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Netherlands and Denmark get their preparations for the 2022 World Cup underway on Saturday as they go head-to-head in a friendly.
The two sides have already secured their place in the competition in Qatar this year and will be hopeful of a strong performance in their first match of the year.
Ahead of the game, GOAL brings you everything you need to know, including how to watch, team news, odds and more.
Game | Netherlands vs Denmark |
Date | March 26 |
Kick-off time | 7.45pm |
Netherlands vs Denmark TV channel, live stream & how to watch
Sky Sports Premier League is showing Netherlands vs Denmark live on TV in the United Kingdom (UK) and the game can also be streamed live online using SKY GO Extra.
UK TV channel | UK online stream |
|---|---|
Sky Sports Premier League | Sky GO Extra |
Netherlands team news & squad
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Flekken, Drommel, Krul |
Defenders | De Ligt, Van Dijk, Ake, Wijndal, Malacia, Blind, Hateboer, Dumfries |
Midfielders | Koopmeiners, Clasie, De Jong, Wijnaldum, Berghuis, Klaassen, Til |
Forwards | Danjuma, Lang, Bergwijn, Depay, Malen, Weghorst |
Jurrien Timber, Cody Gakpo and Jordan Teze have all withdrawn from the Netherlands squad.
Teze sustained an injury in training and has had to leave the training camp, while Timber and Gakpo are not fit enough to feature.
Predicted Netherlands starting XI: Flekken, De Ligt, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Dumfries, De Jong, Koopmeiners, Blind, Berghuis, Danjuma, Depay
Denmark team news & squad
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Schmeichel, Ronnow, Iversen |
Defenders | Christensen, Andersen, Vestergaard, Nelsson, Maehle, Kristensen, Bah |
Midfielders | Delaney, Norgaard, Hojbjerg, Billing, Jensen, Eriksen, Lindstrom, Nielsen |
Forwards | Bruun Larsen, Skov Olsen, Poulsen, Dolberg, Wind, Cornelius |
Christian Eriksen returns to the Denmark squad for the first time since his cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 but has tested positive for Covid.
Andreas Christensen is a doubt for this game.
Predicted Denmark starting XI: Schmeichel, Nelsson, Vestergaard, Andersen, Bah, Delaney, Hojbjerg, Maehle, Olsen, Dolberg, Larsen
Betting odds & tips
Netherlands is favourite to beat Denmark at 10/11 (1.91) with bet365. At 3/1 (4.0) to win, Denmark are considered the underdogs.
Memphis Depay is 11/4 (3.75) to be the game's first goalscorer, while Steven Berghuis and Steven Bergwijn are rated 5/1 (6.0).
This should be a tight affair, as was the previous occasion these two teams met, and under 2.5 goals is available at odds of 8/11 (1.73).
Recent results & form
Netherlands last five results | Denmark last five results |
|---|---|
Netherlands 2-0 Norway (November 16) | Scotland 2-0 Denmark (November 15) |
Montenegro 2-2 Netherlands (November 13) | Denmark 3-1 Faroe Islands (November 12) |
Netherlands 6-0 Gibraltar (October 11) | Denmark 1-0 Austria (October 12) |
Latvia 0-1 Netherlands (October 8) | Moldova 0-4 Denmark (October 9) |
Netherlands 6-1 Turkey (September 7) | Denmark 5-0 Israel (September 7) |
Louis van Gaal's team are unbeaten in their last seven matches, last tasting defeat when they were knocked out of Euro 2020 by Czech Republic.
Oranje have improved since the veteran coach replaced Frank de Boer at the helm and have a strong squad to work with heading into this match.
Denmark were on a six-game winning run before they went down 2-0 to Scotland in the last game of the qualifying round, but had already secured their place in the World Cup finals by that point.
Denmark ran out 1-0 winners the last time these two teams met, their first win against Oranje since 1992.
Odds correct at the time of writing. 18+. begambleaware.org
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