The Netherlands can seal their place on the 2026 World Cup by profitable in Poland on Friday – however victory for the hosts would transfer them degree with their opponents forward of the ultimate spherical of matches in Group G on Tuesday.
A draw would guarantee Ronald Koeman’s aspect are all-but mathematically heading to the match within the US, Mexico and Canada subsequent yr as a result of they are going to begin with a 15-goal superioirty on the second-placed aspect.
The Netherlands are assured a spot within the play-offs if Poland overtake them in the course of the last two matches, whereas Jan City’s aspect are additionally in a robust place to complete second.
101GreatGoals.com has the total groups and beginning line-ups from the international between the Netherlands and Poland in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
Poland lineup vs Netherlands
Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski and Porto centre-back Jan Bednarek are out for Poland, who’re captained by Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski.
Poland beginning XI: Kamil Grabara, Matty Money, Tomasz Kedziora, Jan Ziolkowski, Robert Lewandowski, Piotr Zielinski, Jakub Kaminski, Jakub Kiwior, Michal Skoras, Sebastian Szymanski, Nicola Zalewski
Poland substitutes: Mateusz Kochalski, Bartlomiej Drągowski, Kryspin Szczesniak, Filip Rozga, Karol Swiderski, Bartosz Kapustka, Kamil Grosicki, Pawel Wszolek, Adam Buksa, Kacper Kozlowski, Bartosz Bereszynski
Netherlands lineup vs Poland
Ajax striker Wout Weghorst and Inter wideman Denzel Dumfries are out for the Netherlands however Manchester United centre-back Matthijs de Ligt is again within the squad and on the bench.
Netherlands beginning XI: Bart Verbruggen, Lutsharel Geertruida, Jurrien Timber, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo, Micky van de Ven, Donyell Malen, Justin Kluivert, Frenkie de Jong, Robin Roefs
Netherlands substitutes: Mark Flekken, Nathan Ake, Matthijs De Ligt, Xavi Simons, Emmanuel Emegha, Jan Paul van Hecke, Tijjani Reijnders, Jerdy Schouten, Noa Lang, Quinten Timber, Luciano Valente
Easy methods to watch Poland vs Netherlands: TV channel, reside on-line streams
Kick-off on Friday is at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT), with reside protection within the UK on Amazon Prime PPV, which fees £2.49 for the sport.
Netherlands squad vs Poland, Lithuania
Goalkeepers: Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen), Robin Roefs (Sunderland), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton)
Defenders: Nathan Ake (Man Metropolis), Matthijs de Ligt (Man United), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan), Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), Quilindschy Hartman (Burnley), Jurrien Timber (Arsenal), Micky van de Ven (Tottenham), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Jan-Paul van Hecke (Brighton)
Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), Tijjani Reijnders (Man Metropolis), Jerdy Schouten (PSV), Xavi Simons (Tottenham), Quinten Timber, Luciano Valente (each Feyenoord)
Forwards: Memphis Depay (Corinthians), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Noah Lang (Napoli), Donyell Malen (Villa), Wout Weghorst (Ajax)
European World Cup 2026 qualifying path
The highest crew from every of the 12 European Qualifier teams proceeds robotically to the finals, which might be expanded to 48 groups.
The 12 runners-up in every group will be a part of 4 Nations League groups within the play-offs, which might be drawn from pots primarily based on groups’ data in the course of the marketing campaign. The video games will comprise single-leg semi-finals and finals.
The draw for the World Cup finals will happen in December 2025. The match runs from June 11 till July 19 2026.
