Scotland travel to the Netherlands in international friendly action on March 22 as both sides gear up for Euro 2024 this summer.
Steve Clarke’s team are on the road to successive European Championships for just the second time in their history after being placed in Group A alongside hosts Germany.
Ronald Koeman steered the Dutch to Euro 2024, following his return for a second spell in charge of the national team, and his side are in Group D with tournament favourites France.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it across the world, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
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What time does Netherlands vs Scotland kick off?
This international friendly match takes place at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands and kicks off on Friday, March 22 at 8:45 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Fri, Mar. 22 | 3:45 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Fri, Mar. 22 | 3:45 p.m. ET |
| UK | Fri, Mar. 22 | 7:45 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Sat, Mar. 23 | 6:45 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Sat, Mar. 23 | 1:15 a.m. IST |
Netherlands vs Scotland live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this international friendly match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | Fox Sports 2 | Fubo, Fox Sports app/website |
| Canada | — | |
| UK | Viaplay Sports 1 | Viaplay UK |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | Sony TEN 2 | JioTV, SONY LIV |
USA: This game is available on Fox Sports 2 with streaming options on Fubo. New users can currently sign up for a FREE trial.
Canada: This international friendly game streams live on DAZN.
UK: This match is available to stream on Viaplay UK.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream this match live and on-demand on Optus Sport.
India: JioTV and Sony LIV are the live streaming options for this game.
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Netherlands vs Scotland lineups, team news
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk will lead the Dutch in this game alongside Manchester City centre-back Nathan Ake and former Reds star Gini Wijnaldum in midfield.
Netherlands predicted XI (3-4-3, right to left): Verbruggen (GK) — Ake, van Dijk, Blind — Dumfries, de Roon, Reijnders, Malen — Simon, Weghorst, Gakpo.
Netherlands subs (9): TBC
Clarke has called up the majority of his key names for this clash with Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson back following injury. Robertson will captain Scotland in Amsterdam alongside fellow Premier League names including midfield pair John McGinn and Scott McTominay.
Scotland predicted XI (4-3-3 right to left): Gordon (GK) — Patterson, Hendry, Cooper, Robertson — McTominay, McGinn, Gilmour — Armstrong, Adams, McLean.
Scotland subs (9): TBC
Netherlands vs Scotland prediction
Both Koeman and Clarke will be using the March friendlies as a chance to assess their squads ahead of Euro 2024 and this should be a tight battle in Amsterdam.
The Dutch ended qualifying with three successive wins, with Scotland winless in their last five, and the hosts could just edge this one.
Prediction: Netherlands 2-1 Scotland
