Ahead of today's (18 p.m.) match with North Macedonia, at the "Johan Cruyff" arena in the third round of Group C, Netherlands coach Frank de Boer has a dilemma whether to field the strongest or the combined team, given that the "Tulips" provided the first place in the group and placement in the round of XNUMX.
The Dutch played good football at the tournament, they defeated Ukraine and Austria, and they are huge favorites against the Macedonians, regardless of who takes the field today.
- North Macedonia fully deserved the championship. We must not underestimate them. They did well at the Euros, they are organized, they have old leaf Pandev, who makes a difference. It's great to see him on the field, it's obvious that he still enjoys the game - praises the opponent, the coach of the Netherlands, Frank de Boer.
The Macedonians lost both matches in the championship, but they did not disappoint. The match against the Netherlands is a farewell to the European Championship, but even against a strong opponent, Igor Angelovski's selection will not give up in advance.
He will also have a motive - tonight's game is the last one that Goran Pandev will play in the national team.
- In the second half against Ukraine, we played the way we know how. We showed that we deserve to be in the championship. Against the Dutch, we have to repeat the game from the previous meeting with Ukraine. We want to put on a show at the end and win the first points - said the coach of North Macedonia, Igor Angelovski.
Probable lineups -
North Macedonia (4-4-2): Dimitrijevski - Ristovski, Velkovski, Musliju, Nikolov - Ademi, Alioski, Spirovski - Pandev, Elmas.
Netherlands (5-3-2): Stekelenburg - Dumfries, De Licht, Ake, Blind, Vna Anhlot - Klaassen, Gravenberh, Wijnaldum - Depay, Malen.
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