An intriguing round of 32 tie at the World Cup takes place on Tuesday morning, as the Netherlands meet Morocco at Monterey Stadium.
Both teams come into this clash having navigated their way to the knockout rounds with relative comfort.
The Dutch finished top of Group F, unbeaten, and ahead of Japan by two points.
Ronald Koeman’s side were particularly potent in front of goal, scoring 10 times across their three matches, including five against Sweden.
As for Morocco, they placed second in Group C, finishing behind Brazil only on goal difference.
Notably, the Atlas Lions held the Brazilians to a 1-1 draw before claiming wins over both Scotland and Haiti to progress to the last 32.
How the bookies view it: Netherlands to advance
The bookmakers’ odds suggest the Netherlands will advance to the last 16, with Ronald Koeman’s side priced up as 11/10 favourites with bet365.
Morocco, meanwhile, are 13/5 outsiders, while the 90-minute draw is available at 33/10 with bet365.
Head to head: Netherlands have the edge
The Netherlands and Morocco have met on the international stage just three times, with the Dutch winning two of those and the Atlas Lions one.
The only previous competitive meeting came at the 1994 World Cup, when the Netherlands claimed a 2-1 victory. That same scoreline here is priced up at 9/1 with bet365.
Players to watch: Hone in on Hakimi
Achraf Hakimi has registered at least two shots in each of his three appearances at the World Cup, making a repeat here worthy of support at 4/5 with bet365.
Ryan Gravenberch has been fouled exactly twice in two of his three outings at the 2026 World Cup, making him an attractive option to be fouled twice again in this contest at 5/6 with bet365.
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Predicted line-ups
Having rotated their squads in their final group stage fixtures, both managers are expected to return to their strongest line-ups for this clash.
Netherlands: Verbruggen; Dumfries, Van Hecke, Van Dijk, Van de Ven; Reijnders, De Jong, Gravenberch; Malen, Brobbey, Gakpo
Morocco: Bounou; Hakimi, Diop, Riad, Mazraoui; El Aynaoui, Bouaddi; Brahim, Ounahi, El Khannouss; Saibari
Anything else catch the eye?
This clash could be closer than the pre-match odds suggest, which makes Morocco worthy of support with a +0.25 head start on the Asian handicap at 11/10 on bet365.
The Atlas Lions have lost just three of their last 48 matches, remarkably winning 35 of those.
Having already held Brazil to a draw, Morocco look like good value to push the Netherlands all the way in Monterey.
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