Holland beat Iceland 2-1 here on Saturday to become the first European country to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
The Dutch booked their place in South Africa with two first half goals from Nigel de Jong and Mark van Bommel, with Iceland’s Kristjan Orn Sigurdsson cutting the deficit two minutes from time.
The win lifted coach Bert van Marwijk’s team onto 18 points from six games, a yawning 11 points clear of second-placed Scotland.
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