Netherlands' century of goals in the World Cup

Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: When it comes to centuries, usually cricket comes to mind first. However, football also has a different greatness of achievement. This time, the Netherlands has reached that unique milestone in the World Cup. The Dutch have completed their 100-goal milestone in the World Cup by crushing Sweden 5-1 in Houston. After this victory, the Netherlands' total number of goals in the World Cup stands at 103. With this, the Netherlands became the eighth team to score at least 100 goals in the history of the World Cup.

The highest scoring teams in the World Cup are now Brazil and Germany. The five-time world champions who participated in each edition of the tournament have a total of 241 goals. Four-time world champions Germany also have 241 goals. Next on the list are Argentina (155), France (137), Italy (128), Spain (108) and England (104). This time, the Netherlands' name has also been added to that elite list.

 Brian Broby and Cody Gakpo scored a brace for the Dutch in a big win over Sweden. Crescencio Somerville scored in the final minute. The Netherlands also topped the group with this emphatic victory.