FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, October 9, 2025
Netherlands LWWDW 4
–
Malta LDLDW 0
1st2ndT
NED134
MLT000
Ta' Qali National Stadium · 9,254 att.

Team Stats

6
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
4
63
Possession
37
22
SHOTS
7
8
ON GOAL
0
0.4
On Target %
0.0
2
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
464
Accurate Passes
235
511
Passes
302
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
8
0.4
Cross %
0.3
30
Long Balls
42
19
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
7
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
13
9
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
11
11
Effective Clearances
19
11
Clearances
19

Head to Head

NED leads series 1-0

Lineups

MLT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Henry BonelloG
  2. 13Enrico PepeCD-L
  3. 5Kurt ShawCD-R
  4. 3Ryan CamenzuliLB
  5. 21Juan CorbalanRB
  6. 10Teddy TeumaAM
  7. 23Alexander SatarianoLM
  8. 6Matthew GuillaumierRM
  9. 11Irvin CardonaF
  10. 9Ylyas ChouarefAM-L
  11. 7Joseph MbongAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Adam OverendSUB
  2. 8Yannick YankamSUB
  3. 16Rashed Al-TumiSUB
  4. 15Myles BeermanSUB
  5. 2Jean BorgSUB
  6. 12James SissonsSUB
  7. 17Kemar ReidSUB
  8. 14Basil TumaSUB
  9. 19Jodi JonesSUB
  10. 18Kean SciclunaSUB
  11. 4Gabriel MentzSUB
  12. 20Brandon PaiberSUB

NED · 4-3-3

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 3Jurriën TimberCD-R
  4. 15Micky van de VenLB
  5. 22Denzel DumfriesRB
  6. 14Tijjani ReijndersCM
  7. 21Frenkie de JongLM
  8. 8Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 9Wout WeghorstF
  10. 11Cody GakpoLF
  11. 12Jeremie FrimpongRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Justin KluivertSUB
  2. 20Teun KoopmeinersSUB
  3. 2Jan Paul van HeckeSUB
  4. 16Jerdy SchoutenSUB
  5. 6Stefan de VrijSUB
  6. 17Quilindschy HartmanSUB
  7. 18Donyell MalenSUB
  8. 5Nathan AkéSUB
  9. 23Mark FlekkenSUB
  10. 13Robin RoefsSUB
  11. 10Memphis DepaySUB
  12. 7Xavi SimonsSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Malta 0, Netherlands 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 37' Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 47' Enrico Pepe (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Goal! Malta 0, Netherlands 2. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 55' Irvin Cardona (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Goal! Malta 0, Netherlands 3. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  7. 61' Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  9. 67' Substitution, Netherlands. Justin Kluivert replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  10. 67' Substitution, Netherlands. Memphis Depay replaces Wout Weghorst.
  11. 73' Substitution, Malta. Adam Magri Overend replaces Joseph Mbong.
  12. 73' Substitution, Malta. Yannick Yankam replaces Alexander Satariano.
  13. 74' Memphis Depay (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 83' Teddy Teuma (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 84' Substitution, Malta. Kemar Reid replaces Teddy Teuma.
  16. 84' Substitution, Malta. Jodi Jones replaces Ilyas Chouaref.
  17. 84' Substitution, Netherlands. Xavi Simons replaces Cody Gakpo.
  18. 84' Substitution, Netherlands. Quilindschy Hartman replaces Micky van de Ven.
  19. 87' Substitution, Malta. Basil Tuma replaces Irvin Cardona.
  20. 90'+2' Adam Magri Overend (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+3' Goal! Malta 0, Netherlands 4. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.

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