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Netherlands thrash Greece 7-0 ahead of group decider with Germany
The Netherlands beat Greece 7-0 in Amsterdam in the UEFA Nations League on Friday.
Tijjani Reijnders scored three goals, while Jurrien Timber added two in a dominant performance.
The victory kept the Dutch unbeaten under new coach Xavi and moved them to the top of Group A2.
Germany, coached by Jürgen Klopp, beat Serbia 3-1 and is three points behind the Netherlands.
The teams meet in Berlin on Monday to decide first place in the group.
The top two teams advance to the quarterfinals, and head-to-head record is the tiebreaker.
Greece can also still qualify, while Serbia is last after losing all five of its games.
The Netherlands beat Greece 7-0 in Amsterdam on Friday to remain unbeaten under coach Xavi.
Tijjani Reijnders scored a hat-trick, while Jurriën Timber scored twice.
Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring in the sixth minute, and Donyell Malen completed the rout.
The result set up a Monday Group A2 decider between the Netherlands and Germany in Berlin.
Xavi said his team still had room to improve ahead of the Germany match.
- Who
- The Netherlands beat Greece.
- What
- The Netherlands won 7-0 in a Nations League group match.
- When
- Friday, November 13, 2026.
- Where
- Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.
- Why
- The result kept the Netherlands unbeaten and set up a Monday match against Germany to decide first place in Group A2.
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Crysencio Summerville scored to put the Netherlands ahead.
Tijjani Reijnders scored a hat-trick, and the Netherlands went into the break 5-0 ahead.
Jurriën Timber scored his second goal of the match.
Donyell Malen scored the Netherlands’ seventh goal in a 7-0 win over Greece.
The Netherlands are scheduled to face Germany in Berlin in a match to decide first place in Group A2.
- Final score
- Netherlands 7-0 Greece
- Venue
- Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
- Reijnders
- Scored a hat-trick
- Timber
- Scored twice
- Next match
- Netherlands face Germany in Berlin on Monday
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What people are saying
The first half was incredible, so I have to congratulate the players. But it is only one match. We have to keep going like this, but this is the way.
The only thing we want is to win and play well. It will be a very different match from this one.