Malta vs Netherlands · World Cup Qualifying · UEFA

Netherlands beat Malta heavily, 4-0 at Ta' Qali National Stadium (crowd 9,254). Cody Gakpo scored the winner at the 12-minute mark with a penalty and Cody Gakpo widened the gap after 48 minutes with a penalty; it went to 0-3 when Tijjani Reijnders scored at the 57-minute mark and it went to 0-4 when Memphis Depay scored late on, at 90 minutes. Seven players went into the book. Most of it went through Netherlands: 63% possession, 22 shots against 7. Netherlands hit the target 8 times from 22 attempts.