US EditionDepay Is Netherlands' All-Time Top Scorer with 52 Goals, Germany Gets First Win in WCup Qualifying
Memphis Depay scored twice to surpass Robin van Persie's record with 51 goals, helping the Netherlands maintain their lead in Group G of World Cup qualifiers.
- On Sunday in Kaunas, Memphis Depay scored two goals during a World Cup qualifying match versus Lithuania, becoming the Netherlands' all-time top scorer.
- Depay broke Robin van Persie's record of 50 goals after previously tying it with two goals against Malta in June.
- Despite Lithuania twice equalizing to 2-2, Depay clinched a narrow 3-2 win with a 64th-minute header from a Denzel Dumfries cross.
- Depay scored his 51st goal in 104 appearances, becoming the Netherlands' all-time top scorer, and expressed his pride in surpassing Robin van Persie, while also acknowledging the support of former teammates Huntelaar and Robben.
- After four games, the Netherlands sit top of Group G with 10 points, holding a three-point advantage over Poland and Finland as they prepare for an away match against Malta on October 9.
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In the World Cup qualifiers, Lithuania gave the Netherlands a decent fight on their home field, but ultimately had to accept a 2:3 defeat. Memphis Depay became the Dutch national team's all-time leading scorer.
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Depay is Netherlands’ all-time top scorer with 52 goals, Germany gets first win in WCup qualifying
MADRID (AP) — Memphis Depay became the Netherlands' outright all-time top scorer with two goals in a 3-2 win at Lithuania in World Cup qualifying on Sunday.
Depay is Netherlands' all-time top scorer with 52 goals, Germany gets first win in WCup qualifying
MADRID (AP) — Memphis Depay became the Netherlands’ outright all-time top scorer with two goals in a 3-2 win at Lithuania in World Cup qualifying on Sunday. Depay scored his 51st and 52nd goals for the Netherlands, surpassing the 50 scored by Robin van Persie, according to FIFA. The 31-year-old Depay got the opening goal of the match in Kaunas in the 11th and the winner in the 63rd. The Netherlands tops Group G with 10 points from four matches. …
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