The Dutch fail to reach the Euros for the first time since 1984, as Turkey make it to France in the most dramatic of circumstances.
Yesterday, the  football team crashed out of the   after a 2–3 defeat against the  in . Dutch player  scored an own goal.

The match was held in the  in the Dutch capital. ,  and the Czech Republic qualified for the tournament from group A, Turkey defeating Iceland 1–0 to take third position.

The Dutch team, nicknamed Oranje, had 60% ball possession in front of the Czechs. The match saw six  and one . Four Dutch players were shown yellow cards.  A total of 30 fouls were committed in the match, seventeen by the Dutch, and thirteen by the Czechs. Czech defender  was sent off in the 43rd minute. 

The first half saw two goals by the visitors, three yellow cards, and one red card. The first goal came in the 24th minute. ,  by , scored.  assisted for the second goal,  scoring in the bottom left corner.

Robin van Persie, who scored the own goal, pictured from file last year. 
In the second half, Robin van Persie scored an  in the 66th minute, providing the visitors a 3–0 lead. The Dutch side won a corner in the 70th minute, from which  reduced the goal difference with a header, assisted by . 

Later, in the 83rd minute, van Persie scored in the correct net, making it 2–3 for the Netherlands, assisted by . In the next minute, van Persie was booked for . 

The match ended in a 2–3 loss for the Oranje, and they failed to qualify for the Euros for the first time since 1984. In order to qualify, the Dutch had to beat the Czechs and rely on Iceland to beat Turkey. A ten-man Turkish side defeated Iceland 1–0 and qualified for the tournament.
'''Group A standings'''





 Position 

 Team 

 P 

 W 

 D 

 L 

 F 

 A 

 +/- 

 Pts



 1 

 30px Czech Republic 

 10 

 7 

 1 

 2 

 19 

 14 

 5 

 22



 2 

 30px Iceland 

 10

 6

 2

 2 

17 

 6 

 11 

 20



3 

 30px Turkey

 10

 5

 3

 2 

 14 

 9 

 5 

 18



 4 

 30px The Netherlands 

 10

 4

 1 

 5 

 17 

 14 

 3 

 13



 5 

 30px Kazakhstan 

 10

 1

 2 

 7 

 7 

 18 

 -11 

 5



 6 

 30px Latvia 

 10

 0

 5 

 5 

 6 

 19 

 -13 

 5




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== Match stats ==