World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Netherlands One Hand on the Ticket to Continue

Despite being held to a draw by Poland in the 7th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the Netherlands is getting very close to a ticket to the finals.

On the early morning of November 15, the match between Poland and the Netherlands took place in the 7th match of Group G of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe.

With the goal of 3 points to soon complete the qualifying goal, coach Koeman fielded a very strong squad with top stars such as Van Dijk, Timber, Gravenberch, De Jong, Depay and Gakpo.

The Netherlands had a difficult match against Poland (Photo: Reuters).

With a quality squad, the Netherlands easily dominated the game and imposed an attacking style of play on their opponents. However, this style of play did not bring about any effectiveness for the Tulip team as they did not create any truly dangerous opportunities during the first 45 minutes.

On the other hand, Poland understood the strength of the Netherlands and chose to play safer by actively defending with a large number of players at home, waiting for a counter-attack opportunity. But like their opponents, Poland did not create many good chances in the first half.

However, when many people were starting to think about a goalless draw in the first half, the surprise happened. In the 43rd minute, Lewandowski sent an extremely delicate pass for Kaminski to escape and face goalkeeper Verbruggen. Kaminski's tricky low shot put the ball into the net, opening the score for Poland.

After the break, the Netherlands took the initiative to speed up and make things difficult for the Polish defense. In the 47th minute, Memphis Depay took advantage of the chaotic ball in the penalty area, chose a reasonable position and then tapped the ball close to the goal to equalize for the "Orange Storm".

But the surprising thing was that after finding the equalizer, the Netherlands played slower and no longer had the same intense attacks as in the beginning of the second half.

On the opposite side of the field, Poland also did not dare to push their formation up because they were worried about the opponent's quick counter-attacks. Therefore, both teams did not create any really remarkable opportunities in the remaining minutes of the match.

In the end, the Netherlands drew 1-1 with Poland in the 7th match of Group G of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. This result helped the Netherlands continue to maintain the top position in the group with 17 points, while Poland was right behind with 14 points. With the current performance, the "Orange Storm" only needs 1 more point to win a ticket to the biggest football festival on the planet taking place next year.

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