Romania v Netherlands LIVE: Result and final score as Donyell Malen seals Euro 2024 quarter-final place
Netherlands were too good as they saw off Romania in a 3-0 win
A much-improved Netherlands saw off Romania to book their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
Cody Gakpo fired in a powerful opening goal and Donyell Malen’s second-half double clinched the 3-0 victory.
The Dutch will now play either Austria or Turkey in the quarter-finals in Berlin on Saturday. Austria produced a brilliant performance to beat Netherlands 3-2 in the group stage.
Follow the reaction from the Allianz Arena in the blog below.
Ruthless Cody Gakpo maps out route to take Netherlands back to the big time at Euro 2024
For the first time in 16 years, Netherlands have made it through to a European Championship quarter-final. For a nation which has won the Euros before it has been an extraordinary period of underperformance in the competition, including one outright failure to qualify at all.
Given this run of non-achievement came on the back of five successive super-impressive outings between 1988 and 2004 - champions, semis, quarters, semis, semis - it makes their return now to the last eight all the more welcome, all the more important and all the more surprising.
Ruthless Cody Gakpo shows Netherlands’ route to Euro 2024 glory
Romania 0-3 Netherlands: Gakpo scored and assisted while Donyell Malen notched a late brace to send the Oranje into the quarter-finals
Cody Gakpo moves to joint top of Golden Boot rankings
The race to be top scorer in Germany is also becoming clearer and clearer, with Cody Gakpo very much in the mix:
Euro 2024 Golden Boot standings: Kane, Musiala and more in contention
Other big names such as Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo, who is yet to get off the mark, will also hope to be the top scorer at this summer’s European Championships
Euro 2024 quarter-final line-up
So just one Round of 16 encounter left now - here’s how the last eight ties look:
Friday July 5
Quarter-final 1, Stuttgart: Spain v Germany (1700)
Quarter-final 2, Hamburg: Portugal v France (2000)
Saturday July 6
Quarter-final 4, Dusseldorf: England v Switzerland (1700)
Quarter-final 3, Berlin: Netherlands v Austria/Turkey (2000)
Euro 2024 quarter-finals: Fixtures, schedule and kick-off times
Every knockout match being played in Germany as we move closer to crowning the winner of the Euros
Cody Gakpo speaks to the host broadcaster after the Netherlands reach the last eight
“We played a good game and showed a great reaction from the last match. We’re very pleased. After the last game, we needed a reaction and today was a good step in the right direction.
“We talked a lot about aggression and the intensity, defending as a team. I’m very happy that we won. The physio told me yesterday that I was going to score the first goal today, so that’s why I ran to him [when I was celebrating].”
Romania v Netherlands player ratings as Cody Gakpo delights in Munich
The Netherlands have reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Romania in Munich.
But how did the individual players perform? Here are The Independent’s ratings for Romania v Netherlands:
Romania v Netherlands player ratings as Cody Gakpo delights in Munich
Romania 0-3 Netherlands: Gakpo scored one and assisted another as the Dutch eased into the next round
FT: Romania 0-3 Netherlands
A slow start again but that was comfortably the best showing of the tournament so far from the Netherlands, a rejigged midfield much more effective and their forward line warming to their work. Cody Gakpo impressed, Xavi Simons sparkled and Donyell Malen added the gloss to end Romania’s Euro 2024 adventure.
Ronald Koeman’s side will face either Austria or Turkey in Berlin on Saturday night.
GOAL! Romania 0-3 NETHERLANDS (Donyell Malen, 90 + 3 minutes)
Sealed in style!
Donyell Malen puts the icing on the tompouce, darting away up the left and firing a fabulous finish past Florin Nita as the Dutch go dancing into the last eight.
Romania 0-2 Netherlands, 90 + 2 minutes
Daley Blind will get two of those four minutes. Memphis Depay takes off his headband as he departs with the job surely done.
Romania 0-2 Netherlands, 90 minutes
It’s two of the Dutch substitutes who threaten to combine though, Micky van de Ven not quite able to find an onrushing Wout Weghorst having produced one of his canters up the left.
Up goes the board to signal that there will be four additional minutes.
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