Daley Blind N/A
(On for Depay 90+2’) Getty Images
Florin Nita 5/10
ROMANIA RATINGS: Will not be happy with either goal with his positioning questionable for both. Several good saves in second half as Dutch ended game having had 23 attempts on goal. Reuters
Andrei Ratiu 6/10
Right-back with the unmistakable blue hair with beaten too easily by Gapko before attacker put Netherlands in front. Vital last-ditch touch on Depay shot that took sting out of effort and allowed teamShow more
Radu Dragusin 8/10
Tottenham defender continued his hugely impressive tournament and produced one superb goal-saving block on a cross to deny Depay open goal – one of many vital interceptions on ground and in the air. AShow more
Andrei Burca 7/10
Misjudged first-half header which allowed Depay corner to reach De Vrij who missed glorious chance to put Dutch two up. But generally a good performance from defender. AP
Vasile Mogos 5/10
Full-back left in some distress after heavy collision with Dumfries just after half-hour mark and unable to continue. Had been struggling with Dutch overloads down his left flank before his exit. EPA
Marius Marin 7/10
Some great covering work to help out his defence but shown yellow card for cynical foul on Simons that would have ruled him out of quarter-final had Romania triumphed. PA
Dennis Man 6/10
Cut inside from right before whipping shot just over bar in 15th minute and looked lively although wasted one golden chance on counter-attack giving away possession which then nearly led to Dutch scorShow more
Razvan Marin 5/10
Romanian midfield needed to put more pressure on Dutch when they were in possession after flying start to game with and without ball. Dutch dominated midfield and Marin could not change that. Skinned Show more
Nicolae Stanciu 6/10
Captain was another guilty of not pressing when opposition had the ball after whirlwind opening 15 minutes from Romanians. Booked for dissent after terrible referee call to give a foul which denied RoShow more
Ianis Hagi 5/10
Son of Romania legend Gheorghe was left with magnificent head bandage after being caught by elbow in opening minutes. Fair to say he can be liability defensively where he's more hindrance than help. NShow more
Denis Dragus 6/10
Handed opportunity before break after Van Dijk error but drilled shot straight at keeper when teammates were better placed. Full of energy but that was to be his only clear-cut effort on goal. AP
Bogdan Racovitan 6/10
SUBS: (On for Mogos 38’) Caught out trying to guide ball out for goal-kick and was relieved when Simons wasted opportunity to score. Threw himself in way of one Reijnders shot that was heading at leasShow more
Valentin Mihaila 5/10
(On for Dragus 72’) Brought on to give team attacking outlet but Romania were running out of steam by then. PA
Denis Alibec 5/10
(On for Hagi 72’) Experienced forward who plays his club football in Qatar was given no opportunity to make mark. AP
Alexandru Cicaldau 5/10
(On for Marin 72’) Couldn’t affect Dutch midfield domination. AFP
Darius Olaru N/A
(On for Stanciu 88’)
Bart Verbruggen 7/10
NETHERLANDS RATINGS: Only concerns in opening half came when trying to play out from back in opening 15 minutes as Romania pressed hard. Similar lack of action after break as Romania finished match wiShow more
Denzel Dumfries 8/10
Called into starting XI after defensive shambles against Austria and gave Dutch some real energy up and down right flank from start to finish. Booked for time-wasting with score at 1-0. Reuters
Stefan de Vrij 8/10
Should have made it 2-0 but sent header into side netting at near post instead of heading towards far. Untroubled by Romania attack that was completely lacking in cutting edge. AFP
Virgil van Dijk 8/10
Dutch captain has not enjoyed the best of Euros so far and gave the ball away just before break which handed chance to Romania that was wasted. But that was only error. Headed against outside of post Show more
Nathan Ake 8/10
Brilliant tracking back and tackle to deny Man goalscoring opportunity in first half which summed up his match and the Manchester City man did not put a foot wrong in his 69 minutes on the pitch. ReutShow more
Tijjani Reijnders 8/10
Came into tournament on back of fine season for AC Milan and has carried that form over to Germany. Some surging runs from midfield cutting through Romania’s lines while his distribution was immaculatShow more
Jerdy Schouten 8/10
Helped Netherlands boss middle of park alongside Reijnders which will please manager Koeman who lost key midfielder Frenkie de Jong before a ball was kicked in finals. Getty Images
Xavi Simons 8/10
Drove shot straight at keeper in opening 10 minutes and might have scored just before half-time if he had taken shot on first time instead of taking touch. Lively throughout and probably would have fiShow more
Cody Gakpo 9/10
Fired side into lead with low strike that flew in at keeper’s near post for his third goal of tournament. Brilliant positive run and finish that forced fine save from keeper midway through second halfShow more
Steven Bergwijn 7/10
Ajax attacker had been recalled to side and seemed to do little wrong in opening half when the Dutch looked dangerous going forward, yet was hooked at half-time. AP
Memphis Depay 7/10
Tried to score with corner in first half after spotting keeper out of position, and wasn’t too far away. Desperately unlucky to see clever low free-kick skim centimetres wide of target with 20 minutesShow more
Donyell Malen 8/10
SUBS: (On for Bergwijn 46’) Scored own-goal in last group-stage match against Austria. Some of his final balls were awful, wasting two goalscoring opportunities but made up for it by scoring late doubShow more
Micky van de Ven 7/10
(On for Ake 69’) Tottenham defender did not have much to do in terms of dealing with Romanian pressure as Dutch were dominating possession. AFP
Joey Veerman 7/10
(On for Schouten 69’) Shot just wide of target minutes after coming on which would have been nice touch for player hooked in first-half of last game. EPA
Wout Weghorst N/A
(On for Gapko 84’) ReutersDaley Blind N/A
(On for Depay 90+2’) Getty ImagesFlorin Nita 5/10
ROMANIA RATINGS: Will not be happy with either goal with his positioning questionable for both. Several good saves in second half as Dutch ended game having had 23 attempts on goal. ReutersAndrei Ratiu 6/10
Right-back with the unmistakable blue hair with beaten too easily by Gapko before attacker put Netherlands in front. Vital last-ditch touch on Depay shot that took sting out of effort and allowed teamShow moreRadu Dragusin 8/10
Tottenham defender continued his hugely impressive tournament and produced one superb goal-saving block on a cross to deny Depay open goal – one of many vital interceptions on ground and in the air. AShow moreAndrei Burca 7/10
Misjudged first-half header which allowed Depay corner to reach De Vrij who missed glorious chance to put Dutch two up. But generally a good performance from defender. APVasile Mogos 5/10
Full-back left in some distress after heavy collision with Dumfries just after half-hour mark and unable to continue. Had been struggling with Dutch overloads down his left flank before his exit. EPAMarius Marin 7/10
Some great covering work to help out his defence but shown yellow card for cynical foul on Simons that would have ruled him out of quarter-final had Romania triumphed. PADennis Man 6/10
Cut inside from right before whipping shot just over bar in 15th minute and looked lively although wasted one golden chance on counter-attack giving away possession which then nearly led to Dutch scorShow moreRazvan Marin 5/10
Romanian midfield needed to put more pressure on Dutch when they were in possession after flying start to game with and without ball. Dutch dominated midfield and Marin could not change that. Skinned Show moreNicolae Stanciu 6/10
Captain was another guilty of not pressing when opposition had the ball after whirlwind opening 15 minutes from Romanians. Booked for dissent after terrible referee call to give a foul which denied RoShow moreIanis Hagi 5/10
Son of Romania legend Gheorghe was left with magnificent head bandage after being caught by elbow in opening minutes. Fair to say he can be liability defensively where he's more hindrance than help. NShow moreDenis Dragus 6/10
Handed opportunity before break after Van Dijk error but drilled shot straight at keeper when teammates were better placed. Full of energy but that was to be his only clear-cut effort on goal. APBogdan Racovitan 6/10
SUBS: (On for Mogos 38’) Caught out trying to guide ball out for goal-kick and was relieved when Simons wasted opportunity to score. Threw himself in way of one Reijnders shot that was heading at leasShow moreValentin Mihaila 5/10
(On for Dragus 72’) Brought on to give team attacking outlet but Romania were running out of steam by then. PADenis Alibec 5/10
(On for Hagi 72’) Experienced forward who plays his club football in Qatar was given no opportunity to make mark. APAlexandru Cicaldau 5/10
(On for Marin 72’) Couldn’t affect Dutch midfield domination. AFPDarius Olaru N/A
(On for Stanciu 88’)Bart Verbruggen 7/10
NETHERLANDS RATINGS: Only concerns in opening half came when trying to play out from back in opening 15 minutes as Romania pressed hard. Similar lack of action after break as Romania finished match wiShow moreDenzel Dumfries 8/10
Called into starting XI after defensive shambles against Austria and gave Dutch some real energy up and down right flank from start to finish. Booked for time-wasting with score at 1-0. ReutersStefan de Vrij 8/10
Should have made it 2-0 but sent header into side netting at near post instead of heading towards far. Untroubled by Romania attack that was completely lacking in cutting edge. AFPVirgil van Dijk 8/10
Dutch captain has not enjoyed the best of Euros so far and gave the ball away just before break which handed chance to Romania that was wasted. But that was only error. Headed against outside of post Show moreNathan Ake 8/10
Brilliant tracking back and tackle to deny Man goalscoring opportunity in first half which summed up his match and the Manchester City man did not put a foot wrong in his 69 minutes on the pitch. ReutShow moreTijjani Reijnders 8/10
Came into tournament on back of fine season for AC Milan and has carried that form over to Germany. Some surging runs from midfield cutting through Romania’s lines while his distribution was immaculatShow moreJerdy Schouten 8/10
Helped Netherlands boss middle of park alongside Reijnders which will please manager Koeman who lost key midfielder Frenkie de Jong before a ball was kicked in finals. Getty ImagesXavi Simons 8/10
Drove shot straight at keeper in opening 10 minutes and might have scored just before half-time if he had taken shot on first time instead of taking touch. Lively throughout and probably would have fiShow moreCody Gakpo 9/10
Fired side into lead with low strike that flew in at keeper’s near post for his third goal of tournament. Brilliant positive run and finish that forced fine save from keeper midway through second halfShow moreSteven Bergwijn 7/10
Ajax attacker had been recalled to side and seemed to do little wrong in opening half when the Dutch looked dangerous going forward, yet was hooked at half-time. APMemphis Depay 7/10
Tried to score with corner in first half after spotting keeper out of position, and wasn’t too far away. Desperately unlucky to see clever low free-kick skim centimetres wide of target with 20 minutesShow moreDonyell Malen 8/10
SUBS: (On for Bergwijn 46’) Scored own-goal in last group-stage match against Austria. Some of his final balls were awful, wasting two goalscoring opportunities but made up for it by scoring late doubShow moreMicky van de Ven 7/10
(On for Ake 69’) Tottenham defender did not have much to do in terms of dealing with Romanian pressure as Dutch were dominating possession. AFPJoey Veerman 7/10
(On for Schouten 69’) Shot just wide of target minutes after coming on which would have been nice touch for player hooked in first-half of last game. EPAWout Weghorst N/A
(On for Gapko 84’) ReutersDaley Blind N/A
(On for Depay 90+2’) Getty ImagesRomania v Netherlands player ratings: Dragusin 8, Hagi 5; Gakpo 9, Malen 8
Dutch through to Euro 2024 quarter-finals after 3-0 victory in Munich
Gareth Cox
July 03, 2024
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