Formation of the Netherlands vs. United States for the 2022 Qatar World Cup: eleven, line-up and substitutes

The Qatar World Cup 2022 come on in in the decisive phase. And one of the first games of the round of 16 will have as a protagonist The Netherlands that will collide United States at the stage Khalifa International.

The team led by Louis van Gaal currently qualified first in Group A with 7 points after beating Senegal (0-2), equalizing against Ecuador (1-1) and beating the host 2- 0, condemning the fair’s farewell.

The Stars and Stripes, meanwhile, finished second in zone B (5), behind England, after beating Iran by the minimum score at the end of the group stage. This after a draw against Wales (1-1) and against the Three Lions (0-0).

It should be remembered that during their last participation, in Brazil 2014, the A Clockwork Orange has arrivedor until the semi-final falls to Argentina on penalties, while the yankees they fell in the round of the top sixteen against Belgica. The winning team will face the winner of the match between the Albiceleste and Australia in the quarter-finals.

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• The previous five meetings between the Netherlands and the United States were friendlies: the Orange won the first four between 1998 and 2010, and the US won the most recent meeting in 2015.
• The Netherlands are unbeaten in their last 19 World Cup matches against non-European countries (W13 D6) since a 3-2 defeat to Brazil in the quarter-finals in 1994. However, in two of those six draws during this run, they were eliminated on penalties ( compared to Brazil in 1998 and Argentina in 2014).
• The USA is winless in their last 11 World Cup matches against European countries (D6 D5) since beating Portugal 3-2 in 2002. In total, the North Americans have three victories against the Europeans, including against Belgium in 1930 and England in 1950 .
• The Netherlands are undefeated in their 10 World Cup games under Louis van Gaal (W7 D3), recording five clean sheets in their last six finals, including each of their last three in the knockout stages. The only team in World Cup history to keep a clean sheet in four consecutive knockout matches was Spain, on their way to winning the tournament in 2010.
• The Netherlands have reached at least the quarter-finals in four of their last five World Cup appearances and only failed in this series in 2006, when they lost 1-0 to Portugal in the round of 16.
• The United States has lost three of its four 16-game World Cup rounds, winning against Mexico only in 2002. They have lost all three of their knockout round matches against European teams: 7-1 against Italy (1934), 1-0 against Germany (2002) and 2-1 against Belgium (2014).
• The Dutch coach, Louis van Gaal, has not lost any of his 10 World Cup matches (W7 D3), the most absolute for a coach without ever losing in the competition. Only Felipe Scolari (12) and Mário Zagallo (11) had longer undefeated starts as coaches in World Cup history.
• Cody Gakpo made it 1-0 for the Netherlands in his three group matches at this World Cup; the last player to score the first goal in four different games at the same World Cup was David Villa for eventual winners Spain in 2010, while the only Dutch player to do so was Johan Neeskens in 1974.
• Christian Pulisic has been involved in six goals in his last nine appearances for the US in all competitions (4 goals, 2 assists), and has had a hand in both his teams’ goals at the current 2022 World Cup (1 goal, 1 assist). Overall, he has scored twice as many goals (22) for the US than any other player on the team.
• Cody Gakpo could become the first Dutch player to score in each of his first four World Cup appearances, with Christian Vieri the last European player to do so in 1998. Indeed, Gakpo could become the first Dutchman to score in four consecutive games in the world cup. Cup.

NETHERLANDS:

keepers: Justin Bijlow, Andries Noppert, Remko Pasveer.

defenses: Virgil Van Dijk, Nathan Aké, Daley Blind, Jurrien Timber, Denzel Dumfries, Stefan De Vrij, Matthijs De Ligt, Tyrrel Malacia, Jeremie Frimpong.

midfielders: Frenkie De Jong, Steven Berghuis, Davie Klassen, Teun Koopmeiners, Cody Gakpo, Marten De Roon, Kenneth Taylor, Xavi Simons.

Forward: Memphis Depay, Steven Bergwijn, Vincent Janssen, Luuk De Jong, Noa Lang, Wout Weghourst.

UNITED STATES:

keepers: Ethan Horvath, Sean Johnson, Matt Turner.

defenses: Cameron Carter-Vickers, Sergiño Dest, Aaron Long, Shaq More, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Joe Scally, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman.

midfielders: Brenden Aaronson, Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Luca De La Torre, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan.

Forward: Jesus Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Haji Wright.

NETHERLANDS:

Noppert; Wood, Van Dijk, Ake; Dumfries, De Roon, De Jong, Blind; classes; Gakpo and Memphis Depay. DT: Louis van Gaal.

UNITED STATES:

turner; Sergiño Dest, Zimmerman, Ream, Robinson; Adams, Musah, Weston McKennie; Wright, Weah, and Christian Pulisic. DT: Greg Berhalter.

Banks: to be confirmed.