Mith Bondscoach Louis van Gaal, injured in the hip, in the stands, the Netherlands has secured the ticket for the soccer World Cup in Qatar – and Stefan Kuntz can still hope to participate in the finals with the Turkish selection.
Oranje scored 2-0 (0-0) against Norway in the empty De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam after late goals in the decisive group match and secured first place in Group G with 23 points. 1: 1) and ended up with 21 points ahead of Norway (18). The team of the long-time German U21 coach Kuntz is now fighting in the playoffs for one of three other World Cup starting places.
Hurdle cleared: Kerem Akturkoglu and Turkey prevailed in Montenegro
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Wales and the Czech Republic hope too
This also applies to the Ukraine, which overtook Finland in Group D with a 2-0 (1-0) in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Northern Europeans lost at home to the already qualified world champions France 0: 2 (0: 0).
In Group E, Wales claimed second place with a 1-1 (1: 1) against sovereign group winners Belgium, ahead of the Czech Republic (2-0 against Estonia), which is one of the best Nations League group winners but also in the overall playoffs Twelve teams take part.
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