{"id":6918,"date":"2025-09-07T22:23:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/depay-surpasses-van-persie-making-it-the-netherlands-highest-scorer-ever-with-52-goals\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T22:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:23:52","slug":"depay-surpasses-van-persie-making-it-the-netherlands-highest-scorer-ever-with-52-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/depay-surpasses-van-persie-making-it-the-netherlands-highest-scorer-ever-with-52-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"DePay surpasses Van Persie, making it the Netherlands&#8217; highest scorer ever with 52 goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; Memphis Depey became the Dutch&#8217;s complete top scorer with two goals in a 3-2 victory in Lithuania in Sunday&#8217;s World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>According to FIFA, DePay scored 51st and 52nd goals in the Netherlands, surpassing the 50 scored by Robin Van Persy.<\/p>\n<p>Dipay, 31, scored the opening goal of the match at Kaunas on the 11th and the winner on the 63rd.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands are the top team in Group G, with 10 points from four matches. <\/p>\n<p>Poland defeated Finland 3-1 at home along with Robert Lewandowsky among the host scorers. Poland, where he played five games, also has 10 points. Finland, third place, has seven points.<\/p>\n<h2>Spain Route T\u00fcrkiye<\/h2>\n<p>Mikel Merino scored a hat-trick and Pedri added a brace as Spain routed Turkey 6-0 to lead Group E with six points in two matches.<\/p>\n<p>Ferran Torres scored for the European champions defending away wins.<\/p>\n<p>Second place Georgia beat Bulgaria 3-0, while Spain trailed with three points.<\/p>\n<p>Spain will host Georgia next month.<\/p>\n<h2>Germany wins<\/h2>\n<p>Germany won their first Group A victory in Northern Ireland thanks to late goals from Nadiem Amiri and Florian Whartz. <\/p>\n<p>Germany, which lost 2-0 in Slovakia, held Luxembourg in Sinsheim on October 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Sunday, Slovakia beat Luxembourg 1-0, leading the group with six points.<\/p>\n<h2>Belgium thrives <\/h2>\n<p>Kevin de Bruin and Jeremy Doc scored their respective goals as Belgium moved to second place in Group J with a 6-0 victory over Kazakhstan in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium scored 10 points from four games, one point less than North Macedonia, and routed Liechtenstein 5-0 at Skopje. North Macedonia remains unbeaten in the group after five matches. Three wins and two draws.<\/p>\n<p>Winners from a group of 12 from Europe will automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup in North America. Another four teams advance from the group runner-up playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-cup-qualifying-depay-netherlands-spain-germany-55ca24b8288552687b9bc2641889e221\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; Memphis Depey became the Dutch&#8217;s complete top scorer with two goals in a 3-2 victory in Lithuania in Sunday&#8217;s World Cup qualifiers. According to FIFA, DePay scored 51st and 52nd goals in the Netherlands, surpassing the 50 scored by Robin Van Persy. 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