In today’s first match of the 2024 European Football Championship, the last 16 round will feature Romania facing the Netherlands. Romania, competing in Group E, secured 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss to advance to the last 16 stage. Meanwhile, the Netherlands finished as the third-best team in the challenging Group D, often referred to as the ‘group of death.’ Interestingly, Romania has only defeated the Netherlands once in their 14 previous encounters. That lone victory occurred back in October 2007, with a scoreline of 1-0. My prediction is that the Netherlands, also known as the Oranges, will progress to the next round.

Romania: Nita, Ratiu, Dragușin, Burca, Mogos, Marius Marin, Razvan Marin, Stanciu, Man, Hagi, Draguș

Netherlands: Verbruggen, Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake, Schouten, Simons, Reijnders, Bergwijn, Depay, Gakpo