Andy Delaney

1 week ago | footballwhispers.com | Andy Delaney

We have now reached the quarter-finals of the under-21 European Championships, and one of the most exciting ties of the first knockout round is Portugal u21s vs Netherlands u21s. Portugal finished top of their group after picking up two wins and one draw in their three matches against Georgia, Poland and France. Meanwhile, the Netherlands qualified as runners-up in their group after picking up four points from their matches against Ukraine, Finland and Denmark.

1 week ago | footballwhispers.com | Andy Delaney

The Netherlands u19s will take on England u19s in the final group stage match of the Under-19 European Champions on Friday, 20 June, and plenty is on the line. Although the young Dutch side have already secured qualification to the knockout stages of the competition, England still have work to do if they are to join them. After two group games, the Three Lions are on two points but know that a win would be enough to qualify for the semi-finals.

2 weeks ago | footballwhispers.com | Andy Delaney

Luxembourg will take on the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, 10 June, in an international friendly match in the Gasperich District. The hosts come into the match on the back of a 1-0 loss on home soil to Slovenia, while the visitors come into it after drawing 1-1 with Senegal at the Aviva Stadium. It's not necessarily a match that will tell us an awful lot about either side, with both nations more focused on their upcoming World Cup qualifiers later in the year.

2 weeks ago | footballwhispers.com | Andy Delaney

Northern Ireland are set to take on Iceland in an international friendly on Tuesday, 10 June with the hosts looking to extend their recent impressive form on home soil. Michael O'Neill's side are currently in the midst of a six-match unbeaten streak at home and they won't wan to give up that record to a team ranked lower than them in the FIFA rankings. Iceland come into the match on the back of an away win against Scotland, which should have filled them with confidence ahead of this one.

2 weeks ago | footballwhispers.com | Andy Delaney

The Netherlands will take on Malta in a World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday, 10 June, with the hosts looking to continue their winning start to life in Group G. Ronald Koeman's men came out on top against Finland on Saturday in what was their first match of the qualification campaign, and will fancy their chances of moving onto six points on Tuesday. Malta have played two games more than the Netherlands in Group G, but have only picked up a solitary point so far.