Netherlands book Nations League last eight spot after convincing win

Two first half punishments and two quality strikes in the last part given the Netherlands a 4-0 win over Hungary on Saturday and a spot in the Countries Association quarter-finals in Spring as they promised themselves a main two completion in Gathering A3. Wout Weghorst and Cody Gakpo both scored from the spot while Denzel Dumfries and the returning Teun Koopmeiners added two more after the break. The game at the Johan Cruyff Arena was stopped following seven minutes when Hungary colleague mentor Adam Szalai endured what seemed to be a seizure on the seat. His legs should have been visible kicking as he lay on the ground, immediately encompassed by staff individuals and substitutes. It prompted a 13-minute stoppage while he was being dealt with and it wasn't long after a conversation among the players on the field that the Hungary group consented to play on. However, they needed to confront a punishment quickly as a VAR check found that safeguard Tamas Nikitscher had dealt with the ball attempting to clear a Gakpo cross in the last activity before the game was stopped. Weghorst concealed the ball to give the Dutch the lead and they won a second punishment in stoppage time toward the finish of the primary half when Donyell Malen was stumbled by Zsolt Nagy. This time Gakpo took the kick and, as Weghorst, sent Denes Dibusz the incorrect way. The Hungary goalkeeper made a few superb stops in the principal half to hold the score down to just 2-0, quite tipping Tijjani Reijnders' objective bound header over the bar. However, in the 64th moment, there was little he could do as Dumfries bound a volleyed shot into the net from a point after a half freedom tumbled to him plain on the right of the assault. The Dutch looked significantly more familiar with compelling midfielder Frenkie de Jong back in the group without precedent for a very long time after his extensive lower leg injury, which managed him out of the European Title in Germany recently. Koopmeiners was likewise back interestingly since experiencing a crotch injury in front of Euro 2024 and celebrated with a quality header in the 85th moment. The Netherlands progressed to eight places in the standings, five behind Germany on 13 after their whipping of Bosnia and Herzegovina 7-0 in Freiburg. Hungary can't update the Dutch regardless of whether they wrap up with similar focuses after their last games on Tuesday on account of the no holds barred results between the pair. Hungary's league said that the 36-year-old Szalai, a previous Bundesliga striker, was recuperating in clinic in Amsterdam.