FIFA World Cup 2026

World Cup 2026: Netherlands vs Morocco - pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup pre-match briefing: Netherlands vs Morocco. Kick-off is scheduled for 01:00 UTC. Referee: Bruno Boschilia. At Monterrey Stadium with cloudy weather expected (~22.9°C). Full squads and pre-match details inside.

Jun 30, 2026 - 00:50

World Cup 2026: Netherlands vs Morocco - pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup: pre-match update for Netherlands - Morocco.

Kick-off is scheduled for 01:00 UTC.

Referee for this match: Bruno Boschilia.

At Monterrey Stadium, cloudy weather is expected (~22.9°C).

Netherlands squad and formation

Under Ronald Koeman, Netherlands are set to line up in a 4-3-3 formation.

Netherlands goalkeeper: 1 Bart Verbruggen.

Probable starting XI for Netherlands at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

1 Bart Verbruggen
4 Virgil van Dijk
6 Jan Paul van Hecke
8 Ryan Gravenberch
11 Cody Gakpo
14 Tijjani Reijnders
15 Micky van de Ven
18 Donyell Malen
19 Brian Brobbey
21 Frenkie de Jong
22 Denzel Dumfries

Morocco squad and formation

Under Mohamed Ouahbi, Morocco are set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Morocco goalkeeper: 1 Yassine Bounou.

Probable starting XI for Morocco at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

1 Yassine Bounou
2 Achraf Hakimi
3 Noussair Mazraoui
6 Ayyoub Bouaddi
8 Azzedine Ounahi
10 Brahim Díaz
11 Ismael Saibari
14 Issa Diop
18 Chadi Riad
23 Bilal El Khannouss
24 Neil El Aynaoui