Although Ronald Koeman has repeatedly stressed this week that the meeting with Greece next Monday is more important, it hopes The Netherlandss team on Friday evening in the home game against France also to set a good result. The meeting between Oranje and the French will of course be broadcast live on the NOS, but on which channel and from what time can you watch it?
The European Championship qualifier between the Netherlands and France starts on Friday evening at 20:45. The preview starts at 20:00 on NOS.nl and the NOS app. The preview can also be seen on NPO1The match in the Johan Cruijff ArenA can also be followed via Langs de Lijn En Omstreken on NPO Radio 1.
Netherlands – France is the meeting between the numbers two and one of group B in the qualifying series for the European Championship in Germany next year. The French are the big favorites to qualify for the final tournament as group winners. They have taken fifteen points from the first five matches and are thus still flawless. France and the Netherlands met in Paris in March. The losing World Cup finalist in Qatar was far too strong for Koeman and his associates in Paris. Antoine Griezmann, Dayot Upamecano and Kylian Mbappé (twice) gave the home team a 4-0 victory.
France played once in the qualifying series in September. The team of national coach Didier Deschamps won 2-0 against Ireland thanks to goals from Aurélien Tchouaméni and Marcus Thuram. The Irish were also treated to a defeat by the Dutch national team a few days later. They opened the score very quickly, but goals from Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst gave the Dutch a 1-2 victory. A few days earlier, the Dutch team had been too strong for Greece with a 3-0 win. As a result, the Dutch national team is currently second in the group. Incidentally, it has the same number of points as Greece, which has played one more match.
Koeman has had to solve a major puzzle in recent days. The national coach cannot call on Sven Botman, Frenkie de Jong, Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo, Noa Lang and Steven Berghuis against France and Greece. Justin Bijlow and Mark Flekken are also not present. As a result, Koeman will most likely opt for a starting debutant under the bar: Bart Verbruggen. In the absence of De Jong, Tijjani Reijnders also seems to be allowed to appear in the starting line-up for the first time.
French national coach Deschamps also saw a number of players drop out for the match in Amsterdam. He will not have defenders Jules Koundé, Dayot Upamecano and William Saliba at his disposal in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. This means that he may opt for a never-before-seen central defensive duo in Ibrahima Konaté and Lucas Hernández. Big names such as Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé and Olivier Giroud will be present.
Verbruggen; Geertruida, Van Dijk, Aké;
