Olympic final! Germany vs Netherlands live on TV, stream & ticker

Now it’s time for the DFB women! In the game for third place in the UEFA Women’s Nations League, Horst Hrubesch’s team is fighting for a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris.

Only the winners of the game between the Netherlands and the DFB women on Wednesday in Heerenveen will secure a starting place for the tournament in France. SPORT1 accompanies the game in the live ticker.

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Score: Netherlands – Germany 0:0

Strong defensive action: Hendrich clears against Brugts in the right corner of the penalty area at the last second before she can pull towards the goal.

Nüsken turns around his own axis at lightning speed and hits the ball at the goal. The ball hits the post. Huge opportunity for Germany!

Bühl has been the most noticeable player in the DFB women’s offensive game so far. The 23-year-old crosses dangerously to Popp, who lets the ball through to Brand, but the Netherlands are able to clear.

The game calmed down a bit after a heated initial phase. Germany has significantly more possession of the ball, the Netherlands are waiting for mistakes in order to counterattack.

The German women surround the Dutch women’s penalty area, but can’t find any gaps. A subsequent corner doesn’t lead to success either.

The Netherlands plays the first dangerous attack. Beerensteyn cannot use a cross. Hendrich clears Keptein’s follow-up shot for a corner.

The DFB women start dominantly and take direct control of the action. The Germans’ body language also shows that they know the seriousness of the situation.

Referee Stéphanie Frappart already refereed an FC Bayern game last November when the record champions played a goalless draw against FC Copenhagen.

It is an “all or nothing game,” explains DFB President Bernd Neuendorf before the game ZDF. “Participation in the Olympics is extremely important because it also affects the clubs.”

National coach Horst Hrubesch relies on the following starting eleven against the Netherlands: Frohms – Gwinn, Hendrich, Hegering, Linder – Nüsken, Oberdorf – Brand, Bühl – Lohmann, Popp.

This is how the Netherlands plays: Van Domselaar – Casparij, Dijkstra, Janssen, Brugts – Groenen, Spitse, Kaptein – van den Donk, Beerensteyn, Martens.

The German team lost the semi-final in France 1:2, while the Dutch lost 0:3 to world champions Spain. Only one team can qualify for the Olympics. Germany is threatened with the end of Paris.

“It will certainly be a very interesting game,” said interim national coach Horst Hrubesch before the departure from Lyon to Heerenveen. The 1980 European champion knows from his own experience against Oranje: “Those were always explosive and fun games.”

The two finalists of the Nations League, France and Spain, have already secured two of the three European Olympic berths through their victories in the semi-finals, although the “Equipe Tricolore” would have certainly qualified as the Olympic host country anyway.

After a laceration in her mouth, defense chief Marina Hegering is available again for the German footballers for the Olympic final.

“I’m doing well so far,” said the 33-year-old from VfL Wolfsburg in a media round before the duel with the Netherlands. During training she “felt comfortable on the pitch again”.

The awarded match point for the Olympic Games has been “checked off and analyzed,” assured the experienced central defender, and we are only looking forward.

The record against the Netherlands is still very good. Of a total of 21 duels so far, the DFB team has won 13, five games ended in a draw, and they only lost three times.

Germany also narrowly decided the last meeting to date in the Dutch-German border town of Sittard on April 7, 2023 1:0 for themselves.

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