Qualifiers: Depay scores and nears historic milestone for the Netherlands ✅ | OneFootball

Memphis Depay helped the Netherlands win in their World Cup qualifying debut this Saturday (7).

The Corinthians player scored the first goal of the away match against Finland in Group G of the tournament.

Just five minutes into the game, he took advantage of a poor back pass, faced the goalkeeper one-on-one, and scored with a first-time shot.

With the goal, Depay reached 48 in his career wearing the Dutch national team jersey, just two shy of matching the country's all-time top scorer, Robin van Persie.

Denzel Dumfries, still in the first half, extended the visitors' lead, sealing the score at 2-0.

Besides the Netherlands and Finland, the group also includes Poland, Lithuania, and Malta.

Only the top team qualifies directly for next year's World Cup.

The second place goes to a playoff involving a total of 16 European teams competing for four spots.

England gave a scare

The other heavyweight team that took the field for the World Cup qualifiers this Saturday was England.

The team led by Thomas Tuchel experienced a drama to overcome Andorra, ranked 173rd by FIFA.

The 1-0 scoreline was achieved with a goal by Harry Kane early in the second half.

Check out below the six UEFA qualifying matches scheduled for this Saturday:

Group G

Group H

Group K

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📸 MARKKU ULANDER