Netherlands vs Norway prediction 27.03.2026 | Friendly

Although the Netherlands never won the World Cup, they have reached three finals and are among the most respected teams on Earth. Ronald Koeman's team was excellent in the qualifications with 20 points from eight matches. They won four of the last five matches. In the previous game, the Netherlands won 4-0 at home against Lithuania. Koeman's team will want to continue its outstanding form on Friday, when they meet with Norway in the first friendly match of the year. 

The Netherlands have big problems with injuries ahead of the friendlies in March. They will be without Memphis Depay, Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt, Emmanuel Emegha, Justin Kluivert, and Robin Roefs. The head coach, Ronald Koeman, said that Depay might travel to the Netherlands, but it doesn't look like it, and it seems unlikely he will play, as there is no reason to risk anything three months before the main tournament. 

After 28 years, Norway finally qualified for the World Cup. They were excellent in the qualifications and left Italy behind them with eight wins from eight matches. In the main tournament, they will be in the group with France and Senegal, so they will have a hard task to progress to the next phase. 

Norway are in an impressive form with 11 wins in the last 12 matches. In the previous game, Stale Solbakken's team won 4-1 on the road against Italy. The hosts even led at halftime, but an almost-perfect second half was enough for Norway to pick up another victory. 

Norway's head coach, Stale Solbakken, decided to rest Erling Haaland in the match against Amsterdam. Manchester City's striker is in the team, but Solbakken decided to rest Haaland as he is one of the players who have played the most minutes this season. Also, Norway will be without injured Martin Odegaard and Frederik Aursnes in Amsterdam on Friday.