Netherlands pegged back late by Greece in 2-2 Thessaloniki draw

Greece and the Netherlands shared a 2-2 draw at the Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki on 1 October 2026 in Matchday 3 of UEFA Nations League A, Group 2. Fotis Ioannidis fired the hosts in front in the 23rd minute and Georgios Masouras doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time to leave the Dutch chasing the game. Captain Virgil van Dijk pulled one back in the 59th minute and Tijjani Reijnders equalised in the 89th minute to rescue a point. The result dented the Netherlands' bid to top the group and gave Greece, playing in front of a passionate northern Greek crowd, a boost in their European promotion push. Van Dijk's goal and the dramatic late save of a point were widely replayed across European football coverage overnight.