Turkey kick off their World Cup qualification campaign with a winning start. Two-first half goals from Yilmaz got Gunes’ side off to the perfect start, before AC Milan starlet Calhanoglu added a third one minute into the second half. A quickfire double from the visitors on 75 and 76 minutes set the
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Poland 1-2 Netherlands: Depay and Wijnaldum seal late come back win
Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum scored as the Netherlands came from behind to beat Poland 2-1, but it was not enough to secure a return to the Nations League Finals. Both teams needed to win the match at Silesian Stadium and receive some assistance from Bosnia-Herzegovina against Italy in the other Group A1 game, but the Azzurri's 2-0
Netherlands 1-1 Spain: Van de Beek scores again to cancel out Canales strike
Donny van de Beek made it two goals in as many games for the Netherlands as he cancelled out Sergio Canales' maiden strike for Spain in Wednesday's 1-1 friendly draw. The Netherlands were seeking their first win in four attempts under Frank de Boer but got off to a bad start at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. Alvaro
Netherlands 0-1 Italy: Barella sends Mancini’s men on top
Italy moved top of Nations League Group A1 with a deserved 1-0 win over the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Monday. Nicolo Barella powered in a header in first-half injury time to secure all three points for Roberto Mancini's men, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday. The Netherlands, still looking for
Netherlands 1-0 Poland: Bergwijn nets his first international goal to kickstarts post-Koeman era
Netherlands began life after Ronald Koeman with a 1-0 win over Poland in the Nations League on Friday. Koeman left his post as head coach in August to take over the reigns at LaLiga giants Barcelona, with his former assistant Dwight Lodeweges promoted to interim boss. Lodeweges' side were good value for all three points
Steven Davis penalty miss ends automatic qualification hopes for North Ireland
Steven Davis missed a crucial penalty as Northern Ireland's automatic qualification hopes for Euro 2020 slipped through their fingers in a 0-0 draw with the Netherlands at Windsor Park. Captain Davis blazed wildly over the Dutch goal from 12 yards after Joel Veltman was contentiously penalised for handball on the half
Germany 2-4 Netherlands: Liverpool star Wijnaldum strike in last 11 minutes to end unbeaten record of Low’s men in Group C
PSV Eindhoven forward, Donyell Malen 20, struck 11 minutes from time in Hamburg before Georginio Wijnaldum sealed a 4-2 victory which puts Ronald Koeman's side right back in contention in Group C qualifying for next year's European Championship. Not since November 2002 had Holland beaten their neighbours in their own
Belgium 1-1 Holland: Arnaut Groeneveld’s goal cancel Dries Mertens opener as two rivals share the spoils in Brussels
Arnaut Groeneveld celebrated his first start for the Netherlands by scoring a first-half equalizer Tuesday as the Dutch drew 1-1 with neighbour Belgium. The 21-year-old midfielder who plays for Belgium's Club Brugge rounded off a flowing Dutch move in the 27th minute, controlling the ball with his left foot and shooting
Netherlands 3-0 Germany: finally the jinx has been broken as Depay and Van Dijk scores
The 2014 World Cup champions have set an unwanted mark with their shutout defeat in Amsterdam. After their 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands on Saturday, Germany have now failed to score in three straight competitive games for the first time in their history. Virgil van Dijk, Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum all
