Ronald Koeman, technical director of…Netherlands national team Forming his team to face Poland in the championship European Nations Cup Euro 2024 at Volkspark Stadium, as part of the first round of Group D, which also includes the French and Austrian teams.
Formation of the Netherlands
Goalkeeper: Bart Verbruggen.
Defense: Virgil van Dijk – Matthias de Ligt – Dumfries – Nathan Ake.
Midfield: Reynderis – Gerdy Schouten – Vierman
Attack: Memphis Depay – Xavi Simons – Cody Jacobo.
Formation of Poland
Goalkeeper: Szczesny.
Defense: Bednarek, Davidović, Kiyor.
Midfield: Frankowski, Slez, Piotrovski, Moder, Zalewski.
Attack: Zielinski, Buksa.
And he seeks Netherlands national teamUnder the leadership of its technical director, Ronald Koeman, they made a strong start in the European Nations Cup, against their Polish counterpart, in order to achieve a comfortable victory, before their expected confrontation in the second round against their French counterpart, and on the other hand, the Polish team will try to achieve a surprise and come out with a positive result.
The Dutch Windmills team will compete tonight, armed with the experience of Virgil van Dijk, the English Liverpool defender, and Memphis Depay, the Spanish Atletico Madrid striker, especially after the absence of Frenkie de Jong, the Barcelona star, from participating in the tournament due to injury. On the other hand, there are doubts about the participation of Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona’s top scorer. Due to the injury he suffered during the friendly match against Turkey.
The Dutch team has a great advantage over its Polish counterpart, as the Dutch Windmills team has not lost in the last 12 matches against Poland, and the last defeat against them was in 1979.
The two teams have met 19 matches throughout the history of various competitions. The Dutch team won 9 matches, compared to Poland’s 3 victories and 7 draws.
24 teams participate in the European Championship, including Germany, the host of the tournament. These teams are divided into 6 groups, and each group includes 4 teams.
Germany will host the tournament from June 14 to July 14, 2024, and this is the third time that European Nations Championship matches will be held on German soil.
The first and second placed teams qualify directly to the round of 16, then the best 4 third placed teams advance according to the number of points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then fair play. After that, the final round will be held in a knockout system, as well as the quarter-finals and semi-finals. The final match will be held on July 14, 2024.