UEFA Nations League · Thu, 1 Oct 2026 ·
Greece vs Netherlands — 2 - 2
Toumba Stadium · Referee: Marco Guida
Match report
Tijjani Reijnders’s 89' equaliser earns Netherlands 2-2 draw with Greece
Honours were even between Greece and Netherlands at Toumba Stadium on Thursday, 1 October 2026, the UEFA Nations League (League A) matchday 3 game finishing 2-2. Fotis Ioannidis (23') and Georgios Masouras (45+2') scored for Greece, while Virgil van Dijk (59') and Tijjani Reijnders (89') found the net for Netherlands. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Greece had 29% of the ball and 8 shots (4 on target) against Netherlands’s 19 (5 on target). F. Ioannidis (Greece) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Greece 1st in the League A Group B table on 7 points and Netherlands 2nd on 5.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Match events
- 18'substitutionChristos TzolisOff: Georgios Masouras
- 23'goalFotis IoannidisAssist: Georgios Masouras
- 45'substitutionRuben van BommelOff: Noa Lang
- 45'substitutionGuus TilOff: Tijjani Reijnders
- 45'substitutionQuinten TimberOff: Ryan Gravenberch
- 45+2'goalGeorgios MasourasAssist: Fotis Ioannidis
- 59'goalVirgil van DijkAssist: Joey Veerman
- 66'VAR decisionDenzel DumfriesGoal cancelled
- 67'yellow cardKonstantinos TzolakisYellow Card
- 70'substitutionMexx MeerdinkOff: Joshua Zirkzee
- 71'substitutionFotis IoannidisOff: Andrews Tetteh
- 71'substitutionVangelis PavlidisOff: Christos Zafeiris
- 76'yellow cardManolis SaliakasYellow Card
- 78'substitutionJurriën TimberOff: Gjivai Zechiel
- 83'substitutionAthanasios AndroutsosOff: Anastasios Douvikas
- 83'substitutionKonstantinos KaretsasOff: Giannis Michailidis
- 89'goalTijjani ReijndersNormal Goal
Lineups
Greece
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach I. Jovanović
Starting XI
- 12K. TzolakisG
- 17M. SaliakasD
- 4K. MavropanosD
- 5P. RetsosD
- 21K. TsimikasD
- 19K. KaretsasM
- 6D. KourbelisM
- 15T. AndroutsosM
- 10C. TzolisM
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 8F. IoannidisF
Substitutes
Netherlands
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Xavi
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 22D. DumfriesD
- 12J. TimberD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 15M. van de VenD
- 18J. VeermanM
- 16G. TilM
- 6Q. TimberM
- 7C. SummervilleF
- 17M. MeerdinkF
- 11R. van BommelF
Substitutes
- 9J. ZirkzeeF
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 19K. TaylorM
- 13R. RoefsG
- 14T. ReijndersM
- 10N. LangF
- 20T. KoopmeinersM
- 3J. HatoD
- 8R. GravenberchM
- 2J. FrimpongD
- 5N. AkéD
- 23M. FlekkenG
Match statistics
- 29%Possession71%
- 8Total shots19
- 4Shots on target5
- 2Shots off target5
- 2Blocked shots9
- 8Shots inside the box14
- 0Shots outside the box5
- 6Corners8
- 3Offsides4
- 6Fouls7
- 2Yellow cards0
- 0Red cards0
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 248Passes617
- 180Accurate passes549
- 7Free Kicks6
Player statistics
Greece
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1O. VlachodimosG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 12K. TzolakisG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 13C. MandasG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 3K. KoulierakisD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 4K. MavropanosD | 90 | 6.8 | ||
| 5P. RetsosD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 17M. SaliakasD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 18G. MichailidisD | 7 | 5.8 | ||
| 21K. TsimikasD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 22G. KiriakopoulosD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2T. TsaprasM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 6D. KourbelisM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 10C. TzolisM | 18 | 6.4 | ||
| 15T. AndroutsosM | 83 | 6.1 | ||
| 19K. KaretsasM | 83 | 6.1 | ||
| 20C. ZafeirisM | 19 | 5.9 | ||
| 23C. MouzakitisM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 7G. MasourasF | 72 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 8F. IoannidisFTop rated | 71 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9T. DouvikasF | 7 | 6.5 | ||
| 11C. KostoulasF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 14V. PavlidisF | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| 16A. TettehF | 19 | 6.5 |
Netherlands
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B. VerbruggenG | 90 | 6.4 | ||
| 13R. RoefsG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 23M. FlekkenG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2J. FrimpongD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 3J. HatoD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 4V. van DijkD | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 5N. AkéD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 12J. TimberD | 78 | 6.7 | ||
| 15M. van de VenD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 22D. DumfriesD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Q. TimberM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 8R. GravenberchM | 45 | 6.4 | ||
| 14T. ReijndersM | 45 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 16G. TilM | 45 | 6.1 | ||
| 18J. VeermanM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 19K. TaylorM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 20T. KoopmeinersM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 21G. ZechiëlM | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| 7C. SummervilleF | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 9J. ZirkzeeF | 20 | 6.8 | ||
| 10N. LangF | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 11R. van BommelF | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| 17M. MeerdinkF | 70 | 6.3 |
