Netherlands v USA, 03 December 2022

Kick-off: 6.00pm local (3.00pm GMT) . FIFA world ranking: Netherlands 8, USA 16 . Netherlands had now reached the quarter-finals in five of their last six participations at the World Cup (lost against Portugal in 2006 in the Round of 16). . Netherlands had now reached the knockout stages in all of the 11 appearances participations at the World Cup finals. . Netherlands failed in their attempt to become the second team to keep sheets in four consecutive knockout games at the World Cup after Spain in 2010. . Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Netherlands were now unbeaten in their last 20 games at the World Cup finals against non-European opposition since 1994 (won 14). . Netherlands had now not lost any of their 20 games at the World Cup finals that they had led at half-time (won 17). . Memphis Depay had now scored 43 goals for Netherlands. Only Robin van Persie had scored more (50). . Cody Gakpo failed in his attempt to become the second player to score the opening goal in four games at a World Cup tournament for Netherlands after Johan Neeskens in 1974. . Cody Gakpo failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in four consecutive games for Netherlands at the World Cup finals. . USA had now lost four of their five Round of 16 games at the World Cup, with the only win being against Mexico in 2002. . USA had qualified for the knockout stage in seven of 11 participations at the World Cup finals, including three of the last four. . USA had reached the last 16 in three consecutive participations at World Cup tournaments for the first time (also 2010 and 2014). They reached the Quarter-finals most recently in 2002. . USA failed in their attempt to keep three clean sheets at a World Cup tournament for the first time having, during the group stage, kept two for the first time since 1930. . USA remained without a win in their last 12 games in the World Cup finals against European nations. . USA had now won three of their 24 games at the World Cup games against European opposition; versus Belgium in 1930, England in 1950 and Portugal in 2002 (lost 14). . USA defender Sergiño Dest was born in Almere, Netherlands. He has a Dutch mother and spent most of his life in Netherlands but committed his international allegiance to USA in 2019. . USA manager Gregg Berhalter began his playing career in Netherlands. He played for Zwolle, Sparta Rotterdam and Cambuur Leeuwarden. . USA’s only win in five previous meetings (all friendlies) was in the most recent encounter; a 4-3 victory in Amsterdam in June 2015 when Bobby Wood netted a last-minute winner. . Khalifa Stadium averaged the most goals per game during the group stage (4.00). Ahmad bin Ali Stadium was the fewest (1.50). .