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The game will take place in Monterrey Stadium, Mexico. Netherlands won Group F with 7 points after a 2-2 draw against Japan, followed by emphatic wins over Sweden 5-1 and Tunisia 3-1. The Tulips have shown exceptional power in attack scoring 10 goals but are yet to keep a clean sheet in the tournament. Morocco finished second in Group C also with 7 points tied with Brazil. They remain unbeaten in regular time in 32 consecutive matches in all tournaments. Their strong point is their defensive organisation, having conceded just 3 goals in the group stage. Ronald Koeman will rely on Cody Gakpo to come in from the wing to draw in Achraf Hakimi and free up space for the midfielders to play in. Brian Brobbey will act as a target man to press Morocco's centre-backs deep into their own half. Virgil van Dijk will try to prevent dangerous Moroccan counter-attacks from the beginning. Brahim Diaz will look for spaces behind the Dutch full-backs in quick transitions. All three previous games between these two have ended in identical 2-1 scores. The Netherlands manage to win twice, while Morocco win once.