UEFA Nations League

Netherlands vs Serbia, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Netherlands
  • 31': Teun Koopmeiners
  • 72': Joshua Zirkzee
FT
2 - 1
Serbia
  • 35': Mihajlo Cvetkovic

About

Netherlands are hosting Serbia at Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Noa Lang (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a cross.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 9': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Joey Veerman (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Joey Veerman (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Stefan Gudelj.
  • 13': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 14': Foul by Stefan Gudelj (Serbia).
  • 14': Noa Lang (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Stefan Gudelj (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Noa Lang (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mexx Meerdink following a fast break.
  • 19': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
  • 19': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Srdjan Babic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands).
  • 20': Offside, Serbia. Aleksa Terzic is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
  • 21': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
  • 25': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
  • 25': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 28': Foul by Srdjan Babic (Serbia).
  • 28': Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
  • 30': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Goal! Netherlands 1, Serbia 0. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 33': Foul by Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia).
  • 33': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
  • 34': Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Goal! Netherlands 1, Serbia 1. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
  • 38': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
  • 40': Offside, Serbia. Aleksa Terzic is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia).
  • 41': Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 45': Aleksa Terzic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
  • 45': Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Netherlands 1, Serbia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 1, Serbia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Mexx Meerdink.
  • 46': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 46': Attempt missed. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Gudelj.
  • 47': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
  • 47': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Joey Veerman.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a fast break.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
  • 56': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
  • 57': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Serbia).
  • 57': Noa Lang (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a through ball.
  • 58': Substitution, Netherlands. Ruben van Bommel replaces Noa Lang.
  • 58': Substitution, Netherlands. Jorrel Hato replaces Joey Veerman.
  • 59': Substitution, Netherlands. Gjivai Zechiël replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic with a headed pass.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 61': Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
  • 66': Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Netherlands).
  • 66': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Maksimovic replaces Aleksandar Stankovic.
  • 66': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Dusan Tadic.
  • 67': Offside, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
  • 72': Goal! Netherlands 2, Serbia 1. Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 72': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Kostic replaces Aleksa Terzic.
  • 72': Substitution, Serbia. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Lazar Samardzic.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
  • 74': Gjivai Zechiël (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
  • 78': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands).
  • 79': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Stefan Gudelj.
  • 80': Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
  • 81': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
  • 82': Substitution, Netherlands. Quinten Timber replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 83': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (Netherlands).
  • 84': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
  • 84': Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Gjivai Zechiël (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Quinten Timber following a fast break.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a cross.
  • 88': Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands).
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Micky van de Ven went off injured after Netherlands had used all subs.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Filip Kostic.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
  • 90'+4': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Netherlands).
  • 90'+5': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Serbia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Netherlands 2, Serbia 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 3
35.6 Possession 64.4
14 SHOTS 22
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
255 Accurate Passes 541
332 Passes 618
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 51
23 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 11
11 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 8
14 Effective Clearances 26
14 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Philips Stadion
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Attendance: 31,387

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Netherlands 4 +2 8
2 Greece 4 +2 8
3 Germany 4 +1 5
4 Serbia 4 -5 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NED Netherlands (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
20 Teun Koopmeiners
4 Virgil van Dijk
15 Micky van de Ven
22 Denzel Dumfries
18 Joey Veerman
14 Tijjani Reijnders Yellow Card
8 Ryan Gravenberch
17 Mexx Meerdink
10 Noa Lang
7 Crysencio Summerville
Netherlands Substitutes:
Mark Flekken, Quinten Timber, Jeremie Frimpong, Guus Til, Robin Roefs, Jurriën Timber, Joshua Zirkzee, Nathan Aké, Gjivai Zechiël, Jorrel Hato, Ruben Van Bommel, Kenneth Taylor.

SRB Serbia (5-3-2)

No. Name
23 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
15 Srjdan Babic
3 Strahinja Pavlovic Yellow Card
19 Stefan Gudelj Yellow Card
17 Aleksa Terzic
2 Kosta Nedeljkovic
22 Sasa Lukic Yellow Card
7 Aleksandar Stankovic
21 Lazar Samardzic
10 Dusan Tadic
18 Mihajlo Cvetkovic
Serbia Substitutes:
Nikola Simic, Luka Jovic, Ognjen Mimovic, Andrija Zivkovic, Vanja Dragojevic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Dragan Rosic, Dejan Joveljic, Strahinja Erakovic, Filip Kostic, Filip Stankovic.

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