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Netherlands Defeat Lithuania to Secure World Cup Qualification

E28 Staff1
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Two months ago, the Netherlands survived a thrilling five-goal battle in Lithuania, overcoming heavy pressure to claim victory. But in Amsterdam, Ronald Koeman’s men showed complete control. The Dutch officially sealed their place in the World Cup yesterday (Monday) with a commanding 4-0 win over Lithuania.

Despite needing just a draw to qualify, the Netherlands stepped onto the pitch with a winning mindset. In the 16th minute, Frenkie de Jong delivered a superb cross into the danger area, which Tijani Reijnders calmly finished to open the scoring.

β€œπ‘Ύπ’† π’…π’Šπ’…π’β€™π’• π’˜π’‚π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 π’“π’†π’π’š 𝒐𝒏 π’„π’‚π’π’„π’–π’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’”β€”π’π’–π’“ π’‚π’Šπ’Ž π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒕𝒐 π’…π’π’Žπ’Šπ’π’‚π’•π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’Šπ’,” 𝒂 𝑫𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒉 π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“ 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’•π’„π’‰.

Manchester City’s midfield talent nearly doubled the lead after 30 minutes, but his powerful strike rattled the post.

Netherlands Three Quickfire Goals Seal the Victory

The floodgates opened shortly after halftime, with the Netherlands netting three goals in just four minutes. In the 58th minute, Cody Gakpo converted from the penalty spot after a handball inside the Lithuanian box, extending the lead to 2-0.

Two minutes later, Xavi Simons made it 3-0 with a fierce shot following a clever pass from Gakpo. Almost immediately after, Donyell Malen added the fourth goal, bursting from midfield and finishing a swift counterattack.

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’π’”π’† π’‡π’†π’˜ π’Žπ’Šπ’π’–π’•π’†π’” π’„π’‰π’‚π’π’ˆπ’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’†π’π’•π’Šπ’“π’† π’Žπ’‚π’•π’„π’‰β€”π’˜π’† π’˜π’†π’“π’† 𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆,” π‘²π’π’†π’Žπ’‚π’ π’“π’†π’‘π’π’“π’•π’†π’…π’π’š π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… π’“π’†π’ˆπ’‚π’“π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’„π’π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒕.

Meanwhile, in the group’s other match, Poland edged Malta 3-2 to confirm their place in the playoffs. The Netherlands top the table with 20 points from eight games, followed by Poland with 17. Finland (10), Malta (5), and Lithuania (3) have all been eliminated from contention.

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