On March 24, the Tricolor and clockwork oranges will compete at the Stade de France stadium in Paris as part of the match of the 1st round of qualification for Euro 2024. The last time the teams met on the football field was in 2018 as part of the group stage of the UEFA Nations League. Then the national team of the Netherlands lost away with a minimum score, and at home prevailed over the "blues". What is the outcome to expect from the future match? – you will learn from our forecast.
France
At the moment, the French national team is in third place in the FIFA ranking. Let's refresh our memory of the results of recent matches with the participation of "tricolor". The French took first place in Group D at the Qatar World Cup. Such teams as the Australian, Tunisian and Danish were left behind. With a difference of a couple of goals, the Blues defeated the Poles in the 1/8 playoffs of the World Cup. In the quarterfinals, the French national team passed the English Lions (2:1). Goals by Hernandez and Colo-Mouani brought victory in the semifinal game over the Moroccans. After a penalty shootout in the final, the Tricolours were defeated by the Argentine national team.
Netherlands
Orange ranks sixth in the FIFA ranking. Let's look at a few football matches of the Dutch national team recently. At the World Cup in Qatar, the flying Dutchmen topped the standings of Group A. In the 1/8 playoffs of the championship, the clockwork oranges met with the Yankees. The US national team lost to the "orange" with a score of 1:3. In the quarterfinal game, the Dutch national team lost to the Argentines after a penalty shootout. During the match, the flying Dutchmen lost by two goals, but managed to even the score in the match. Extra time did not allow to reveal the winner. In the penalty shootout, as we mentioned earlier, the clockwork Oranges lost to the Blue and white.
Figures and statistics:
- Three personal matches out of the last five ended with the outcome: both will score – no
- In two of the last five matches , the French lost
- The Oranges lost in one meeting over the same period.
Forecast
At the World Cup in Qatar, both the French and the Dutch did not lose to the "blue and white" in the main time. It can be assumed that the upcoming meeting of the national teams will end in a draw.
