Dutch KNVB Beker draw: PSV to face NEC in Nijmegen, AZ host Telstar

The KNVB Beker trophy
The KNVB Beker trophyANP, ANP / Alamy / Profimedia

Reigning Eredivisie champions PSV will face NEC Nijmegen in the semifinals of the Dutch KNVB Beker, as was decided by the draw on Friday.

PSV, 11-time winners of the KNVB Beker, knocked sc Heerenveen out of the competition with a 4-1 win in Eindhoven on Wednesday. PSV are the big favourites to win their 12th domestic cup, with record winners Ajax and runners-up Feyenoord knocked out.

Third-placed Eredivisie outfit NEC Nijmegen, who knocked FC Volendam out of the cup, will try to continue a fairytale season by reaching their sixth KNVB Beker final in club history. The Nijmegen outfit is in third place in the Eredivisie and is gunning for the first piece of major silverware in the year of the club's 125th anniversary.

Four-time winners AZ reached the semifinals after beating FC Twente 2-1 in a thriller that needed extra time to determine a winner. The Alkmaar team are the only Dutch team still active on three fronts after reaching the knockout stages of the UEFA Conference League.

Telstar have reached the semifinals of the KNVB Beker for the first time since 1992 and just the second time in club history. The newly-promoted 'White Lions' from Velsen-Zuid are at the bottom of the Eredivisie table, but recorded their biggest win of the season by knocking out reigning KNVB Beker winners Go Ahead Eagles in the quarterfinals.

The semifinals of the KNVB Beker will be played between March 3 and 5.

Full draw

AZ - Telstar

NEC - PEC

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