“It was a very difficult evening,” Van Dijk said with a straight face NOS. “It is always difficult to play through against a low block and create many chances. That has to be improved. We lost the ball quite often in difficult places, which gave them counter opportunities. It was good that we quickly equalized in the second half.”
The Dutch national team unofficially qualifies for the World Cup with a draw in Poland
Thanks to a goal from Memphis Depay just after half-time, the score was level. Because of that goal, the Netherlands still has three points more than Poland and can only with a miracle – read a defeat by the Dutch team against Lithuania and a monster score by Poland against Malta – the Dutch team can still avoid group victory and direct placement.
The Dutch team has something to make up for
That will not happen, but next Monday the Dutch team wants to say goodbye to the World Cup qualification against Lithuania with a good feeling. “Hopefully everyone who comes to watch is looking forward to it. We can’t wait,” Van Dijk concluded
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +19 | |
| 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +6 | |
| 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -6 | |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -14 | |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 |