Netherlands and Norway will each be without their star men.
Netherlands face Norway in Amsterdam in a friendly with both sides missing key players.
Both sides will be hoping to make a big impression at the World Cup after breezing through qualification, and the contest at the Johan Cruyff Arena promises to be an entertaining one given the quality likely to be on show.
Yet Netherlands will be without their record goalscorer Memphis Depay through injury, while Norway talisman Erling Haaland has been rested by coach Stale Solbakken.
Still, the two teams possess enough attacking talent for their still to be plenty of goals in their absences, and 101GreatGoals has the full team news for an intriguing encounter.
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Where to watch Netherlands v Norway: TV and online streams
Netherlands v Norway kicks off at 7:45pm UK time. It will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video for a pay-per-view price of £2.49.
Stats for Netherlands v Norway
- Netherlands and Norway have met 22 times, with the Oranje winning 10 times (L7, D5).
- Norway have not beaten Netherlands since a 2-1 win in qualification for the 1994 World Cup in 1992.
- Stale Solbakken’s side scored an incredible 37 goals in World Cup qualifying, with 16 of them netted by Haaland.
- Norway’s last defeat came in a 5-1 UEFA Nations League loss to Austria in October 2024. They are unbeaten in 12 games since, with their only slip-up a 1-1 friendly draw with New Zealand.
- Netherlands are also unbeaten in normal time since October 2024, a Nations League loss to Germany. They lost on penalties to Spain in the quarter-finals of that competition.
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