Netherlands' Donyell Malen controls the ball chased by Sweden's Gabriel Gudmundsson during a World Cup Group F soccer match in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A marquee clash between the Netherlands and Sweden tops Day 10 of the World Cup. Elsewhere, Germany plays Ivory Coast, Ecuador faces Curacao in the teams’ first meeting, and Tunisia takes on Japan.
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Netherlands fans take part in an “Orange Walk” to Houston Stadium before a FIFA World Cup Group F soccer match between Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Shapley)Teams line up on the pitch ahead of the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)Netherlands’ Brian Brobbey (19) scores their opening goal past Sweden goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt (23) during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Netherlands’ Brian Brobbey scores past Sweden goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo falls over Sweden’s Gustaf Lagerbielke during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Netherlands’ Brian Brobbey, left, is fouled by Sweden’s Isak Hien during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)Netherlands’ Crysencio Summerville, right, scores his side’s fifth goal during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Netherlands’ Brian Brobbey celebrates scoring his side’s second goal against Sweden during a World Cup Group F soccer match in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A Netherlands fan, wearing a shirt with the name of former Dutch soccer star Ruud Gullit, takes a selfie on the stands before the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Ivory Coast’s Franck Kessie (8) scores their opening goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Ivory Coast in Toronto, Canada, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Germany’s Nadiem Amiri leaps in the air as he celebrates after teammate Germany’s Deniz Undav (26) scored their first goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Ivory Coast in Toronto, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Germany’s Deniz Undav scores their second goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Ivory Coast in Toronto, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Germany’s Deniz Undav, left, celebrates with teammate Germany’s Jamie Leweling after scoring their first goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Ivory Coast in Toronto, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Germany’s Kai Havertz, left, falls as he is tackled by Ivory Coast’s Emmanuel Agbadou during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Ivory Coast in Toronto, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Japan’s Takefusa Kubo controls the ball during the World Cup Group F soccer match against Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Japan’s Daichi Kamada (15) celebrates scoring his side’s first goal against Tunisia during the World Cup Group F soccer match in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Japan’s Junya Ito (14) scores their third goal past Tunisia goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen (16) during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Tunisia and Japan in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Japan’s Takehiro Tomiyasu (22), Tunisia’s Ellyes Skhiri (17) and Tunisia’s Montassar Talbi (3) battle for the ball during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Tunisia and Japan in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sofia Yaker)Tunisia’s Sebastian Tounekti fails to stop Japan’s Ayase Ueda from scoring Japan’s fourth goal during a World Cup Group F soccer match in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, June 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)People react to Japan’s first goal as they watch their World Cup Group F soccer match against Tunisia in Mexico, during a public viewing event in Tokyo, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)Curaçao’s Tahith Chong, left, heads a ball next to Ecuador’s Piero Hincapie during the World Cup Group E soccer match in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Curacao’s Juninho Bacuna vies for the ball with Ecuador’s Alan Franco, left, and teammate John Yeboah during a World Cup Group E soccer match in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)Ecuador’s Enner Valencia, left and Curaçao’s Livano Comenencia fall during a World Cup Group E soccer match in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)Ecuador’s Piero Hincapie shoots during a World Cup Group E soccer match against Curacao in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)An Ecuadorian fan waits for the beginning of the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ecuador and Curacao in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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