Germany host the Netherlands at Deutsche Bank Park in an international friendly on Tuesday. Both sides will be looking for a win to give themselves some good momentum going into this summer’s European Championships.
Date: 26/03/2024
Kick off time: 19:45
Location: Deutsche Bank Park
Both Germany and the Netherlands had an underwhelming performance in the last tournament, the 2022 World Cup, and will be looking to set themselves up with a win for a better performance at the Euros.
Germany automatically qualified for the Euros this summer as the host nation and haven’t had to go through the Qualifiers this past year. The last time out in the Euros, Germany finished second in Group F and progressed to the knock-outs. However, here they crashed out in the Round of 16 through a 2 - 0 loss to England.
DFB’s last appearance in tournament football was a tournament to forget. In the 2022 World Cup, Germany found themselves in a group with Japan, Spain and Costa Rica. However, in three games, Germany picked up a win, a draw and a loss and placed third and exited the competition.
The Netherlands, on the other hand, had to go through the Euro Qualifiers. In eight games, The Oranje have six wins and two losses, which leaves them on 18 points, four points from top of the group France and a safe five points above Greece.
At the last tournament for the Netherlands, the 2022 World Cup, The Oranje finished top of their group with two wins and one draw. The Netherlands dispatched the US in the Round of 16 but crashed out on penalties in the Quarter-finals to eventual winners Argentina.
Germany and the Netherlands have met 45 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming over 100 years ago in an international friendly in 1910. Not much separates the two sides with Germany having 16 wins and the Netherlands having 12 wins. In fact, a draw is the most common result in this fixture with 17 draws so far.
This fixture has seen a lot of goals, with both sides usually on the scoresheet. Four of the last five meetings have seen both sides on the scoresheet with three of those games having over four goals.
