3′ The familiarity within the Netherlands side is evident as they quickly settle on the ball. Of today’s starting line-up, 10 began their Nations League final defeat against Portugal last time out.
1′ Artur Dias of Portugal is our referee today. He blows his whistle and Germany get us underway!
The teams are making their way onto the field and kick-off is moments away.
We are all set for what is the fourth meeting between the nations in just under a year. The Netherlands were 3-0 winners when they collided in the Nations League last year, while the Germans exacted their revenge by prevailing 3-2 in March.
As for the Netherlands, Ronald Koeman also has a three-goal striker to call on in Memphis Depay, who has also found the net in two of his last three appearances against Germany. He will receive support from Quincy Promes and Ryan Babel out wide. Frenkie de Jong and Georginio Wijnaldum are part of a three-man midfield, while the formidale partnership of Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt anchors the back four.
Joachim Low has an in-form attacking trio at his disposal today. Serge Gnabry and Marco Reus have scored three goals in their opening three qualifiers, while Timo Werner will operate in a central role. Toni Kroos wins his 93rd cap in the heart of midfield alongside Joshua Kimmich and Nico Schulz, who scored the winner when these nations met in Amsterdam in March.
SUBS: Jeroen Zoet, Nathan Ake, Joel Veltman, Patrick van Aanholt, Kevin Strootman, Davy Propper, Tonny Vilhena, Steven Berghuis, Justin Kluivert, Luuk de Jong, Donyell Malen, Kenneth Vermeer.
NETHERLANDS (4-3-3): Jasper Cillessen; Denzel Dumfries, Matthijs de Ligt, Virgil van Dijk, Daley Blind; Marten de Roon, Georginio Wijnaldum, Frenkie de Jong; Quincy Promes, Memphis Depay, Ryan Babel.
SUBS: Bernd Leno, Marcel Halstenberg, Niklas Stark, Jonas Hector, Ilkay Gundogan, Emre Can, Kai Havertz, Julian Brandt, Luca Waldschmidt, Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
GERMANY (4-3-3): Manuel Neuer; Lukas Klostermann, Niklas Sule, Jonathan Tah, Matthias Ginter; Joshua Kimmich, Toni Kroos, Nico Schulz; Serge Gnabry, Timo Werner, Marco Reus.
Germany can go top of Group C by maintaining their 100 per cent start to qualifying with victory at Volsparkstadion today. Meanwhile, defeat for the Netherlands would leave them nine points adrift of the top two.
Welcome to our live text coverage as Germany face the Netherlands in a 2020 European Championship qualifier in Hamburg.
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