Striker Cody Gakpo achieved a historic milestone by equalising for the Netherlands against Poland in the first match of Group D – EURO 2024 Finals.
The Netherlands approached the encounter against Poland with the expectation of being rated higher than their opponents. The orange tornado immediately gained control of the game, creating numerous frightening situations for the White Eagles’ goal.
Gakpo is the first scorer for the Netherlands at both World Cup 2022 and EURO 2024
However, a surprise occurred in the 16th minute. Striker Adam Buksa soared high and headed the ball past custodian Bart Verbruggen to put Poland ahead.
However, it only took the Netherlands 13 minutes to equalise. Gakpo’s shot from outside the box struck a Polish defender’s foot and changed course, leaving custodian Szczesny helpless to save it.This is the Dutch national team’s first goal at the Euro 2024 finals. And there’s something special about Gakpo: he scored the first goal for the Dutch national team at the 2022 World Cup.
After 25 games for the Netherlands national team, the Liverpool star scored 10 goals and assisted on four others. He understands how to shine in important events, having scored against Poland at EURO 2024 and three goals at the 2022 World Cup.
Gakpo had a disappointing season with Liverpool, but he performed admirably for the national team. He has scored seven goals in his last eight Orange Cyclone appearances.
Gakpo got five shots on goal in the first half of Poland’s encounter against the Netherlands. This figure exceeds the total amount of shots taken by the whole Polish national squad.
