Dutch stay on course as Van Nistelrooy seals win over Armenia

GROUP ONE: The Netherlands stayed on course for World Cup qualification with a 2-0 defeat of Armenia.

Romeo Castelen opened the scoring after three minutes and Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy sealed the win with the second from a tight angle after 34 minutes.

The Dutch remain top of the Group with 16 points after six matches, one point clear of the Czech Republic following their 4-0 win in Andorra. Romania are third with 13 points from seven games. Milan Baros, Tomas Rosicky Marek Jankulovski and Vratislav Lokvenc were all on target for the Czechs. A double from Nicolae Mitea helped Romania to a 2-1 win over Macedonia.