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Source : UEFA.com
AMSTERDAM, November 13, 2026 — The Netherlands equalled the biggest win in UEFA Nations League history with a 7-0 demolition of Greece at the Johan Cruijff Arena, as Tijjani Reijnders scored a first-half hat-trick.
Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring in the sixth minute, capitalising on a defensive lapse, according to AFP. Reijnders then struck three times in the space of 21 minutes, in the 12th, 18th and 33rd minutes, ESPN reported. Jurriën Timber added a brace either side of half-time, in the 40th and 59th minutes, and Donyell Malen completed the rout in the 61st minute. The hosts led 5-0 at the interval.
UEFA said the result matched the biggest win in the competition’s history and lifted the Dutch three points clear at the top of Group A2, with 11 points from five matches. ESPN put the attendance at 51,221 and reported that it was the first time Greece had conceded seven goals in a match since May 1989.
AFP described Reijnders’ first-half burst in more detail: he doubled the lead after Summerville’s opener, scored again from close range, and completed his hat-trick by squeezing the ball home at the far post. Timber turned in a Malen cross before the break, then added his second on the hour, before Malen finished first-time to make it 7-0.
The victory left the Netherlands unbeaten under new coach Xavi Hernandez, ESPN and the Associated Press said. Greece had arrived in Amsterdam still unbeaten in the group, having taken four points off Germany and having led the Netherlands by two goals in October before Reijnders helped salvage a 2-2 draw, AFP reported. On Friday they were a very different side, and the contest was effectively over by half-time.
Germany kept their quarter-final hopes alive with a 3-1 win in Serbia, UEFA confirmed, moving level with Greece on eight points. ESPN’s standings listed the Netherlands on 11 points from three wins and two draws, with a goal difference of plus nine. Greece are on eight points from two wins, two draws and one defeat, Germany also have eight points, and Serbia remain without a point after five defeats.
The top two in the group advance to the quarter-finals, with the head-to-head record used as the tie-breaker. ESPN said the Netherlands, Germany and Greece can all still qualify. The section will be settled on Monday, when Germany host the Netherlands in Berlin and Greece entertain Serbia, who have lost all five of their matches.
Friday’s statement win was built on that relentless first-half burst and finished with two further goals just after the hour. Reijnders’ hat-trick, Summerville’s early strike, Timber’s brace and Malen’s finish added up to a record-equalling night in Amsterdam — and a heavy defeat for a Greek team that had previously been difficult to break down in this group.
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