Netherlands

Netherlands

World Cup preview: Argentina and Spain good, USA bad World Cup preview: Argentina and Spain good, USA bad

With the international break done and dusted with all the major World Cup contenders in action, who's looking sharp right now and who needs work in the next 14 months? LME breaks it down.

Lamine Yamal hits back at Rafael van der Vaart after Spain win Lamine Yamal hits back at Rafael van der Vaart after Spain win

Lamine Yamal has quipped back at Rafael van der Vaart's "pants down" jibe after helping Spain beat Netherlands in Sunday's UEFA Nations League quarterfinal.

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Spain edge Netherlands in shootout to reach Nations League semis Spain edge Netherlands in shootout to reach Nations League semis

Spain claimed a 5-4 penalty shootout win over the Netherlands at home on Sunday to reach the Nations League semifinals after the second leg of their thrilling contest ended 3-3 to leave the tie level 5-5 on aggregate.

Spain's Pau Cubarsí returns to Barcelona after ankle injury Spain's Pau Cubarsí returns to Barcelona after ankle injury

Spain defender Pau Cubarsí suffered an ankle injury in their 2-2 Nations League draw with the Netherlands in their quarterfinal first leg and will return to his club Barcelona, the Spanish federation said on Friday.

Arsenal's Jurrien Timber to miss Netherlands game with illness Arsenal's Jurrien Timber to miss Netherlands game with illness

Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber missed his country's 2-2 draw with Spain in Thursday's Nations League quarterfinal first leg in Rotterdam through illness.

Ranking 2026 World Cup national team contenders by talent Ranking 2026 World Cup national team contenders by talent

Who will win the 2026 World Cup? A team stacked with talent, surely. We've devised a way to rank countries by the talent in their squads.

Burley impressed with Netherlands after Spain draw Burley impressed with Netherlands after Spain draw

Craig Burley explains why he was surprisingly impressed with the Netherlands after their 2-2 draw against Spain.

Spain rescue late draw against 10-man Netherlands Spain rescue late draw against 10-man Netherlands

Spain snatched a stoppage-time equaliser against 10-man Netherlands to secure a 2-2 draw on Thursday that kept up a two-year unbeaten streak and gave the holders the advantage in their UEFA Nations League quarterfinal tie.

De Jong: You can't compare Yamal to Messi De Jong: You can't compare Yamal to Messi

Frenkie de Jong weighs in on the conversation about Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal, as the comparisons continue to persist

Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch leaves Netherlands squad with injury Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch leaves Netherlands squad with injury

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch has been forced to withdraw from the Netherlands squad for their two-legged UEFA Nations League quarterfinal with Spain.

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +8 14
2 Croatia 6 0 8
3 Scotland 6 -1 7
4 Poland 6 -7 4
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
Cody Gakpo 3 8 1
Tijjani Reijnd.. 3 7 1
Xavi Simons 2 6 1

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
Donyell Malen 2 6 0
Cody Gakpo 1 8 3
Tijjani Reijnd.. 1 7 3