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Ben Fisher at the Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Wout Weghorst rescues Netherlands after Poland give them a shock

Wout Weghorst (left) celebrates after scoring the Netherlands’ winner against Poland.
Wout Weghorst (left) celebrates after scoring the Netherlands’ winner against Poland. Photograph: Petr Josek/AP

There was the unforgettable star turn off the bench in the World Cup quarter-finals against Argentina in the artificial surrounds of Lusail, and now Wout Weghorst can stash away another compelling piece of evidence of his nose for goal in a Netherlands shirt at a major tournament.

In Qatar, Weghorst scored his first goal within five minutes of coming off the bench; the second goal, straight off the ­training ground from a Teun Koopmeiners free-kick, came in the 11th minute of stoppage time to force extra time. But he got to work more quickly here, the hulking striker sweeping in a priceless winner a couple of minutes after replacing the wasteful Memphis Depay. Cue the glorious L-shaped hue of oranje wrapped around a corner of this bowl singing his name at the final whistle.

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