The World Cup is well underway and while it has been exciting on the pitch – events happening in the stands have threatened to steal the show at the festival of football.
Cameramen have been quick to pick out the jaw-dropping better halves of the stars of our favourite sport. And as the Netherlands, who were disappointing in a draw against Japan, get ready to face Sweden in a crunch clash on Saturday evening, Daily Star Sport looks to the stands.
From a scorching hot blonde bombshell to a former professional hockey star – there is no shortage of good looks on display from the WAGs of both teams battling it out in Group F and hoping to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament. So check them all out below.
Mikky Kiemeney could have been a pro hockey player(Image: mikkykiemeney/Instagram)
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Mikky Kiemeney – Frenkie de Jong
Frenkie de Jong has been in the Dutch midfielder’s heart since he exploded onto the scene in 2017 as part of an exciting Ajax side that made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
And standing by his side is the stunning Mikky Kiemeney. The pair are childhood sweethearts – having met when they were classmates.
Kiemeney has an eye watering net worth thanks to her company (Image: Instagram/@mikkykiemeney)
However, Mikky could have been a sports star in her own right. A keen hockey player, she made her debut for HC Den Bosch’s women’s team in 2015 aged just 17.
She didn’t quite make the grade, and now enjoys life as an entrepreneur and influencer on social media.
Mikky is the founder and creative director of the fashion and lifestyle brand MIKKY KI.
Noa van der Bij – Cody Gakpo
Noa van der Bij lives a jet-setting lifestyle(Image: noavdbij/Instagram)
Cody Gakpo’s stunning girlfriend Noa van der Bij(Image: noavdbij/Instagram)
There are few that live a jet-setting lifestyle quite like Noa van der Bij: working at Cachet Models as a booker, the blonde beauty routinely posts snaps of her lavish getaways.
She’s enjoyed breaks in the likes of Saint Tropez, Monaco, Ibiza and Curacao with many of her posts featuring her son, Samuël Seth Gakpo, who the couple welcomed in May 2024.
Noa is said to have been dating Liverpool forward Gakpo since 2020.
Marina Gourgis – Tijjani Reijnders
Marina Gourgis is the better half of the Manchester City midfielder(Image: mariinareijnders/Instagram)
Marina Gourgis, a maternity nurse, followed Tijjani Reijnders from Milan to Manchester last summer – with the Dutchman enjoying a mixed debut campaign at the Etihad Stadium with Manchester City.
“We started talking through Instagram. When we finally agreed to meet, I immediately thought, ‘Oh, he’s really nice,’ and things moved very quickly from there,” Marina explained when she was asked how the pair met.
The pair are now parents, and she explained: “I have my own ambitions but motherhood is now truly my focus. We moved abroad for Tijjani’s career, which was already a big change!”
Rike Nooitgedagt – Virgil van Dijk
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Virgil van Dijk with Rike Nooitgedagt back in his Celtic days(Image: Twitter)
Liverpool and Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk is widely considered one of the greatest defenders to ever play the game.
And his wife Rike Nooitgedagt has been with him since the beginning of his incredible football journey, after they met when they were teenagers in Breda and started dating.
Van Dijk’s first big club was Celtic and when he moved to Scotland, she resigned from her career as a fashion sales manager in their homeland to move to Glasgow with him.
The pair got married in 2017 and have four children together. They have three daughters and one son.
Ines Aguiar – Viktor Gyokeres
Ines Aguiar is said to have rekindled her relationship with Viktor Gyokeres(Image: inesvarzeaaguiar/Instagram)
Ines Aguiar knows how to make an impression
When trying to force a move to Arsenal last summer, it was claimed, in the Portuguese press, that Viktor Gyokeres cut all ties with his girlfriend Ines Aguiar.
However, in May, reports emerged the pair were looking to rekindle their relationship. Ines took to Instagram recently to post a photo dump for her 208,000 followers, captioning it “Somewhere in a very recent past”.
And eagle-eyed fans quickly noticed that one of the model’s selfie videos was taken inside Mansfield’s Field Mill Stadium, suggesting she had been in the stands to watch Gyokeres face the League One side in the FA Cup earlier this month.
Maja Nilsson – Victor Lindelof
Maja Nilsson was once branded as the Premier League’s hottest WAG(Image: majanilssonlindelof/Instagram)
The blonde has one child with the Man United defender(Image: majanilssonlindelof/Instagram)
Maja Nilsson was once named as the Premier League’s hottest WAG.
AI app AttractivenessTest.com said Maja boasts an attractiveness ranking of 9.7/10 and who are we to argue with our computer overlords.
However, she hardly celebrates this unique feat as she is often frustrated when people only remember her for being the Aston Villa defender’s other half.
Maja Nilsson watches a game with fellow Swedes(Image:
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In her blog, she once said she absolutely despises the term ‘WAG’, particularly when people only identify herself as being the United flop’s wife, instead of the businesswoman she is.
However, she loves cheering him on at Sweden games and the mum-of-three has been doing so ever since she went viral thanks to pictures of her at games during the 2018 tournament in Russia.
Matilda Olsson
Matilda Olsson will be cheering on Sweden(Image: matildaaolssonn/Instagram)
Matilda Olsson was yet another gorgeous WAG who had to get used to new surroundings last summer, when Gabriel Gudmundsson swapped Lille for Leeds.
The stunner loves to share snaps from Elland Road, where she is regularly sat cheering on her footballer boyfriend.
However, Matilda also appears to love the WAG lifestyle, often soaking up some Mediterranean sun.