Greece and Netherlands Draw 2-2 in Nations League Clash at Toumba Stadium

Greece and the Netherlands shared the points in a 2-2 draw at Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki on October 1, 2026, in a UEFA Nations League A, Group 2 fixture, according to ESPN's match report.

What happened on the pitch

Fotis Ioannidis put Greece ahead in the 23rd minute, and Georgios Masouras doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time to send the hosts into the break 2-0 up, ESPN's match data shows. The Netherlands responded after the interval: Virgil van Dijk pulled one back in the 59th minute, and Tijjani Reijnders equalised in the 89th minute to secure a draw for the visitors.

Per ESPN's statistics, the Netherlands controlled 71% of possession to Greece's 29%, and recorded 24 total shots to Greece's four, putting five on target compared with four for Greece. Greece created three big chances to the Netherlands' zero. Goalkeepers Konstantinos Tzolakis of Greece and Bart Verbruggen of the Netherlands made three and two saves respectively.

Build-up: form and team news before kickoff

Greece arrived at the match unbeaten in the group phase, having opened League A — its first-ever campaign at that level after promotion via the playoffs — with a 2-1 win over Serbia, according to Sports Mole and Bolavip. Bolavip described the Serbia result as Greece's first-ever League A victory. Sports Mole's preview also credited Greece with a 1-0 win over Germany in an earlier group match, putting the hosts top of Group 2 before kickoff.

The Netherlands went into the game with one win and one draw from two Nations League fixtures, including a 1-1 result against Germany in which, per Bolavip, Cody Gakpo scored a 92nd-minute equaliser. Sports Mole reported that the Dutch squad was missing both Gakpo and Brian Brobbey through injury for the Greece match, opening starting places for Ruben van Bommel and Mexx Meerdink alongside Crysencio Summerville in attack.

Sports Mole's pre-match prediction had favoured a 2-1 Netherlands win, citing the visitors' overall squad quality despite Greece's strong start to the competition.

Group standings and what comes next

The draw left Greece top of League A, Group 2 on 7 points from three matches, with the Netherlands second on 5 points, ESPN reported. Germany sat third on 4 points, while Serbia remained without a win at the bottom of the group, per the same source.

Group 2 also features Germany and Serbia, and Al Jazeera reported that the 2026-27 Nations League's league phase runs from September through November, with group winners and runners-up in League A advancing to the quarterfinals. Fourth-placed League A teams face relegation to League B under the competition's format, Al Jazeera noted, while the final tournament is scheduled for June 2027.

Broadcast details

The match kicked off locally in Thessaloniki at 9:45 PM, according to Bolavip, which listed Fox Soccer Plus, Fubo and ViX as US viewing options for the fixture.