FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Malta WDLLD 0
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Netherlands WDDLW 8
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MLT000
NED358
Euroborg · 21,006 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

NED · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Mark FlekkenG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6Stefan de VrijCD-R
  4. 15Micky van de VenLB
  5. 22Denzel DumfriesRB
  6. 19Justin KluivertAM
  7. 21Frenkie de JongLM
  8. 8Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 10Memphis DepayF
  10. 11Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 7Xavi SimonsAM-R

MLT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Henry BonelloG
  2. 18James CarragherCD-L
  3. 4Gabriel MentzCD-R
  4. 3Ryan CamenzuliLB
  5. 21Juan CorbalanRB
  6. 10Teddy TeumaAM
  7. 23Alexander SatarianoLM
  8. 6Matthew GuillaumierRM
  9. 8Paul MbongF
  10. 7Joseph MbongAM-L
  11. 2Adam OverendAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Netherlands 1, Malta 0. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 34' Teddy Teuma (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Netherlands. Noa Lang replaces Cody Gakpo.
  6. 45' Substitution, Malta. Basil Tuma replaces Juan Corbalan.
  7. 45' Substitution, Malta. Kurt Shaw replaces Adam Magri Overend.
  8. 45' Substitution, Netherlands. Mats Wieffer replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  9. 56' Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 60' Substitution, Malta. Jodi Jones replaces Teddy Teuma.
  11. 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.
  12. 62' Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Justin Kluivert.
  13. 64' Noa Lang (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 72' Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Memphis Depay.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 79' Substitution, Netherlands. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Denzel Dumfries.
  18. 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.
  19. 81' Substitution, Malta. Jake Azzopardi replaces Alexander Satariano.
  20. 81' Substitution, Malta. Myles Beerman replaces Ryan Camenzuli.
  21. 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.

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