The Netherlands will host Germany at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Tuesday for their second match in the UEFA Nations League. Both sides won their first games of the tournament against Hungary and Bosnia and are now tied at the top of Group 3 of League A. Tuesday’s match will likely tell us who the leading candidate for the breakaway will be. Here are our storylines, how to watch the match and more:
How to watch and odds
- Date: Tuesday September 10 | Time: 2:45 PM ET
- Location: Johan Cruijff Arena – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Live stream: Fubo (try for free)
- Chances: Netherlands +162; Sign +240; Germany +160
Team news
The Netherlands: Xavi Simons and Cody Gakpo will lead the attacking line against Germany. Nagelsmann’s Germany won 2-1 against the Netherlands in a friendly match last March. Current Manchester United defender Matthjs de Ligt will play against some of his former teammates at Bayern Munich. De Ligt made 53 Bundesliga appearances in two seasons with Bayern, winning the title in 2022-2023.
Possible Netherlands XI: Bridge; Dumfries, De Ligt, Van Dijk, Aké; Schouten, Reijnders; Malen, Xavi Simons, Gakpo, Weghorst.
Germany: Germany started a new cycle after the UEFA Euro 2024 without some of the team’s legends who retired, such as Ilkay Gündoğan, Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos by beating Hungary 5-0 in Dusseldorf and Julian Nagelsmann wants to continue in the same vein mind and motivation.
Possible Germany XI: Ter Stegen; Kimmich, Tah, Schlotterbeck, Mittelstadt; Andrich, Pavlovic, Musiala, Gross, Wirtz; Havertz.
Prediction
Despite their opening victory, a draw is the most likely outcome for Tuesday’s match in Amsterdam. Choose: Netherlands 1, Germany 1.