Reijnders grabs winner as Dutch fight back to beat Norway

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Advertisement Sport Reijnders grabs winner as Dutch fight back to beat Norway Soccer Football - International Friendly - Netherlands v Norway - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 27, 2026 Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk in action with Norway's Alexander Sorloth REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 28 Mar 2026 05:41AM (Updated: 28 Mar 2026 06:35AM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST AMSTERDAM, March 27 : The Netherlands fought back to edge Norway 2-1 in their World Cup warm-up clash on Friday, with Tijjani Reijnders delivering the winner at the Amsterdam Arena. Norway held off early Dutch pressure to open the scoring in the 24th minute through Andreas Schjelderup but home captain Virgil van Dijk levelled 10 minutes before the break. The Dutch, now unbeaten in their last 13 outings, next host Ecuador in Eindhoven on Tuesday while Switzerland visit Norway in Oslo the same night as the sides continue their preparations for the World Cup. (Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Clare Fallon) Source: Reuters Newsletter Recommended Read Subscribe to CNA's Recommended Read A single handpicked story that we think you shouldn't miss.

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Reijnders grabs winner as Dutch fight back to beat Norway
Soccer Football - International Friendly - Netherlands v Norway - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 27, 2026 Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk in action with Norway's Alexander Sorloth REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
28 Mar 2026 05:41AM
(Updated: 28 Mar 2026 06:35AM)
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AMSTERDAM, March 27 : The Netherlands fought back to edge Norway 2-1 in their World Cup warm-up clash on Friday, with Tijjani Reijnders delivering the winner at the Amsterdam Arena.
Norway held off early Dutch pressure to open the scoring in the 24th minute through Andreas Schjelderup but home captain Virgil van Dijk levelled 10 minutes before the break.
Reijnders’s winner came in the 51st minute as the Dutch ramped up the pressure on a Norwegian team playing without Erling Haaland or Martin Odegaard.
The high-intensity friendly served as preparation for the tournament in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. in June, where the Netherlands are in Group F with Japan, Tunisia and either Poland or Sweden. Norway have been drawn in Group I with France, Senegal and either Bolivia or Iraq.
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Schjelderup’s goal was an outstanding individual effort as he cut in off the left flank, teasing Dutch fullback Denzel Dumfries before gliding inside past him and unleashing a shot that gave goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen no chance.
An equaliser always looked likely after that but Norway will be disappointed with Van Dijk easily climbing above their defence to head home from a corner for his 12th international goal.
Donyell Malen was narrowly wide minutes after the break after a speedy combination with Cody Gakpo but it did not take long for the Dutch to go ahead.
Gakpo stole possession in the midfield before Dumfries took over possession and fed Reijnders, who was right in front of goal and able to thrash the ball into the back of the net.
A multitude of changes after the hour mark took the steam out of the clash. Norway brought on five substitutes in a single swoop and between the two sides they made a total of 12 changes.
There was a late chance for Norway as striker Jorgen Strand Larsen’s audacious back heel from a strong square pass almost deceived Verbruggen, who scrambled to keep it out.
"Overall, we played a good match against a good opponent," van Dijk said.
"I thought we were better in the second half, partly because they were a bit more tired. Ultimately, we had enough chances to score more goals. Defensively, we were also solid. We won deservedly and now we move on," added the captain.
The Dutch, now unbeaten in their last 13 outings, next host Ecuador in Eindhoven on Tuesday while Switzerland visit Norway in Oslo the same night as the sides continue their preparations for the World Cup.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Clare Fallon)
Source: Reuters
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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
- There was a late chance for Norway as striker Jorgen Strand Larsen’s audacious back heel from a strong square pass almost deceived Verbruggen, who scrambled to keep it out. "Overall, we played a good match against a good opponent," van Dijk said. "I thought we were better in the second half, partly because they were a bit more tired.

### Areas for Consideration
- CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Schjelderup’s goal was an outstanding individual effort as he cut in off the left flank, teasing Dutch fullback Denzel Dumfries before gliding inside past him and unleashing a shot that gave goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen no chance.

### Implications
- An equaliser always looked likely after that but Norway will be disappointed with Van Dijk easily climbing above their defence to head home from a corner for his 12th international goal.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers norway, fast, dutch topics. Notable strengths include discussion of norway. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 711.