group winner: What can I tell you We came here with good intentions, but it has become a nightmare, Dutch skipper Arjen Robben said, according to The Japan Times. Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo took his international tally to 70 goals as European champion Portugal beat Hungary 3-0 to stay in second spot behind Switzerland in Group B. Belgium needed a goal two minutes from time by Romelu Lukaku to salvage a 1-1 draw against nine-man Greece as it stayed two points clear in Group H, although Roberto Martinez's team lost its 100 percent record in the process. The loss left the Dutch six points behind Group A leader France, which beat Luxembourg 3-1, and down in fourth spot, three back from Sweden and two off Bulgaria with just the group winner guaranteed a place in the 2018 finals in Russia. In Sofia, Bulgaria stunned the Dutch with two goals in the first 20 minutes, both coming from Spas Delev. Delev then made it 2-0 when he unleashed a stinging right-foot drive past Zoet. Delev pounced on a mistake by 17-year-old Matthijs De Ligt, Holland's youngest debutant since 1931, who misjudged a pass and allowed the striker to slot the ball past Jeroen Zoet.
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