Xavi Hernández led the Netherlands to a historic 7–0 win over Greece at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on Friday evening. The Dutch moved clear at the top of League A Group 2 in the Nations League with one match remaining.
Greece came into the match level with the Netherlands on eight points and unbeaten after four games. They had beaten Germany 1–0 in Augsburg and held them to a goalless draw in Thessaloniki. They had also come within minutes of beating the Dutch in the reverse fixture before Tijjani Reijnders made it 2–2 in the 89th minute.
Crysencio Summerville needed just six minutes to open the scoring in Amsterdam. Reijnders struck in the 12th, 18th and 33rd minutes to complete his hat-trick, and Jurriën Timber added the fifth in the 40th. Greece conceded more goals in that first half than they had in their previous four group games combined.
Timber scored his second after the break before Donyell Malen made it seven around the hour mark. The result eclipsed the Netherlands’ previous biggest win over Greece, a 5–0 victory in their first meeting in 1972, when Johan Cruyff scored twice.
It was the Netherlands’ biggest Nations League win and matched the competition’s record winning margin. Germany beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–0 in 2024, while England against Croatia and Finland against San Marino recorded the same scoreline in the current edition.
Xavi’s record now stands at three wins and two draws in five matches, with 14 goals scored and five conceded. He replaced Ronald Koeman in August on a deal through the 2030 World Cup. It is his first international coaching job after spells at Al Sadd and Barcelona, where he won La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup in 2022–23.
In the group’s other match, Germany were leading hosts Serbia 3–1 at the 90-minute mark, according to the latest available update. Srđan Babić opened the scoring with an own goal before Florian Wirtz and Brajan Gruda made it 3–0. Babić then pulled one back for Serbia.
The Netherlands travel to Berlin to face Germany on Monday, 16 November, with 11 points and needing only a draw to secure top spot. Greece host Serbia in the final round.
