The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar already has its first quarter-final entrant, following the Netherlands 3-1 victory over the Stars and Stripes of the USA in their Round-Of-16 clash on Saturday.
Coach Louis van Gaal’s side took a commanding two-goal lead into the break, courtesy of strikes from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind.
Haji Wright pulled one back for the USA in the 76th minute after some fine work by Christian Pulisic but Denzel Dumfries struck five minutes later to put the tie beyond the reach of the Americans.
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FULL-TIME AT THE KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM: Netherlands 3-1 USA
81′ MIN: The impressive Denzel Dumfries finally caps off his performance with a sumptuous goal.
GOOOAAALLL!!! Netherlands 3-1 USA (D. Dumfries)
76′ MIN: Superb work from Christian Pulisic, who plays a vital role in the build-up. He squares it to Haji Wright, who beats Andries Noppert with a brilliant shot into the left side of the net.
GOOOAAALLL!!! Netherlands 2-1 USA (H. Wright)
SECOND HALF UNDERWAY AT THE KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM: Netherlands 2-0 USA
HALF-TIME AT THE KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM: Netherlands 2-0 USA
45′ MIN: Daley Blind slots home to increase the advantage of the Oranje.
GOOOAAALLL!!! Netherlands 2-0 USA (D. Blind)
10′ MIN: Memphis Depay fires Oranje into the lead. He is the Netherlands second all-time record scorer with 43 goals behind the legendary Robin van Persie (50 goals).
GOOOAAALLL!!! Netherlands 1-0 USA (M. Depay)
KICK-OFF AT THE KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM : Netherlands 0-0 USA
The USA have in their Starting XI Weston McKennie, Christian Pulisic and the fleet-footed Timothy Weah. Tyler Adams will captain the side while Sergino Dest is in defence.
The duo of Memphis Depay and Cody Gakpo will lead the attack for the Dutch, while Davy Klaasen, Nathan Ake and Frenkie de Jong are in the line-up.
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