Can Van Dijk stop Mbappé? Netherlands and France face each other with these XI

Undoubtedly one of the most interesting matches of the October international break will be Netherlands vs France. Both teams are in group B of the Euro 2024 qualifiers and need a win to get closer to the goal of securing their place in the tournament to be held next year in Germany.

France are for now the leaders of the standings with 15 points, having won all 5 matches they played. The Netherlands have 9 points and are in second place along with Greece, but they have played one game less than the rest of the teams. Therefore, if they get a win at the Johan Cruyff Stadium in Amsterdam, they will take a big step towards qualification.

However, the hosts will have a big problem: several of their stars will be absent due to physical problems, such as Frenkie De Jong, Matthijs De Ligt, Cody Gakpo and Memphis Depay. With this scenario, coach Ronald Koeman had to include other players who are not usually a priority to try to solve these problems.

The Netherlands starting lineup will be: Bart Verbruggen; Lutsharel Geertruida, Virgil Van Dijk, Nathan Ake; Denzel Dumfries, Marten De Roon, Joey Veerman, Quilindschy Hartman; Tijani Reijnders, Wout Weghorst, Xavi Simons. Substitutes will be Andries Noppert, Nick Olij, Micky Van De Ven, Jeremie Frimpong, Ian Maatsen, Stefan De Vrij, Daley Blind, Calvin Stengs, Mats Wieffer, Brian Brobbey, Donyell Malen and Steven Bergwijn.

They are more relaxed

For France it will also be a key match, as if they win they will be one step away from securing their place at Euro 2024. In fact, they could clinch it next Monday if certain combinations of results occur among the other teams. For this match against Netherlands, coach Didier Deschamps chose this XI: Mike Maignan; Jonathan Clauss, Ibrahima Konate, Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez; Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni; Antoine Griezmann, Kingsley Coman, Kylian Mbappé, Randal Kolo Muani. On the bench will be Brice Samba, Alphonse Areola, Castello Lukeba, Jean Clair Todibo, Malo Gusto, Benjamin Pavard, Boubacar Kamara, Youssouf Fofana, Eduardo Camavinga, Olivier Giroud, Ousmane Dembélé and Marcus Thuram.