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Goal-machine Gakpo's at it again! Netherlands winners, losers and ratings as PSV star puts Premier League giants on red alert

This is Cody Gakpo's World Cup - we're all just living in it. The Netherlands forward arrived into the tournament as 'one to watch', and he has certainly lived up to his billing so far, his goals firing Louis van Gaal's side through to the last 16 as Group A winners.

Gakpo, as he had been against both Senegal and Ecuador previously, was the man to break the deadlock for the Dutch against Qatar on Tuesday, his first-half strike setting them on their way to a routine 2-0 victory. They will face the runners-up of Group B - England's group - in the knockout stage.

Frenkie de Jong grabbed the Netherlands' second goal shortly after half-time, and Van Gaal's men were able to play out the rest of the game in second gear, pretty much. They are yet to fully convince, in terms of their overall performance levels, but they are where they need to be for now.

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And with Gakpo in this kind of form, they will fear nobody. The 23-year-old's agent, surely, will be fielding a few calls from Premier League clubs in the coming days and weeks.

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