European football fans are awaiting a prospective confrontation between the Netherlands and Finland, this evening, at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, in the third round of the Group Seven qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Offensive formation
Coach Ronald Koman announced the basic formation of the Dutch national team, which came with a clear offensive nature in the hope of kidnapping the first three points in the qualifying journey, especially since the “mills” have not played any match yet in this group.
The formation came as follows:
Goalkeeping: Mark let it be
Defense: Van Heck, Virgil Van Dyck, Nathan Aki
Central: Ryan Gravinberch, Tion Cobminerers, Frenke de Young
The attack: Memphis Depay, Gabi, Jeremy Frimbong, Denzel Dumavre
Results crisis and impressive absences
Although it is in the sixth place in the world with the classification of FIFA, the Netherlands suffer from a clear decline in the level and the results, as only two victories were achieved in the last 9 games, most notably the exciting exit against Spain in the quarter-finals of the European Nations League with a penalty shootout after a 5-5 draw.
The mills enter the match with influential forests such as Mattis de Liecht, Joshua Zerkzi and Kenneth Taylor, but the return of Nathan Aki gives defense some stability, at a time when the appearance is witnessing a raging competition between Dumfrez, Frimbong and Gertroida.
Finland is chasing the dream of the first appearance
On the other hand, Finland hopes to continue its good starting start, after collecting four points from the first two rounds at the expense of Malta and Lithuania, led by the new coach Jacob Fis, who took the mission in January.
Despite the positive start, the stadium remains a source of concern for the Finns, as they lost the last three games in Helsinki, and they called the European Nations League after a series of defeats against England, Ireland and Greece.
The team depends on the experience of elements such as goalkeeper Lucas Herradiki and striker Joel Bouhavalo, while the young duo Matthias Cillanin and Tommy Jerry obtained the first international summons in their career.
Group Se arrangement before the match
Poland: 6 points
Lithuania: 4 points
Finland: 4 points
Malta: 0 points
The Netherlands: 0 points (not played yet)
