Netherlands vs Norway – Match preview and team news
The Netherlands and Norway meet in an international friendly on Friday.Both sides topped their qualifying groups to reach the 2026 World Cup and will see this clash at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena...
Netherlands vs Norway – Match preview and team news The Netherlands and Norway meet in an international friendly on Friday. Both sides topped their qualifying groups to reach the 2026 World Cup and will see this clash at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena as a test of their progress. Netherlands vs Norway – Match preview and team news Date: Friday, 27th March.
Kick-off: 7:45pm BST. Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam. Netherlands team news Memphis Depay has become the latest player to pull out of this international window after sustaining a thigh injury.
Ronald Koeman had previously confirmed the Corinthians forward as his first‑choice striker, but the setback now forces the head coach to rethink his attacking plans for the Norway encounter. Crysencio Summerville – who had been in line for his Netherlands debut – is also ruled out through injury, alongside Robin Roefs, Matthijs de Ligt, Jurrien Timber, Noa Lang and Frenkie de Jong. On a more positive note, Jan Paul van Hecke is available again after serving an international suspension.
He is expected to come back into the starting XI. There is also a first senior call‑up for highly rated AZ Alkmaar midfielder Kees Smit, who will hope to make his mark in Koeman’s squad. Depay’s absence opens the door for in‑form Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey, fresh from scoring a late winner in the Tyne‑Wear derby against Newcastle United at the weekend.