{"id":671646,"date":"2026-06-29T18:45:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=671646"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:38:48","slug":"netherlands-vs-morocco-confirmed-lineups-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/06\/29\/netherlands-vs-morocco-confirmed-lineups-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands vs Morocco: Team News and Confirmed Lineups for June 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header mb-6\">\n<p class=\"entry-title text-3xl md:text-4xl font-bold text-gray-900 leading-tight\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and the confirmed lineups for Netherlands vs Morocco <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">at the Monterrey Stadium in Mexico, in a 02:00 GMT kick-off on June 30. It&#8217;s knockout football now, and both sides have already displayed impressive performances; who will be able to make it work and advance to the round of 16?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"430\" height=\"335\" style=\"border: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 0; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/worldcup-odds-service-1086219671413.europe-west2.run.app\/embed\/30142329\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title text-3xl md:text-4xl font-bold text-gray-900 leading-tight\">Netherlands vs Morocco: Team News and Confirmed Lineups for June 30<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: 600px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"a61405551f80e72f675225f083759bb9\" image-id=\"fwuQqgHlpXwS\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 4000px; aspect-ratio: 4000\/2667;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<h3>Netherlands Team News<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p>For much of the group stage, Ronald Koeman opted for the same starting eleven. Bart Verbruggen, Denzel Dumfries, Virgil Van Dijk, and Jan Paul van Hecke started all three games, whilst Micky Van de Ven was replaced by Nathan Ake against Tunisia. In midfield, a three of Frenkie de Jong, Tijani Reijnders and Ryan Gravenberch was unchanged. The most alterations came up top with Brian Brobbey and Crysencio Summerville impressing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/06\/29\/netherlands-predicted-lineup-morocco\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Netherlands Predicted Lineup and Latest Team News vs Morocco<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The matchup with Morocco perhaps came too early in the tournament, especially with both sides starting well; Koeman certainly thinks so. \u201cIt&#8217;s a very important match between two teams that want to go as far \u2060as possible in the tournament and a match of this nature comes a little too soon at \u200bthe World Cup,\u201d Koeman \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\">He also discussed Morocco&#8217;s threats, with players like Achraf Hakimi and Bilal El Khannouss already excelling. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/soccer\/dutch-predict-morocco-clash-could-be-thriller-but-feel-it-comes-too-soon-2026-06-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: <span>\u201cThey have a \u200blot of talent, but so do we, and we know where it is that we need to \u200bstop them, break them down, and we are not worried.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-3\"><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-3\"><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/06\/28\/updated-2026-world-cup-power-rankings-for-the-final-32-can-anyone-stop-lionel-messi\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Updated 2026 World Cup Power Rankings For the Final 32: Can Anyone Stop Lionel Messi?<\/a><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-header mb-6\">Morocco Team News<\/h3>\n<p class=\"entry-header mb-6\">Although Morcoo didn&#8217;t top the group, they were one of the big talking points after the first few games. They managed to be competitive with Brazil, whilst picking up wins over Scotland and Haiti. Among the top performers, PSV&#8217;s Ismael Saibari scored in each game. Brahim Diaz has also provided two assists, both proving crucial in getting results.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-header mb-3\">\n<p>Unlike their opponents, Morocco did make changes throughout the squad; coach Mohamed Ouahbi touched on this decision.\u201cI was keen to distribute the playing time across the squad so that every player had the opportunity to participate. That also allows the whole team to be in the best possible condition,\u201d he <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcsport.com\/soccer\/news\/nabil-ouahbi-warns-morocco-against-living-on-fifa-world-cup-group-stage-success\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morocco has been on the up for a while now, and they are using the momentum perfectly. The current AFCON winners, World Cup semi-finalists in 2022, could they go one step further this time?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header mb-6\">\n<h3>Netherlands Confirmed Lineup<\/h3>\n<p><span><strong>Starting XI<\/strong>: Verbruggen, Van de Ven, Jan Paul van Hecke, Van Dijk. Dumfries, Ake, de Jong, Gravenberch, Summerville, Gakpo, Brobbey.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Morocco Confirmed Lineup<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Starting XI<\/strong>: <span>Bounou, Mazraoui, Riad, Diop, Hakimi, Bouaddi, El Aynaoui, El Khannouss, Ounahi, Diaz, Saibari.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p><strong>Featured Image Credit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>REUTERS\/Bernadett Szabo<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and the confirmed lineups for Netherlands vs Morocco at the Monterrey Stadium in Mexico, in a 02:00 GMT kick-off on June 30. 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