Germany vs. Netherlands: UEFA Nations League preview and live blog

Germany can secure their UEFA Nations League quarter-final berth when they host Group A2 leaders the Netherlands at Berlin's Olympiastadion on Monday 16 November (kick-off: 8.45pm CET) in their final group stage fixture.

Three points adrift of the Netherlands and Greece after four games heading into November's international break, third-placed Germany closed the gap after Friday's 3-1 victory in Serbia, with strikes from Florian Wirtz and RB Leipzig's Brajan Gruda pulling Die Nationalelf level with second-placed Greece on eight points.

After Friday's commanding performance, Jürgen Klopp's Germany, who go in search of successive wins, can claim top spot and secure their qualifying berth if they beat the Netherlands and Greece do not beat Serbia on 16 November, or can finish second if they draw and Greece lose. Nevertheless, the Dutch, who include Bayer Leverkusen's Mark Flekken and Borussia Dortmund's Joey Veerman amongst their ranks, beat Greece 7-0 last time out and will be no pushovers.

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Group A2 Group A2 Olympiastadion, Berlin

Head-to-head

The teams drew 1-1 in their most recent meeting in Amsterdam, with Cody Gakpo's stoppage-time strike cancelling out Felix Nmecha's opener. In total, the nations have faced each other 49 times, with 18 wins for Germany, 19 draws and 12 victories for the Netherlands.

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Nations League record

The Netherlands reached the final of the inaugural Nations League campaign in 2018/19 but lost 1-0 in the showpiece against Portugal in Porto. Germany's best finish, meanwhile, was finishing fourth in 2024/25, after losing 2-1 against Portugal in the semi-finals and 2-0 against France in the match for third place.

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Gruda to maintain place?

The Leipzig winger scored a sensational goal on his full debut in Serbia on Friday, dribbling from the halfway line to the edge of the penalty area before drilling a low shot into the bottom corner. It can't have hurt his chances of keeping his starting spot, even with the likes of Säid El Mala and Lennart Karl waiting in the wings.

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Xavi happy with progress

The Spanish coach, who is likewise just five games into his tenure in charge of the Oranje, said after masterminding a 7-0 win against hitherto Group A2 leaders Greece: "Im happy with the performance. We played so well, we understood how we had to attack. We attacked the space so well and created lots of chances to score. The first half was amazing. This is the way, this is the process."

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Klopp satisfied with Germany's development

“We played a really, really good game,” said the coach after victory in Belgrade on Friday, which was his fifth game in the Germany hot set. “Of course, we could have scored more goals, but right now that doesn’t matter. We can’t keep saying throughout this process that we should be further along already. So many things we did were wonderful, and our counter-pressing was outstanding.”

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Hello and welcome

Thanks for joining us for build-up and live match coverage of Germany's final UEFA Nations League Group A2 assignment, a mouth-watering tie against the Netherlands.