19:45 Wednesday

A spot in the final of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League is the prize when the Netherlands welcome Croatia to Rotterdam for Wednesday's semi-final.

Oranje blitzed the competition in League A Group 4 to make the final stages, while the Chequered Ones came up trumps over reigning champions France in League A Group 1.

No team in League A amassed more points than Ronald Koeman's charges, whose tally of 14 goals was also the highest in the top tier, and only in a 2-2 home draw with Poland did the 2018-19 runners-up fail to take a maximum.

Close but no cigar has been the theme for Croatia over the past few years, and it was no different for Zlatko Dalic's trailblazers in the Middle East, as the Chequered Ones left with a collection of bronze medals to go next to their silver ones from Russia 2018.

Credit where credit is due to Croatia for holding their own against France and Denmark in the group phase, but Dalic's side only won one of their games by a margin of two goals or more, and the absence of Gvardiol at the back will be well and truly felt.

Then again, the Netherlands must also work around Depay's withdrawal and were torn to shreds by France only three months ago, but Croatia's attack does not strike the same fear into the hearts of teams, and we can envisage Koeman's charges coming up clutch in the final third to advance to the final.

12:30 Wednesday

Indonesia square off against Palestine on Wednesday as they bid to extend their unbeaten record to three matches ahead of facing world champions Argentina.

Meanwhile, the visitors have put together a four-winning streak of their own, albeit over a one-year stretch, and they will want to impress at Gelora Bung Tomo.

With both nations having put together some strong form of late, this should be a competitive fixture. Although Indonesia may have one eye on facing Argentina, we still feel that they may do enough to claim a narrow victory.

14:00 Wednesday

Both looking to make it three wins on the bounce, Malaysia and Solomon Islands square off in a friendly at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium on Wednesday.

The Harimau Malaya have won each of their last seven friendly matches and will look to maintain this impressive run as they begin ramping up their preparations for January's AFC Asia Cup.

Ahead of their first appearance at the AFC Asia Cup since their group-stage exit in 2007, Malaysia have put together a fine run of form as they look to build momentum.

Pan-Gon Kim's men made it two back on March 28, when they edged out Hong Kong 2-0 courtesy of goals from Akhyar Rashid and Mohd Faisal Abdul Halim.

Solomon Islands, who have won six of their last seven matches across all competitions, are currently ranked 134th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, just four places above Wednesday's hosts.

Malaysia and Solomon Islands head into the midweek clash on a fine run of results and we anticipate a thrilling contest at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium. We predict that the host will win this one.