Netherlands vs USA World Cup 2026 Tickets

Netherlands vs. USA History

The Dutch have faced the United States on five occasions, and the only time they've lost was actually the last time they played each other, back in June 2015. On that occasion, USA edged the Netherlands in a seven-goal thriller with Bobby Wood netting a 90th-minute winner in a 4-3 game that also saw Memphis Depay net, and the Barcelona man is still a forward to be feared.

Netherlands at the World Cup

Holland are among the most successful teams in World Cup history, which may sound perverse given they've never won the tournament.

However, they have reached the FIFA World Cup final on three occasions (in 1974, 1978, and 2014), and that's a tally that is more than France and behind the likes of Germany, Italy, Argentina and Brazil in terms of World Cup final matches.

National team coach Louis van Gaal will have hoped to have seen his side win a number of games in the World Cup group stage, not least as they have relatively poor opposition in the form of Qatar, Ecuador, and Senegal.

The United States at the World Cup

Though the US are not a country where football (or soccer, if you prefer) is considered a big national sport, but the MLS (when it comes to sports leagues, still some way behind the NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL) is starting to help change the perception of the game. As for the United States and their record at the World Cup, they've certainly improved in recent tournaments and even reached the quarter-finals back in 2002, which took place in Japan and South Korea.

USA matches at the World Cup always attract a large number of fans who are keen to support the United States National team, and they start their World Cup campaign with one of the tougher groups. They'll have to play Iran, Wales, and England in order to make it to the Round of 16.