Their free-scoring form will give head coach Ronald Koeman confidence that victory can be achieved against Morocco, with the likes of Brian Brobbey (3) and Cody Gakpo and Crysencio Summerville (2 each) in rich vein of form in front of goal.

 

Koeman said it was a pity that the sides had to meet so early in the tournament.

 

"It's a big thing for this game to take place now because we are both teams that ought to go further than this stage," Koeman said.

 

"It's a very important match between two teams that want to go as far as possible in the tournament and a match of this nature comes a little too soon at the World Cup, I would say.

 

"But it is what it is and it'll be a very attractive match. We're going be playing offensively."

They will have to be wary of Morocco though as the African side were also impressive in the group stage.

They were unlucky to have walked away with only a point in their Group C opener against Brazil and showed their quality in front of the goalmouth in the subsequent wins against Scotland (1-0) and Haiti (4-2).

Mohamed Ouahbi’s side are determined to better the achievement of the semi-final finish in the 2022 edition and leading their charge will Ismael Saibari, who scored against Brazil, Scotland and Haiti.

Ouahbi said his side will have to prepared for a challenge of a different kind from the Dutch.

 

"In the last three matches, we showed that we are capable of producing good performances and that we have a strong personality on the pitch," Ouahbi said.

 

"But tomorrow's match is different and requires different solutions. That is the mentality with which we will enter the game."

 

Venue: Estadio Monterrey (Guadalupe)

Kick-off: 19:00 (UTC-6)