Netherlands v Serbia

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Netherlands beat Serbia 2-1 on Sunday, 4 October 2026 in the Nations League.

Goals: Teun Koopmeiners 31', Mihajlo Cvetkovic 35', Joshua Zirkzee 72'.

Netherlands sit 1st on 8 points.

Serbia sit 4th on 0 points.

Netherlands have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.

Serbia have 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Competition: UEFA Nations League
Kick-off: Sunday, 4 October 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
Venue: Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
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Goals and cards

14'Stefan GudeljYellow

30'Strahinja PavlovicYellow

31'⚽Teun KoopmeinersGoal

35'⚽Mihajlo CvetkovicGoal

45'Tijjani ReijndersYellow

49'Sasa LukicYellow

72'⚽Joshua ZirkzeeGoal

74'Nemanja MaksimovicYellow

Live commentary

Match ends, Netherlands 2, Serbia 1.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Serbia 1.
90'+6'Attempt blocked. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+6'Attempt missed. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross following a corner.
90'+5'Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
90'+4'Foul by Jorrel Hato (Netherlands).
90'+4'Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
90'+3'Attempt saved. Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Filip Kostic.
90'+1'Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'Micky van de Ven went off injured after Netherlands had used all subs.
90'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89'Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).
88'Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands).
88'Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a cross.
86'Attempt missed. Gjivai Zechiël (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Quinten Timber following a fast break.
85'Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands).
85'Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
83'Foul by Ruben van Bommel (Netherlands).
83'Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'Substitution, Netherlands. Quinten Timber replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
81'Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
80'Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
80'Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79'Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Stefan Gudelj.
78'Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands).
78'Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
74'Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74'Gjivai Zechiël (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
73'Attempt missed. Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
73'Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
72'Substitution, Serbia. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Lazar Samardzic.
72'Substitution, Serbia. Filip Kostic replaces Aleksa Terzic.
72'Goal! Netherlands 2, Serbia 1. Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
71'Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
67'Offside, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee is caught offside.
66'Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Dusan Tadic.
66'Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Maksimovic replaces Aleksandar Stankovic.
66'Foul by Jorrel Hato (Netherlands).
66'Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
61'Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
61'Attempt saved. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic with a headed pass.
59'Substitution, Netherlands. Gjivai Zechiël replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
58'Substitution, Netherlands. Jorrel Hato replaces Joey Veerman.
58'Substitution, Netherlands. Ruben van Bommel replaces Noa Lang.
58'Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a through ball.
57'Noa Lang (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57'Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Serbia).
56'Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
56'Attempt saved. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
54'Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a fast break.
50'Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Joey Veerman.
49'Sasa Lukic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
47'Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47'Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
46'Attempt missed. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Gudelj.
46'Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
46'Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'Substitution, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Mexx Meerdink.
45'Second Half begins Netherlands 1, Serbia 1.
45'+1'First Half ends, Netherlands 1, Serbia 1.
45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
45'Aleksa Terzic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44'Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
42'Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
41'Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41'Foul by Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia).
40'Offside, Serbia. Aleksa Terzic is caught offside.
39'Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
39'Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39'Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38'Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
38'Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
38'Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
35'Goal! Netherlands 1, Serbia 1. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
34'Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34'Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
33'Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'Foul by Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia).
31'Goal! Netherlands 1, Serbia 0. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
30'Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30'Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30'Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
28'Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28'Foul by Srdjan Babic (Serbia).
26'Attempt missed. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
26'Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
25'Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
25'Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25'Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25'Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
24'Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
23'Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
22'Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
22'Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
21'Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
20'Offside, Serbia. Aleksa Terzic is caught offside.
20'Foul by Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands).
20'Srdjan Babic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19'Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
18'Attempt missed. Noa Lang (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mexx Meerdink following a fast break.
14'Stefan Gudelj (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14'Noa Lang (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14'Foul by Stefan Gudelj (Serbia).
13'Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
13'Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12'Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Stefan Gudelj.
12'Attempt blocked. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) header from very close range is blocked.

Commentary: ESPN

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Netherlands	4	2	2	0	7	5	+2	8	WLDWD
2	Greece	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	8	WWDD
3	Germany	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5	DLWD
4	Serbia	4	0	0	4	3	8	-5	0	LLLLL

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