Netherlands Line-up: Xavi Names Replacement for Absent Virgil Van Dijk
Both teams hold 8 points, officials said, in their pursuit of a place in the Nations League knockout stages.
- The Netherlands host Greece today at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in a critical UEFA Nations League match where the winner secures a place in the knockout stages.
- National team coach Xavi Hernández named his starting XI following Monday withdrawals of Dijk and Brian Brobbey; he added Berg as replacement, though Berg misses today due to the 23-player squad limit.
- Fit again, Frenkie de Jong returns to the starting XI for his first appearance since the World Cup, joining Joey Veerman and Tijjani Reijnders in midfield while Timber starts at left-back.
- Bart Verbruggen starts in goal after excelling for Brighton & Hove Albion, partnering with Jan Paul van Hecke and Micky van de Ven, while Denzel Dumfries starts on the right despite his bench role at Real Madrid.
- Up front, Donyell Malen starts alongside Crysencio Summerville and Cody Gakpo, who threatens from the left; this fixture determines quarter-final qualification with Germany trailing by three points.
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Netherlands line-up: Xavi names replacement for absent Virgil van Dijk
The Netherlands resume their Nations League campaign at home to Greece on Friday. Head coach Xavi Hernández has now named the Netherlands starting XI. The match at the Johan Cruyff ArenA kicks off at 8.45pm.
These are the 23 players that Xavi selected for the Dutch national team's match against Greece in Amsterdam. The post The Dutch squad for the match against Greece (pic) appeared first on in.gr.
Will the Netherlands qualify for the quarter-finals of the Nations League? Coach Xavi's team takes on Greece in Amsterdam tonight. Follow our live blog here.
A few minutes before kick-off against the Netherlands, the Greek National Team's starting eleven is ready to enter the field. Ivan Jovanovic has selected: Kostanti Tzolakis, Lazaros Rota, Kostas Tsimikas, Panagiotis Retsos, Dinos Mavropanos, Dimitris Kourbelis, Thanasis Androutsos, Konstantinos Karetsas, Christos Tzolis, Fotis Ioannidis, Vangelis Pavlidis. The article The Greek National Team's starting eleven against the Netherlands was original…
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