World Cup 2026 qualifiers: The Netherlands wins big, the Faroe Islands cause a surprise

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In the early morning of October 13 (Vietnam time), in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, the Dutch team won big, while the Faroe Islands caused a surprise.

In the match between the Netherlands and Finland, the " orange tornadoes" opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Memphis Depay assisted Donyell Malen to finish accurately to help the Netherlands take the lead.

In the 17th minute, Depay continued to play the role of a creator with a difficult free kick that took the ball to Virgil van Dijk's position. The Liverpool centre-back moved reasonably and headed the ball into the net unstoppably, doubling the gap for the home team.

In the 37th minute, Vinh of Finland blocked the ball in the penalty area, and the referee immediately awarded the Netherlands a penalty. Depay stepped up to the 11m mark and completed the task excellently, raising the score to 3-0.

In the second half, the Netherlands maintained their dominance but were no longer as explosive as in the first half. It was not until the 84th minute that they had their fourth goal when substitute Xavi Simons made a delicate assist for Cody Gakpo to unleash an unstoppable shot, sealing a resounding victory for the team in the orange shirt.

With this victory, the Netherlands continued to maintain the top position in Group G with 16 points after 6 matches, 3 points ahead of Poland and 6 points ahead of Finland.

Another team also maintained the top spot, Denmark. The "Three Lions" defeated Greece 3-1 at home. Striker Rasmus Hojlund continued to show impressive form when he scored the opening goal in the 21st minute.

After that, Joachim Andersen and Mikkel Damsgaard scored in turn, helping Denmark end the first half with a 3-0 advantage. Greece only got an honorary goal thanks to Christos Tzolis in the 63rd minute.

In Group C, Denmark is still leading with 10 points after 4 matches, equal with Scotland but ranked above thanks to a goal difference.

In Group L, the Faroe Islands surprised everyone with a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic, after defeating Montenegro 4-0 in the previous match.

With this result, the Faroe Islands rose to third place, only 1 point behind the second-placed team, the Czech Republic.

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