The selection of Netherlandswithout the Barcelona player Frenkie de Jong (who misses Euro 2024), closed his preparation for the big event in Germany this Monday with a 4-0 win against Icelandwho on Friday had beaten England at Wembley (0-1). It was not just any night for the former Barcelona player Xavi Simons, since at 21 years old he scored his first goal for the ‘Oranje’ team. The day ended, however, with the bad taste in the mouth of the announcement by the Dutch Federation of the withdrawal of Frenkie de Jong for not being fully recovered from his ankle injury.
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Was simonsfuture of Barcelona but whose future is up in the air, the one who opened the scoring at the De Kuip stadium and did so in the 23rd minute by taking advantage of a ball that was sent to him with a header Denzel Dumfries. Historic day for the young Leipzig player.
Simons celebrates his goal with Memphis
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With Cody Gakpo and Memphis Depay exchanging positions, Dumfries He picked up the ball and with a header he sent it to simons in a combination in which he also participated Veerman. In his 14th meeting with Netherlands finally scored simonswhich must return to PSG after its transfer to Leipzig although it is not clear that in the end he will stay on the team Luis Enrique.
And he was the captain of the team he leads Ronald Koeman (and also captain of the Liverpool), Virgil van Dijkwho scored the second goal in Rotterdam Netherlands. Van Dijk scored with a header taking advantage of a ball Nathan Ake.
The third of the night was the work of Donyell Malen, who had replaced Gakpo in the 76th minute and scored in the 79th minute. But, just like against Canada, the ‘Oranje’ saved a little more for the end and achieved it in the 93rd minute. Wout Weghorst.
The Dutch team, European champion in 1988, will debut in Euro 2024, facing in group D of the first phase Poland (in which this Monday they were injured Robert Lewandowski and Karol Swiderski) this Sunday. Afterwards, to France on June 21 and Austria on the 25th.
