Nations League draw: Spain to face Netherlands in quarter-finals

Spain has learned that it will face the Netherlands as opponents in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League. La Roja will play a home and away match against the Dutch team in March, before the winners of the quarter-finals reach the last four in June next summer.

Luis de la Fuente's team will face Ronald Keoman's for the first time in his time in charge. La Roja has not played against the Dutch team since 2020, when the two drew 1-1 in a friendly match. Beyond that, they have only met four times in the last 15 years, with their last competitive meeting being a 5-1 win for the Netherlands at the 2014 World Cup, and the previous meeting a 1-0 win for the Spaniards in 2010. final.

Spain made it five wins from six in their group with Denmark, Serbia and Switzerland, with the only blot on their record a 0-0 draw to start. Thanks to the Euro 2024 campaign, de la Fuente can boast of twelve wins out of thirteen in the whole of 2024, despite missing some key players such as Pedri, Dani Carvajal and Rodri Hernandez. They will likely go into the knockout stages as favorites to retain their 2023 title.