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After booking a place in the knockout stages for the first time since 2008, Netherlands aim to end their group stage campaign on a high as they prepare to face North Macedonia on Monday.
The Orange began their campaign with a 3-2 win over Ukraine and went on to beat Austria 2-0 on matchday two. North Macedonia in comparison aim to get their first point in the tournament after suffering two straight defeats.
The first came at the hands of Austria (3-1) and the other one was dished out by Ukraine (2-1). There will be nothing to lose for the debutants.
Netherlands to make it three wins in a row
The Dutch side have enjoyed a fantastic start to the showcase, winning their first two matches and are expected to breeze past North Macedonia in round three.
Frank De Boer’s men will be facing a side that have tasted defeat in two straight games and will not have much problems getting a result against them.
Wijnaldum and Depay will be important in this tie. The duo have netted one each and are expected to be heavily involved in a potential win.
The odds
The Orange are huge favorites to take this one, with their odds priced at 1.34 by Betway. North Macedonia, in comparison, have their odds pinned at 8.17. A draw has been priced at 5.20.
Team news
North Macedonia predicted XI: Dimitrievski, Musliu, Velkovski, Ristovski, Alioski, Bardhi, Spirovski, Ademi, Nikolov, Elmas, Pandev
Nerthands predicted XI: Stekelenburg, de Vrij, de Ligt, Blind, Dumfries, de Roon, de Jong, van Aanholt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Depay
North Macedonia v Netherlands head-to-head
1st April, 2009: Netherlands 4-0 North Macedonia (UEFA European Championships qualification)
10th September, 2008: North Macedonia 1-2 Netherlands (UEFA European Championships qualification)
11th October, 2005: Netherlands 0-0 North Macedonia (FIFA World Cup qualifiers)
8th October, 2004: North Macedonia 2-2 Netherlands (FIFA World Cup qualifiers)
Netherlands will go into this game with huge confidence, having won two games and drawn two in four battles so far. This will be their first matchup in a competition of this magnitude.
How to follow the tournament in Ghana
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Enjoy selected live matches televised on Joy Prime (English) and Adom TV (Akan). You can also watch games in high definition on the HD+ Decoder, where Joy Prime HD is channel 102 and Adom TV HD is channel 103.
On radio, get live commentary of this match in English (Joy 99.7 FM, Luv 99.5 FM and/or Hitz 103.9 FM) or in Akan (Adom 106.3 FM, Nhyira 104.5 FM, and Asempa 94.7 FM).
You can also get all the above programs (radio and TV) streaming on the media section of this website.
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