Netherlands thrash Greece 7-0 as Reijnders scores first-half hat-trick

The Netherlands beat Greece 7-0 in the UEFA Nations League on Friday, 13 November, scoring five goals before half-time at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders scored three of them.

Five goals by the break

Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Reijnders then scored in the 12th, 18th and 33rd minutes, and Jurriën Timber made it 5-0 in the 40th. Timber added his second in the 59th minute, and Donyell Malen scored the seventh soon afterwards, his first goal for the national team in 2026, the Dutch broadcaster NOS reported.

According to the Dutch magazine Voetbal International, Reijnders is the first Netherlands player to score a hat-trick before half-time since Marco van Basten in 1990.

First defeat of the campaign for Greece

Greece had been one of the surprises of this Nations League, conceding only three goals in their first four games, including a win over Germany. The two sides drew 2-2 in Greece at the start of October.

After five rounds the Netherlands have 11 points in League A Group 2, Greece eight, Germany five from four games and Serbia none. On Monday, 16 November, Xavi's team play Germany and Greece host Serbia. NOS calculated that, thanks to their huge goal difference, the Netherlands can now miss out on the quarter-finals only in theory.

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