The Netherlands face Croatia this Wednesday, June 14 in the first semi-final of the Nations League. Discover all the information of this shock.
The Netherlands continue to chase their first trophy since 1988 and could find this flavor of winning a title at the Final Four of the League of Nations. The Oranje have the chance to play at home during this semi-final where they have won 8 of their last 9 matches since the end of 2020. But the Dutch remain disillusioned in this competition after having failed in the final of the first final phase of the League of Nations against Portugal in 2019 (0-1). “The Netherlands don’t often win a trophy, we would like to take this opportunity,” said Dutch coach Ronald Koeman.
Opposite Croatia is one of the best nations in the world. The Vatreni reached the last four of the last World Cup after failing in the final in the previous edition. Unlike the Netherlands, the Croatians joined this Nations League stadium for the first time in their history. Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic fears the Oranje and described them as “the toughest opponents of the tournament” as the other semi-final ties Spain and Italy.
The Netherlands – Croatia match will start this Wednesday, June 14 at 8:45 p.m. It will take place at the Feyenoord stadium in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
It is the channel L’Équipe which will broadcast this Netherlands – Croatia. The Romanian István Kovács will be the referee of this first semi-final of the League of Nations.
Two streaming broadcasts will be available for this Netherlands – Croatia. Indeed, MyCanal and the team site will broadcast the meeting on their respective sites.
Ronald Koeman is without the Bayern Munich centre-back for this competition after a calf injury. It is the former Lille defender, Sven Botman, who should replace him. Here are the Oranje’s likely XI: Bijlow – Dumfries, Van Dijk, Botman, Aké; – De Roon, De Jong, Simons – Bergwijn, Gakpo, Malen.
Opposite, Zlatko Dalic is also forced to evolve without an important central defender since Josko Gvardiol is absent due to an abdominal injury. Here are the probable eleven of the Vatreni led by their legendary captain Luka Modric: Livakovi? – Juranovi?, Vida, Šutalo, Periši? – Modri?, Brozovi?, Kova?i? – Pašali?, Kramari?, Ivanušec.
The Netherlands are the favorites on sports betting sites. They are at 2 on Betclic, the draw is at 3.50 and the Croatian victory at 4.10. On Winamax, the Oranjes are at 1.90, the draw is at 3.50 and the victory for Croatia is at 4.
