Super sub Wout Weghorst to the rescue for the Netherlands at Euro 2024
Wout Weghorst of the Netherlands celebrate at the end of a quarterfinal match between the Netherlands and Turkey at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ebrahim Noroozi]
BERLIN (AP) — Where there’s a Wout, there’s a way. A goal down at halftime in its European Championship quarterfinal against Turkey, the Netherlands turned to 1.97-meter-tall (6-foot-5) forward Wout Weghorst to dig it out of a hole. Weghorst provided the key to unlocking the stubborn Turkish defense as his runs and height gave the frustrated Dutch attack a new outlet. Weghorst went close to scoring himself before Stefan De Vrij equalized in the 70th, six minutes before Cody Gakpo forced an own goal from Mert Muldur. The Netherlands’ 2-1 win sent the team through to a semifinal against England.
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