Having both won their opening games of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands and Ecuador meet with Group ... be thrust quickly into the starting line-up, if Van Gaal's words are anything ...

Sports Mole looks at how the Netherlands could line up in their World Cup contest with Ecuador on Friday. The 28-year-old was not deemed fit enough to start against Senegal on Monday due to his ...

Up next is the other Group A fixture of the day as the Netherlands take on Ecuador. Here’s a look at the two line-ups: Netherlands XI: Noppert, Timber, van Dijk, Ake, Dumfries, Koopmeiners ...

Van Gaal’s 3-5-2 formation ... was offside on the line and interfering with Noppert’s vision, a view which Ecuador countered as they surrounded the referee. The Netherlands should have made ...

47 mins: Depay and Gakpo up front for the Netherlands is a pretty mean setup but the Barcelona man has barely played this year, having fallen out of favour and been hit by a hamstring injury. Ecuador ...

Netherlands ... Ecuador players. Valencia cut inside to fire a shot that forced a full stretch save out of Dutch goalkeeper Andries Noppert soon after the half hour mark and, as they kept up ...