Lineups in World Cup qualifying
The Netherlands can seal their place at the 2026 World Cup by winning in Poland on Friday – but victory for the hosts would move them level with their opponents ahead of the final round of matches in Group G on Tuesday.
A draw would ensure Ronald Koeman’s side are all-but mathematically heading to the tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada next year because they will start with a 15-goal superioirty on the second-placed side.
The Netherlands are guaranteed a place in the play-offs if Poland overtake them during the final two matches, while Michal Probierz’s side are also in a strong position to finish second.
101GreatGoals.com has the full teams and starting line-ups from the international between the Netherlands and Poland in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
Poland lineup vs Netherlands
Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski and Porto centre-back Jan Bednarek are out for Poland, who are captained by Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski.
Poland starting XI: Grabara; Cash, Kedziora, Ziolkowski, Kiwior; Skoras, Szymanski, Zielinski, Zalewski; Kaminski; Lewandowski
Poland substitutes: To follow
Netherlands lineup vs Poland
Ajax striker Wout Weghorst is out for the Netherlands but Manchester United centre-back Matthijs de Ligt is back in the squad.
Netherlands starting XI: Verbruggen; Geertruida, Timber, Van Dijk, Van de Ven; Gravenberch, Frenkie De Jong, Kluivert; Malen, Depay, Gakpo
Netherlands substitutes: To follow
How to watch Poland vs Netherlands: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Friday is at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Amazon Prime PPV, which charges £2.49 for the game.
Netherlands squad vs Poland, Lithuania
Goalkeepers: Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen), Robin Roefs (Sunderland), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton)
Defenders: Nathan Ake (Man City), Matthijs de Ligt (Man United), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan), Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), Quilindschy Hartman (Burnley), Jurrien Timber (Arsenal), Micky van de Ven (Tottenham), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Jan-Paul van Hecke (Brighton)
Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), Jerdy Schouten (PSV), Xavi Simons (Tottenham), Quinten Timber, Luciano Valente (both Feyenoord)
Forwards: Memphis Depay (Corinthians), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Noah Lang (Napoli), Donyell Malen (Villa), Wout Weghorst (Ajax)
European World Cup 2026 qualifying path
The top team from each of the 12 European Qualifier groups proceeds automatically to the finals, which will be expanded to 48 teams.
The 12 runners-up in each group will join four Nations League teams in the play-offs, which will be drawn from pots based on teams’ records during the campaign. The games will comprise single-leg semi-finals and finals.
The draw for the World Cup finals will take place in December 2025. The tournament runs from June 11 until July 19 2026.
