Cody Gakpo scored and Donyell Malen netted twice off the bench as the Netherlands booked their place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Romania.
Gakpo saw his low drive beat Florin Nita for power 20 minutes in to settle the Oranje s nerves, and they were in total command from that moment on.
The Liverpool man saw a potential second goal ruled out before Virgil van Dijk struck the woodwork, but some fine work late on saw him tee up substitute Malen to make it 2-0.
Malen then added further gloss on the break in stoppage time, and the Netherlands will approach Saturday s quarter-final tie against Austria or Turkiye with confidence, with a potential semi-final clash with England still on the cards.
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