Poland 0-2 Netherlands: Dutch strike twice to continue unbeaten Nations League campaign

The Netherlands remained top of Nations League Group A4 as Louis van Gaal’s side extended their unbeaten run to 14 games with a 2-0 win over Poland. The visitors were dealt an early blow with just four minutes on the clock at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw as Teun Koopmeiners suffered a head injury following a 50-50 challenge with Karol Linetty.

Van Gaal was forced into making a concussion substitution as the midfielder was taken off the field looking particularly groggy. Ad The Dutch then took the lead less than 10 minutes later with a superb passing move which was rounded off by Cody Gakpo at the far post, the forward scoring an easy tap-in from Denzel Dumfries’ low cross from the right.

UEFA Nations LeagueDepay snatches last-gasp win for Netherlands after late Bale penalty14/06/2022 AT 18:24 After an underwhelming first-half showing, Poland started the second period with much more intensity, and on 52 minutes the White and Red should have been level, but Arkadiusz Milik lifted his effort over the bar from close range. The half-time substitute was punished for that miss as Netherlands secured the win eight minutes later.

Steven Bergwijn finished off another neat one-touch move into the far corner from inside the penalty area to seal an eighth straight away international victory for Oranje. The Netherlands will now face Belgium, who beat Wales in the evening's other group fixture, in a crucial match on Sunday at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam to decide which side in Group A4 will advance to next year’s Nations League finals.

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