Broadcast info - Bulgaria vs. Netherlands
Who's playing: Currently in second spot, the Netherlands head to Bulgaria knowing that nothing short of a win will suffice as they hope to catch France in the race for first place in their group.
What time: Saturday, March 25th at 12:45 PST/15:45 EST/19:45 GMT/20:45 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium. Located in Sofia, it's the home ground for the Bulgarian national team and seats up to 43,230 fans.
Which channel:
- In the USA: WatchESPN, ESPN3 USA, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPN Deportes+ USA, ESPN Deportes USA
- In the Netherlands: NPO 1
- In Bulgaria: BNT 1, BNT HD
- In the UK: Sky Go UK, Sky Sports Red Button, SKY GO Extra
- In Canada: Sportsnet World Now
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Match Facts & Stats
- Bulgaria and the Netherlands have met ten times
- The Oranje have won four, whilst the Bulgarians have also won four...
- ...but that includes a shocking 2-1 for Bulgaria in a 2012 friendly
- Bulgaria have won their last two home games, whilst losing their two road fixtures
- Holland have won two, drawn one, and lost one so far, and have picked up seven points out of 12
Netherlands aiming to take care of a Bulgaria side still unbeaten at home
Bulgaria
The hosts come into this game having won their last two home fixtures. However, it's important to note that those victories were against sides like Belarus and Luxembourg. And neither were convincing; Bulgaria narrowly edged out their fellow Eastern Europeans 1-0 whilst they managed to ship three against Luxembourg in a seven goal thriller (4-3). On the road, they were pitted against Sweden and France, and lost miserably (3-0) and (4-1).
Netherlands
Meanwhile, the return of Arjen Robben to fitness could not come at a better time. The veteran winger has scored 11 goals in 26 appearances across all comps and will cause problems for Bulgaria's defense due to his pace and trickery. Another key member of Davey Blind's attack will be Bas Dost, who has roared to life with an impressive 24 goals for Portuguese outfit Sporting CP. In fact, his goal haul puts him only behind the likes of Edinson Cavani (27) and Lionel Messi (25) in the race for the European Golden Shoe. As he has rarely featured for his national side, with just one goal in 11 caps, Dost will surely want to seize his chance to feature in the starting XI in lieu of Vincent Janssen.
Broadcast info - Luxembourg vs. France
Who's playing: France will look to further consolidate their grip on top spot as they take on minnows Luxembourg on Saturday evening.
What time: Saturday, March 25th at 12:45 PST/15:45 EST/19:45 GMT/20:45 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at the Stade Josy Barthel. Located in Luxembourg City, it can seat up to 8,054 fans and serves as the home base for the Luxembourg national football team.
Which channel:
- In the USA: WatchESPN, ESPN3 USA, ESPN Deportes+ USA
- In Luxembourg: RTL 2
- In France: TF1
- In the UK: Sky Sports Red Button, Sky Go UK, SKY GO Extra
- In Canada: Sportsnet World Now
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Match Facts & Stats
- Luxembourg's sole win against France was back in 1914, when they won 5-4
- Since then, Les Bleus have won each of their last 14 meetings
- Ten of France’s 16 wins over Luxembourg have been by a margin of three goals or more
- Luxembourg have failed to win a single qualifying game in their last seven attempts (D1 L6)
- France have lost just one out of their last 17 games
- That was that unfortunate 1-0 defeat to Portugal during the EURO 2016 final last summer
France aim to continue strong run to World Cup qualifying campaign
Luxembourg
This looks to be nothing short of a "Mission Impossible" for the hosts. They have not beaten France in well over a hundred years and so far, have failed to win any of their last seven qualifying games. As such, the tiny nation sit bottom of their group and it will be a case of damage control as they aim to keep the score-line at 0-0 for as long as possible. Luxembourg have never qualified for a EURO championship or for a World Cup, and as things stand, they are set to miss out on the latest edition contested next year.
France
Meanwhile, Didier Deschamps's side will take to the pitch without the services of key midfielder Paul Pogba. The world's most expensive player suffered an injury whilst featuring for Manchester United and so will play no part in this contest. Another notable absentee is Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette, and given his impressive form for Les Gones, his snub certainly got people talking. There's also no room for Bacary Sagna, Moussa Sissoko and Anthony Martial due to their inconsistent form for their respective clubs.
However, Monaco's teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe has been rewarded for his great showings for Les Rouges-et-Blancs with a call-up to the senior team. Given the overall weakness of their opponents, Mbappe just may be included in the starting XI as France are expected to cruise to a relatively comfortable win over Luxembourg without much fuss. This could be a great chance for him not just to receive his first cap, but potentially even grab a goal as well.
