Luuk de Jong started the international break with a bang as he scored a goal in only thirty minutes action in the Netherland's defeat away to Turkey. The Sevilla striker came on to replace Marten de Roon with 62 minutes gone in the first match of Group G to see who books the ticket to Qatar 2022.
With the Dutch looking at a 3-0 defeat, Frank de Boer brought on Luuk de Jong to turn the game around and the striker responded despite the defeat. Klaasen, who had also come on as a substitute, got the first before de Jong brought it to 3-2 only two minutes later. Despite the fightback, which saw Depay miss a penalty in injury time, Holland had to look on as Yilmaz added a fourth before the final whistle.
Nemanja Gudelj played just over fifteen minutes in Serbia's win over the Republic of Ireland (3-2) in the first match of Group A. Goalkeeper Tomas Vaclík did not play in the Czech Republic's resounding 6-2 victory over Estonia in Group E.