{"id":1234,"date":"2019-09-27T09:30:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T09:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/website.euronews.al\/en\/i-pakategorizuar\/2019\/09\/27\/euro-2020-netherlands-coach-koeman-says-qualifier-against-germany-not-crucial\/"},"modified":"2019-09-27T09:30:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T09:30:49","slug":"euro-2020-netherlands-coach-koeman-says-qualifier-against-germany-not-crucial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/euro-2020-netherlands-coach-koeman-says-qualifier-against-germany-not-crucial\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2020: Netherlands coach Koeman says qualifier against Germany &#8216;not crucial&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Netherlands take on Germany on Friday night in a qualifier for the Euro 2020 football championships.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"media\/images\/2019\/09\/27\/Screenshot_5.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 5\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dutch coach Ronald Koeman said the game is not crucial, but Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong will be out to justify the praise heaped on a young Dutch side after they led Ajax to the semi-finals of the Champions League last spring, and captain Virgil van Dijk knows Germany are tough opponents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They just have a fantastic team with a lot of quality,&#8221; van Dijk told a pre-match media conference. &#8220;Players who play at the highest level at top clubs. 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