{"id":18009,"date":"2026-06-01T21:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/18009\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:51:18","slug":"preview-netherlands-vs-algeria-prediction-team-news-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/18009\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Netherlands vs Algeria – prediction, team news, lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Both bound for World Cup 2026<\/a>, the Netherlands<\/a> and Algeria<\/a> will convene for a pre-tournament friendly on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

Just before heading off to North America, the pair are set to clash at De Kuip, where Oranje have an excellent record.<\/p>\n

Match preview<\/p>\n

Continuing to fall short of football’s top prizes, the Netherlands reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024, while they exited at the quarter-final stage of both the 2022 World Cup and 2024-25 UEFA Nations League.<\/p>\n

Still, they will soon get another crack at securing an elusive global title, with their latest World Cup campaign kicking off against Japan later this month.<\/p>\n

Sweden and Tunisia also await in a potentially tricky Group F, so Ronald Koeman<\/a>‘s men must be ready to produce their best from the outset.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Warm-up games against fellow finalists Algeria and Uzbekistan will offer fringe players their last chance to break into the starting XI, while Koeman will be keen to extend a 10-game unbeaten streak.<\/p>\n

Having won six and drawn two of their qualifiers to finish above Poland, the Netherlands then played a pair of friendlies in March, beating Norway 2-1 before\u00a0holding Ecuador to a 1-1 draw<\/a> despite Denzel Dumfries receiving an early red card.<\/p>\n

Notoriously tough to defeat at De Kuip, Oranje now return to their favourite venue, aiming to maintain the momentum that might make them dark horses this summer.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Imago<\/p>\n

Set for a first World Cup appearance since 2014 – and fifth overall – Algeria also secured their ticket in some style.<\/p>\n

The Fennec Foxes topped Group G in the CAF qualifiers, suffering just one defeat across 10 fixtures and confirming their place with one round remaining.<\/p>\n

While their quarter-final exit at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations was disappointing, the North African nation can now turn their attention to an even more exciting assignment.<\/p>\n

At the World Cup, they will face Jordan, Austria and Argentina in Group J, so just reaching the knockout phase could prove a tough task.<\/p>\n

Before kicking off against the reigning champions in Kansas City, Vladimir Petkovic<\/a> will take his squad to Rotterdam, aiming to build on some promising results.<\/p>\n

Following two March friendlies – a 7-0 rout of Guatemala and a goalless draw with Uruguay<\/a>\u00a0– the Fennecs have kept clean sheets in no fewer than five of their last seven matches.<\/p>\n

Netherlands form (all competitions):<\/p>\n

W W D W W D<\/p>\n

Algeria form (all competitions):<\/p>\n

W W W L W D<\/p>\n

Team News<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago<\/p>\n

Koeman delayed his announcement by two days to make sure that Memphis Depay<\/a> and Jurrien Timber could overcome fitness issues, and both were ultimately named in his 26-man World Cup squad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There was also a first call-up for West Ham United winger Crysencio Summerville, who missed out due to injury in March, while Atalanta captain Marten de Roon has replaced ACL victim Jerdy Schouten.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Wout Weghorst was preferred to Burnley striker Zian Flemming, and Liverpool’s Jeremie Frimpong has also been left out<\/a>; Stefan de Vrij, Matthijs de Ligt and Xavi Simons are all sidelined.<\/p>\n

Algeria’s squad notably includes recalled midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, who was omitted from their Africa Cup of Nations campaign, but Ismael Bennacer surprisingly misses out.<\/p>\n

Marseille striker Amine Gouiri is selected after skipping AFCON with a shoulder problem – he subsequently returned with three goal involvements in the 7-0 win over Guatemala.<\/p>\n

Granada goalkeeper Luca Zidane made the cut despite suffering a serious facial injury in La Liga last month, while veteran winger Riyad Mahrez will captain the side.<\/p>\n

Netherlands possible starting lineup:<\/p>\n

Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Van Dijk, Van de Ven; De Jong, Gravenberch; Malen, Reijnders, Gakpo; Brobbey<\/p>\n

Algeria possible starting lineup:<\/p>\n

Mastil; Belghali, Mandi, Bensebaini, Ait-Nouri; Aouar, Zerrouki; Mahrez, Maza, Chaibi; Gouiri<\/p>\n

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We say: Netherlands 2-1 Algeria<\/p>\n

Algeria’s talented team can cause problems for the Netherlands, as the visitors have won seven of their last 10 games and usually score first.<\/p>\n

However, most of those games were against lower-ranked opponents, and Oranje’s record at De Kuip – where they have only lost twice since 1990 – suggests the home crowd will roar them on to a morale-boosting win.<\/p>\n

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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