19:52
There is a short-term change in the German team. Nicole Anyomi is out due to a foot injury. Svenja Huth will be in the starting XI.
19:50
The neighbors from Germany and the Netherlands have already played 20 games. Twelve of these went to the DFB women and the lionesses only won three times. However, Oranje left the field as the winner when they last met in 2021 for a friendly match.
19:44
The hosts, Dominique Janssen and Jill Roord from Wolfsburg, have two players from the Bundesliga in the starting line-up. Roord is expected to score alongside ex-world footballer Lieke Martens and recently double-scoring Lineth Beerensteyn in a 4-2-3-1.
19:28
DFB coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg had announced in advance that she would rotate her staff properly. “We have to and want to give as many players as possible playing time to see how far they are and what alternatives we have for the World Cup. Our priority is not to get used to it,” said the national coach. Accordingly, it is not surprising that with goalkeeper Merle Frohms, Sophia Kleinherne, Sara Däbritz, Sjoeke Nüsken and Felicitas Rauch only five players from the Sweden game remain in the starting XI. Prominent names such as Popp, Schüller, Marozsán, Magull or Freigang initially sit outside.
19:18
The Netherlands have tested twice this year, both times against Austria. At first, Oranje surprisingly lost 2-1, but took revenge a little later with a clear 4-0 win. Lineth Beerensteyn tied a brace, and Lieke Martens and Esmee Brugts also scored. After the quarter-finals at the European Championships last year, the lionesses trained by former Wolfsburg coach Andries Jonker are eager to do better at this year’s major event in Australia and New Zealand.
19:06
For the German national team, after the 0-0 draw against Sweden in February, it is the second friendly in 2023 and at the same time the penultimate before the World Cup in summer. Before the game against Brazil on Tuesday, there is now a friendly against the Netherlands. “These are two top opponents, two top-class opponents. They are exactly the opponents that we need before the World Cup,” Svenja Huth stated beforehand.
19:01
Hello and welcome to the friendly match between the German women’s national team and the Netherlands! Kick-off is at 8 p.m. in the Fortuna Sittard Stadium!