EURO 2020: Netherlands 2 - 3 Germany
Mar 24, 2019 15:10:24 GMT
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Post by kevin on Mar 24, 2019 15:10:24 GMT
After the easy win against Belarus 3 days ago, tonight's game will most likely be a lot more interesting. The Netherlands are getting back into their pre-crisis shape and Germany is trying to get a new team together. Who will win tonight? A few fun statistics:
*If the Dutch win tonight, it would be the first time in history that the Netherlands beat Germany in two subsequent home games.
*It is the first time the Netherlands and Germany meet each other in the Euro qualification stage.
*None of the Dutch players from the last time the Netherlands lost from Germany (in 2012) are still in the Dutch team, except goalkeeper Cillessen. For the Germans only Neuer & Kroos are left compared to their 2012 squad.
*This could be the first time the Dutch team wins their first two games of the year since 2011 (against Austria and Hungary).
*The last time Germany won a football match was already 9 months ago. That was against Sweden during the World Cup. Since then, they have played 6 games without winning one (3 losses & 3 draws).
*The current Dutch squad has 7 players still competing in the Champions League (Van Dijk, de Ligt, de Jong, Wijnaldum, van de Beek, Blind & Cillessen). The German team only has 3 players still competing (ter Stegen, Sané, Gündoğan) if my counting is correct. I'm not sure when the last time was that the Dutch team had more players in the CL than the German team, but I do know that it's a long long time ago.
*If the Dutch win tonight, it would be the first time in history that the Netherlands beat Germany in two subsequent home games.
*It is the first time the Netherlands and Germany meet each other in the Euro qualification stage.
*None of the Dutch players from the last time the Netherlands lost from Germany (in 2012) are still in the Dutch team, except goalkeeper Cillessen. For the Germans only Neuer & Kroos are left compared to their 2012 squad.
*This could be the first time the Dutch team wins their first two games of the year since 2011 (against Austria and Hungary).
*The last time Germany won a football match was already 9 months ago. That was against Sweden during the World Cup. Since then, they have played 6 games without winning one (3 losses & 3 draws).
*The current Dutch squad has 7 players still competing in the Champions League (Van Dijk, de Ligt, de Jong, Wijnaldum, van de Beek, Blind & Cillessen). The German team only has 3 players still competing (ter Stegen, Sané, Gündoğan) if my counting is correct. I'm not sure when the last time was that the Dutch team had more players in the CL than the German team, but I do know that it's a long long time ago.
