A huge blow for the Dutch. A key player suddenly disappeared from the list

That player is Denzel Dumfries. There is no doubt that he is one of the leading figures on the Dutch side. The footballer, who usually plays for Inter in Milan, scored a goal in Rotterdam, which gave the hosts the lead in the match against the Poles. In 2025, Dumfries played in six matches for the Dutch national team, having a very good record of two goals and three assists.

Injury to the leader of the Oranje national team! Ronald Koeman has a big problem

The coach of Friday’s rival Poles mentioned Dumfries’ problems during the press conference. The Dutch right-back is considered one of the best in his position in the world. However, Koeman will have to cope without his field leader, who would certainly make life difficult for the Polish defense.

The Inter player, Piotr Zieliński’s clubmate, suddenly disappeared from the list of players available for the match, submitted to UEFA by the Netherlands. The visitors were counting until the end that Dumfries would be able to help their team. Especially since we are talking about the last straight fight for participation in next year’s World Championships.

Interestingly, the right defender even appeared on the morning graphics announcing the Poland-Netherlands match on the official social media channels of the Dutch federation.

Apart from Dumfries, the Dutch coach will not be able to use two other representatives. Quilindschy Hartman (illness) and Wout Weghorst (injury) will not play at the PGE Narodowy.

It is worth recalling that coach Jan Urban has to deal with five absences. An excess of yellow cards excluded defender Przemysław Wiśniewski and midfielder Bartosz Slisz. However, goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski, defender Jan Bednarek and striker Krzysztof Piątek were ruled out with injuries.

Poland – Netherlands at PGE Narodowy. Will the hosts beat the favorite?

The match in Warsaw will be a clash between the runner-up and the leader of Group G. Moreover, in the first qualifying match between the Dutch and the Poles in Rotterdam, it ended in a draw (1:1). The Poles will certainly want to show their good side again, having as their rival a leading team not only in Europe, but also on a global scale.

The Polish national team is fighting to advance to the third consecutive World Championship, having previously qualified for both the tournament in Qatar (2022) and the World Cup abroad (2018). If such a feat were successful, Poland would achieve such a result – i.e. three World Cup qualifications in a row – for the first time since 1986. That is, the golden times of Polish football, led by, among others, with World Championship medals of the national team of coaches Antoni Piechniczek and previously Kazimierz Górski.

The Dutch have not lost against the Poles in the last 14 matches, of which they won seven in the previous nine matches. Oranje need a draw at the PGE Narodowy to ensure promotion to next year’s World Cup. The last time Poland beat the Netherlands was in… May 1979, during the Euro 1980 qualifiers. Then the goals for the Poles were scored by Zbigniew Boniek and Włodzimierz Mazur.

The Poland-Netherlands match will take place on Friday (November 14) at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw. The referee’s first whistle at 20:45. The broadcast will be carried out by TVP1 and TVP Sport. Additionally, you will be able to use the TVP Sport website and the mobile application of the public sports station TVP.