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Ruben van Bommel

Ruben van Bommel

Dutch football player

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Photo: Carlo Bruil Fotografie, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Oct 4

    Netherlands defeat Serbia 2–1 in Eindhoven to take top spot in Nations League group

    A second-half goal from substitute Joshua Zirkzee gave the Netherlands a 2–1 victory over Serbia in Eindhoven, leaving the team level on eight points with Greece at the summit of Group A2.

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  • Sep 24

    Cody Gakpo scores stoppage-time equalizer as Netherlands draw 1-1 with Germany

    Cody Gakpo scored a stoppage-time equalizer from Ruben van Bommel's assist to secure a 1-1 draw against Germany in Amsterdam, marking Xavi Hernández's first match as Dutch head coach.

  • Sep 24

    Netherlands draw 1-1 with Germany as Xavi and Klopp make international debuts

    Cody Gakpo scored a stoppage-time equalizer from a Ruben van Bommel assist to cancel out Felix Nmecha's first-half opener in a 1-1 draw at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.

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  • Sep 24

    Gakpo scores stoppage-time equaliser in 1-1 draw between Germany and Netherlands

    Cody Gakpo volleyed home a 91st-minute equaliser in Amsterdam on Thursday to earn the Netherlands a 1-1 draw against Germany in the UEFA Nations League opener.

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