Netherlands take early lead in Lithuania

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GOAL! DEPAY BREAKS THE NATIONAL TEAM RECORD!

The Netherlands get the goal their early dominance has deserved, and it's a big one for Memphis Depay.

He brilliantly sidefoot volleys home Cody Gakpo's cross in from the left, and goes past Robin van Persie as his country's all-time leading scorer with his 51st international goal.

The Dutch, unsurprisingly, are in control in the early stages here.

They've had almost all of the ball.

KICK OFF!

And we're under way in Kaunas.

Kick off is just moments away, and here's how the Dutch line up, with seven Premier League-based players in the starting XI.

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First up, though, is the Netherlands' clash away in Lithuania .

Ronald Koeman's men are top of Group G on goal difference despite playing a game less than Poland and Finland, and will expect to kick on with a win in Kaunas.

Germany will be looking to bounce back from a shock loss in Slovakia when they host Northern Ireland, who are coming off the back of a great win in Luxembourg.

Spain are also in action as they take on Türkiye away in arguably their hardest qualification game, with both sides looking to make it two wins from two.

Hello and welcome to our coverage of Sunday's World Cup qualifiers.

While there is action across Europe, our focus is on three games in particular.

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