Overview
- Klopp makes his first match in charge on Thursday in Amsterdam against the Netherlands with kickoff scheduled for 20:45 and live free‑to‑air coverage on RTL.
- He entered camp with an unconventional 'XXL' approach, naming 24 players for the opening phase and saying one player will be cut overnight before the matchday 23 is finalised.
- Klopp has signalled early personnel choices by restoring Marc‑André ter Stegen as first‑choice goalkeeper and keeping Joshua Kimmich as captain and a central midfield axis.
- The new coach stressed effort over guarantees, saying he will not promise titles but that the team will visibly try and that he will accept responsibility for defeats.
- The fixture doubles as a symbolic new‑era test because the Netherlands also start under Xavi and Virgil van Dijk publicly vowed to try to spoil Klopp's debut.