FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Netherlands vs Finland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Netherlands
  • 8': Donyell Malen
  • 17': Virgil van Dijk
  • 38': Memphis Depay (P)
  • 84': Cody Gakpo
FT
4 - 0
Finland

    About

    Netherlands are hosting Finland at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ville Koski.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Kluivert with a cross.
    • 6': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Miro Tenho.
    • 7': Handball by Justin Kluivert (Netherlands).
    • 8': Goal! Netherlands 1, Finland 0. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
    • 10': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Adam Ståhl (Finland).
    • 13': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
    • 13': Topi Keskinen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Leo Walta (Finland).
    • 14': Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by Ville Koski (Finland).
    • 17': Goal! Netherlands 2, Finland 0. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 18': Offside, Finland. Topi Keskinen is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands).
    • 22': Leo Walta (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jesse Joronen (Finland). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
    • 24': Handball by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
    • 26': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
    • 26': Topi Keskinen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
    • 30': Foul by Santeri Väänänen (Finland).
    • 30': Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Delay in match (Netherlands).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
    • 35': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
    • 36': Jurriën Timber (Netherlands) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Justin Kluivert following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Santeri Väänänen.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
    • 37': Penalty conceded by Miro Tenho (Finland) with a handball in the penalty area.
    • 38': Goal! Netherlands 3, Finland 0. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Topi Keskinen (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Oliver Antman.
    • 44': Foul by Oliver Antman (Finland).
    • 44': Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Topi Keskinen (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Antman.
    • 45': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Miro Tenho (Finland) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leo Walta with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Netherlands 3, Finland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 3, Finland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 47': Foul by Oliver Antman (Finland).
    • 47': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Juho Lähteenmäki.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jesse Joronen (Finland). Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass.
    • 48': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jesse Joronen.
    • 49': Delay in match (Netherlands).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Foul by Donyell Malen (Netherlands).
    • 51': Juho Lähteenmäki (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Santeri Väänänen (Finland).
    • 52': Jurriën Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Leo Walta (Finland).
    • 53': Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Leo Walta (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Topi Keskinen.
    • 56': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Santeri Väänänen.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Substitution, Finland. Matti Peltola replaces Nikolai Alho.
    • 60': Substitution, Finland. Robin Lod replaces Santeri Väänänen.
    • 61': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ville Koski.
    • 62': Offside, Netherlands. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
    • 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Memphis Depay.
    • 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Jurriën Timber.
    • 64': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
    • 64': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Offside, Netherlands. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
    • 69': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Adam Ståhl.
    • 69': Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Topi Keskinen.
    • 70': Substitution, Finland. Benjamin Källman replaces Oliver Antman.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
    • 70': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
    • 71': Substitution, Netherlands. Nathan Aké replaces Micky van de Ven.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Leo Walta (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juho Lähteenmäki.
    • 76': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Juho Lähteenmäki.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
    • 78': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands).
    • 78': Ville Koski (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Xavi Simons replaces Donyell Malen.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
    • 81': Substitution, Finland. Naatan Skyttä replaces Leo Walta.
    • 84': Goal! Netherlands 4, Finland 0. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Robin Lod with a through ball.
    • 86': Foul by Ville Koski (Finland).
    • 86': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Ville Koski (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 89': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
    • 89': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
    • 89': Matti Peltola (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Netherlands 4, Finland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Netherlands 4, Finland 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 12
    2 Saves 3
    31 Possession 69
    7 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    248 Accurate Passes 609
    309 Passes 667
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 13
    6 Crosses 32
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    37 Long Balls 38
    9 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.8
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 4
    14 Tackles 8
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    10 Interceptions 5
    27 Effective Clearances 6
    27 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
    Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 52,387

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Netherlands 6 +19 16
    2 Poland 6 +6 13
    3 Finland 7 -5 10
    4 Lithuania 7 -5 3
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NED Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    3 Jurriën Timber
    15 Micky van de Ven
    22 Denzel Dumfries
    19 Justin Kluivert
    21 Frenkie de Jong
    8 Ryan Gravenberch
    10 Memphis Depay
    11 Cody Gakpo
    18 Donyell Malen
    Netherlands Substitutes:
    Jeremie Frimpong, Tijjani Reijnders, Xavi Simons, Mark Flekken, Jerdy Schouten, Stefan de Vrij, Teun Koopmeiners, Nathan Aké, Quilindschy Hartman, Robin Roefs, Jan Paul van Hecke, Wout Weghorst.

    FIN Finland (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jesse Joronen (GK)
    15 Miro Tenho
    21 Ville Koski Yellow Card
    3 Adam Stahl
    5 Juho Lähteenmäki
    17 Nikolai Alho
    14 Kaan Kairinen
    9 Leo Walta
    11 Santeri Vaananen
    7 Oliver Antman
    16 Topi Keskinen
    Finland Substitutes:
    Teemu Pukki, Jere Uronen, Adrian Svanbäck, Casper Terho, Juhani Pikkarainen, Lucas Bergstrom, Naatan Skyttä, Robin Lod, Benjamin Kallman, Matti Peltola, Viljami Sinisalo, Joel Pohjanpalo.

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