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Netherlands brush aside Iceland in Euro warm-up

AFP, Rotterdam

Published: 11 Jun 2024

Netherlands brush aside Iceland in Euro warm-up

Netherlands' forward Wout Weghorst (2L) celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the International friendly football match between Netherlands and Iceland at the Feyenoord Stadium, in Rotterdam, on 10 June 2024. Photo: AFP

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The Netherlands beat Iceland 4-0 on Monday in Rotterdam in their final warm-up match before leaving for the European Championship in Germany.

Xavi Simons tapped in his first international goal to give the Dutch a 23rd minute lead.

Virgil Van Dijk nodded in the second after 48 minutes.

Donyell Malen, who had come on three minutes earlier, ran onto a precise pass from Memphis Depay for the third in the 78th minute.

Wout Weghorst was an 84th minute replacement and scored the final goal from close range from a Malen cross three minutes into added time.

The Dutch had also won their previous warm up game 4-0 against Canada on 6 June.

Iceland had beaten England 1-0 at Wembley on Friday.

The Netherlands kick off their Euro 2024 campaign against Poland on June 16 and then play France and Austria in Group D.

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