One of European football’s most storied rivalries resumes on Thursday as Netherlands take on Germany in the Nations League, and you can follow all of the action with ESPN.
Both sides have new managers in Xavi and Jürgen Klopp, who will both be overseeing their first ever international fixture against one another in Amsterdam.
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Both countries were each eliminated in the round of 32 at the World Cup in north America this summer, with Ronald Koeman and Julian Nagelsmann subsequently leaving their posts.
Klopp has taken an unconventional approach to his first international window, selecting 44 players across two squads for Germany’s four Nations League fixtures.
His first 24-man group will face the Netherlands and Greece before the majority return to their clubs, with a second group taking over for the remaining two matches. Liverpool‘s Florian Wirtz is among the second squad, meaning hewill not be playing in the Dutch capital.
The Netherlands are also beginning life under a new coach, with Xavi becoming their first foreign manager since Ernst Happel led the Oranje to the 1978 World Cup final. Virgil van Dijk remains captain, while Memphis Depay and Wout Weghorst were among the notable omissions from Xavi’s first squad.
The two sides are are in League A Group 2, where they have been drawn alongside Serbia and Greece.
Die Mannschaft came out on top the last time the two teams met with a 1-0 win in Munich in 2024.
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