The Netherlands secured their place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday evening courtesy of a 2-0 defeat of Norway at De Kuip in Rotterdam. Barcelona pair Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay both started the game for the hosts.
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Memphis, in fact, scored the goal that confirmed the victory. He struck in injury time after Steven Bergwijn had made it 1-0 six minutes from the end of normal time. The Netherlands enjoyed the lionβs share of possession and deserved their victory, restricting an Erling Haaland-less Norway to zero shots on target.
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The result meant that the Netherlands finished top of the table in Group G, two points clear of second-placed Turkey and five clear of third-placed Norway. This will be the eleventh World Cup theyβll have contested, and although theyβve never won the competition they have made the final three times; in 1974, 1978 and 2010. They failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
