FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

Netherlands
  • 9': Memphis Depay (P)
  • 16': Memphis Depay
  • 20': Virgil van Dijk
  • 61': Xavi Simons
  • 74': Donyell Malen
  • 78': Noa Lang
  • 80': Donyell Malen
  • 90'+2': Micky van de Ven
FT
8 - 0
Malta

    Memphis equals scoring record as Dutch thrash Malta

    Memphis Depay scored twice to equal the Netherlands' goal-scoring record as the Dutch hammered Malta 8-0 on Tuesday for a second successive World Cup qualifying victory.

    Match Commentary

    • 9': Goal! Netherlands 1, Malta 0. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 16': Goal! Netherlands 2, Malta 0. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
    • 20': Goal! Netherlands 3, Malta 0. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 34': Teddy Teuma (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Noa Lang replaces Cody Gakpo.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Basil Tuma replaces Juan Corbalan.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Kurt Shaw replaces Adam Magri Overend.
    • 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Mats Wieffer replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 56': Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Malta. Jodi Jones replaces Teddy Teuma.
    • 61': Goal! Netherlands 4, Malta 0. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
    • 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Justin Kluivert.
    • 64': Noa Lang (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Memphis Depay.
    • 74': Goal! Netherlands 5, Malta 0. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Micky van de Ven.
    • 78': Goal! Netherlands 6, Malta 0. Noa Lang (Netherlands) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
    • 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Denzel Dumfries.
    • 80': Goal! Netherlands 7, Malta 0. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 81': Substitution, Malta. Jake Azzopardi replaces Alexander Satariano.
    • 81': Substitution, Malta. Myles Beerman replaces Ryan Camenzuli.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Netherlands 8, Malta 0. Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Euroborg
    Location: Groningen, Netherlands
    Attendance: 21,006

    FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +23 Netherlands 8 20 0
    +7 Poland 8 17 1
    -6 Finland 8 10 4
    -15 Malta 8 5 5
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    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 2
    35.2 Possession 64.8
    5 SHOTS 27
    2 ON GOAL 9
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    274 Accurate Passes 562
    338 Passes 609
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 10
    8 Crosses 26
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    35 Long Balls 30
    15 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    8 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 17
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 14
    20 Effective Clearances 13
    20 Clearances 13

    Line-Ups

    NED Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Mark Flekken (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    6 Stefan de Vrij
    15 Micky van de Ven
    22 Denzel Dumfries
    19 Justin Kluivert
    21 Frenkie de Jong
    8 Ryan Gravenberch
    10 Memphis Depay
    11 Cody Gakpo
    7 Xavi Simons
    Substitutes:
    Mats Wieffer, Jeremie Frimpong, Tijjani Reijnders, Noa Lang, Lutsharel Geertruida, Nick Olij, Donyell Malen, Nathan Aké, Wout Weghorst, Jan Paul van Hecke, Kjell Scherpen.

    MLT Malta (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    18 James Carragher
    4 Gabriel Mentz
    3 Ryan Camenzuli
    21 Juan Corbalan
    10 Teddy Teuma Yellow Card
    23 Alexander Satariano
    6 Matthew Guillaumier Yellow Card
    8 Paul Mbong
    7 Joseph Mbong
    2 Adam Overend
    Substitutes:
    Kurt Shaw, Keyon Ewurum, Jake Azzopardi, Enrico Pepe, Rashed Al-Tumi, Carlo Zammit Lonardelli, Kyrian Nwoko, Jodi Jones, Brandon Paiber, James Sissons, Basil Tuma, Myles Beerman.

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