{"id":7571,"date":"2026-11-13T22:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=7571"},"modified":"2026-11-13T22:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:57:47","slug":"dutch-romp-greece-germany-cruises-in-uefa-nations-league-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=7571","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Romp Greece, Germany Cruises In UEFA Nations League Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>The Netherlands routed Greece 7-0 in a statement Nations League victory to stay unbeaten under new coach Xavi, while J\u00fcrgen Klopp&#8217;s Germany cruised to a 3-1 win over Serbia on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>That now sets up a decider between the two big-name coaches for first place in their group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>Tijjani Reijnders scored a hat trick and Jurrien Timber had two goals in a rampant win for the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>Beaming and holding up three fingers, Reijnders celebrated a hat trick which came off a series of slick team moves to tear apart the Greek defense in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>Crysencio Summerville got the Netherlands started with a sixth-minute opener before Reijnders scored three in the space of 21 minutes, Timber added two more and Donyell Malen a seventh.<\/p>\n<p><span>Netherlands coach Xavi Hernandez watching his team against Greece. (Photo by Gabriel Calvino Alonso\/BSR Agency\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>Germany is three points behind Group A2 leader the Netherlands before they play on Monday in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>The top two in the group advance to the quarterfinals, with head-to-head record as the tiebreaker. The Netherlands, Germany and Greece are all able to qualify. Serbia is last after losing all of its five games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>Goals from Florian Wirtz and debutant Brajan Gruda lifted Germany to its second win in five games with Klopp as coach after a slow start to his tenure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>In driving rain, Germany was ahead after just three minutes when Serbia defender Srdjan Babic turned Germany forward Kai Havertz\u2019s header into his own goal.<\/p>\n<p><span>J\u00fcrgen Klopp looks on as Germany take on Serbia. (Photo by Christian Charisius\/picture alliance via Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>It was 2-0 soon after when Wirtz flicked a rebound over goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who had parried a shot from Havertz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>Klopp\u2019s experimental squad, with Freiburg winger Derry Scherhant but no place for Barcelona\u2019s Karim Adeyemi, added a third when Leipzig's Gruda dribbled through the center of the Serbian defense to score Germany\u2019s third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>Babic canceled out his earlier own goal by scoring for Serbia on a rebound, but chances of a comeback were ended when Vanja Dragojevic was sent off for a reckless tackle on Joshua Kimmich's ankle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>The 50,000-capacity Rajko Mitic stadium was almost empty because Serbia was supported by only 5,000 accompanied children and teenagers. That's because UEFA was punished the Serbian soccer federation for fans\u2019 offensive behavior in the previous rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed>Switzerland is playing in the second tier of the Nations League for the first time, but its bid to rejoin Europe's elite stayed on course in a 0-0 draw with Slovenia, its closest rival in Group B1. Scotland won against North Macedonia 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-baabd5ed><i>Reporting by The Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY The Netherlands routed Greece 7-0 in a statement Nations League victory to stay unbeaten under new coach Xavi, while J\u00fcrgen Klopp&#8217;s Germany cruised to a 3-1 win over Serbia on Friday. That now sets up a decider between the two big-name coaches for first place in their group. 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