Netherlands 2–1 Serbia · Total Bound Football

Netherlands

2–1

4 Oct 2026

Serbia

Nations League Sun 4 Oct, 19:45London Philips Stadion, Eindhoven 31,387 attendance

Timeline

14' Stefan Gudelj Yellow Card
30' Strahinja Pavlovic Yellow Card
31' Teun Koopmeiners Goal - Free-kick
35' Mihajlo Cvetkovic assist Aleksa Terzic
45' Tijjani Reijnders Yellow Card
45' Joshua Zirkzee for Mexx Meerdink
49' Sasa Lukic Yellow Card
58' Ruben Van Bommel for Noa Lang
58' Jorrel Hato for Joey Veerman
59' Gjivai Zechiël for Ryan Gravenberch
66' Nemanja Maksimovic for Aleksandar Stankovic
66' Luka Jovic for Dusan Tadic
72' Joshua Zirkzee assist Tijjani Reijnders
72' Filip Kostic for Aleksa Terzic
72' Andrija Zivkovic for Lazar Samardzic
74' Nemanja Maksimovic Yellow Card
79' Nemanja Gudelj for Stefan Gudelj
82' Quinten Timber for Tijjani Reijnders

Match stats

64.4% Possession 35.6%

22 Shots 14

7 On target 4

14 Fouls 13

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 2

3 Saves 4

541 Accurate passes 255

Lineups

Netherlands 4-3-3

1 Verbruggen

15 de Ven 20 Koopmeiners 4 van Dijk 22 Dumfries

14 Reijnders 18 Veerman 8 Gravenberch

10 Lang 17 Meerdink 7 Summerville

Serbia 5-3-2

23 Milinkovic-Savic

17 Terzic 3 Pavlovic 15 Babic 19 Gudelj 2 Nedeljkovic

7 Stankovic 22 Lukic 21 Samardzic

10 Tadic 18 Cvetkovic

Netherlands 4-3-3

1 Bart Verbruggen G
20 Teun Koopmeiners CD-L
4 Virgil van Dijk CD-R
15 Micky van de Ven LB
22 Denzel Dumfries RB
18 Joey Veerman ▼ CM
14 Tijjani Reijnders ▼ LM
8 Ryan Gravenberch ▼ RM
17 Mexx Meerdink ▼ F
10 Noa Lang ▼ LF
7 Crysencio Summerville RF

Came on

6 Quinten Timber ▲ SUB
9 Joshua Zirkzee ▲ SUB
21 Gjivai Zechiël ▲ SUB
3 Jorrel Hato ▲ SUB
11 Ruben Van Bommel ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (7)

23 Mark Flekken SUB
2 Jeremie Frimpong SUB
16 Guus Til SUB
13 Robin Roefs SUB
12 Jurriën Timber SUB
5 Nathan Aké SUB
19 Kenneth Taylor SUB

Serbia 5-3-2

23 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic G
15 Srjdan Babic CD
3 Strahinja Pavlovic CD-L
19 Stefan Gudelj ▼ CD-R
17 Aleksa Terzic ▼ LB
2 Kosta Nedeljkovic RB
22 Sasa Lukic CM
7 Aleksandar Stankovic ▼ CM-L
21 Lazar Samardzic ▼ CM-R
10 Dusan Tadic ▼ CF-L
18 Mihajlo Cvetkovic CF-R

Came on

8 Luka Jovic ▲ SUB
14 Andrija Zivkovic ▲ SUB
5 Nemanja Maksimovic ▲ SUB
6 Nemanja Gudelj ▲ SUB
11 Filip Kostic ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (7)

13 Nikola Simic SUB
4 Ognjen Mimovic SUB
20 Vanja Dragojevic SUB
1 Dragan Rosic SUB
9 Dejan Joveljic SUB
16 Strahinja Erakovic SUB
12 Filip Stankovic SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Netherlands 2, Serbia 1.
90'+6' Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Serbia 1.
90'+6' Attempt blocked. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+6' 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' Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
90'+4' Foul by Jorrel Hato (Netherlands).
90'+4' Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3' Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
90'+3' 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.
90'+1' Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90' Micky van de Ven went off injured after Netherlands had used all subs.

117 earlier entries

90' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89' Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).
88' Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands).
88' Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87' 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' 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.
85' Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands).
85' Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84' Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
83' Foul by Ruben van Bommel (Netherlands).
83' Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82' Substitution, Netherlands. Quinten Timber replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
81' Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
80' Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
80' Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79' Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Stefan Gudelj.
78' Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands).
78' Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
74' Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74' Gjivai Zechiël (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
73' Attempt missed. Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
73' Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
72' Substitution, Serbia. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Lazar Samardzic.
72' Substitution, Serbia. Filip Kostic replaces Aleksa Terzic.
72' Goal! Netherlands 2, Serbia 1. Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
71' Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
67' Offside, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee is caught offside.
66' Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Dusan Tadic.
66' Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Maksimovic replaces Aleksandar Stankovic.
66' Foul by Jorrel Hato (Netherlands).
66' Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61' Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
61' Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61' Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
61' Attempt saved. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic with a headed pass.
59' Substitution, Netherlands. Gjivai Zechiël replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
58' Substitution, Netherlands. Jorrel Hato replaces Joey Veerman.
58' Substitution, Netherlands. Ruben van Bommel replaces Noa Lang.
58' Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a through ball.
57' Noa Lang (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57' Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Serbia).
56' Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
56' Attempt saved. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
54' Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a fast break.
50' Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Joey Veerman.
49' Sasa Lukic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
47' Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47' Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
46' Attempt missed. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Gudelj.
46' Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
46' Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45' Substitution, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Mexx Meerdink.
45' Second Half begins Netherlands 1, Serbia 1.
45'+1' First Half ends, Netherlands 1, Serbia 1.
45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45' Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45' Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
45' Aleksa Terzic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44' Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
42' Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
41' Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41' Foul by Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia).
40' Offside, Serbia. Aleksa Terzic is caught offside.
39' Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
39' Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38' Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
38' Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
38' Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
35' Goal! Netherlands 1, Serbia 1. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
34' Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
33' Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33' Foul by Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia).
31' Goal! Netherlands 1, Serbia 0. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
30' Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30' Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30' Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
28' Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28' Foul by Srdjan Babic (Serbia).
26' Attempt missed. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
26' Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
25' Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
25' Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25' Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
24' Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
23' Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
22' Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
22' Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
21' Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21' Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
20' Offside, Serbia. Aleksa Terzic is caught offside.
20' Foul by Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands).
20' Srdjan Babic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19' Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
18' Attempt missed. Noa Lang (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mexx Meerdink following a fast break.
14' Stefan Gudelj (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14' Noa Lang (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14' Foul by Stefan Gudelj (Serbia).
13' Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
13' Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12' Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Stefan Gudelj.
12' Attempt blocked. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) header from very close range is blocked.
12' Attempt saved. Joey Veerman (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
10' Attempt missed. Joey Veerman (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville following a corner.
9' Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
3' Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
3' Attempt missed. Noa Lang (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a cross.
1' Attempt missed. Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
1' Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.