Louis van Gaal’s side were placed in Group A and were always expected to be the favourites to top the group and they did not disappoint their supporters.
The Netherlands have a tricky test in the form of the United States awaiting them in the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2022. The Dutch nation will be the favourites on paper, however, football is not played on paper and anything can happen during the 90 minutes. Besides, these are knockout rounds, hence a draw cannot be the final scoreline. If it ends on level terms, the match will go to 30-minute extra-time or penalty shootouts. Therefore, a result will be produced one way or another in this encounter on Saturday night.
Netherlands vs USA | Key details |
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Date | December 3 |
Venue | Khalifa International Stadium |
Kickoff time in India | 8:30 pm |
Kickoff time in Netherlands | 4 pm |
Kickoff time in USA | 10 am |
Kickoff time in Qatar | 6 pm |
Louis van Gaal’s side were placed in Group A and were always expected to be the favourites to top the group. The Netherlands did not disappoint their supporters by producing a professional level of football to win two and draw the other to get seven points from three matches. On the other hand, the United States had a slow start to the tournament after failing to win any of their opening two encounters. However, they won their last match against Iran to seal second place in Group B. Both sides are unbeaten so far in the competition, thus making Saturday’s game a lot more interesting.
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There have not been many matches played between these two countries in the past. The few fixtures that did happen between them have only been in friendlies. The Netherlands won four of the five games played between them, while the remaining one ended in a win for the United States. The last time they played each other was in a friendly in 2015 when the USA defeated the Netherlands 4-3.
Key Details | Stats |
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Total matches | 5 |
Netherlands won | 4 |
USA won | 1 |
Draws | – |
Total Netherlands goals | 10 |
Total USA goals | 5 |
Biggest Netherlands win | 2-0 (2002, 1998) |
Biggest USA win | 4-3 (2015) |
All competitions | Results |
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Netherlands lose to USA | 3-4 |
Netherlands beat USA | 2-1 |
Netherlands beat USA | 1-0 |
USA lose to Netherlands | 0-2 |
USA lose to Netherlands | 0-2 |