3–1 Sweden Friendly · Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
| 1912 | ||
| 29 Jun | Sweden 3–4 Netherlands Olympic Games · Stockholm, Sweden |
Netherlands |
| 1908 | ||
| 25 Oct | Netherlands 5–3 Sweden Friendly · The Hague, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
| 23 Oct | Netherlands 2–0 Sweden Olympic Games · London, England (neutral) |
Netherlands |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.