Arjen Robben scored the opening goal in the Netherlands' 5-0 victory over Luxembourg on Friday. - © © imago / VI Images
Arjen Robben scored the opening goal in the Netherlands' 5-0 victory over Luxembourg on Friday. - © © imago / VI Images

Robben equals Johan Cruyff's all-time Netherlands goals tally

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Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben drew level with Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff by finding the net in De Oranje's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Luxembourg on Friday.

Robben put his country on the way to a 5-0 victory with the first goal of the Group A encounter in Rotterdam, taking his tally to 33 and pulling up alongside Cruyff in their nation's all-time goalscoring chart.

The win leaves Dick Advocaat's men third in the group, three points behind joint-leaders Sweden and France following the Swedes' unexpected 2-1 win over the UEFA EURO 2016 runners-up in Stockholm.

"I had been hoping for Sweden to lose," Robben said following his and his country's last competitive game of the season. "But you can turn it round into something positive: it means we can win the group too. Anyway, we now have to be very good after the summer."

Robben, 33, contributed 13 goals and nine assists to Bayern's Bundesliga triumph in Carlo Ancelotti's first season in charge at the Allianz Arena, and was rewarded for his excellent displays with a one-year contract extension through to 2018.

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