Netherlands and Poland Drawโ 1-1 in World Cup Qualification Battle
warsaw,Poland – The Netherlands and Poland played to a 1-1โข draw inโค a tightly contestedโ World Cup Qualification match on Friday,leaving both โteams vying for position in Group G. Theโฃ result seesโ the Netherlandsโ maintain theirโฃ lead with seven points from three matches, ahead of Poland on goal difference, tho Poland have played fewer games.
The match saw a flurry of action, with Jakub Kaminski opening the scoring for Poland in the opening minutes, only for Denzel Dumfries to equalize for the โขNetherlands in the 28th minute following a corner from Memphis Depay.Despite continued pressure from โฃthe Dutch, especially through wing attacks lead by Codyโข Gakpo and Dumfries, and a late goal fromโฃ Matty Cash for Poland, neither side could find a winner.
The Netherlands took the lead in the 28th minute when Depay’s corner found Dumfries at the far post, who headed the ball into the corner of the goal. Poland responded in the 80th โคminute with a goal from Matty Cash, who โfired the ball into theโ upper left corner afterโ receiving it in front of the penalty box.
despite dominating possession in the second half, the Netherlands were unable to capitalize on their opportunities.โข Xaviโค Simons had a chance inโ the 69th minuteโค with aโ 1-2 pass withโ Memphis, but his shot went wide.
Lineups:
Netherlands: โค Bart Verbruggen; Micky van de Ven, Virgil van Dijk, โขJanโ Paul van Heckeโค (Stefan de Vrij 87′), Denzel Dumfries; โTijjani Reijnders (Justin Kluivert 84′), Frenkie de Jong (Quinten Timber 83′), Ryan Gravenberch; Cody gakpo, Memphis Depay (Wout Weghorts 78′), Xavi Simons (Donyell Malen 78′).Poland: Lukasz Skorupski; Jakub Kiwior,Jan Bednarek,przemyslaw Wisniewski,Matty Cash; Piotr Zielinski (Bartosz Kaputska 71′),Bartosz Slisz; Nicola Zalewski (Pwel โWszolelek 71′),Sebastian Szymanski (Kamil Grosicki 71′),Jakubโฃ Kaminski; Robert โฃLewandowski (Karol Swiderski 64′).
(MRP/RIN)