Iceland shock Hiddink’s Dutch

The Netherlands’ World Cup hangover continues to linger and they remain off the pace in their bid to qualify for Euro 2016, after a 2-0 loss in Iceland.

Iceland — inspired by a Gylfi Sigurdsson brace — have nine points from nine in Group A and sit alongside the Czech Republic, who also have a 100% record after a 4-2 win away to Kazakhstan last night. Guus Hiddink’s Dutch have three points, with their first ever loss to Iceland arriving after an opening defeat to the Czechs.

The expanded version of the next Championships mean they remain alive in their bid to qualify, but their form — on the back of a World Cup semi-final — suggests they have a job on their hands to make up the gap.