Netherlands swept the opponent 8-0, Depp scored twice, tied Van Persie s Dutch team record

In the early morning of June 11, the Netherlands swept Malta 8-0 in the 2026 European group stage of the World Cup qualifiers. Manchester United and Barcelona former player Memphis Depp scored twice in this game and successfully ranked among the top scorers in the Dutch national team. In the 9th minute of the game, Depp took the penalty and scored the first record for the team; in the 16th minute, he scored another goal and completed the double shot. With these two goals, Deppy's total career goals reached 50, tying the historical scorer record held by Dutch legendary striker Robin Van Persie, becoming one of the most outstanding scorers in the history of the Orange Legion.

As early as March this year, Deppy completed the milestone of 100 appearances for the Netherlands. Currently, his national team has played 102 games, not far from legendary goalkeeper Van der Sar (130 games), Frank Debor (112 games), Van der Fate (109 games), Blinder (108 games), Van Bronkhorst (106 games), Kuyt (104 games).

Deppé, 31, has been an important core figure in the Dutch team in recent years. It is worth mentioning that the Dutch team performed strongly at the start of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, maintained a complete victory in the first two games, and showed a good competitive state.

Although there have been a lot of controversy about it from the outside world, Depe has proved his value with practical actions. Now playing for Corinthian, he still has plenty of time to continue to set the national team's goal record and appearance record in the future. Dutch fans also look forward to him continuing his outstanding form and leading the Orange Army to achieve excellent results in the 2026 World Cup.