Netherlands vs Germany will be played on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 3:45 p.m. Brasília time. The match opens both teams' Group A2 campaigns in League A of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League and is scheduled for the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam. Serbia and Greece are the other teams in the group.
What time is Netherlands vs Germany in Brasília?
Kickoff is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. in Amsterdam. For viewers in Brazil, that corresponds to 3:45 p.m. Brasília time on September 24.
There is an important detail in the conversion. UEFA's general fixture page labels its times as "CET" and lists the match at 20:45. However, the German Football Association's match record gives the kickoff as 20:45 +0200, while the official Netherlands team page also lists 20:45 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. On the match date, Amsterdam operates at UTC+2. Therefore, 20:45 local time equals 18:45 UTC and 15:45 in Brasília, which remains at UTC-3.
For that reason, treating CET literally as UTC+1 would produce a 4:45 p.m. conversion, but that is not the offset shown by the operational match record for Amsterdam.
What does Netherlands vs Germany open in Group A2?
The match is part of the first round of the league phase. Group A2 contains Germany, the Netherlands, Serbia and Greece. Serbia vs Greece completes the group's opening set of fixtures on the same day.
The September 24 result will not decide the group by itself. Each team plays six league-phase matches, home and away against the other three opponents. Even so, the opener matters because the group winner and runner-up advance to the quarter-finals. For 2026/27, UEFA also has specific stay-up, play-off and relegation rules for teams finishing third or fourth.
What comes next for the Netherlands and Germany?
The September and early October international window is compressed. After the head-to-head match, both teams play again three days later.
- Netherlands: away to Serbia on September 27, away to Greece on October 1 and home to Serbia on October 4.
- Germany: home to Greece on September 27, home to Serbia on October 1 and away to Greece on October 4.
The league phase continues in November. The Netherlands host Greece on November 13 and visit Germany on November 16. Germany travel to Serbia on November 13 before closing the group at home to the Netherlands on the 16th.
What team news is confirmed before the opener?
UEFA's preview published on September 22 confirms a major change on both benches: Xavi Hernández makes his debut as Netherlands coach and Jürgen Klopp takes charge of Germany for the first time.
Among the players highlighted by UEFA, Ruben van Bommel, Gjivai Zechiël and Mexx Meerdink are among the Dutch players who could make their senior international debuts. For Germany, Younes Ebnoutalib has earned his first senior call-up. These are confirmed squad and pre-match context details, not confirmed starting lineups. The starting eleven should only be treated as official once released by the teams or UEFA close to kickoff.
What is the recent context of the rivalry?
The Netherlands and Germany also met in the previous Nations League edition. They drew 2-2 in Amsterdam, while Germany won 1-0 in Munich. UEFA notes that Germany enter this meeting unbeaten in the last four matches between the sides, with two wins and two draws.
In 2024/25, the Netherlands reached the quarter-finals, while Germany reached the semi-finals for the first time. The 2026/27 opener therefore combines a major rivalry, new head coaches and a group race in which two quarter-final places are available.
