Netherlands defender Ake replaces Van de Ven against Tunisia

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has made one change to his starting lineup for the final World Cup Group F match against Tunisia on Thursday. Defender Nathan Ake has been named to replace Micky van de Ven, who featured in the Netherlands' dominant 5-1 victory over Sweden in their previous game.

This tactical adjustment by Koeman signifies the sole alteration in the Dutch squad for this fixture. The Netherlands is aiming to secure the top position in Group F with a win.

On the other side, Tunisia's coach Herve Renard has opted for a more significant reshuffling of his team, introducing four changes to the lineup that suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat against Japan. For Tunisia, this match holds no further progression in the tournament as they have already been eliminated from World Cup contention.

The confirmed lineups are as follows: Tunisia will field Aymen Dahmen, Ali Abdi, Montassar Talbi, Yan Valery, Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida, Hannibal Mejbri, Ismael Gharbi, Rani Khedira, Ellyes Skhiri, Anis Slimane, and Hazem Mastouri. The Netherlands' starting XI includes Bart Verbruggen, Denzel Dumfries, Jan Paul van Hecke, Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Ake, Ryan Gravenberch, Frenkie de Jong, Tijjani Reijnders, Cody Gakpo, Donyell Malen, and Brian Brobbey.