Marten de Roon scores his first ever Netherlands goal
The Dutch midfielder opened the scoring against Greece
Marten de Roon took centre stage this evening as he scored his first-ever goal for the Netherlands. The midfielder opened the scoring in the 17th minute of the match against Greece (3-0 was the final scoreline). Marten, who was part of the starting eleven, came off the pitch in the 65th minute. The Nerazzurri's second Dutchman, Teun Koopmeiners, did not feature in the game. Berat Djimsiti also played this evening; lined up wearing the captain's armband, the defender completed 90 minutes in Albania's 1-1 away draw against the Czech Republic.
Juan Musso’s Argentina won 1-0 against Ecuador during the night. The Atalanta goalkeeper wasn’t included in the squad.
Friday 8 September will be the turn of Kolašinac, Pašalić and Ruggeri.
Below are all the EURO 2024 qualifying matches of our internationals:
ITALY - Giorgio Scalvini 9 September in Skopje: North Macedonia-Italy 12 September in Milan: Italy-Ukraine
THE NETHERLANDS - Marten de Roon and Teun Koopmeiners 7 September in Eindhoven: The Netherlands 3-0 Greece (De Roon played the opening 65 minutes and scored a goal. Koopmeiners didn't play) 10 September in Dublin: Ireland-The Netherlands
ALBANIA - Berat Djimsiti 7 September in Prague: Czech Republic 1-1 Albania (Djimsiti started and skippered the team for the entirety of the match) 10 September in Tirana: Albania-Poland
BOSNIA AND ERZEGOVINA - Sead Kolašinac 8 September in Zenica: Bosnia-Liechtestein 11 September in Reykjavik: Iceland-Bosnia
CROATIA - Mario Pašalić 8 September in Rijeka: Latvia-Croatia 11 September in Yerevan: Armenia-Croatia
BELGIUM - Charles De Ketelaere 9 September in Baku: Azerbaijan-Belgium 12 September in Bruxelles: Belgium-Estonia
SWEDEN - Emil Holm 9 September in Tallinn: Estonia-Sweden 12 September in Solna: Sweden-Austria
Below are the upcoming World Cup 2026 Qualifiers involving South American countries:
ARGENTINA - Juan Musso 7 September in Buenos Aires: Argentina 1-o Ecuador (Musso not in the squad) 12 September in La Paz: Bolivia-Argentina
Below is the African Cup of Nations qualifying match:
NIGERIA - Ademola Lookman 10 September in Uyo: Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe
Below are the European Under-21 championship qualifying matches:
ITALY U21s - Matteo Ruggeri 8 September in Jurmala: Latvia-Italy U21 12 September in Sakarya: Türkiye-Italy