Our prediction for this Nations League match:
There will be fireworks when Belgium and Netherlands, the two neighbouring countries, go head to head at King Baudouin Stadium in the UEFA Nations League opener. The Red Devils faced no difficulties in the World Cup qualifiers, with the team finishing the process in top position in Group E, five points clear of second-place Wales. Former Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj has been omitted, while Eden Hazard made the cut despite struggling with injury of late.
All Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, and Thibaut Courtois are in the squad as well. The Oranje, on the other hand, qualified for the 2022 World Cup finals thanks to a 2-0 win over Norway, but the Netherlands fans is that head coach Louis van Gaal has been struggling with illness. Since key defender Virgil van Dijk should be rested in Thursday’s clash following his participation in the Champions League final, we are tempted to put our money on Roberto Martinez’s troops. All Owen Wijndal, Jordie Clasie, Maarten de Roon, Arnaut Danjuma, and Luuk de Jong have been left out of the Netherlands Nations League squad.
Highlighted Player (Romelu Lukaku):
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli, born on 13th of ay 1993 is a Belgian player with roots form Congo. Lukaku played for several youth teams before he got picked up by RSC Anderlecht. After playing for only 2 seasons for Anderlecht Chelsea picked him up for around12 million euro.
Lukaku was never able to get a spot in the starting eleven of Chelsea and after playing for WBA he moved to Everton for approximately 35 million euro.Lukaku made his debut in February 2010 by the age of 16 and is one of the youngest players that player for the highest Belgian national team.
The biggest achievement of Lukakui is winning the Eerste klasse in Belgium and the English FA Cup. With his strength and goal scoring abilities Lukaku can be considered as one of the deadliest strikers of the world. Nicknames for Lukaku are Big Rom and the Tank.
Highlighted Team (Netherlands):
Netherlands are well known for the colour of their shirts. The orange colour is the symbol of the Dutch national team and that is the reason why they got a nickname the Oranje. Netherlands won the 1988 European Championship in West Germany, with the team beating the Soviet Union in the title game.
A number of top-class players were part of the Netherlands national team that won the Euro 1988 trophy, with the likes of Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Erwin Koeman all starting the match against the Soviet Union. However, many people consider Johan Cruyff the best player in the history of Dutch football. Cruyff won three European Cups with Ajax as a player and he clinched the European Cup with Barcelona as a coach.
Johan Cruyff is well known as “the father of modern football”. Netherlands participated in the World Cup final on three occasions (1974, 1978, 2010), but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. The Oranje welcome their rivals at Amsterdam ArenA, Philips Stadion and Stadion Feijenoord.