The Dutch National Team Failed to defeat Rival Poland on Thorsday in the Battle for Qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Due to a polish goal in the Final Phase, the match in the Kuip ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Draw is a setback for orange, who were better and had many more chans than the number 37 in the fifa ranking. A goal from Denzel Dumfries Seemed to Give the Netherlands The Win, Until Matty Cash Shot Poland to a Point in the Eightieth Minute.
Losing Points is No Reason for Great Concern for Orange. Ronald Koeman’s Team Has As Many Points As Poland in Group G (7), A Much Better Goal Difference and One Game Less Played. Only the Group Winner Qualifies Directly for the World Cup Next Year in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
On Sunday, Oranje Will Continue the Qualification with An Away Match in Kaunas Against Lithuania. Memphis Depay Will then Another Chance to score HIS 51ST International Goal.
The 103-time International, who did not score Against Poland, is Already Oranje’s all-time Top Scorer, But Still Shares That Title With Robin van Persie. Both scored fifty times.
Two Times Post in First Half
With Micky van de Ven, Who was preferred about Nathan Aké as Left Back, and Further The Expected Names, Orange was Stronger Than Poland From The Start. Koeman’s Team Created Chance After Chance in the First Half Hour.
Tijjani Reijnders was close to the opening goal in the thirteenth minute, but saw his shot end up on the post. Moments later, Polish keeper Lukasz Skorupski Prevented Denzel Dumfries From Heading in. In The Rebound It was Almost a goal for the Netherlands via A Polish Defender. Again the post saved the poles.
Meanwhile, Memphis was Busy Hunting for his record goal. But in the 1-0 he was not the finisher, but the provider. It was Dumfries Who Headed in a corner from Memphis Unhindered from a Difficult Angle.
In The Remainder of the First Half, Oranje Could Have Scored More Often, Althegh Poland also had A Good Opportunity. Former Feyenoord Player Sebastian Szymański Headed a Cross Wide.
Lewandowski substituted after an hour
The poles did not create much more than that one chance. Polish Record Top Scorer Robert Lewandowski, Who Made His Return to the National Team After A Conflict, was Substitututed After An Hour.
On the other hand, Memphis Continued to Hope for his record goal for Orange. The 31-year-old Attacker Just Failed to Work A Cross From Dumfries in.
The second goaled to materialize, orange had to remain careful. The poles did not create clear-cut chans, but a long-range shot from matty cash flew just wide via a Dutch leg.
Oranje had Been Warned, but in the Eightieth Minute Things Went Wrong. Again it was cash who lashed out, this time from the edge of the penalty area. With a hard and high shot into the near corner, the polish-born pole cool goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen no chance.
The 1-1 was an unexpected setback, which get used for a final offensive with wout weghorst in the lead. That did not yield any great opportunities and so orange suffered its first loss of points in the world cup qualification.