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.

Match Timeline

  • 1': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Throw In at 1'
  • 2': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) Foul at 2'
  • 2': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Free Kick at 2'
  • 3': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 3'
  • 3': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 3'
  • 3': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 3'
  • 4': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 4'
  • 6': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 6'
  • 6': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 6'
  • 7': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 7'
  • 7': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Foul at 7'
  • 7': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 7'
  • 8': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 8'
  • 8': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 8'
  • 8': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 8'
  • 8': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Corner Kick at 8'
  • 9': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Save at 9'
  • 9': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Assists Shot at 9'
  • 9': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) Shot Blocked at 9'
  • 10': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 10'
  • 11': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Throw In at 11'
  • 13': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 13'
  • 14': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) Foul at 14'
  • 14': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 14'
  • 14': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) Foul at 14'
  • 15': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 15'
  • 15': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 15'
  • 15': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Corner Kick at 15'
  • 17': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Foul at 17'
  • 17': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Yellow Card at 17'
  • 18': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) Free Kick at 18'
  • 19': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 19'
  • 19': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 19'
  • 19': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 19'
  • 20': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 20'
  • 20': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Foul at 20'
  • 20': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Free Kick at 20'
  • 22': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 22'
  • 23': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 23'
  • 23': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Corner Kick at 23'
  • 23': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Corner Kick at 23'
  • 24': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Assists Shot at 24'
  • 24': Luka Modric (Croatia) Shot Blocked at 24'
  • 24': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Save at 24'
  • 24': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Foul at 24'
  • 24': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Yellow Card at 24'
  • 25': Justin Bijlow (Netherlands) Free Kick at 25'
  • 25': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 25'
  • 26': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 26'
  • 26': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Assists Shot at 26'
  • 26': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Shot Off Target at 26'
  • 27': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Foul at 27'
  • 27': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 27'
  • 27': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 27'
  • 27': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Save at 27'
  • 27': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Assists Shot at 27'
  • 27': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Shot Blocked at 27'
  • 28': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 28'
  • 28': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Corner Kick at 28'
  • 30': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 30'
  • 30': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) Corner Kick at 30'
  • 31': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Shot Off Target at 31'
  • 31': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Assists Shot at 31'
  • 31': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Shot Off Target at 31'
  • 33': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Foul at 33'
  • 34': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Free Kick at 34'
  • 34': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) Goal at 34'
  • 34': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) Assist at 34'
  • 35': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Handball at 35'
  • 36': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 36'
  • 36': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Foul at 36'
  • 37': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) Free Kick at 37'
  • 37': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 37'
  • 37': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 37'
  • 38': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 38'
  • 38': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Foul at 38'
  • 38': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Yellow Card at 38'
  • 38': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 38'
  • 41': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 41'
  • 43': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 43'
  • 43': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 43'
  • 43': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Foul at 43'
  • 43': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Free Kick at 43'
  • 44': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 44'
  • 44': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 44'
  • 45': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Assists Shot at 45'
  • 45': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) Shot Blocked at 45'
  • 45': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Save at 45'
  • 45': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 45'
  • 46': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 46'
  • 46': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 46'
  • 47': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 47'
  • 47': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 47'
  • 48': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 48'
  • 48': Luka Modric (Croatia) Offside at 48'
  • 49': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) Free Kick at 49'
  • 50': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Foul at 50'
  • 50': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Free Kick at 50'
  • 50': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 50'
  • 53': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 53'
  • 53': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Foul at 53'
  • 55': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Penalty - Scored at 55'
  • 56': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) Foul at 56'
  • 57': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Free Kick at 57'
  • 57': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) Shot Off Target at 57'
  • 58': Luka Modric (Croatia) Foul at 58'
  • 59': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Free Kick at 59'
  • 59': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Foul at 59'
  • 59': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 59'
  • 59': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 59'
  • 59': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 59'
  • 60': Luka Modric (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 60'
  • 60': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Throw In at 60'
  • 61': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) Throw In at 61'
  • 61': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) Save at 61'
  • 61': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) Shot Blocked at 61'
  • 61': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 61'
  • 62': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 62'
  • 63': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Foul at 63'
  • 63': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Yellow Card at 63'
  • 64': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) Substitution at 64'
  • 64': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) Free Kick at 64'
  • 66': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Foul at 66'
  • 67': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Free Kick at 67'
  • 68': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 68'
  • 69': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Save at 69'
  • 69': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) Assists Shot at 69'
  • 69': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Shot On Target at 69'
  • 69': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Foul at 69'
  • 69': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Free Kick at 69'
  • 70': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Free Kick at 70'
  • 70': Luka Modric (Croatia) Corner Kick at 70'
  • 71': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Foul at 71'
  • 72': Justin Bijlow (Netherlands) Free Kick at 72'
  • 72': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Goal at 72'
  • 72': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) Assist at 72'
  • 74': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Throw In at 74'
  • 74': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Foul at 74'
  • 74': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) Free Kick at 74'
  • 75': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) Substitution at 75'
  • 75': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) Substitution at 75'
  • 75': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 75'
  • 76': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 76'
  • 76': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 76'
  • 76': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 76'
  • 78': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Offside at 78'
  • 78': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Substitution at 78'
  • 79': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 79'
  • 81': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 81'
  • 81': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Assists Shot at 81'
  • 81': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) Shot On Target at 81'
  • 81': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Save at 81'
  • 81': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Throw In at 81'
  • 81': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Foul at 81'
  • 82': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 82'
  • 82': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Throw In at 82'
  • 85': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Shot Off Target at 85'
  • 85': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 85'
  • 85': Noa Lang (Netherlands) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Lovro Majer (Croatia) Substitution at 85'
  • 86': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Throw In at 86'
  • 86': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Handball at 86'
  • 86': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Free Kick at 86'
  • 88': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) Handball at 88'
  • 88': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Free Kick at 88'
  • 88': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) Foul at 88'
  • 90': Martin Erlic (Croatia) Substitution at 90'
  • 90': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 90'
  • 90'+1': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) Throw In at 91'
  • 90'+1': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Shot Off Target at 91'
  • 90'+1': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Yellow Card at 91'
  • 90'+2': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) Throw In at 92'
  • 90'+2': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Corner Kick at 92'
  • 90'+3': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Save at 93'
  • 90'+3': Noa Lang (Netherlands) Assists Shot at 93'
  • 90'+3': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Shot On Target at 93'
  • 90'+4': Luka Modric (Croatia) Offside at 94'
  • 90'+4': Justin Bijlow (Netherlands) Free Kick at 94'
  • 90'+4': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 94'
  • 90'+6': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Throw In at 96'
  • 90'+6': Noa Lang (Netherlands) Goal at 96'
  • 90': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Substitution at 90'
  • 91': Noa Lang (Netherlands) Throw In at 91'
  • 91': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 91'
  • 92': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Throw In at 92'
  • 92': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) Foul at 92'
  • 93': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 93'
  • 93': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 93'
  • 93': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 93'
  • 93': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Foul at 93'
  • 93': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Yellow Card at 93'
  • 94': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 94'
  • 94': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 94'
  • 94': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 94'
  • 94': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Corner Kick at 94'
  • 94': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Shot Off Target at 94'
  • 94': Lovro Majer (Croatia) Assists Shot at 94'
  • 97': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) Foul at 97'
  • 97': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 97'
  • 98': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Goal at 98'
  • 98': Luka Modric (Croatia) Assist at 98'
  • 100': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) Throw In at 100'
  • 100': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Foul at 100'
  • 100': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Free Kick at 100'
  • 102': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 102'
  • 102': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Corner Kick at 102'
  • 103': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Foul at 103'
  • 103': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) Free Kick at 103'
  • 104': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) Throw In at 104'
  • 105': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) Throw In at 105'
  • 105'+1': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Corner Kick at 106'
  • 105'+1': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) Corner Kick at 106'
  • 105'+2': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Save at 107'
  • 105'+2': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) Assists Shot at 107'
  • 105'+2': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) Shot Blocked at 107'
  • 105': Marten de Roon (Netherlands) Substitution at 105'
  • 105': Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) Substitution at 105'
  • 106': Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) Throw In at 106'
  • 107': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) Foul at 107'
  • 107': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 107'
  • 108': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) Blocked Pass at 108'
  • 108': Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) Foul at 108'
  • 108': Luka Modric (Croatia) Free Kick at 108'
  • 108': Justin Bijlow (Netherlands) Save at 108'
  • 108': Luka Modric (Croatia) Assists Shot at 108'
  • 108': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Shot On Target at 108'
  • 109': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Offside at 109'
  • 109': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) Offside at 109'
  • 109': Justin Bijlow (Netherlands) Free Kick at 109'
  • 109': Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) Throw In at 109'
  • 110': Marten de Roon (Netherlands) Assists Shot at 110'
  • 110': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) Shot On Target at 110'
  • 110': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Save at 110'
  • 110': Noa Lang (Netherlands) Shot Off Target at 110'
  • 112': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 112'
  • 112': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) Throw In at 112'
  • 112': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) Foul at 112'
  • 112': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) Free Kick at 112'
  • 112': Marten de Roon (Netherlands) Foul at 112'
  • 113': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) Free Kick at 113'
  • 113': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Throw In at 113'
  • 114': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) Save at 114'
  • 114': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Assists Shot at 114'
  • 114': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) Shot Blocked at 114'
  • 114': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) Shot Hit Woodwork at 114'
  • 115': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 115'
  • 115': Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) Foul at 115'
  • 116': Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) Yellow Card at 116'
  • 116': Luka Modric (Croatia) Penalty - Scored at 116'
  • 118': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Blocked Pass at 118'
  • 118': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) Throw In at 118'
  • 119': Borna Barisic (Croatia) Substitution at 119'
  • 119': Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) Throw In at 119'
  • 120': Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) Foul at 120'
  • 120'+1': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Free Kick at 121'
  • 120'+1': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) Offside at 121'

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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