Main news from Netherlands at Qatar World Cup 4th December 2022

On the day when Cody Gakpo said the Netherlands are growing in confidence at the World Cup and getting better with every game, Louis van Gaal's Netherlands have been repeatedly criticised for being too boring but a clinical counter-attacking display on Saturday saw them pick off the United States to reach the quarter-finals. Elsewhere, France and Poland battled it out in the first last-16 game of the day, with it finishing 3-1 to France. Giroud, Mbappe and Lewandowski were on the scoresheet in the win.