Our prediction for this match:
Netherlands
Match Time & Date:
10/06/2024
20:45
Prediction: 3-0
Iceland
Netherlands will look to build on a thrilling 4-0 win over Canada when they take on Iceland in their last warm-up game before EURO 2024. Ronald Koeman rested several first-team regulars against the Canucks, but the former Barcelona ace is going to field the best possible side against the Icelanders. Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk should be recalled to the starting XI, with Nathan Ake and Cody Gakpo pushing for a start as well.
The visitors, on the other hand, did well to shock star-studded England at Wembley, but it has to be noted that the Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate mixed the squad. As Netherlands are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we do not believe that Iceland are capable of claiming yet another major scalp. As for the visiting side, Silkeborg midfielder Stefan Teitur Thordarson is pushing for a start.
Highlighted Player (Memphis Depay):
Memphis Depay is a Dutch winger who started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven. During the 2014/2015 Eredivisie campaign the pacey footballer was on Manchester United’s radar and on June 12, 2015 the Premier League club confirmed the signing of the Dutchman. Many people expected that he would impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League season, but the former PSV ace played below expectations for the Red Devils, scoring only two goals (one assist) during the season.
After playing only for league games for Man Utd in the 2016/2017 season, Memphis Depay was sold to Olympique Lyon on January 20, 2017. Depay signed a four-and-a-half year deal with les Gones for a fee of around £16 million. The Dutch winger was producing fine performances for Lyon in the 2016/2017 season; he scored five goals for the club, while providing eight assists for his teammates.
Memphis Depay made his senior debut for Netherlands on October 15, 2013 in a 2-0 win over Turkey. Depay did well to win the 2011 European Championship with Netherlands U17 team.
Highlighted Team (Iceland):
Iceland had little to no success during the first 60 years of entering the FIFA competitions, failing to qualify to a single major tournament in that period, but the team then went on to make tremendous progress at the start of the 21st century.
The Nordic side narrowly missed out on a place at the 2014 World Cup, losing in the play-off to Croatia, but they then enjoyed a thoroughly impressive qualifying campaign to reach the Euro 2016, taking 20 points from 10 matches to leave Turkey and Netherlands trailing in their wake.
As a result, the generation featuring players like Gylfi Sigurdsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Emil Hallfredsson will go down as one of the most successful in the national team history and it could be quite some time before another team repeat their success. Even if he was only used as a bit-part player during the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Eidur Gudjohnsen has got to be mentioned as the first Icelandic footballer to have played for top European sides.
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