The Netherlands joins Italy and Belgium in the European final
The Netherlands joined Italy and Belgium in the European Football Cup final by beating Austria 2-0 today at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam in the second round of Group C competitions.
Memphis Depay (11 penalty kick) and Denzel Dumfries (67) scored the two goals.
It is the second consecutive victory for the Netherlands, the 1988 champion, after the first over Ukraine 3-2 in the first round at the same stadium, raising its tally to six points, three points ahead of Austria and Ukraine, which beat North Macedonia 2-1 today in Bucharest.
The Netherlands, which was absent from the last two major tournaments (European Cup 2016 and World Cup 2018), hit two birds with one stone, as it booked its ticket to the final price and secured the top of the group before facing North Macedonia in the last third round, and it will play the price of the final in Bucharest on June 27 against one of the best four Teams ranked third in the group stage.
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