Cody Gakpo has now scored 8 goals across World Cups and European Championships for the Netherlands, putting him in a category occupied by some of the most iconic names in Dutch football history.
The Liverpool forward’s tournament tally, spread across 12 appearances in major competitions, places him alongside legends like Johnny Rep, Dennis Bergkamp, and Arjen Robben as one of the most prolific Dutch scorers on the biggest international stages.
How the goals break down
Gakpo’s 8 goals are distributed across three consecutive major tournaments with remarkable consistency. He netted 3 goals during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, including a brace against Sweden. He followed that up with another 3 goals at Euro 2024, where his strike in the last-16 contributed to a victory over Romania. And in the ongoing 2026 World Cup, he has already added 2 more to his collection.
He became only the third Netherlands player in history to score three or more goals in two separate major tournaments.
