Netherlands set Morocco Round of 32 date after beating Tunisia 3-1 in FIFA World Cup 2026

While many around the world have been focussed on Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronald Koeman’s Dutch team have played with rare freedom to show that while they may lack a superstar, as a squad, they aren’t to be trifled with. They started off with a 2-2 draw against a very good Japan team, followed it up with 5-1 hammering of Sweden and finally finished off the group stage with a 3-1 win over Tunisia.

With the win against Tunisia, the Netherlands extended the longest unbeaten group-stage run in World Cup history to 19 games. They last lost a group stage game in 1994, a 0-1 defeat to Belgium.

They next run into Morocco, a team that can take on any side in the world and have genuine hope of beating them. But the Dutch aren’t pushovers either.