Denzel Dumfries

Denzel Dumfries is a confirmed defender in Netherlands' 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup. The Inter Milan right-back is 30 at kick-off and brings 71 senior Netherlands caps and 11 international goals into the tournament, returning for a second senior World Cup after Qatar 2022.

Netherlands face Japan, Sweden and Tunisia in Group F, opening against Japan at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on 14 June. The Oranje qualified by winning UEFA Group G on 17 November 2025, finishing unbeaten on 20 points with a 4-0 win over Lithuania sealing the spot. Dumfries supplied much of the width across the asymmetric build-up that defined the qualifying run, the same right-flank brief he carries into the tournament from his Inter Milan minutes.

Dumfries is a 1.88 m attacking right-back or right wing-back. Pace, energy, strength and physical condition drive the marauding overlapping runs that have become his signature on the right flank. Recovery work lets him track back after pushing high, balancing the attacking output. He is dangerous from set-piece situations in the box, and the 11 international goals on his Netherlands record fit a full-back whose box arrival is part of the brief.

Netherlands sit in Tier 2 at £24m within the game's £200m card budget. The Group F draw — Japan, Sweden and Tunisia — sets the early fixture window, with the opener against Japan in Arlington on 14 June. Dumfries gives that £24m pick its right-back profile: width supply across the asymmetric build-up, 11 international goals already on his Netherlands record, and the marauding overlap that has carried him through qualifying.