Wout Weghorst's powerful drive separated the sides in Amsterdam in what is likely to be Irish boss Stephen Kenny's final competitive game in charge. Just one goal was enough to ensure the Dutch joined France in qualifying from group B with a 1-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland.
Olivier Giroud then came off the bench to grab the final two goals and ensure the history books were rewritten.īut the scoreline will raise fresh questions over the need for such clashes between giants and minnows in a congested fixture calendar. Mbappe's penalty made it 4-0 and Jonathan Clauss, Kingsley Coman and Youssouf Fofana all scored before halftime.Īdrien Rabiot, Coman again and Ousmane Dembele kept the score ticking over before Mbappe struck twice to seal his hat-trick.