Wijnaldum shines again for the Netherlands!
For their second match of Euro 2020 against Austria, the Netherlands came out on top against Austria, and in doing so qualified for the Round of 16.
After beating Ukraine on Sunday (3-2), the Netherlands were back in action at the Johan Cruijff Arena for their second group stage match of Euro 2020. And the latest Paris recruit Georginio Wijnaldum - who scored against Ukraine - put in another impressive performance against Austria, with the captain's armband proudly worn around his arm.
The Oranje are now guaranteed to finish in first place in the group and so will head through to the Round of 16!
NETHERLANDS vs AUSTRIA : 2-0
Euro 2020 – Group C - Match 2
Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam)
Goals: M. Depay (11', penalty), D. Dumfries (67').
NETHERLANDS: Stekelenburg; De Ligt, De Vrij, Blind (Aké, 64'); Dumfries, de Roon ( Gravenberch, 74'), de Jong, Van Aanholt (Wijndal, 65'); Wiljnaldum; Weghorst (Malen, 64'), Depay (L. de Jong, 82').
Coach: Frank de Boer
AUSTRIA: Bachmann; Hinteregger, Alaba, Dragovic; Schlager (Onisiwo, 84'), Sabitzer, Laimer, Ulmer, Lainer (Grillitsch, 62'); Baumgartner (Lazaro, 70'), Gregoritsch (Kalajdzic, 61')
Coach: Franco Foda
Group C Table
- Netherlands – 6 points
- Ukraine – 3 points
- Austria – 3 points
- Macedonia – 0 points