A 4-0 game, allowing the world s No. 7 to continue to surge: 13 points in the lead, Liverpool s dominant striker scored 3 goals

The first stage of the World Cup European qualifying group stage begins, and the Netherlands, ranked 7th in the world, is a guest to challenge Malta. The Netherlands achieved an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 1 draw in the first 4 group matches. The Netherlands first defeated Finland 2-0 away from home, then returned to home and swept Malta 8-0. Then they tied with Poland 1-1 at home, and in the last game they defeated Hungary 3-2 away from home. Now the Netherlands once again faces the bottom team of the group, Malta. The Netherlands is sure to win this game. As a result, the Netherlands swept Malta with 4 goals.

The Netherlands deployed a 433 formation in this game. The attacking trident of Gakpo, Weghorst and Frimpong teamed up to attack. De Jong, Reinders and Hrafenbecher formed a 3-midfielder. The back four of Van der Ven, Van Dijk, Timber and Dumfries started. Verbruchen serves as the starting goalkeeper. The total value of the Dutch starting lineup is 497 million euros, while the total value of the Maltese starting lineup is only 11.3 million euros.

The Dutch team got a penalty kick opportunity shortly after the game started. Gakpo took the penalty. He shot a low shot into the lower right corner of the goal and the ball went in! The Netherlands got off to a fantastic start with the lead. In the 22nd minute, Van der Ven shot from the left side of the penalty area and hit the far corner but missed. In the 34th minute, Shualev faced the defensive player on the left side of the penalty area and still forced the shot, but the ball was blocked from the baseline. At halftime, the Netherlands led Malta 1-0.

In the second half, the game changed sides and the Netherlands quickly got another penalty kick opportunity. Weghorst was brought down. The referee awarded a penalty kick. It was still Gakpo who took the penalty and hit the ball again, scoring twice. This goal made the Netherlands play more calmly. After that, Gakpo scored another goal, but unfortunately it was ruled offside. In the 57th minute, Gakpo sent an inverted triangle back pass, and Reinders easily pushed the ball into the empty goal. In stoppage time, Depay scored with a header, completely killing the game. In the end, the Netherlands swept Malta 4-0.

In this game, the Netherlands had a ball possession rate of 63%, 22 shots, 8 shots on target, and 4 goals scored. Malta, on the other hand, only had 7 shots, and not even 1 shot on target. There is no doubt that Gakpo, who plays for Liverpool, is the best player in the game. He scored 3 goals, including 2 goals and 1 assist, as well as a game-high 5 key passes. After winning this game, the Dutch team has an unbeaten record of 5 games: 4 wins and 1 draw, with 13 points, ranking first in the group.