Tunisia v Netherlands, 25 June 2026

Score3-1 to Netherlands
RefereeKatia García
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group F
VenueArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City MO
Attendance68,391

View Tunisia v Netherlands head to head

Kick-off: 6.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 4 Tunisia won: 0 Drawn: 2 Netherlands won: 2 Tunisia scored: 4 Netherlands scored: 710 . FIFA World Ranking: Tunisia 45th, Netherlands 8th . All of the three previous meetings have been international friendly games played in Tunisia: most recently a 1-1 draw in Tunis in February 2009.

1 Tunisia

Manager: Hervé Renard

3 Netherlands

Manager: Ronald Koeman

Goals:

Hazem Mastouri 54 G

Goals:

Ellyes Skhiri own goal 3 OG
Brian Brobbey 7 G
Jan Paul Van Hecke 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen
Defender Amine Ben Hamida
Defender Montassar Talbi
Defender Yann Valery
Defender/Midfielder Ali Abdi
Midfielder Anis Ben Slimane
Midfielder Ismaël Gharbi
Midfielder Rani Khedira
Midfielder Hannibal Mejbri
Midfielder Ellyes Skhiri (captain)
Forward Hazem Mastouri

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Nathan Aké Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender (captain)
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Denzel Dumfries Defender/Midfielder
Frenkie de Jong Midfielder
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Donyell Malen Midfielder/Forward
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Elias Achouri for Anis Ben Slimane 67
Mortadha Ben Ouanes for Amine Ben Hamida 67
Hadj Mahmoud for Rani Khedira 67
Firas Chaouat for Ismaël Gharbi 75
Sebastian Tounekti for Hazem Mastouri 90

Substitutions:

Justin Kluivert for Tijjani Reijnders 72
Teun Koopmeiners for Frenkie de Jong 72
Crysencio Summerville for Donyell Malen 72
Memphis Depay for Brian Brobbey 77
Noa Lang for Cody Gakpo 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sabri Ben Hessen
Goalkeeper Abdelmouhib Chamakh
Defender Dylan Bronn
Defender Raed Chikhaoui
Defender Omar Rekik
Defender/Midfielder Mortadha Ben Ouanes
Midfielder Hadj Mahmoud
Midfielder/Forward Khalil Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Elias Saad
Midfielder/Forward Sebastian Tounekti
Forward Elias Achouri
Forward Firas Chaouat
Forward Rayan Elloumi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Teun Koopmeiners
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Guus Til
Midfielder Quinten Timber
Midfielder/Forward Memphis Depay
Midfielder/Forward Noa Lang
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Wout Weghorst

Comments:

Tunisia finished bottom of Group F and had now equalled Cameroon’s record for most defeats at FIFA World Cup tournaments by a CAF (African) nation (13). . The Eagles of Carthage conceded 12 goals at this tournament: the most by a nation in a group stage of a FIFA World Cup finals since Korea DPR in 2010 (12). . Ellyes Skhiri had now made his ninth appearance for Tunisia at FIFA World Cup tournaments to become their the national record holder. . Tunisia named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Adem Arous and Moutaz Neffati were deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

Comments:

Netherlands qualified for the knockout phase by finishing top of their group in a FIFA World Cup tournament for the sixth time in their last seven participations. . Oranje scored ten or goals in their first three games of a FIFA World Cup finals for the second time: previously 2014 in Brazil (ten). . They became the first nation to score two or more goals in the opening seven minutes of a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Poland against USA in Daejeon, Korea Republic in 2002 (five minutes).

1 Tunisia

Manager: Hervé Renard

Goals:

Hazem Mastouri 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen
Defender Amine Ben Hamida
Defender Montassar Talbi
Defender Yann Valery
Defender/Midfielder Ali Abdi
Midfielder Anis Ben Slimane
Midfielder Ismaël Gharbi
Midfielder Rani Khedira
Midfielder Hannibal Mejbri
Midfielder Ellyes Skhiri (captain)
Forward Hazem Mastouri

Substitutions:

Elias Achouri for Anis Ben Slimane 67
Mortadha Ben Ouanes for Amine Ben Hamida 67
Hadj Mahmoud for Rani Khedira 67
Firas Chaouat for Ismaël Gharbi 75
Sebastian Tounekti for Hazem Mastouri 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sabri Ben Hessen
Goalkeeper Abdelmouhib Chamakh
Defender Dylan Bronn
Defender Raed Chikhaoui
Defender Omar Rekik
Defender/Midfielder Mortadha Ben Ouanes
Midfielder Hadj Mahmoud
Midfielder/Forward Khalil Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Elias Saad
Midfielder/Forward Sebastian Tounekti
Forward Elias Achouri
Forward Firas Chaouat
Forward Rayan Elloumi

Comments:

Tunisia finished bottom of Group F and had now equalled Cameroon’s record for most defeats at FIFA World Cup tournaments by a CAF (African) nation (13). . The Eagles of Carthage conceded 12 goals at this tournament: the most by a nation in a group stage of a FIFA World Cup finals since Korea DPR in 2010 (12). . Ellyes Skhiri had now made his ninth appearance for Tunisia at FIFA World Cup tournaments to become their the national record holder. . Tunisia named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Adem Arous and Moutaz Neffati were deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

3 Netherlands

Manager: Ronald Koeman

Goals:

Ellyes Skhiri own goal 3 OG
Brian Brobbey 7 G
Jan Paul Van Hecke 62 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Nathan Aké Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender (captain)
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Denzel Dumfries Defender/Midfielder
Frenkie de Jong Midfielder
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Donyell Malen Midfielder/Forward
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Justin Kluivert for Tijjani Reijnders 72
Teun Koopmeiners for Frenkie de Jong 72
Crysencio Summerville for Donyell Malen 72
Memphis Depay for Brian Brobbey 77
Noa Lang for Cody Gakpo 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Teun Koopmeiners
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Guus Til
Midfielder Quinten Timber
Midfielder/Forward Memphis Depay
Midfielder/Forward Noa Lang
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Wout Weghorst

Comments:

Netherlands qualified for the knockout phase by finishing top of their group in a FIFA World Cup tournament for the sixth time in their last seven participations. . Oranje scored ten or goals in their first three games of a FIFA World Cup finals for the second time: previously 2014 in Brazil (ten). . They became the first nation to score two or more goals in the opening seven minutes of a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Poland against USA in Daejeon, Korea Republic in 2002 (five minutes).