Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen is uncertain for his team's World Cup opener against Japan on Sunday. He hurt his hip in a match against Uzbekistan.

Morocco are through to the last 16 of the World Cup — but that only tells half the story. A remarkable match was settled by a chaotic penalty shootout which Morocco won 3-2, with five kicks out of 10 missed and only one saved. It extended the Netherlands’ miserable record in shootouts at World Cups: they have only won one of five at the tournament.

Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen has suffered an apparent hip injury scare in the team's final World Cup tune-up match against Uzbekistan. Brighton & Hove Albion's Verbruggen was substituted after a collision with Abdukodir Khusanov in the second half of Monday's match in New York the Dutch won 2-1.

Klaas-Jan ter Veen, a senior editor for Flashscore in the Netherlands, travelled to London to watch Arsenal v Brighton at the Emirates, with a particular interest in both Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka. But a question lingered in the air: "Who is that ...

Tim Krul came on in the dying stages of the Netherlands' FIFA World Cup quarter-final win over Costa Rica, specifically for the penalty shootout during which he made two saves. Cillessen, who kept a clean sheet through the best part of 120 minutes in the 0 ...

Goalkeepers Bart Verbruggen and Yassine Bounou both produced fantastic saves to keep the scoreline blank between the Netherlands and Morocco at half-time. A closely-fought encounter remained goalless but there was no shortage of quality on show in Monterrey as the sides fought for a place in the World Cup round of 16 and a clash with co-hosts Canada.

Netherlands vs Morocco LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Match LIVE Updates: Both the Netherlands and Morocco display strong defensive performances as the score remains 0-0 at half-time in their Round of 32 clash.