Defeating Iceland 4-0 in the last friendly match before going to Germany for the “vice meeting”, the Dutch team completed the preparation cycle for Euro 2024 in the most perfect way.

Iceland just unexpectedly won against England in a friendly match a few days ago, so the Dutch host highly appreciates coach Age Hareide’s team, giving the Icelandic team a certain respect. . The battle at Feyenoord therefore became extremely tense right after the opening whistle.

Xavi Simons opened the scoring early in the 23rd minute

No one thought that the situation would turn around so quickly under the intense pressure of the home team. Iceland suddenly played cramped, fell into a passive defensive position and was completely subdued by an opponent who was too advanced. The score opened in the 23rd minute when Xavi Simons quickly approached Iceland’s goal, caught a pass from Denzel Dumfries and easily scored.

Van Dijk scored two consecutive matches for the Netherlands

Iceland’s resistance only kept them from losing another goal for the remainder of the first half before suffering further punishment from the home team in the second half of the match. Indeed, right at the beginning of the second half, the Netherlands scored a goal that doubled the gap thanks to a midfielder. The home team received a corner kick on the right wing and the ball continuously flew high in the air with three headers from the Netherlands. In the end, Nathan Ake was the last person to pass the ball for teammate Van Dijk to score.

Iceland almost shortened the score in the 70th minute when Stefan Thordarson’s long-range shot found the right post for the Dutch goal. The weak response of the away team made the Netherlands try harder to find more goals.

Wout Weghorst scored the winning goal 4-0 for the Netherlands

In the last 10 minutes of the match, substitute Donyell Malen not only directly scored but also assisted Wout Weghorst’s goal. The player who played very well in this match, Memphis Depay, almost put his name on the scoreboard if VAR did not catch a teammate’s handball error before he put the ball into Iceland’s net in the 81st minute.

The Dutch “Orange Cyclone” is waiting to sweep away all opponents at Euro 2024

The 4-0 final victory over Iceland ended the Netherlands’ preparation process before Euro 2024. “Orange Cyclone” is reviving strongly every day under the guidance of coach Ronald Koeman, winning both matches. possession and scored 8 goals, not conceding a single goal.

However, they received shocking news when midfielder Frankie de Jong retired due to injury.