UEFA Nations League

Netherlands vs Croatia, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Semifinals

· UEFA Nations League
Netherlands
  • 34': Donyell Malen
  • 90'+6': Noa Lang
FT - ET
2 - 4
Croatia
  • 55': Andrej Kramaric (P)
  • 72': Mario Pasalic
  • 98': Bruno Petkovic
  • 116': Luka Modric (P)

Croatia reach Nations League final after knocking out hosts Netherlands

Croatia scored twice in extra time to beat the Netherlands 4-2 in their Nations League semi-final in Rotterdam on Wednesday and advance to Sunday's decider.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 25
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
54.3 Possession 45.7
14 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
2 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
567 Accurate Passes 449
661 Passes 557
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 81
33 Accurate Long Balls 45
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 9
20 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 15
31 Effective Clearances 11
31 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 39,359

Line-Ups

NED Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Justin Bijlow (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
12 Lutsharel Geertruida
5 Nathan Aké
22 Denzel Dumfries
20 Teun Koopmeiners Yellow Card
21 Frenkie de Jong Yellow Card
6 Mats Wieffer
9 Cody Gakpo
11 Xavi Simons
18 Donyell Malen
Netherlands Substitutes:
Marten de Roon, Joey Veerman, Noa Lang, Steven Bergwijn, Wout Weghorst, Daley Blind, Andries Noppert, Mark Flekken, Tyrell Malacia, Georginio Wijnaldum, Sven Botman, Jurriën Timber.

CRO Croatia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK) Yellow Card
21 Domagoj Vida
6 Josip Sutalo
14 Ivan Perisic
22 Josip Juranovic
11 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
10 Luka Modric
9 Andrej Kramaric
16 Luka Ivanusec
15 Mario Pasalic Yellow Card
Croatia Substitutes:
Dion Drena Beljo, Lovro Majer, Borna Barisic, Bruno Petkovic, Martin Erlic, Petar Musa, Josip Stanisic, Ivica Ivusic, Borna Sosa, Nediljko Labrovic, Nikola Vlasic.

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