Rating every Liverpool player in their second group-stage match at the 2026 World Cup

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Spoiler Alert: This week was quite different.Let’s take a deeper look at how each Liverpool player performed in their second group-stage match of the tournament.Alisson Becker: 8/10 — Brazil 3 - 0 HaitiAlisson put his substandard performance in the 1-1 draw against Morocco behind him and showed his quality to help Brazil to its first win of the tournament. Alisson might fancy his chances of registering another clean sheet in Miami, which will go some way toward helping Brazil finish as group leaders.Virgil van Dijk: 7.5/10 (Netherlands 5-1 Sweden)The Netherlands’ meeting with Sweden showcased four of Liverpool’s seven players at this World Cup.

Isak and Viktor Gyokeres were both on fire in Sweden’s 5-1 win against Tunisia, but they failed to threaten here due to resolute defending from the Dutchmen.That solid back line allowed the Netherlands to score freely at the other end and build a four-goal lead within an hour. Substitute Anthony Elanga pulled one back for Sweden on 59 minutes, but at that point, the damage was already done.The Netherlands face Tunisia next, who are out of the competition after their 4-0 defeat to Japan in their last match, and Virgil will be looking at that fixture as a good chance for the Oranje to register their first clean sheet of the tournament.Ryan Gravenberch: 7.5/10 (Netherlands 5-1 Sweden) Ryan Gravenberch built on his impressive performance vs.

After playing 80 minutes against Japan and the full 90 against Sweden, he will likely be rested for at least part of the Tunisia match as the Dutch start to look ahead to the knockout stages.Cody Gakpo: 9.5/10 (Netherlands 5-1 Sweden) Well, that’s more like it!Liverpool’s Dutch winger bounced back from a tepid performance in the opening game to dazzle in this match against Sweden. It was also the 100th goal of this World Cup, which has not failed to deliver in the goals department so early in the tournament.It was a man of the match performance from the Liverpool winger.After Tunisia conceded four goals against Japan last time out, Gakpo will be licking his lips at the prospect of testing the Tunisian defence next.Alexander Isak: 6.5/10 (Netherlands 5-1 Sweden)With the commanding all-round performance of his Liverpool colleagues and their countrymen, it proved difficult for Isak to make his mark in this match.He struggled to get into any sort of rhythm, and along with his strike partner Gyokeres, he was kept quiet for the majority of the game.