World Cup Round of 16 spotlight clash: Netherlands vs Morocco starting lineups announced, Van Dijk and De Jong lead Dutch, Hakimi included

The first round of the World Cup knockout stage will see a highly anticipated showdown between the Netherlands and Morocco. Ahead of kickoff, both coaching staffs have announced their starting lineups for the match. For the Netherlands, Brobbey will lead the line against Sabiri’s challenge, while Virgil van Dijk, Frenkie de Jong, and Denzel Dumfries all feature in the starting XI. Morocco, meanwhile, will be led by Achraf Hakimi and Diaz.

The full lineups are as follows:

Netherlands starting XI: 1- Verbruggen, 5- Aké, 4- Van Dijk, 22- Dumfries, 6- Van Hecke, 15- Van de Ven, 21- De Jong, 8- Gravenberch, 11- Gakpo, 19- Brobbey, 24- Summerville

Substitutes: 23- Flekken, 13- Raatsie, 2- Geertruida, 12- Wieffer, 25- Hato, 3- De Roon, 20- Koopmeiners, 16- Til, 14- Reijnders, 26- Q. Timber, 10- Depay, 9- Weghorst, 18- Malen, 7- Kluivert, 17- Lang

Morocco starting lineup: 1- Bounou, 2- Hakimi, 14- Diop, 3- Mazraoui, 18- Riad, 11- Sabiri, 8- Ounahi, 24- El Aynaoui, 23- Hanys, 6- Bouaddi, 10- Diaz

Substitutes: 12- Kacimi, 22- Tagnaouti, 5- Saadan, 26- Salah-Eddine, 19- Bellaarouch, 13- Wahdi, 25- Halhal, 4- Amrabat, 15- Mourabet, 20- Kaabi, 9- Rahimi, 21- Amimouni, 17- Sibai, 7- Talbi, 16- Yassine