Netherlands Beat USA 3-1 To Book Quarter-final Spot

The Netherlands have booked their quarter-final spot after beating USA 3-1 on Saturday.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Netherlands survived a late scare against the United States to move into the World Cup quarter-finals with a ruthless display of finishing.

The Netherlands became the first team to book their place in the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

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Two first-half goals put the European side in charge against the United States, with Memphis Depay delivering an early opener and Daley Blind doubling the Netherlands’ lead seconds before the break, and they survived a brief second-half scare to win 3-1.

The US had the game’s biggest early chance when Christian Pulisic was denied by the legs of Dutch goalkeeper Andries Noppert, and the failure to take that opportunity proved highly expensive.

Louis van Gaal’s side responded in the finest Dutch traditions in the 10th minute when Memphis Depay crowned a magnificent 21-pass move by turning in Denzel Dumfries’ cross.

The US battled hard but lacked a cutting edge and were punished once more in a similar fashion with the final kick of the first half when Daley Blind arrived with perfect timing on the end of another Dumfries cutback.

The Dutch were given anxious moments when the US pulled a goal back in the 76th minute as Haji Wright’s freak deflection from Pulisic’s cross looped in at the far post.

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But they restored their two-goal lead five minutes later when creator Dumfries turned scorer, side-footing in a volley at the far post from Blind’s cross.

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