Netherlands's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach R. Koeman on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, six defenders, nine midfielders and eight forwards. Netherlands is drawn into Group F, where it faces Japan, Sweden and Tunisia. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Virgil van Dijk, with 1,203 minutes across 14 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Cody Gakpo on 1,192 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 8 wins, 5 draws and 1 losses, scoring 33 goals and conceding 13. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group F
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgil van Dijk | Defender | Liverpool | 1,203 |
| 2 | Cody Gakpo | Forward | Liverpool | 1,192 |
| 3 | Bart Verbruggen | Goalkeeper | Brighton | 1,135 |
| 4 | Denzel Dumfries | Midfielder | Inter | 945 |
| 5 | Micky van de Ven | Midfielder | Tottenham | 902 |
| 6 | Ryan Gravenberch | Midfielder | Liverpool | 878 |
| 7 | Frenkie de | Midfielder | Barcelona | 866 |
| 8 | Tijjani Reijnders | Midfielder | Manchester City | 817 |
| 9 | Jan Paul van Hecke | Defender | Brighton | 813 |
| 10 | Donyell Malen | Forward | AS Roma | 789 |
| 11 | Memphis Depay | Forward | Corinthians | 499 |
| 12 | Nathan Aké | Defender | Manchester City | 467 |
| 13 | Crysencio Summerville | Forward | West Ham | 388 |
| 14 | Brian Adjei | Forward | Sunderland | 364 |
| 15 | Quinten Timber | Midfielder | Marseille | 308 |
| 16 | Justin Kluivert | Forward | Bournemouth | 274 |
| 17 | Teun Koopmeiners | Midfielder | Juventus | 249 |
| 18 | Wout Weghorst | Forward | Ajax | 204 |
| 19 | Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | Sunderland | 198 |
| 20 | Frenkie de Jong | Goalkeeper | Bayer Leverkusen | 113 |
| 21 | Brian Brobbey | Defender | Chelsea | 96 |
| 22 | Mats Wieffer | Defender | Brighton | 69 |
| 23 | Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | Sunderland | 49 |
| 24 | Guus Til | Midfielder | PSV Eindhoven | 46 |
| 25 | Marten de | Midfielder | Atalanta | 35 |
| 26 | Noa Lang | Forward | Galatasaray | 24 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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