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Meerdink brace gives Netherlands Nations League win in Serbia
September 27, 2026 at 07:55 PM · Updated 19d ago
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
ESESPN
Serbia 1-2 Netherlands (Sep 27, 2026) Game Analysis - ESPN
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
تشافي بعد الفوز الأول مع الطواحين: أريد تغيير عقلية لاعبي هولندا
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YKYalla Kora
الفوز الأول.. منتخب هولندا يتجاوز صربيا بثنائية في دوري الأمم الأوروبية
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YKYalla Kora
دوري الأمم الأوروبية.. جاكبو يقود هجوم هولندا أمام صربيا
(opens the publisher’s site)The Netherlands beat Serbia 2-1 in the Nations League on Sunday, with Mexx Meerdink scoring twice for coach Xavi Hernández's first win in charge.
- Meerdink opened the scoring with a penalty in the 30th minute and settled the match with a 69th-minute winner.
- Serbia's Luka Jović leveled the score in the second half before Meerdink struck the winner.
- The 23-year-old made his first start for his country and scored his first two international goals.
- The result marked the Netherlands' first win in Nations League Group A2.
- Coach Xavi Hernandez said he wants to change his players' mentality and press for the full 90 minutes, a change he acknowledged may be needed.