Germany and the Netherlands will once again put their unbeaten UEFA Nations League records on the line in Group A3 when they reconvene in Munich on Monday.
The fierce rivals played out an eventful 2-2 draw last month and are poised to progress from their section to the new quarterfinal stage at the expense of Hungary and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
If that means there are only bragging rights on the table here, the consolation is that those count for quite a lot in this spikey local argument.
Perhaps surprisingly given the two nations’ contrasting fortunes over the past decade, Germany have only managed two wins in the previous eight meeting between the nations, although the recent game in Amsterdam was the fourth to finish all square during that period.
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Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen are all sidelined with injuries which will see them miss out Germany’s clash with the Netherlands.
Deniz Undav followed up his maiden international goal against the Netherlands last month with a brace in the 2-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina but had to be content with a place on the bench as Stuttgart team-mate Jamie Leweling was handed a debut
Germany (4-2-3-1, right to left): Baumann (GK) — Kimmich, Rudiger, Schlotterbeck, Mittelstadt — Stiller, Pavlovic — Leweling Wirtz, Gnabry — Kleindienst
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann, Alexander Nubel, Janis Blaswich
Defenders: Antonio Rudiger, Waldemar Anton, Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich, Nico Schlotterbeck, Maximilian Mittelstadt, Robin Gosens
Midfielders: Pascal Gross, Jamie Leweling, Robert Andrich, Kevin Schade, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Florian Wirtz, Angelo Stiller
Forwards: Tim Kleindienst, Jonathan Burkardt, Deniz Undav, Serge Gnabry
Virgil van Dijk will miss this match after he was sent off in the Netherlands’ draw with Hungary last time out. Micky van de Ven took his place in central defence, with teenager Jorrel Hato starting at left-back.
The Dutch come into this game with a long list of injuries which include Nathan Ake, Jurrien Timber, Quilindschy Hartman, Frenkie de Jong, Teun Koopmeiners, Jerdy Schouten and Joey Veerman
Netherlands (4-3-3, right to left): Verbruggen (GK) — Dumfries, De Vrij, De Ligt, Van de Ven, Hato — Gravenberch, Reijnders, Q. Timber — Simons, Brobbey, Gakpo.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Bart Verbruggen, Nick Olij, Mark Flekken
Defenders: Lutsharel Geertruida, Jorrel Hato, Micky van de Ven, Stefan De Vrij, Jeremie Frimpong, Matthijs de Ligt, Ian Maatsen, Denzel Dumfries
Midfielders: Xavi Simons, Ryan Gravenberch, Tijjani Reijnders, Quinten Timber, Mats Wieffer, Guus Til
Forwards: Brian Brobbey, Joshua Zirkzee, Cody Gakpo, Justin Kluivert, Donyell Malen
This UEFA Nations League clash takes place at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany and kicks off on Monday, October 14 at 8:45 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major global territories:
Date | Kickoff time | |
USA | Mon, Oct. 14 | 2:45 p.m. ET |
Canada | Mon, Oct. 14 | 2:45 p.m. ET |
Australia | Tues, Oct. 15 | 5:45 a.m. AEDT |
UK | Mon, Oct. 14 | 7:45 p.m. BST |
India | Tues, Oct. 15 | 12:15 a.m. IST |
Here’s how to watch this UEFA Nations League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
Region | TV | Streaming |
USA | — | Fubo, ViX, Foxsports.com |
Canada | — | DAZN |
UK | — | ViaPlay (YouTube) |
Australia | — | Optus Sport |
India | — | Sony LIV, JioTV |
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