Juventus defender Matthijs De Ligt missed this game as he recovers from a groin injury, while Virgil van Dijk is not at the tournament at all. Yet Dutch optimism has been tempered by selection problems facing De Boer. Those supporters were in fine spirits ahead of the game, bedecked in orange as they filled the bars around the ground in the blazing sunshine, thoughts of the pandemic appearing far away. The emergence of the likes of Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt has given supporters of the Oranje hope for the future.
They had not won a game at a Euro in 13 years, since a 2-0 win over Romania at Euro 2008. "Even now Christian is one of his best friends and it is normal that there were lots of emotions."Īfter failing to qualify for Euro 2016 or the 2018 World Cup, the Netherlands were playing their first game at a major competition since coming third at the 2014 World Cup. "Daley was quite emotional because he had some problems with his own heart," De Boer said. He was in tears as he was substituted in the second half. Eriksen played for Ajax before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 and several Dutch players remain close to the midfielder.ĭefender Daley Blind played with him in Amsterdam and needed heart surgery himself in 2019 after being diagnosed with myocarditis.
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