Belgium vs the Netherlands. Who will be stronger in the opposition of geographical neighbors?
June 3, in the match of the 1st round of the UEFA Nations League, the teams of Belgium and the Netherlands will meet. The match will take place at the King Baudouin Stadium (Brussels).
The Belgian national team has been at the top of the world rankings for many years now, although the team has not gained any trophies from this. In the last draw of the League of Nations, the Red Devils made it to the playoffs, but in the end they were left with nothing, losing in the match for third place to Italy 1: 2. After that, Martinez's guys almost unmistakably qualified for the World Cup, securing a place in the main tournament.
At the end of March, the Belgians took part in a friendly match, beating the national team of Burkina Faso 3:0 at home. Wanaken, Trossard and Benteke scored goals for the Red Devils.
Netherlands
The Dutch national team failed to perform well in the last draw of the League of Nations, having let Italy go ahead in the group stage. After that, the “flying Dutchman” didn’t have any matches at the Euro, the team lost in the 1/8 finals of the Czech national team 0:2. But already in the qualification for the 2022 World Cup, Louis van Gaal's wards played more convincingly, the team won first place in the group, thereby receiving a direct ticket to Qatar. The last meeting of the Netherlands took place in March and was of a friendly nature, the “orange” houses parted ways with Germany 1:1. The only ball on account of Bergwijn.
The Netherlands are unbeaten in 9 matches.
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BelgiumThe Belgian national team has been at the top of the world rankings for many years now, although the team has not gained any trophies from this. In the last draw of the League of Nations, the Red Devils made it to the playoffs, but in the end they were left with nothing, losing in the match for third place to Italy 1: 2. After that, Martinez's guys almost unmistakably qualified for the World Cup, securing a place in the main tournament.
At the end of March, the Belgians took part in a friendly match, beating the national team of Burkina Faso 3:0 at home. Wanaken, Trossard and Benteke scored goals for the Red Devils.
Netherlands
The Dutch national team failed to perform well in the last draw of the League of Nations, having let Italy go ahead in the group stage. After that, the “flying Dutchman” didn’t have any matches at the Euro, the team lost in the 1/8 finals of the Czech national team 0:2. But already in the qualification for the 2022 World Cup, Louis van Gaal's wards played more convincingly, the team won first place in the group, thereby receiving a direct ticket to Qatar. The last meeting of the Netherlands took place in March and was of a friendly nature, the “orange” houses parted ways with Germany 1:1. The only ball on account of Bergwijn.
The Netherlands are unbeaten in 9 matches.
Belgium vs the Netherlands facts
- Belgium have not lost to the Netherlands in their last 8 head-to-head meetings;
- Total under 2.5 played in 4 of the last 5 head-to-head matches of the national teams.
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