Netherlands vs Serbia
Match pulse
Who won: Netherlands 2-1
Netherlands beat Serbia 2-1 on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at Philips Stadion. Goals for Netherlands: Teun Koopmeiners (31') and Joshua Zirkzee (72'). Goals for Serbia: Mihajlo Cvetkovic (35').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats

Player of the game
Teun Koopmeiners
NED · 1 G
Deserved to win
Netherlands created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time
Play by play
- Match ends, Netherlands 2, Serbia 1.
- Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Serbia 1.
- 90'+6'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
M. Cvetkovic
- 90'+6'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5'SRB

Corner awarded
Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 90'+4'


Foul
Foul by Jorrel Hato (Netherlands).
- 90'+4'

Free kick won
Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3'SRB

Corner awarded
Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 90'+3'

Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Filip Kostic.
N. Gudelj
- 90'+1'

Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
S. Pavlovic
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'

Retired
Micky van de Ven went off injured after Netherlands had used all subs.
- 88'

Foul
Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands).
- 88'

Free kick won
Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a cross.
- 86'


Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Gjivai Zechiël (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Quinten Timber following a fast break.
G. Zechiël
- 85'

Free kick won
Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84'


Free kick won
Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'

Foul
Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 83'NED

Foul
Foul by Ruben van Bommel (Netherlands).
- 83'

Free kick won
Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82'

SubSubbed on for T. Reijnders
Substitution, Netherlands. Quinten Timber replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
Q. Timber
- 81'SRB

Corner awarded
Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
- 80'


Foul
Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
- 80'

Free kick won
Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

