Netherlands vs. Germany LIVE: Nations League updates as Xavi, Jürgen Klopp make international managerial debuts

Netherlands host Germany in a UEFA Nations League match in Amsterdam on Thursday, marking the international managerial debuts of Xavi (Netherlands) and Jürgen Klopp (Germany), both of whom replaced their predecessors after their nations were eliminated in the round of 32 at the 2025 World Cup in North America. Klopp has taken an unconventional approach by selecting 44 players across two separate squads for Germany's four Nations League fixtures, with Liverpool's Florian Wirtz part of the second group and therefore absent for this match. Xavi becomes the Netherlands' first foreign manager since Ernst Happel guided them to the 1978 World Cup final, with Virgil van Dijk continuing as captain.