The draw for the group stage of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada was made on Friday evening. During the draw, the Dutch national team was paired with Japan, Tunisia and Sweden, Poland, Albania or Ukraine. The performance times were announced in a separate show on Saturday evening.
During the draw it was already announced that the Dutch national team will play on Sunday 14 June, Saturday 20 June and Thursday 25 June. More than that was not yet known, but that changed on Saturday evening. At a second show, again in Washington, the performance schedule, locations and start times have been announced.
Netherlands – Japan
The Dutch national team opens the World Cup against Japan on Sunday, June 14 at 10 p.m. The match will be played in Dallas.
The Netherlands wins European play-offs
The Dutch team will play the second group match on Saturday, June 20. Then the winner of the European play-offs will be the opponent in Houston at 7 p.m.
Netherlands – Tunisia
The group stage ends with a match against Tunisia on Thursday, June 25. Kickoff is at 1 a.m. in Kansas City.
