The Netherlands demolished Greece 7-0 on Friday, at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, producing one of their biggest victories in recent years. Tijjani Reijnders scored a first-half hat-trick, while Crysencio Summerville, Jurriën Timber (twice) and Donyell Malen also found the net.

The victory gives Xavi Hernández's team a huge confidence boost ahead of their final Nations League group match against Germany. The match was particularly important because the Netherlands and Greece had both collected 8 points from their opening four matches.

The Spanish manager’s attacking selection worked particularly well, with Veerman and De Jong controlling the midfield and Dumfries providing width and attacking runs from the right.

Greece defender Konstantinos Mavropanos twice played the ball into Dutch feet in the opening stages. On the second occasion, Summerville reacted quickest, collected the loose ball and finished past goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis after six minutes played.

The second goal fell in the 12th minute. Joey Veerman produced an excellent pass to set up Reijnders, who finished to double the Dutch advantage.

Donyell Malen supplied the assist as Reijnders scored his second goal of the evening six minutes later. Greece were struggling to cope with the Netherlands' attacking movement.

Fotis Ioannidis appeared to pull one back for Greece in the 24th minute, but the goal was disallowed following a VAR review. The ball had struck his hand before he scored. Shortly after this, Denzel Dumfries supplied the assist for Reijnders to complete his hat-trick inside the opening 33 minutes.

Malen provided another assist seven minutes later, allowing Timber to score his first international goal, giving Oranje a five-goal lead going into half-time.

Timber scored his second international goal shortly after the break, with Dumfries involved in the build-up. And Malen completed the scoring, with Dumfries providing another assist. The Real Madrid right-back had an outstanding evening going forward.

The top two teams in each League A group advance to the Nations League quarter-finals. Because head-to-head record is the primary tiebreaker and the Netherlands drew 2-2 with Greece in October, this 7-0 victory gives Oranje a decisive head-to-head advantage over Greece.

Germany beat Serbia 3-1 in Belgrade on the same night. That puts both Germany and Greece on 8 points heading into Monday's final matchday.

Oranje will now go to the Olympiastadion in Berlin to face Jürgen Klopp’s Germany. Since the first meeting in Amsterdam ended 1-1 in September, the match in Berlin will directly decide first place in the group.