Netherlands vs USA – The Netherlands national soccer team qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals after an impressive 3-1 victory over the USA in the round of 16.
The Netherlands world cup team has some great players, including Frankie de Jong, Memphis Depay and Van Dijk. They are considered dark horses to win the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Netherlands headed into the game against the USA on the strength of their impressive performances in Group A, where they finished on top of the points table with seven points. Meanwhile, the USA came into this match after finishing second in Pool B with five points.
In the match between the Netherlands and the United States, it was the former who scored first. Memphis Depay opened the scoring in the 10th minute of the game by nailing the ball into the net after hooking on Denzel Dumfries’ impressive delivery into the box.
The European nation then doubled their lead in this FIFA World Cup Round of 16 game Netherlands vs USA on the stroke of halftime when Daley Blind put the ball into the net.
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Netherlands vs USA: Netherlands defeat USA 3-1 to qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals
That second goal came in the 45+1 minute. Once again it was Dumfries who provided the assist, with the Inter Milan right-back slotting the ball into the box. Blind then passed the ball past Matt Turner and into the USA net.
When the halftime whistle blew in this FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match Netherlands vs USA, the former led the game by two goals.
The USA, however, reduced their deficit to a single goal in the 76th minute of the game. Christian Pulisic took a corner and sent the ball into the Dutch area. There, the ball entered after taking a touch from Haji Wright. While it can be argued whether or not Wright intended to do so, the ball went into the Dutch net after he appeared to brush a shot.
However, the USA’s hopes of coming back from behind in this 2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match between the Netherlands and the USA were dashed when Dumfries re-established a two-goal lead for his team.
The Netherlands scored their third goal of the game in the 81st minute, with the unmarked Dumfries smashing the ball into the net from a blind cross.
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The Dutch then handily topped this match between the Netherlands and the USA to book their place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals.