Germany vs Netherlands: Nations League – preview, team news, predictions

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Germany will likely need to win on Monday to reach the quarterfinals unless Serbia beat Greece away from home.

Who: Germany vs Netherlands What: UEFA Nations League, Group A2 Where: Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany When: Monday at 8:45pm (19:45 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from 16:45 GMT before our live text commentary stream.

Germany and the Netherlands head into the final Group A2 Nations League match hoping to secure their place in the quarterfinals.

Xavi Hernandez’s Netherlands side are practically through – barring a huge swing in goal difference – as they lead the table with 11 points after thrashing Greece 7-0 on Friday.

Jurgen Klopp’s Germany, who beat bottom placed Serbia 3-1 in their last game, know they will likely need a win to progress.

The Germans sit third with eight points, level with second-placed Greece but below them on their head-to-head record, which trumps goal difference as a tiebreaker in this season’s competition. Greece host Serbia, who have yet to win a point.

The Germans forced Serbia’s Srdan Babic into an early own goal with Florian Wirtz and Brajan Gruda also scoring.

Babic made up for his blunder with a second-half consolation strike while Serbia finished with nine men after substitutes Vanja Dragojevic and Andrija Zivkovic were sent off late on.

Germany have now won twice, drawn twice and lost once in five games under Klopp.

Tijjani Reijnders netted a first-half hat-trick ⁠as the ⁠Netherlands thrashed Greece 7-0.

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