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LIVE: Netherlands vs Turkey

LIVE: Netherlands vs Turkey

33' Calhanoglu's free-kick is cleared by the first man. Blind's immaculate throughball almost unleashes Depay with Turkey caught upfield but Demiral and Soyuncu manage to crowd Depay out.

30' Wijnaldum gives the ball away to Turkey but the visitors can't free Under down the right. They elect to keep the ball instead and Wijnaldum catches Calhanoglu on the turn.

26' The referee is having problems with his earpiece so comes over to the technical area to get sorted out. Ayhan gets to his feet after tangling legs with Bergwijn.

25' Encouraged by the crowd, Soyuncu ventures forward and blasts towards goal from way out. It's nothing to concern Bijlow.

23' Depay swings at Berghuis' cross into the box from the right but is unable to connect with it properly. The Barcelona man smiles and holds his hand up in apology.

21' Turkey can't get settled on the ball with the Netherlands pushing so high up. The hosts force another turnover of possession and Depay darts into the right-hand channel, firing against a desperate defender.

19' Klaassen already has a goal to his name but is looking for another as he's set up to shoot by Depay. Cakir saves the Ajax midfielder's tame shot from outside the box.

18' The Netherlands have scored with both of their first two shots on target. Turkey's defence has not woken up yet.

13' Kokcu brings down Wijnaldum in the middle of the pitch. The referee is reaching for his pocket. 

11' The positional advantage is all the Netherlands' so far. Van Gaal will be pleased with how positively his side have started the game.

9' Kokcu spots some space and has a pop at goal from the edge of the box but it's blocked. Up the other end, Bergwijn darts inside from the left and waits a long while before shooting. When he does, Turkey are well placed to get in the way of it.

7' Blind fires a cross into Turkey's box from the left but their defence manages to hold firm. Yilmaz wins a free-kick in his own half as Dumfries tries too eagerly to dispossess him.

5' Turkey haven't really managed to get out of their own half yet. The Netherlands are controlling possession, their early goal having given them plenty of confidence.

3' Turkey are going to have to adapt their game after going behind so early. The visitors generally prefer to play on the counter-attack but they will now have to take the game to the Netherlands.

1' And we're underway!

The two teams come out onto the pitch in Amsterdam and stand for their respective national anthems. The Netherlands are, as ever, in orange. Turkey are in their preferred white home colours.

Turkey make seven changes from their 3-0 win over Gibraltar as they revert to something closer to their first 11. Their backline remains largely the same with Demiral brought in to pair Soyuncu in the centre of defence.

There are three changes to the Netherlands side that blew away Montenegro 4-0 last time out. Van Dijk, Blind and Bergwijn replace Malacia, de Ligt and Gakpo in the starting line-up.

SUBS: Altay Bayindir, Fehmi Mert Gunok, Ozan Tufan, Ozan Kabak, Salih Ucan, Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu, Yusuf Yazici, Efecan Karaca, Halil Dervisoglu, Taylan Antalyali, Ridvan Yilmaz, Abdulkerim Bardakci.

TURKEY (4-4-1-1): Ugurcan Cakir; Kaan Ayhan, Merih Demiral, Caglar Soyuncu, Mert Muldur; Cengiz Under, Orkun Kokcu, Okay Yokuslu, Kenan Karaman; Hakan Calhanoglu; Burak Yilmaz (c).

SUBS: Devyne Rensch, Tyrell Malacia, Teun Koopmeiners, Marten de Roon, Ryan Gravenberch, Tim Krul, Matthijs de Ligt, Wout Weghorst, Jurrien Timber, Joel Drommel, Donyell Malen, Guus Til.

NETHERLANDS (4-3-3): Justin Bijlow; Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij, Virgil van Dijk (c), Daley Blind; Georginio Wijnaldum, Frenkie de Jong, Davy Klaassen; Steven Berghuis, Memphis Depay, Steven Bergwijn.

Like their hosts, Turkey had a disappointing Euro 2020 but they have already begun their recovery. Turkey top Group G as things stand having defeated the Dutch 4-2 in Istanbul back in March. A positive result here would keep Senol Gunes' men on track to finish in the group's only automatic qualification spot.

The Netherlands currently sit second in Group G after picking up four points in their previous two games during this international break. With just one point separating Louis Van Gaal's team, Turkey and Norway as things stand, the Netherlands' qualification for the World Cup in Qatar is still far from assured.

Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this 2022 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group G match between the Netherlands and Turkey at the Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam.

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