Cody Gakpo Equals Robin Van Persie's Record Of Most Goals In..

Published 20 June 2026 · sports

Cody Gakpo Equals Robin Van Persie's Record Of Most Goals In... Published By, Last Updated: June 21, 2026, 03:54 IST Cody Gakpo has equalled Robin

Cody Gakpo Equals Robin Van Persie's Record Of Most Goals In... Published By, Last Updated: June 21, 2026, 03:54 IST Cody Gakpo has equalled Robin van Persie as Netherlands player with the most goals in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup (5). Cody Gakpo equals Robin van Persie's record of most goals in group stage of FIFA World Cup for Netherlands. (Picture Credit: AP, AFP) Liverpool star Cody Gakpo was named in the Netherlands’ starting XI for their FIFA World Cup Group F match against Sweden in Houston on Saturday (June 20) and he scored twice in the second half for Ronald Koeman’s side. Gakpo scored his first goal, the Netherlands’ third of the match, at NRG Stadium two minutes after the restart (47th minute) and added another in the 54th minute. 5 – Cody Gakpo has equalled Robin van Persie as @OnsOranje player with the most goals in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup (5).Playground. pic.twitter.com/n4mjHEFyR0 — OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) June 20, 2026 The brace by the 27-year-old left winger in the Netherlands’ second match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup helped him equal former striker Robin van Persie’s record for the most goals scored by a Dutch player in FIFA World Cup group-stage matches. Most goals in group stage of FIFA World Cup for Netherlands PLAYER GOALS EDITIONS Robin van Persie 5 2006 (1), 2010 (1), 2014 (3) Cody Gakpo 5 2022 (3), 2026 (2) Johnny Rep 4 1974 (3), 1978 (1) Rob Rensenbrink 4 1978 (4) Arjen Robben 4 2006 (1), 2014 (3) Johan Neeskens 2 1974 (2) Dennis Bergkamp 2 1994 (1), 1998 (1) Phillip Cocu 2 1998 (2) Ronald de Boer 2 1998 (2) Memphis Depay 2 2014 (2) Crysencio Summerville 2 2026 (2) Brian Brobbey 2 2026 (2) Van Persie, who represented the Netherlands in three FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010 and 2014), scored six goals in football’s biggest tournament, five of which came during the group stage.

Robin Van Persie’s Goals In FIFA World Cup GOAL No. ROUND AGAINST VENUE DATE 1 Group C Ivory Coast Neckarstadion, Stuttgart June 16, 2006 2 Group E Cameroon Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town June 24, 2010 3 Group B Spain Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador June 13, 2014 4 Group B Spain Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador June 13, 2014 5 Group B Australia Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre June 18, 2014 6 Third-place playoff Brazil Estádio Nacional, Brasília July 12, 2014 Gakpo also now has five FIFA World Cup group-stage goals for the Netherlands. He scored three goals in the group stage of the 2022 edition and added two more against Sweden on Saturday. Cody Gakpo’s Goals In FIFA World Cup GOAL No. ROUND AGAINST VENUE DATE 1 Group A Senegal Al Thumama Stadium, Doha November 21, 2022 2 Group A Ecuador Khalifa International Stadium, Doha November 25, 2022 3 Group A Qatar Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor November 29, 2022 4 Group F Sweden NRG Stadium, Houston June 20, 2026 5 Group F Sweden NRG Stadium, Houston June 20, 2026 The overall record for the most FIFA World Cup goals for the Netherlands is held by Johnny Rep, who scored four goals in the 1974 edition and three more in 1978, for a total of seven goals. Most goals for Netherlands in FIFA World Cup PLAYER GOALS EDITIONS Johnny Rep 7 1974 (4), 1974 (3) Rob Rensenbrink 6 1974 (1), 1974 (5) Dennis Bergkamp 6 1994 (3), 1998 (3) Arjen Robben 6 2006 (1), 2010 (2), 2014 (3) Robin Van Persie 6 2006 (1), 2010 (1), 2014 (4) Wesley Sneijder 6 2010 (5), 2014 (1) Cody Gakpo 5 2022 (3), 2026 (2) Johan Neeskens 4 1974 (4) Johan Cruyff 3 1974 (3) Memphis Depay 3 2014 (2), 2022 (1) 100+ goals for Netherlands in FIFA WC Netherlands faced Sweden in their second Group F match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Saturday (June 20) at NRG Stadium in Houston and secured a 5-1 victory in front of 68,777 fans.