Memphis Depay scored twice, had two assists and missed a penalty as the Netherlands overpowered Gibraltar 6-0 to remain top of Europe Group G in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying on Monday. (More Football News)
Second-placed Norway, playing without injured striker Erling Haaland, beat Montenegro 2-0 to remain two points adrift of the Dutch, and Burak Yılmaz scored the winner from the penalty spot deep in second-half stoppage time as Turkey beat Latvia 2-1 in Riga.
Depay put his disappointing club season at Barcelona behind him with a productive night at De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam against one of the world바카라™s football minnows. His first goal of the night was his 13th of the year for Oranje, breaking the Dutch record of 12 in a calendar year by Patrick Kluivert.
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Depay바카라™s 21st-minute strike after a pass from Davy Klaassen came just two minutes after Gibraltar goalkeeper Bradley Banda marked his international debut by saving the striker바카라™s first penalty of the night.
Depay made no mistake with his second spot-kick to put the Dutch 3-0 up in first-half stoppage time. Captain Virgil van Dijk opened the scoring with a ninth-minute header from a Depay corner, the defender바카라™s first goal since his return from last season바카라™s knee injury.
Wing back Denzel Dumfries made it 4-0 three minutes after the break and substitute Arnaut Danjuma, a late callup to replace the injured Cody Gakpo, scored on his return to the Dutch team for the first time since his first two internationals in 2018.
Another second-half substitute, Donyell Malen, completed the rout in the 86th. The scoreline could have been much worse for the visitors 바카라” the Dutch had 31 attempts on goal to Gibraltar바카라™s one. Mohamed Elyounoussi scored both goals in Norway바카라™s victory in Oslo.
Turkey fell behind to Latvia thanks to a Merih Demiral own goal before Serdar Dursun equalized and Yilmaz earned the winner to keep qualification hopes alive. Croatia and Russia are assured of at least a playoff place after their respective results in Group H.
Croatia midfielder Luka Modric scored from a free kick to salvage a 2-2 draw with Slovakia, and Russia capitalised with a 2-1 win over old rival Slovenia to move top of the group. Dropping points means 2018 World Cup runner-up Croatia is likely to need a win over Russia next month to qualify automatically for the World Cup.
Slovakia needed a win to keep its qualifying hopes alive and can no longer qualify. Also, Malta scored in the 98th minute to earn a point in a 2-2 draw with Cyprus.
