Corinthians’ number 10 quiet as Netherlands book spot at 2026 World Cup | OneFootball

After being decisive in the draw against Poland last Friday (14), Corinthians striker Memphis Depay once again took the field for the Netherlands this Monday (17), in the final round of the European Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, and participated in the 4-0 victory over Lithuania at the Johan Cruijff Arena.

Despite the rout, his performance was not particularly outstanding. In the 63 minutes he was on the pitch, the Dutchman recorded: three key passes, 3/9 accurate crosses, 12/19 accurate passes, 3/16 accurate passes in the opponent’s half (19%), 3/3 accurate passes in his own half, 1/1 accurate long passes, 35 actions with the ball, one ball recovery, and 2/5 ground duels won. His Sofascore rating was 6.9.

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Coach Ronald Koeman lined up the following team to start the match: Verbruggen; Timber, Van Dijk, de Ligt, Aké; Reijnders, Xavi Simons, Frenkie de Jong; Gakpo, Memphis Depay, and Malen. The result secured the Netherlands a spot in next year’s World Cup, as they finished top of Group J with 20 points (six wins and two draws – 27 goals scored and four conceded).

Memphis Depay was substituted in the match against Lithuania at the 18th minute of the second half, making way for Emanuel Emegha. Now, the number 10 returns to Brazil for the final stretch of the Brazilian Championship and Copa do Brasil. This Thursday (20), Corinthians will host São Paulo at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Neo Química Arena, for the 34th round of the national tournament.

In the current season, Memphis Depay has nine goals (second in the squad in this regard) and 10 assists (team leader in this regard) in 45 matches. Five of those goals were scored in this edition of the Brasileirão. He was the Netherlands’ top scorer in these Qualifiers with eight goals in eight matches.

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