Overview

• Memphis Depay scored twice in Kaunas to reach 52 international goals, surpassing Robin van Persie and delivering a 3-2 World Cup qualifying win.
• Quinten Timber made it 2-0 with his first Netherlands goal before Lithuania leveled through Gvidas Gineitis and Edvinas Girdvainis before halftime.
• Depay headed the winner just after the hour from a Denzel Dumfries cross following Lithuania’s two-goal rally.
• The Netherlands have 10 points from four matches and top Group G on goal difference, with Poland also on 10 after later beating Finland to reach five games played.
• Virgil van Dijk criticized the performance and Ronald Koeman warned about sloppiness, while Depay told NOS he was “super proud” of the record and thanked teammates.