Exactly a year ago, the Netherlands team managed to please at the group stage of Euro 2020, where they were able to win all the matches and took first place in the quartet with Ukraine, Austria and North Macedonia. After a successful start already at the stage of the 1/8 finals, the clockwork orange unexpectedly failed in a duel with the young national team of the Czech Republic and left the draw. In qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar, the Orange did not make fatal mistakes. In ten rounds the team scored seven victories and two draws, which corresponds to 23 points and the first position in the standings. Starting in the new championship of the League of Nations, Louis van Gaal’s wards opened with a convincing victory over neighbors from Belgium (4:1), after which they outplayed today’s opponents on the road and tied with Poland (2:2). These results brought seven points and first place in the standings.
Last season the Belgian national team pleased with the results at Euro 2020, where the team easily passed the group stage, but in the quarterfinals they failed to cope with the future champion, whom they lost 1:2. In October the “red devils” played in the “final four” of the League of Nations, where they lost to Italy in the third place match with the same score. The qualifying tournament for the team for the 2022 World Cup was confidently held, where the Belgians took first place in the group. After three rounds of the new Nations League tournament, the wards of Roberto Martinez got only four points and settled on the second line. In the last game, the guests tied with Wales (1:1). More today football predictions from the experts can be obtained from the link provided.
