FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, June 7, 2025
Netherlands LWDDL 2
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Finland LLLWD 0
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NED202
FIN000
Helsinki Olympic Stadium · 29,483 att.

Match Report

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Memphis, Dumfries give Dutch winning start to World Cup qualifying

The Netherlands kicked off their World Cup qualification campaign with a comfortable victory as goals from Memphis Depay and Denzel Dumfries secured a 2-0 away win over Finland on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
4
59.6
Possession
40.4
17
SHOTS
5
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
624
Accurate Passes
392
675
Passes
456
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
0
15
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.0
27
Long Balls
33
10
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
2
14
Effective Clearances
23
14
Clearances
23

Head to Head

NED leads series 4-0

Lineups

FIN · 3-4-3

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 5Arttu HoskonenCD
  3. 4Robert IvanovCD-L
  4. 15Miro TenhoCD-R
  5. 14Kaan KairinenCM-L
  6. 16Matti PeltolaCM-R
  7. 18Jere UronenLM
  8. 17Nikolai AlhoRM
  9. 20Joel PohjanpaloF
  10. 11Oliver AntmanCF-L
  11. 8Robin LodCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Juhani PikkarainenSUB
  2. 9Fredrik Oldrup JensenSUB
  3. 12Jesse JoronenSUB
  4. 7Tommi JyrySUB
  5. 23Viljami SinisaloSUB
  6. 13Onni ValakariSUB
  7. 3Ville TikkanenSUB
  8. 10Teemu PukkiSUB
  9. 6Glen KamaraSUB
  10. 21Anssi SuhonenSUB
  11. 22Ilmari NiskanenSUB
  12. 19Benjamin KallmanSUB

NED · 4-3-3

  1. 23Mark FlekkenG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 3Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 5Nathan AkéLB
  5. 22Denzel DumfriesRB
  6. 21Frenkie de JongCM
  7. 14Tijjani ReijndersLM
  8. 8Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 10Memphis DepayF
  10. 11Cody GakpoLF
  11. 12Jeremie FrimpongRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Xavi SimonsSUB
  2. 20Mats WiefferSUB
  3. 2Lutsharel GeertruidaSUB
  4. 6Stefan de VrijSUB
  5. 17Noa LangSUB
  6. 1Kjell ScherpenSUB
  7. 16Jorrel HatoSUB
  8. 19Justin KluivertSUB
  9. 13Nick OlijSUB
  10. 9Wout WeghorstSUB
  11. 15Micky van de VenSUB
  12. 18Donyell MalenSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Finland 0, Netherlands 1. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 23' Goal! Finland 0, Netherlands 2. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  3. 28' Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Netherlands. Stefan de Vrij replaces Jan Paul van Hecke.
  5. 55' Substitution, Finland. Fredrik Jensen replaces Robin Lod.
  6. 55' Substitution, Finland. Benjamin Källman replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
  7. 61' Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Substitution, Netherlands. Micky van de Ven replaces Nathan Aké.
  9. 69' Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Memphis Depay.
  10. 69' Substitution, Netherlands. Justin Kluivert replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  11. 70' Substitution, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen replaces Nikolai Alho because of an injury.
  12. 70' Substitution, Finland. Glen Kamara replaces Miro Tenho.
  13. 76' Substitution, Finland. Onni Valakari replaces Robert Ivanov because of an injury.
  14. 85' Substitution, Netherlands. Xavi Simons replaces Cody Gakpo.
  15. 90' Ilmari Niskanen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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