As he fulfills his international duty, Memphis Depay reached Harry Kane’s record in the qualifying campaign of the World Cup.
The Dutch national team claimed a 2-0 victory over Norway in the final round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. And this football news is all the more relevant for Netherlands international Memphis Depay, who scored the Oranje’s second goal.
In this match, wherein Steven Bergwijn and Memphis Depay both scored very late goals, Netherlands couldn’t count on home crowds.
So, despite playing at Rotterdam, Depay only produced two dull first-half attempts, each side of Arnaut Danjuma.
With just six minutes left, Bergwijn shot the ball into the roof of the net after an Arnaut Danjuma pass.
Then, Bergwijn made a superb assist in added time, racing ahead from his own half. He finally superbly lay the ball on a plate for Depay, who scored the second, death time goal for 2-0.
Memphis Depay Reached Harry Kane’s Record in the Qualifying Campaign
So, it was Barcelona striker Memphis Depay who scored his national team’s second goal of the night. This means that he is now registering a total of 12 goals in 10 games.
The Dutchman has now equaled England’s Harry Kane with 12 accurate shots in 8 fixtures. The dozen goals each have made both the players the joint-top scorers of the qualifying campaign. Besides this honour, captain Harry Kane is also climbing up the records for goalscoring for England’s national team – Three Lions.
Meanwhile, Memphis Depay has delivered another 6 goals. That is as many as Leon Goretzka (Germany) and Dusan Tadic (Serbia). He thus joins them in the list of the players with the most assists.
Moreover, with 37 goals international goals, Depay has become the 4th highest goal scorer for the Netherlands. He shares this fourth place across all time alongside with Arjen Robben and Dennis Bergkamp, OptaJohan reports.
