Goffert Stadion
Club NEC Nijmegen
Capacity 12,000
Population 159,937

Matches in Nijmegen

Date

Match

Group/Stage

Time

Mon 11 June

Serbia v Italy

Group B

7.45pm

Thu 14 June

Czech Republic v Serbia

Group B

5.15pm

Sun 17 June

England v Serbia

Group B

7.45pm

TBC

RU SF1 v RU SF2

3rd place play-off*

7.45pm


UK times shown. Holland is one hour ahead of England
*Play-off will be played for an Olympic Games place should England reach semis

About Nijmegen

Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands having celebrated its 2000th birthday in 2005. Invaded by the Germans in 1940, Nijmegen was the first Dutch city to fall into enemy hands.

England fans will be making the trip to the Goffert Stadion on 17 June for the final group fixture with Serbia.

The 12,000 seater stadium hosts local side NEC and will be the venue for three group B games this summer.

Rebuilt and refurbished with brand new facilities, the 12,000-capacity stadium boasts a much improved atmosphere and is regarded as extremely safe since incorporating an all-seating policy.

Away from the stadium, the city was left badly damaged by an American airstrike in 1944, after a communication error led the pilots to believe they were actually bombing Germany.

Today the Nijmegen plays host to a whole range of museums, bars and cafes, as well as the Radbound University, the first Catholic University in the Netherlands.

Although mainly an industrial centre, Nijmegen boasts five city parks, with the Valkhof a favourite destination with many tourists.

Nijmegen's most famous event is the International Four Day March, which is known locally as 'Vierdaagse'.

The annual event starts on the third Tuesday in July, comprising four days of walking (distances ranging from 30 to 50km-a-day), and accompanying festivities, which have been drawing the largest crowds for any Dutch event in the past few years.

The event also allows WWII allied veterans to celebrate their participation in the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation.