About This Match
This is BEAUTY versus BRUTALITY in its purest form! The Dutch arrive with their philosophy carved in stone — Total Football, three finals, zero trophies, but my word did they make heartbreak look gorgeous! Sweden answers with the cold steel of the north: compact, physical, and ruthlessly efficient, ready to suffocate the Oranje swagger and grind this thing into the dirt on a set piece. The Netherlands want to dazzle you into submission; Sweden want to bore you into the grave — and one of these philosophies is going to break!
Human Rights & Country Data
Netherlands
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships
Sweden
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships