Tijjani Reijnders hat-trick as Netherlands thrash Greece 7-0

Tijjani Reijnders had his hat-trick wrapped up by the 33rd minute on Friday 13 November 2026, as the Netherlands beat Greece 7-0 in the Nations League. The result puts the Netherlands top of Group A2 and all but secures them a place in the quarter-finals.

How the seven goals arrived

Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Then came the Reijnders spell: goals in the 12th, 18th and 33rd minutes, a first-half hat-trick in full.

Jurriën Timber added the fifth in the 40th minute and scored again in the 59th. Donyell Malen finished the scoring in the 61st minute. You can browse the full timeline on our Netherlands vs Greece match page.

For Greece, this was a rare kind of evening. They had not conceded seven goals in a match since May 1989, in a World Cup qualifier against Denmark.

Reijnders' remarkable fortnight

This was the second hat-trick of Reijnders' career, and both came within two weeks. The first was for his Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah at the end of October.

Nito thinks the gap between those two hat-tricks is the most striking number here: a whole career with none, then two in a fortnight, for club and country.

What the table says

After five games each, here is the top of Group A2:

• 1. Netherlands – 11 points, goal difference 9
• 2. Greece – 8 points, goal difference -5
• 3. Germany – 8 points, goal difference 3

That leaves the Netherlands three points ahead of both Greece and Germany with one round of matches left. Notice how much the goal difference column shifted: Greece sit second on points but carry a goal difference of -5.

The recent form line reads W W D W D. Beyond this rout, there were two 2-1 wins over Serbia, a 2-2 draw with Greece and a 1-1 draw with Germany. There is no defeat anywhere in that sequence. More on the squad lives on our Netherlands team page.

What's next for Netherlands

The final group game is Germany vs Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League, kicking off on Monday, 16 November 2026, 19:45 UTC.

Interestingly, our model leans the other way from the momentum story. Its pick is Germany -0.5 on the Asian handicap -0.5 market at a price of 1.9, meaning it sees a German win as the value angle. That is a view, not a certainty, and the Netherlands arrive unbeaten in their last five. See the full preview on our Germany vs Netherlands match page.

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