National team coach Louis van Gaal has a fitting pick in the run-up to the recent World Cup qualifiers with Montenegro and Norway. Arno Danjuma Groenefeld is recovering well from a knee injury he sustained on Sunday during the competition match between Spanish club Villarreal and Getafe.

The Dutch national team flies to Podgorica, the Montenegrin capital, on Friday. The Orange team trains briefly in the evening at Gradsky Stadium, where the match is also scheduled for Saturday. National team coach Louis van Gaal announced earlier this week that his squad is already in the head. It has not yet been mentioned with which strikers on the wing the Orange team will start against Montenegro. Left winger Danjuma, if perfectly fit, and Doniel Mallin appear to have a small advantage over Noa Lang and Steven Bergwijn.

When you look don’t be deceived

If appearances aren’t deceiving, goalkeeper Justin Bello forms a defense with Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij, Virgil van Dijk and Daley Blind. Van Gaal’s favorite midfield consists of Wijnaldum, Davy Klaassen and Frenkie de Jong. Memphis Depay is the heart of the Orange forward, who will conclude Tuesday’s World Cup qualifiers with a home game against Norway in De Koep.

The Orange team leads Group G and has defended its two-point lead over Norway in the last two matches. Turkey is followed by 4 points. Only the group winner will qualify directly for the global final round at the end of next year in Qatar. The No. 2 will compete with eleven other Qatari teams for three tickets to the World Cup in March. The Netherlands has a much better goal difference than Norway and Turkey. This is the deciding factor in the event of a tie in the end.