Germany vs. Netherlands: How to watch international friendly, TV channel, live stream

Two of the favorites for Euro 2024 will meet in a friendly in Frankfurt

Germany will host the Netherlands on Tuesday in a high-profile friendly at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt.

Both sides will be among the favorites at Euro 2024 this summer, with Germany hosting the tournament.

Amid a difficult run of results, Germany earned a much-needed 2-0 win over France in a friendly on Saturday. Toni Kroos returned from a three-year international retirement in that match, providing an assist to Florian Wirtz just seven seconds into the game.

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The Netherlands also earned an encouraging win on Friday, hammering Scotland 4-0 in a friendly. The Oranje are currently on a four-match winning streak as they enter Tuesday’s match.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Germany vs. Netherlands (international friendly)

  • When: Tuesday, March 25
  • Where: Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt, Germany)
  • Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: FS2, FuboTV (WATCH LIVE)

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Louis van Gaal: World Cup was rigged for Lionel Messi

The former Dutch coach is still irked by how things went down in the World Cup quarterfinal

Former Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal has charged that the World Cup was rigged so Lionel Messi and Argentina would win.

Messi finally lifted the game’s biggest prize in December, as Argentina defeated France on penalties in the World Cup final.

On its way to World Cup glory, Argentina got past the Netherlands on penalties in a contentious quarterfinal that ended 2-2. Following the game, Messi and Van Gaal had words on the sideline in what appeared to be an acrimonious exchange.

Nine months after the game and his subsequent resignation as Netherlands coach, it was clear that Van Gaal is still rather bitter about how things went down that night at the Lusail Stadium.

“I do not really want to say much about it,” Van Gaal told reporters on Tuesday. “When you see how Argentina scored their goals and how we scored our goals, and how some Argentina players overstepped the mark and were not punished, then I think it was all a premeditated game.”

Asked what he meant Van Gaal replied: “I mean everything I said.”

Van Gaal was then asked if he was saying that Messi was predetermined to be world champion.

“I think so, yeah,” was his reply.

After Van Gaal’s comments, Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk said he did not agree with his former manager.

“I heard it this morning, indeed. And that’s actually it,” the defender told NOS. “It is of course his opinion. Everyone is allowed to have an opinion. I do not share the same opinion.”

Ironically, after the game in December it was Messi and his teammate Emiliano Martínez who were fuming at referee Mateu Lahoz, of whom Messi said: “FIFA has to review it. They can’t put a referee who is not up to the task in this instance.”

Martínez added: “The ref was just giving everything for them. He gave 10 minutes [stoppage time]. For no reason, 10 minutes. He was giving free kicks outside the box for them, like two, three times. He just wanted them to score, that’s basically it. So hopefully we don’t have that ref anymore, he’s useless.”

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2023 Women’s World Cup quarterfinal recap: Spain, Sweden advance

One of the World Cup semifinals is now set following two tight quarterfinal matches

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is quickly coming to a close, as we are officially down to the final six teams of the tournament. In the first two games of the quarterfinals, Spain defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in extra time, while Sweden beat Japan by the same scoreline.

Before we take a look at the games, here is your reminder that you can follow the entirety of the World Cup right here at Pro Soccer Wire! Make sure to check out the full TV/streaming schedule for the event and the rankings in this year’s race for the Golden Boot.

Now, let’s check out the games.

Lineth Beerensteyn should have followed her own advice

Beerensteyn threw a stray at the USWNT and couldn’t back it up on the field

Lineth Beerensteyn danced on the grave of the U.S. women’s national team before her Netherlands side took on Spain in a World Cup quarterfinal.

And now, thanks in part to Beerensteyn, the Netherlands is dead too.

In a pre-match press conference, the USWNT caught a stray from Beerensteyn, who accused the four-time World Cup winners of entering the 2023 edition too overconfident.

“From the first moment I heard they were out, I was just like, ‘Yes! Bye!” Beerensteyn told the media on Thursday. “From the start of the tournament, they had really big mouths and were already talking about the final.

“I was thinking you first have to show it on the pitch before you talk. I’m not being rude in that way, I still have a lot of respect for them, but now they’re out of the tournament, and for me, it’s a relief, and for them, it’s something they will have to take with them in the future.

“Don’t start to talk about something that is far away. I hope they will learn from that.”

Beerensteyn probably should have followed her own advice to “show it on the pitch before you talk,” because she proceeded to contribute to her own team’s demise against Spain.

The Dutch forward missed a host of presentable chances against La Roja, with one of those directly proceeding a counterattack that ended with Salma Paralluelo’s extra-time winner for Spain.

Former USWNT forward Sydney Leroux couldn’t help pointing out the irony of the situation, saying on Twitter: “One thing we’ve learned is wait to talk s— until after you’re on the podium with a gold medal because now… you’re bye too.”

There were plenty of other reactions online to Beerensteyn’s performance against Spain.

Amid shots off posts, VAR, and extra time, Spain ousts the Netherlands

It got a little weird in Wellington

This unprecedented, unusual World Cup will feature at least one new semifinalist.

Spain defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in extra time in a game defined by the woodwork, some big VAR decisions, and more than a little strangeness.

Despite keeping Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas on the bench for over 100 minutes, and long spells of the game seeming to be about how they might never score, La Roja moved on thanks to Salma Paralluelo’s extra-time strike, which capped off a game that saw tactical caginess give way to late drama.

It almost never happened. Spain had plenty of the ball, but seemed cursed to walk off wondering how their possession and chances hadn’t amounted to enough goals.

How else do you explain a sequence like this, in which Alba Redondo had a shot tipped onto the post, tapped the rebound against the same post, and then had a very convincing penalty shout (stemming from Stefanie van der Gragt clearly handling the ball while on the ground) turned down?

Roughly 20 minutes later, the Dutch survived an even closer call. Mariona Caldentey again served up a good ball from the left, and Redondo could have easily tapped home from four yards.

Instead, she opted to give Esther González an even closer-range chance, but the Real Madrid striker happened to be offside. Esther may have put the ball in the back of the net, but the score still justly stood at 0-0.

Maybe the fates just didn’t want to see either team score. Shortly after the hour mark, Lineth Beerensteyn appeared to have won a penalty after beating Irene Paredes to a ball over the top. Referee Stéphanie Frappart took a long look at her assistant, gave the penalty, booked Paredes…and then took it all back after checking VAR.

Finally, in the 80th minute, out of the most innocuous Spanish attack, Paralluelo’s hopeful ball into the box was touched down by van der Gragt’s hand.

Was it in the area? Frappart didn’t grant a penalty at first, but VAR intervened yet again. After a check of the monitor, this time Frappart decided that this game could finally, possibly, have a goal.

Caldentey stepped up, and though she hit the post — a sick cosmic joke in this game, apparently — the ball managed to carry over the line. Daphne van Domselaar’s excellent tournament did not budget for a dive in the right direction, and Spain had an 81st minute lead.

So, misery for van der Gragt, right? A resilient effort comes up just short after a handball that was inside the box by inches. The veteran had announced that she will retire once the tournament ends, and what a brutal way to go out.

Well, about that: the Netherlands threw van der Gragt up front as a prayer, just a big ol’ target striker hoping to win one header in stoppage time to somehow create a goal.

Perhaps they should have tried it earlier? Just seconds into stoppage time, the Dutch center back — later confirmed onside by maybe a foot — produced a clinical long-range shot, stunning Spain with an equalizer.

Extra time was required, but there was no escape from the importance of the posts at Wellington Regional Stadium. At one end, Beerensteyn followed up her own somewhat confusing bit of big talk by missed a sitter.

Shortly thereafter Paralluelo — in one of Spain’s only attempts at direct play all game — beat her defender, kissed the post with a shot past van Domselaar, then wheeled away to celebrate as it crossed the line.

This time, there were no more interventions from the post, VAR, or Frappart. Spain advanced to a first-ever women’s World Cup semifinal, where it will face Sweden.

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The five biggest breakout stars of the 2023 World Cup so far

Several youngsters have shined at their first ever World Cup

The 2023 Women’s World Cup has been very eventful thus far. The United States got eliminated in the first round of the knockout stage, Germany failed to reach the knockout stage, and plenty of underdogs managed to find their way through the group stage.

But while the storylines surrounding the teams have been incredibly fun to watch, the actual players have been putting on a show as well. Obviously, the stars have been out in full force, but some of the more unknown players have been performing at a high level, too. Those players deserve the same amount of recognition.

Let’s take a look at some of the top breakout stars of the tournament.

Netherlands star Beerensteyn happy USWNT and ‘really big mouths’ out of World Cup

Beerensteyn’s reaction to hearing the USWNT was eliminated? “Yes! Bye!”

When Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn heard the U.S. women’s national team was eliminated from the World Cup, she wasn’t shedding any tears.

“Yes! Bye!” Beerensteyn claimed was her reaction upon heading of the USWNT’s shootout loss to Sweden in the round of 16.

According to Beerensteyn, the reason she was so happy to see the USWNT have their worst World Cup ever was the team’s overconfidence heading into the tournament.

“From the first moment I heard they were out, I was just like, ‘Yes! Bye!” Beerensteyn told the media on Thursday. “From the start of the tournament, they had really big mouths and were already talking about the final.

“I was thinking you first have to show it on the pitch before you talk [big]. I’m not being rude in that way, I still have a lot of respect for them, but now they’re out of the tournament, and for me, it’s a relief, and for them, it’s something they will have to take with them in the future.

“Don’t start to talk about something that is far away. I hope they will learn from that.”

It wasn’t immediately clear exactly which comments Beerensteyn was referencing, though the USWNT was of course criticized for various other elements of its behavior at the World Cup, from not signing the national anthem to Carli Lloyd slamming the team for its perceived over-exuberant celebrations after narrowly avoiding defeat against Portugal.

Beerensteyn and the Netherlands drew the USWNT 1-1 in Group E, helping them to a first-place finish that saw them face South Africa in the last 16. After defeating South Africa, the Dutch will take on Spain in a quarterfinal starting at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday.

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2023 Women’s World Cup Knockout Stage Day 2 Recap: USWNT eliminated by Sweden

The top two ranked teams in the world are now out before the quarterfinals

The drama has reached a whole new level at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. On the second day of knockout stage games, the USWNT got bounced, meaning the top two ranked countries in the world (the U.S. is first and Germany second in FIFA’s rankings) are no longer in contention — and it all came down to penalty kicks.

But before we dive into the two games from the second knockout stage day, here is your reminder that you can follow the entirety of the World Cup right here at Pro Soccer Wire! Make sure to check out the full TV/streaming schedule, a power ranking of all 16 knockout stage teams, and the rankings in this year’s race for the Golden Boot.

Now, let’s dive into the games.

World Cup knockout round power rankings: Evaluating all 16 teams

Evaluating the hopes of the 16 teams left at this World Cup

A World Cup group stage full of surprises has resulted in a truly intriguing set of 16 teams going through to the knockout rounds.

Some favorites have looked the part, but the list of big teams that have underachieved is significantly longer (it’s not just the U.S. women’s national team, folks). A couple of second-tier teams have stepped their game up, while some unheralded sides have shown that while no one was watching, they were making major strides.

The result is a round of 16 where it feels like nearly anything could happen. Could the USWNT join the likes of Germany, Brazil, and Canada in being out? What about the possibility of teams like Jamaica, Morocco, and South Africa getting to the quarterfinals?

It’s been completely unpredictable, so all of these things are distinctly possible. Still, Pro Soccer Wire tried to sort out the likelihood of any one team making a run to the final. Somewhere between their results in this tournament, past track record, and overall talent level, we’ve settled on a power rankings list that everyone everywhere will surely have no problems with.

The top five goals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup (so far)

There were some unbelievable strikes in the group stage

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has been quite eventful thus far, providing a healthy mix of drama, highlight-reel plays, and late-game heroics. And now that the group stage of the tournament has come and gone, let’s take a beat to reflect on some of the best goals of the tournament so far.

But before we do that, here is yet another reminder that you can follow the entirety of the World Cup right here at Pro Soccer Wire! You can get the full TV/streaming schedule, a complete list of the finalized group stage standings, and the rankings in this year’s race for the Golden Boot.

Now, let’s take a look at the top five goals of the tournament thus far.