Manager Ronald Koeman opted to field two out of the three Liverpool players in the Netherlands squad, as expected, while leaving Ryan Gravenberch on the bench.

In a slightly unexpected move, Stefan de Vrij partnered with Van Dijk in defense, winning the starting spot over Matthijs de Ligt and Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven.

On the right side of the center-backs, Denzel Dumfries got the start instead of Feyenoord’s Lutsharel Geertruida.

The Netherlands’ primary attacking threat came from Liverpool’s Gakpo, who consistently troubled the opposition down the left flank, frequently setting up opportunities for Memphis Depay.

Gakpo had an early chance when he fired a shot towards the near post, and later in the half, he missed a golden opportunity from close range, skying his effort over the bar.

Despite the Netherlands dominating play, it was Poland who took the lead, courtesy of Adam Buksa’s header from a Piotr Zielinski corner.

Van Dijk came close to equalizing immediately from a corner, but his well-struck volley was too close to the goalkeeper.

The Netherlands’ persistence paid off in the 29th minute when Gakpo’s long-range shot took a deflection, beating Poland’s goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny.

With the score level at 1-1, manager Koeman introduced more Liverpool influence into the game, bringing on Gini Wijnaldum for the cautioned Joey Veerman in the 62nd minute.

After 18 minutes, Gakpo and Depay were substituted for Wout Weghorst and Jeremie Frimpong, the Bayer Leverkusen winger linked with Liverpool.

Weghorst wasted no time in leaving his mark, scoring his team’s second goal just two minutes after coming on.

With Gakpo impressing on the left during the first half, Liverpool supporters were eagerly anticipating what the next season might hold.

Up next for Van Dijk and co. is a tough match against France at RB Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena. There, they will come up against Ibrahima Konate if he is selected to start.