🇳🇱 Netherlands

The Netherlands are the great innovators of the game and three-time finalists. A UEFA side, they enter the 2026 World Cup rated 1970 — 8th of the 48 teams — in Group F.

Runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010, and the spiritual home of 'Total Football'. Technical and positional, prizing intelligent movement and attacking width.

Drawn alongside Japan, Sweden and Tunisia, their toughest group test on paper is the meeting with Japan. Our model projects them to finish 1st in the group and to reach the Quarter-finals.