The UEFA Euro Qualifier between France and Netherlands will occur at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Saturday 14th October at 12:15 am IST.
The Netherlands will welcome France at the Johan Cruyff Arena for the UEFA Euro Qualifiers on Friday evening. France has taken 15 points from 15 possible while the Netherlands are six points behind the group leaders France with a match less played. However, the Dutch are entering the match with back-to-back wins over Greece and the Republic of Ireland. Moreover, the Oranje has scored five goals and conceded just once in the process.
However, Ronald Koeman will have to be content with a depleted squad. Following injuries to some key players like De Jong, Jurrien Timber and Tyral Malacia, the Dutch team might be on the back foot from the start. In contrast, France is one of the top teams in these qualifiers. Deschamp’s boys have scored 11 goals in this campaign so far. Regulars like Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe will feature for Les Bleus. There could be potential debuts for RB Leipzig centre-back Castello Lukeba and Chelsea right-back Malo Gusto. Prodigal talent Xavi Simons will also feature for the Oranje.
The match is expected to be an end-to-end affair with both teams having enough attacking prowess in their arsenal. Added to that France has been in top-notch form winning all their previous fixtures convincingly. While for the Dutch, they had to taste defeat against Italy and Croatia. Koeman is likely to go with a 3-4-3 lineup with Verbruggen at the goal. While Deschamp is likely to go with 4-2-3-1 with Maignan at the goal. Additionally, the matchup between Weghorst and Mbappe can draw the attention of the netizens. Weghorst has been the go-to man for the Dutch side and has gained the fame of coming from the bench and scoring for the Oranje. While for Les Bleus Kylian Mbappe has become synonymous for reliability and scoring in difficult situations.
Netherlands’ possible starting lineup: Verbruggen, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake, Dumfries, De Roon, Veerman, Blind, Simons, Weghorst, Malen
France’s possible starting lineup: Maignan, Pavard, Konate, L. Hernandez, T. Hernandez, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe, Giroud
Netherlands
Opponents | Score |
Ireland | 1-2 (W) |
Greece | 3-0 (W) |
Italy | 2-3 (L) |
Croatia | 2-4 (L) |
Gibraltar | 3-0 (W) |
France
Opponents | Score |
Germany | 2-1 (L) |
Ireland | 2-0 (W) |
Greece | 1-0 (W) |
Gibraltar | 0-3 (W) |
Ireland | 0-1 (W) |
Last match result | Score |
France beat the Netherlands | 4-0 |
Netherlands beat France | 2-0 |
France beat the Netherlands | 2-1 |
France beat the Netherlands | 4-0 |
France beat the Netherlands | 1-0 |
The UEFA Euro Qualifier between France and Netherlands will occur at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Saturday 14th October at 12:15 am IST.
Netherlands vs France | Key details |
Date | October 13 (Netherlands) |
Venue | Johan Cruyff Arena |
Kick-off time Netherlands | 20:45 pm (Friday) |
Kick-off time France | 20:45 pm (Friday) |
Kick-off time India | 12:15 am (Saturday) |
Indian fans can watch the match on Sony LIV, SONY TEN 2 SONY TEN 2 HD and JioTV. While the French fans can watch it on TF1 & Molotov. Likewise, the Dutch fans can watch it on NPO1.
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