Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk says his country’s World Cup qualification was deserved despite an anxious finale to their Group G campaign.
The Dutch, who missed out on the 2018 finals in Russia, ensured automatic qualification to Qatar with a 2-0 win over Norway in Rotterdam on Tuesday night to finish ahead of Turkey.
It was not until the last six minutes that the Dutch made sure with goals from Steve Bergwijn and Memphis Depay.
And Van Dijk says: “It was deserved. I don't think we gave anything away, nothing at all.”
“We were asked to respond and we did an excellent job. There is still a lot of room for improvement, but it was all about the result.
“These are the games you want to play, there was a lot of pressure. I can't speak for everyone, but I was really looking forward to it.”
Euro World Cup qualifiers
Qualified teams: Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Netherlands.
Playoff contenders: Portugal, Scotland, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Wales, Turkey, Poland, North Macedonia, Ukraine, Austria, Czech Republic.