Cody Gakpo — Netherlands World Cup 2026 Squad

Cody Gakpo arrives with the profile of a forward who can score in different kinds of matches. He is 26, he plays for Liverpool, and he has 55 caps with 23 goals for the Netherlands. Gakpo can start from the left, move through the middle, and still arrive in the box like a proper striker when the move reaches its best point. That flexibility is useful in a tournament, especially for a side that may need to shift shape from one opponent to the next. His last World Cup put him on the map for a wider audience. This one gives him the chance to show that the scoring touch was not a brief run. The Dutch attack would look a lot thinner without him.