Two heavyweights Belgium and Netherlands will play against each other in their campaign opener of UEFA Nations League 2022-23. The Low Countries derby will be taking place at the King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels in Group A4. (More Football News)
Belgium had topped their table in the previous edition but they were defeated by eventual winners France in the semi-finals and also lost to Italy in the third-place playoffs. On the other hand, Netherlands had finished second in their group in the last edition and Italy, who topped the table, had advanced to the semi-finals.
Belgium, ranked second in the FIFA standings, have already qualified for the World Cup slated to take place in November-December in Qatar. Meanwhile, Netherlands, ranked tenth, have also booked a berth for the quadrennial world event.
Belgium vs Netherlands, UEFA Nations League match details
Match: Belgium vs Netherlands, Group A4
Date: June 4 (Saturday), 2022
Time: 12:15 AM IST/20:45 PM local (Friday)
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
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Head-to-head
Both the nations have played 127 matches with Netherlands winning 55 of them against Belgium’s tally of 41. Meanwhile, the remaining 31 games between the sides ended in draws. Netherlands last won against Belgium in 1997.
Team news
Belgium will be without Thibaut Courtois, who has withdrawn from the national squad due to an injury. Jason Denayer also misses out due to injury. Meanwhile, Netherlands will be missing the services of Georginio Wijnaldum and Ryan Gravenberch as both of them missed to make a cut into the Dutch squad.
Likely starting XIs
Belgium: Casteels; Alderweireld, Boyata, Vertonghen; Meunier, Tielemans, Witsel, Carrasco; E Hazard, Lukaku, De Bruyne
Netherlands: Flekken; De Ligt, Van Dijk, Ake; Dumfries, Berghuis, Koopmeiners, De Jong, Blind; Weghorst, Depay
