Netherlands vs Iceland Highlights Video

Netherlands 2 - 0 Iceland
15' Joris Mathijsen Goal 1 - 0
65' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Goal 2 - 0

Joris Mathijsen and Klaas Jan Huntelaar scored either side of the break to give Netherlands a 2-0 home victory over Iceland in their World Cup Group Nine qualifier on Saturday.

The injury-depleted Dutch, missing four regulars, made a fine start when a cleared corner was brought in again by Rafael van der Vaart to set up Mathijsen to open the scoring at the near post after 15 minutes.

Despite several good chances the home side had to wait until 20 minutes into the second half before sealing the victory when Huntelaar netted after a defence-splitting combination with Van der Vaart.

Netherlands are top of the group with six points from two matches, two points ahead of second-placed Scotland, who have played three. The Dutch travel to meet Norway, who have two points from two matches, on Wednesday.