The round-of-16 stage of the UEFA Euro Cup 2024 will be nearing an end with the last matchday fast approaching. Romania will be facing one of the biggest tests in its history against the great nation of the Netherlands. The Dutch have had the upper hand over the Romanians in recent history, with a winning run of four games.
Romania has managed three draws, two defeats, and just a single victory in the last six outings. The solitary win, though, came against Ukraine in the opening game of its European campaign. The 3-0 margin ensured qualification for the Romanians, but now is the time to forget about that. Knockout stages present a whole different scenario for Eduard Iordanescu’s side, who will be eager to exhibit their prowess.
Ronald Koeman will be greatly disappointed and discontent with the displays provided by the players. A hard-fought 2-1 glory against Poland on matchday one has been the highlight of the tournament so far for the Netherlands. Ralf Rangnick’s Austria side ran them over, earning a 3-2 victory, thus relegating the Dutch to the third spot in Group D.
Romania vs the Netherlands: Probable line-ups
Left-back, Nicusor Bancu will be an absentee for Romania due to a suspension worry. Elsewhere, Iordanescu is expected to continue with his preferred 4-1-4-1 formation. Razvan Marin of Cagliari has been in tremendous form in the Euros and will look to add to his tally of two goals in the tournament already.
As for the Netherlands, Joey Veerman is guaranteed to be dropped from the starting lineup after his rather uncomfortable showing against Austria. Ronald Koeman, however, will be delighted with the return of his young talented pair of Joshua Zirkzee and Xavi Simons, with the latter in contention to be deployed behind Memphis Depay in the number 10 role.
Romania’s probable line-up: Nita; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Sorecsu; M. Marin; Man, R. Marin, Stanciu, Mihaila; Dragus
Netherlands’ probable line-up: Verbruggen; Dumfries, de Vrij, van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Reijnders, Simons; Frimpong, Gakpo, Depay
Romania vs the Netherlands: Head-to-head record
Last Five Meetings | Result |
Romania lost to the Netherlands | 0-3 |
The Netherlands beat Romania | 4-0 |
Romania lost to the Netherlands | 1-4 |
The Netherlands beat Romania | 2-0 |
Romania beat the Netherlands | 1-0 |
Romania vs the Netherlands: Live streaming details
The encounter between Romania vs the Netherlands will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich at 12 noon EDT (5 pm BST). In Romania, Pro TV will broadcast the match live while in the Netherlands, NOS holds the official telecast authority. As far as the US is concerned, Fox Sports will stream the fixture live for soccer enthusiasts.