The Netherlands national team comfortably defeated their Finnish guests 4-0 on Sunday in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, continuing their steady progress towards qualification.
Donny Malen opened the scoring early for the “Oranje,” followed by Virgil van Dijk adding the second goal with a header.
Memphis Depay scored the third goal from a penalty in the 38th minute, raising his international tally to 54 goals after breaking Robin van Persie’s previous record of 50 goals last month.
Six minutes before the end, Cody Gakpo sealed the Dutch fourth goal.
With this win, the Netherlands raised their points to 16 from 6 matches, temporarily leading Group 7 by 6 points ahead of Poland, who will play their match later against Lithuania.
Recommended for you
Exhibition City Completes About 80% of Preparations for the Damascus International Fair Launch
Talib Al-Rifai Chronicles Kuwaiti Art Heritage in "Doukhi.. Tasaseem Al-Saba"
Unified Admission Applications Start Tuesday with 640 Students to be Accepted in Medicine
Egypt Post: We Have Over 10 Million Customers in Savings Accounts and Offer Daily, Monthly, and Annual Returns
Al-Jaghbeer: The Industrial Sector Leads Economic Growth
His Highness Sheikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Receives the United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain