Netherlands
GermanyGroup A2
Amsterdam - Johan Cruijff ArenA
Referee : Alejandro Hernández (ESP)
Netherlands: 1. Verbruggen - 22. Dumfries, 6. van Hecke, 4. van Dijk, 15. van de Ven - 8. Gravenberch R., 14. Reijnders (Til G., 83) - 7. Summerville (van Bommel R., 83) - 9. Brobbey (Meerdink, 35), 11. Gakpo, 19. Timber Q. (Veerman J., 57)
Substitution: Meerdink (from 35); Veerman J. (from 57); Til G. (from 83); van Bommel R. (from 83)
Bench: 13. Roefs, 23. Flekken - 2. Geertruida, 3. Hato, 5. Ake, 12. Frimpong J. - 20. Koopmeiners T. - 10. Lang N.
Yellow Cards: Timber Q. 22; van Hecke 24; Dumfries 68; van Dijk 69
Germany: 1. ter Stegen - 13. Treu, 18. Brown, 4. Tah J., 15. Schlotterbeck N. - 6. Kimmich, 7. Havertz (Ebnoutalib, 30), 8. Nmecha F. (Stach, 64), 11. Amiri N. (Engelhardt, 80) - 19. Adeyemi K. (Gnabry, 80) - 9. Schade (Führich, 64)
Substitution: Ebnoutalib (from 30); Stach (from 64); Führich (from 64); Engelhardt (from 80); Gnabry (from 80)
Bench: 12. Dahmen F., 21. Nübel - 3. Rosenfelder Max, 2. Bisseck, 14. Vagnoman - 22. Behrens
Yellow Cards: Amiri N. 68
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