The Netherlands easily defeated Canada in their first friendly match before the start of the Euro 2024 campaign.

With the advantage of playing at home and a quality staff, the Netherlands put pressure on their Canadian opponent in the first minutes of the match. Coach Ronald Koeman’s team continuously bombarded the opponent’s goal, but they encountered stubborn resistance from the North American team and failed to find a goal in the first half.

Meanwhile, Canada also created a few turbulent situations in the home goal, but could not concretize it into a goal, thereby ending the first 45 minutes with an inconclusive result.

Entering the second half, the Netherlands increased the pace of the match and scored the opening goal after only 5 minutes of rolling. In the 50th minute, starting from Frimpong’s accurate cross, striker Memphis Depay had a neat finish to help the host take the lead.

Continuing the excitement, the “orange tornado” continued to sweep the opponent and had 2 more consecutive goals scored by Frimpong and Weghorst in the 57th and 63rd minutes respectively. Minutes later, but the Netherlands still had another goal, and the scorer was captain midfielder Virgil van Dijk after a clever run and header.

Faced with Canada’s weak response, coach Ronald Koeman’s team played leisurely in the final minutes and secured the net, thereby closing out an easy victory with a score of 4-0.

A smooth start in the friendly match series helped the Netherlands gain more confidence before officially entering the Euro 2024 campaign, while the loss made Canada realize that it still has a lot of things to improve if it wants to. go far at this year’s Copa America.