Amsterdam: Memphis Depay netted his first international hat-trick for the Netherlands, as they thumped Turkey 6-1 in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at the Laugardalsvollur stadium on Tuesday.
It was the night of the men in orange as the FC Barcelona forward scored a hat-trick. While others like Davy Klaassen, Guus Til, and Donyell Malen also scored. Consequently, things grew rougher for Turkey when Caglar Soyuncu was sent off just before halftime.
Besides Depay Erling Haaland also scored a hat trick for his team, maintaining his dream form of run as Norway had a cakewalk over Gibraltar with a 5-1 win. Goals from Kristian Thorstvedt and Alexander Sørloth sealed the match for Norway.
On the other hand, Antoine Griezmann scored a brace in Lyon guiding the defending champions towards a 2-0 victory Finland on Wednesday ( September 8). Portugal on the other hand did not let the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo haunt them as they recorded a 3-0 victory in Azerbaijan.
Denmark defeated Israel 5-0 with goals from Yussuf Poulsen, Simon Kjaer, Andreas Skov Olsen, Thomas Delaney, and Andreas Cornelius. With this victory, Denmark now has won all their sux qualifiers played. Elsewhere, Russia defeated Malta by 2-0 and Croatia beat Slovenia by 3-0, with a goal each from Mark Livaja, Mario Pasalic, and Nikola Vlasic.
