Dutch on the right road again, says Wijnaldum

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MINSK (Reuters) - Missing the last two major tournaments had been hard for the Netherlands to swallow but Georginio Wijnaldum says they have taken a massive step towards qualifying for Euro 2020 with Sunday’s win in Belarus.

Wijnaldum's two goals in their 2-1 win in Minsk kept the Dutch top of Group C, level on points with Germany and three clear of Northern Ireland, who they beat 3-1 in Rotterdam on Thursday.

“It was very painful to miss the last World Cup and European Championship before that,” said Wijnaldum of the Dutch absence in Russia last year and at Euro 2016 in France. “That’s why this win is so nice. Of course, we are not completely sure of a place in the tournament but we have certainly taken a giant step,” he told reporters.

They let their hosts back into the game after the break but should have scored more, with Wijnaldum narrowly missing out on a hattrick.“That is why we are critical of our own performance now. If we play like that against the best teams in Europe at the European Championship, it can be fatal.

 

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