Netherlands reaches 100-goal milestone in World Cup history
The Netherlands have become only the eighth team in FIFA World Cup history to surpass the 100-goal mark, joining an elite list of footballing nations after their emphatic 5-1 victory over Sweden in the 2026 World Cup Group F clash on Saturday (local time) in Texas.
Elite club of 100-goal scorers
With this achievement, the Dutch now feature alongside Brazil (241 goals), Germany (239), Argentina (152), France (136), Italy (128), Spain (108), and England (104) in the list of highest all-time World Cup goal scorers. The milestone was confirmed by FIFA on social media.
Dominant performance against Sweden
The Netherlands reached the milestone in style as Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo scored twice each in a dominant display in Houston, while Crysencio Summerville added a late fifth goal to complete the rout. Brobbey, who replaced Crysencio Summerville in the only change from the 2-2 draw against Japan, scored two goals inside the opening 17 minutes. His early brace marked the fourth-fastest in FIFA World Cup history.
Records extended
The result also reinforced several impressive records for the Dutch side, including extending their unbeaten run in FIFA World Cup group-stage matches to 18 games and their overall unbeaten streak in World Cup matches to 14.
Match details
The Netherlands began in emphatic fashion, scoring in the fifth minute when Brobbey finished off a flowing move involving Tijjani Reijnders and Gakpo, who provided the assist from the left flank. Sweden responded through Viktor Gyokeres, who tested Bart Verbruggen, but Brobbey doubled his tally shortly after by converting Denzel Dumfries' cross with a close-range finish. After the restart, Gakpo extended the lead with a quick double – first tapping in another Dumfries cross and then finishing with a clever reverse strike past Kristoffer Nordfeldt. Graham Potter introduced Elanga after Sweden fell 4-0 behind, and the forward responded quickly by scoring after a fine pass from Alexander Isak. However, any hopes of a comeback were short-lived, as Summerville sealed the emphatic win with a superb late strike in the 89th minute as the Dutch side stayed in the knockout hunt.
