Dest scored with a right-footed shot after cutting in from the left side for a 10th-minute goal that held up for a 1-0 win at Go Ahead Eagles.
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Spain books Olympic place with Nations Cup win over Netherlands
France, already qualified as host for the Olympics, beat Germany 2-1 in the other semifinal.
Thursday morning: What We’re Reading
The American trio aiming to become ‘invincible’ … The sorry story of Thomas Tuchel’s break-up … All about Lionel Messi’s parents.
PSV rues missed chances as former player Donnell Malen earns draw for Dortmund
American Malik Tillman fluffed two gilt-edged chances in front of goal former winning a controversial penalty.
Soccer on TV
On Friday, there are games in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. In addition, unbeaten PSV is in action in the Netherlands.
Soccer on TV
On Saturday, there are games across Europe with Bayern Munich-Monchengladbach and PSV-Ajax being two games of note from an American perspective.
USWNT up against Dutch juggernaut: 'I have confidence in our team'
The USA shut out the Netherlands, 2-0, in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final. It also shut out the Oranje Leeuwinnen, 2-0, in its first game back from the pandemic lockdown in November 2020 after a layoff of more than eight months. That friendly in Breda, like the final in Lyon two years ago, wasn’t […]
Dutch season effectively shut down by government order
For all intents and purposes, the 2019-20Dutch league season was shut down when Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte extended the ban on public gatherings of more than 100 people from June 1 to Sept. 1 because of the coronaviruspandemic. The Netherlands has been one of the hardest hit countries in Europe with more than 34,000 […]
What They're Saying: Ronald Koeman
“Sunday proved that you can’t count on anything. Let’s hope everyone else stays fit and healthy. And then in May we’ll see how it looks for us,” he added. –Dutch national team coach Ronald Koeman after forwards Memphis Depay and Donyell Malen both went down to serious knee injuries on Sunday. “It was no festiveSunday,” […]
Dispatch from Valenciennes: Holland on a high
Dutch coach Sarina Wiegman stressed the need for patience before today’s quarterfinal with Italy. The Netherlands certainly kept its fans waiting after a patchy first half. Its secondtake, though, was nigh on perfect. It deservedly beat an Italian team that ended up resorting to cynical tactics, and paid the price when the reigning European champion […]
