Germany kicks off the Nations League group stage with a tough road match against the Netherlands. Thanks for hanging out! Germany has a quick turnaround with a home fixture in Augsburg on Sunday. JΓΌrgen Klopp will run with the same roster for the upcoming match against Greece. SBN App: Engage with match threads on Bavarian Football Works from your phone with the new SB Nation app. Commenting and interacting with your communities is easier than ever before with the Game Chat feature. The app is available currently in the U.S. on iOS and Android devices. FT: Germany ties 1-1. 90’+2: Goal, Netherlands. A cheap turnover from Serge Gnabry leads to a back post finish from Cody Gakpo. 83’: Substitutions. Ruben Van Bommel and Guus Til replace Cryscencio Summerville and Tijjani Reijnders. 82’: PITCH INVADER!!! Play is temporarily stopped and restarted. 80’: Substitutions. Serge Gnabry and Yannick Engelhardt replace Karim Adeyemi and Nadiem Amiri. 68’: Yellow card. Nadiem Amiri is booked for a reckless sliding challenge. Denzel Dumfries is booked after the play as well. 66’: Mexx Meerdink somehow misses a sliding tap-in at point blank range. 65’: Substitutions. Chris FΓΌhrich and Anton Stach replace Kevin Schade and Felix Nmecha. 57’: Substitution. Joey Veerman replaces Quinten Timber. 46’: Second half is underway! HT: Germany up 1-0 at the break. 45’: Three minutes of stoppage time. 38’: Nathaniel Brown lays off the pass to Karim Adeyemi but he can’t handle the bounce, sending a surefire goal into the stands. 35’: Substitution. Mexx Meerdink replaces Brobbey. Brobbey clutched the back of his leg right before Germany scored the goal. 33’: GOOOAAALLL! Germany up 1-0. Felix Nmecha cleans up the box with a rebound. The Dutch are NOT happy that Germany did not play the ball out of bounds when Brian Brobbey went down with a non-contact injury. 30’: Substitution. Younes Ebnoutalib replaces an injured Kai Havertz. 24’: Yellow card. Jan Paul van Hecke is booked for a sliding challenge on Kevin Schade. 22’: Yellow card. Quinten Timber is booked for a high challenge on Kai Havertz. 13’: VAR overturns the opening goal. After avoiding two penalty kick decisions on potential fouls from Jonathan Tah, Virgil van Dijk flies into a glancing header. 1’: GAME TIME, HOO! LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO!!! Short-term starting lineup change: Jamal Musiala felt something in his thigh during warm-up. A precautionary measure. Nadiem Amiri will start in his place. Lineups are out! No big surprises. Four Bayern players are represented: Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich, Nathaniel Brown, and Jonathan Tah. The JΓΌrgen Klopp era has officially begun for the German national team. After a string of frustrating performances since the 2014 World Cup triumph, the DFB has brought in the former Liverpool and Dortmund manager to right the ship. FIFA is experimenting with an extended international window that will give Klopp a full two weeks to tinker with the lineup and test out new players across four matches in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League. The toughest test comes first in a road match against famed Spanish and Barcelona midfielder, Xavi, as he settles into his new role as the Dutch manager. Like Germany, the Netherlands exited the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a frustrating 1-1 draw and elimination by penalty shootout in the Round of 32. SBN App: Engage with match threads on Bavarian Football Works from your phone with the new SB Nation app. Commenting and interacting with your communities is easier than ever before with the Game Chat feature. The app is available currently in the U.S. on iOS and Android devices. Germany draws 1-1. With both teams breaking in new managerial styles against a tough opponent, this game will be played mostly in the middle of the pitch. Each side will make a defensive mistake due to poor communication that leads to a goal. Jamal Musiala will be the opportunistic German while Brian Brobbey will give an encore performance to his hat trick against Manchester City. Location: Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: Thursday, September 24th, 2026 Time: 8:45pm CEST (2:45pm EDT) TV/streaming: ViX (Spanish), Find Your Country Odds: Germany (+170), Draw (+280), Netherlands (+138) Sign up for a user account and get: All of your communities in one place. This is the title for the native ad