Defeat Ireland, Wout Weghorst Pass The Netherlands To Germany

Striker Wout Weghorst qualified the Netherlands for the Euro 2024 finals after beating Ireland 1-0 in qualifying matches. (Twitter @OnsOranje)

JAKARTA - The Netherlands won 1-0 over Ireland to qualify for the Euro 2024 finals. Striker Wout Weghorst who brought the Netherlands to Germany after scoring his only goal in the qualifying round of Group B at the Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Sunday, November 19 in the morning WIB.

The Netherlands must work hard to get tickets to the final round as well as accompany France who have already qualified. The Netherlands confirmed to be one of the teams that advanced to Germany after playing all out to beat Ireland.

The victory confirmed the position of Oranje's team in second place with point 15. Winning three points from Greece who are in third position.

Although there is still one more match left, Greece is certain to be unable to get rid of the Netherlands. Because they lost head-to-head to the Netherlands. But Greece still has the opportunity to get tickets to the final round through the playoffs.

Ireland itself is ranked fourth with six points. That position will not change, regardless of the outcome of Ireland's last game.

In that match, the Netherlands actually couldn't field the best team. Not a few pillar players were injured, so coach Ronald Koeman had to overhaul the squad.

However, the Netherlands continued to play solidly and was able to trouble Ireland. Moreover, the host is completely master of the game.

They played aggressively and Tijjanni Reijnders had almost found the opponent's goal. However, Weghorst who managed to score a goal in the 12th minute.

He welcomed the assist from captain Virgil Van Dijk. The 1-0 score lasted until halftime.

In the second half, the Netherlands did not lower the tempo of the game. They continued to play offensively and Reijnder had another good chance in the 52nd minute. But his shot was brilliantly thwarted by goalkeeper Gavin Bazuni.

Furthermore, the Dutch forward created chances but always ran aground in the Irish defense. This is what makes them unable to add goals.

Even Ireland almost equalized when Adam Idah defeated goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen in 65 minutes.

However, after being reviewed through VAR, Idah was already in an offside position when she received the ball. The referee also ruled out the goal.

There were no goals throughout the second half. The score remains 1-0 for the Netherlands to pass them to the finals. This is the 11th appearance of the Netherlands in the European Cup.

"We deserve to be proud because with so many injured players, we can show our best performance," said Van Dijk.

"We hope that injured colleagues will recover and be fit to appear in the European Cup," said Liverpool defender who hopes his teammates can recover ahead of Euro 2024.

Several players are indeed injured which is not too serious so they can recover soon.

On the other hand, the national team had to wait a long time for the recovery of Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong and Manchester United striker Memphis Depay.