Netherlands National Football Team Lineup vs Uzbekistan CONFIRMED - Van Dijk IN, Who Missed?

New York is all set to witness and Van Dijk & co. in an international friendly, as Netherlands take the field against World Cup debutants, Uzbekistan, today. Both teams are coming off respective losses, with the ultimate motive of polishing their gameplay and going into the global gathering event with a much-needed moral boost.

The Uzbekistan national football team were handed a 2-0 defeat by Jesse Marsch's Canada side, where goals from Jonathan Osorio and Jayden Nelson sealed a comprehensive victory for the The Canucks and Les Rouges.

Additionally, the Netherlands national football team also faced a setback against Algeria, where a late goal from Hadj Moussa left them scrambling. The Dutch are looking forward to checking out their final tactics and playing an improved game overall, irrespective of the result.

That being said, Ronald Koeman has announced his Netherlands National Football Team Lineup vs Uzbekistan just a few moments ago. Let's take a look and analyze how they shape up for this friendly game.

Netherlands National Football Team Lineup vs Uzbekistan

Ronald Koeman has fielded a strong lineup for the game of Netherlands vs Uzbekistan. Most of the first team players are in the starting eleven, including Liverpool's captain Virgil van Dijk.

One needs to keep in mind that the Dutch will play another unofficial game against the Uzbeks shortly after this game, where the rest of the squad will be used, with no player playing two matches simultaneously.

Ryan Gravenberch keeps his place in the midfield, alongside Tijjani Reijnders and Frenkie de Jong. Tottenham centre back Micky van de Ven starts on the left, with recent Real Madrid recruit Denzel Dumfries as right-back.

Cody Gakpo and Crysenico Summerville start on either flank.

Here's the official Netherlands National Football Team Lineup vs Uzbekistan.

Verbruggen; Dumfries, Van Hecke, Van Dijk, Van de Ven; Gravenberch, Reijnders, de Jong; Summerville, Malen, Gakpo.