Netherlands vs Germany, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League

Netherlands

90'+2': Cody Gakpo

FT
1 - 1

Germany

32': Felix Nmecha

Xavi, Klopp debut as Netherlands draw with Germany on Gakpo goal

Jürgen Klopp was denied a win in his first game in charge of Germany as his former Liverpool player Cody Gakpo secured a 1-1 draw for the Netherlands in stoppage time.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands).
5': Felix Nmecha (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).
10': Attempt missed. Quinten Timber (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
12': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a headed pass.
12': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
12': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
12': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Netherlands).
12': Marc ter Stegen (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': VAR Decision: No Goal Netherlands 0-0 Germany.
16': Offside, Netherlands. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.
17': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
17': Philipp Treu (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
22': Foul by Quinten Timber (Netherlands).
22': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Quinten Timber (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands).
24': Kevin Schade (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
27': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Havertz (Germany).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Attempt missed. Quinten Timber (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
30': Substitution, Germany. Younes Ebnoutalib replaces Kai Havertz because of an injury.
31': Attempt saved. Younes Ebnoutalib (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
32': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Germany) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Philipp Treu.
32': Goal! Netherlands 0, Germany 1. Felix Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Brobbey (Netherlands).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt missed. Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
35': Substitution, Netherlands. Mexx Meerdink replaces Brian Brobbey because of an injury.
36': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nathaniel Brown.
38': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown.
39': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
40': Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Kevin Schade (Germany).
41': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
42': Attempt saved. Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
42': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Germany).
44': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a through ball.
44': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Germany).
45'+3': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nathaniel Brown.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Netherlands 0, Germany 1.
45': Second Half begins Netherlands 0, Germany 1.
47': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (Germany).
47': Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
49': Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Felix Nmecha (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
52': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Germany).
52': Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Germany).
52': Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
53': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
55': Karim Adeyemi (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).
56': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
56': Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Germany).
57': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Substitution, Netherlands. Joey Veerman replaces Quinten Timber.
59': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Germany) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
60': Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Marc ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Mexx Meerdink.
60': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Philipp Treu.
61': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
61': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
62': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
62': Attempt blocked. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
62': Attempt saved. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Germany).
62': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
63': Offside, Germany. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
64': Substitution, Germany. Chris Führich replaces Kevin Schade.
64': Substitution, Germany. Anton Stach replaces Felix Nmecha.
65': Attempt blocked. Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
66': Offside, Netherlands. Mexx Meerdink is caught offside.
67': Younes Ebnoutalib (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
68': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (Germany).
68': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Nadiem Amiri (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
70': Attempt blocked. Philipp Treu (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
70': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
71': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
71': Attempt blocked. Chris Führich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach.
72': Handball by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
73': Attempt saved. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Marc ter Stegen (Germany). Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
73': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Marc ter Stegen.
73': Philipp Treu (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands).
76': Handball by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).
80': Substitution, Germany. Yannik Engelhardt replaces Nadiem Amiri.
80': Substitution, Germany. Serge Gnabry replaces Karim Adeyemi.
81': Foul by Anton Stach (Germany).
81': Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Delay in match (Netherlands).
83': Substitution, Netherlands. Guus Til replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
83': Substitution, Netherlands. Ruben van Bommel replaces Crysencio Summerville.
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Attempt missed. Younes Ebnoutalib (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Philipp Treu with a cross.
85': Foul by Yannik Engelhardt (Germany).
85': Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
86': Attempt saved. Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Marc ter Stegen (Germany).
87': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nathaniel Brown.
88': Attempt blocked. Ruben van Bommel (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
88': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
89': Attempt saved. Ruben van Bommel (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marc ter Stegen (Germany).
89': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
89': Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Offside, Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Goal! Netherlands 1, Germany 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben van Bommel with a cross.
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Yannik Engelhardt (Germany).
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Guus Til (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Netherlands 1, Germany 1.
0': Match ends, Netherlands 1, Germany 1.

Statistics

GER		NED
16	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	12
9	Saves	1
46.5	Possession	53.5
10	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	10
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
303	Accurate Passes	347
369	Passes	408
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	11
9	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.4
53	Long Balls	42
24	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	6
7	Effective Tackles	6
13	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	10
27	Effective Clearances	25
27	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Line-Ups

Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bart Verbruggen (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
6	Jan Paul van Hecke
15	Micky van de Ven
22	Denzel Dumfries
14	Tijjani Reijnders
19	Quinten Timber
8	Ryan Gravenberch
9	Brian Brobbey
11	Cody Gakpo
7	Crysencio Summerville

Netherlands Substitutes:

Nathan Aké, Joey Veerman, Jorrel Hato, Mark Flekken, Robin Roefs, Teun Koopmeiners, Noa Lang, Ruben Van Bommel, Mexx Meerdink, Jeremie Frimpong, Guus Til, Lutsharel Geertruida.

Germany (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15	Nico Schlotterbeck
4	Jonathan Tah
18	Nathaniel Brown
13	Philipp Treu
11	Nadiem Amiri
6	Joshua Kimmich
8	Felix Nmecha
7	Kai Havertz
9	Kevin Schade
19	Karim Adeyemi

Germany Substitutes:

Finn Dahmen, Hennes Behrens, Younes Ebnoutalib, Serge Gnabry, Chris Führich, Yann Bisseck, Yannick Engelhardt, Josha Vagnoman, Anton Stach, Max Rosenfelder, Alexander Nübel.

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