Holland vs France
Holland
Beating the Wold Champions 3-0 on the opening day of the group of death is a sensational start for Holland. They will be looking to continue their good form and will be going into the match in a very high morale and confidence. But the Dutch side had a hard time handling Gross, Del Piero and Zambrotta in the 2nd half. And the French side have players faster then the Dutch defence so the Dutch may have problem handling them as well.
Man 2 Watch:
Ruud van Nistelrooy - The former Manchester United striker is a typical Fox In The Box striker. He is a tough opponent for the French defence to face. And most importantly he score goals and i mean quite a number of goals.
Possible Starting 11:
(GK) Edwin van der Sar - (DF) Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Joris Mathijsen, Andre Ooijer, Khalid Boulahrouz - (MF) Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Nigel De Jong, Orlando Engelaar - (FW) Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie
Form:
| Last 5 Netherlands matches: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.06.2008 | GROUP C | Netherlands-Italy | 3:0 |
| 01.06.2008 | FRIENDLY | Netherlands-Wales | 2:0 |
| 29.05.2008 | FRIENDLY | Netherlands-Denmark | 1:1 |
| 24.05.2008 | FRIENDLY | Netherlands-Ukraine | 3:0 |
| 26.03.2008 | FRIENDLY | Austria-Netherlands | 3:4 |
France
After being held to a draw in their opening match against Romania, the French side must go into this upcoming fixture with a optimistic mindset. With both Theirry Henry and Captain Patrick Vieira back in the French squad it will surely be morale boosting.
France will try to score 1st in order to boost their confidence for the match. And a win in this match will put them in the driving seat to qualify ahead of the Italians.
Man 2 Watch:
Franck Ribery - He will be focal point in midfield. He will try to slice open the Dutch defence with their pace.
Possible Starting 11:
(GK) Gregory Coupet - (DF) William Gallas, Lilian Thuram, Eric Abidal, Willy Sagnol - (MF) Franck Ribery, Patrick Vieira, Jeremy Toulalan, Florent Malouda - (FW) Thierry Henry, Karim Benzema
Form:
| Last 5 France matches: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.06.2008 | GROUP C | Romania - France | 0:0 |
| 03.06.2008 | FRIENDLY | France - Colombia | 1:0 |
| 31.05.2008 | FRIENDLY | France - Paraguay | 0:0 |
| 27.05.2008 | FRIENDLY | France - Ecuador | 2:0 |
| 26.03.2008 | FRIENDLY | France - England | 1:0 |
The Pick:
This will be an interesting fixture to watch as both is of about the same standard. But I would seriously favour Holland to win this fixture after the impressing start to the tournament. I would believe Holland may come out of this match with a victory. France shouldn’t be written off though.
Holland 2 - 1 France
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