Wijnaldum scores twice as Netherlands beat North Macedonia, finish top of Group C

Memphis Depay scored one, he set up Georginio Wijnaldum for the next two, and the Netherlands made it three out of three.

The Dutch team completed the group stage at the European Championship with a 3-0 victory over North Macedonia on Monday, the second team at the tournament after Italy to win all three of its opening matches.

Depay, who just signed for Barcelona, scored the first goal after a slick counterattack in the 24th minute. He then passed to Wijnaldum for a tap-in goal in the 51st, and seven minutes later goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski saved a shot from Depay that Wijnaldum put into the roof of the net off the rebound.

The Netherlands had already won the group before the match and North Macedonia was already eliminated after losing its first two matches at its first major tournament.

North Macedonia created the best chances before Depay's goal.

Ivan Trickovski slid a shot low into the corner of the net in the ninth minute, but the goal was ruled out for offside. And in the 22nd, Aleksandar Trajkovski hit the post with a shot from outside the box after being set up by Pandev.

The Dutch took the lead two minutes later. Daley Blind tackled Pandev just outside the Dutch penalty area and the Netherlands new attacking partnership of Donyell Malen and Depay exchanged passes twice in a swift counterattack that ended with Depay shooting low past Dimitrievski. VAR checked Blind's tackle and ruled that he played the ball fairly.

In the second half, Netherlands coach Frank de Boer switched to the traditional Dutch formation of four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards. The change worked almost immediately with Wijnaldum scoring twice in seven minutes.

It was a disappointing end for Pandev, who started his international career in 2001 and has scored 38 goals for his country.

Before kickoff, Wijnaldum presented the North Macedonian veteran with an orange Netherlands shirt with the number 122 on the back to mark Pandev's final tally of internationals.

The Netherlands now has to wait to see which team it will face in the round of 16 on Sunday in Budapest. As Group C winner, the team will line up against the third-place finisher in either Group D, E or F.

Austria beats Ukraine 1-0 to advance at Euro 2020

Christoph Baumgartner put Austria into the knockout stage at the European Championship for the first time by scoring the only goal in his team's 1-0 victory over Ukraine on Monday.

Baumgartner knocked in a corner from Austria captain David Alaba in the 21st minute, only four minutes after colliding head-to-head with Illia Zabarnyi on the other end of the field.

Baumgartner was then substituted in the 32rd minute, holding his head while leaving the field.

Austria finished second in Group C with six points and will next face Italy in London on Saturday. Ukraine is third with three points and could still qualify for the round of 16 as one of the four best third-place teams.

Alaba played in the middle of a back three in the previous games, but he was at left back in a four-man defensive line on Monday, supporting the attack with well executed crosses and corner kicks from both sides.

Belgium, Denmark advance on Group B

Three straight wins, seven goals and its top players with game time in their legs.

For Belgium, the group stage at the European Championship could hardly have gone better.

The world's top-ranked team beat Finland 2-0 on Monday to finish in first place in Group B and join Italy and the Netherlands in qualifying with maximum points.

Finland finished in third place in its first appearance at a major tournament, nipped by Demark after its 4-1 victory over Russia in Copenhagen.

Finland, which would have finished in second place with a draw, fell behind in the 74th minute when a header from Thomas Vermaelen hit the post, rebounded onto the outstretched hand of Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky and went over the line.

Romelu Lukaku collected Kevin De Bruyne's pass to score the other in the 81st for his third goal at Euro 2020.

Belgium will play one of the four third-place finishers in the round of 16 in Sevilla on Sunday.

The match in St. Petersburg was billed as the biggest in Finland's history by its coach, Markku Kanerva, and some of the team's fans were in tears during the pre-game national anthem.

A drummer in the section housing a throng of white-and-blue-clad Finland fans kept up the beat throughout the game and there was a huge roar when the halftime whistle was blown, with their team coping fairly comfortably.

Belgium hadn't pushed too hard by then, knowing a draw guaranteed first place, but Hradecky did have to be alert to tip aside shots by Jeremy Doku and Eden Hazard early in the second half.

Lukaku thought he had scored in the 65th minute when he collected a pass from De Bruyne and slotted home a finish from 10 meters. But was ruled out after a video review by a marginal offside call.

A huge roar came from the Finland fans, many of whom threw bottles toward — but not onto — the field.

They were soon to be disappointed by the two goals Belgium scored.

Hazard, along with De Bruyne and Axel Witsel, made their first starts at the tournament after recent fitness issues.

Hazard and Witsel played the full game and De Bruyne was substituted in second-half stoppage time, during which period a woman ran onto the field of play before being quickly escorted away.

Reason to celebrate

Denmark finally has a reason to celebrate at the European Championship.

Andreas Christensen and Joakim Maehle scored late goals to give Denmark a 4-1 victory over Russia on Monday and a spot in the round of 16.

Denmark finished second in Group B after Belgium beat Finland 2-0 in St. Petersburg.

After Christian Eriksen's collapse in the first game and two subsequent losses, Denmark players celebrated in front of their raucous and jubilant supporters at Parken Stadium after the third and final home game of the tournament.

And given all the team's earlier misfortune, perhaps it was fitting that they were helped by a massive gift this time. Yussuf Poulsen made it 2-0 in the 59th after Roman Zobnin tried to play a backpass to his goalkeeper but instead gave the ball straight to the Denmark forward, who could put it into an empty net.

That gave Denmark a big lead but Artem Dzyuba got Russia back in the match when he made it 2-1 from the penalty spot.

However, Christensen netted from outside the area in the 79th and Maehle finished off a quick counter in the 82nd to put the game beyond doubt.

Maehle went straight to a TV camera to make a "10" gesture with his fingers — Eriksen's number for the national team.

Mikkel Damsgaard put Denmark ahead in the first half with a looping shot from outside the area.