On the upcoming Sunday, a whole series of friendly matches will be held, one of which will be an encounter between the national teams of the Netherlands and Ivory Coast, which will be held in Rotterdam, at the so called Tub. Bookmakers consider a team from Europe, as the clear favorites in the couple and it is hard to disagree with that, considering the motivation of the future competitors.
Netherlands national team is having troubles in the second qualification tournament in a row. At first, Blind’s team did not pass the barrier of the Euro 2016 qualification. The Oranges are experiencing the same problems in 2018 qualification now. There’s no more Blind in the team, the new era begins for the European team and there’s hope, that the Netherlands will once again become a very powerful squad. The Oranges had a friendly match against Morocco only few days back with a score of 2:1.
Ivory Coast national team is having a number of friendly matches. On the 31st May, the team had a match against Benin national team. A draw happened in the match against Benin national team. 1:1 draw happened in the match, the match against the Netherlands is ahead, and after that, a game with Guinea. It should also be noted, that the Elephants managed to win against the Russian team in the end of March with a score of 2:0 at the rival’s field, and this means, that the team has all the chances to give fight to the Oranges.
Every match for the Oranges is like their last one and decisive, especially, if it’s played at their home ground. Ivory Coast national team is a strong African side, but these guys are significantly weaker, than the Dutchmen.
Prediction for the match: Netherlands to win.
