Dutch move closer to World Cup

THE Netherlands closed in on securing their berth at the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Finland on Sunday, while Scotland ground out a 2-1 home win over Belarus to stay in contention for automatic qualification to the tournament.

- BY VOICE SPORTS TEAM

SCORE: Virgil van Dijk

Donyell Malen, Virgil van Dijk, Memphis Depay and Cody Gakpo all found the net as the Dutch maintained their three-point lead at the summit of Group G with victory at the Johan Cruijff ArenA.