Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt was on target as Holland beat USA 2-1 in last night’s international friendly in Amsterdam.
The Reds frontman netted a 40th minute penalty to put the Dutch on their way to victory.
Clubmate Ryan Babel came off the bench 10 minutes from time as the hosts defeated England’s World Cup opponents.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar made it 2-0 before Carlos Bocanegra bagged a consolation.
Fernando Torres played the second half as Spain enjoyed a 2-0 victory over France in a glamour friendly in Paris.
Torres replaced David Villa at the break but it was Sergio Ramos who grabbed both goals for the European champions.
Villa was full of praise for Torres, who came through the contest unscathed.
The Valencia man: “Strikers live for goals, we have to score goals, it is what measures our performance.
"At the moment Torres is not having luck in front of goal (for Spain) but his work has been good for the team and we have to be happy with his work-rate.
"A striker with so much quality, such magic and so much experience, despite not having a good year, he is always dangerous and never do you want to face him.
“The power he has in the last few metres is unique. I've never seen another player with that much power and that is what we as other strikers want."
Javier Mascherano played the full 90 minutes as Argentina secured an impressive 1-0 win over Germany in Munich.
Israel failed to qualify for the World Cup but Yossi Benayoun helped to lift spirits as he scored in their 2-0 victory in Romania. Sotirios Kyrgiakos couldn’t prevent Greece from going down 2-0 to Senegal.
The Reds frontman netted a 40th minute penalty to put the Dutch on their way to victory.
Clubmate Ryan Babel came off the bench 10 minutes from time as the hosts defeated England’s World Cup opponents.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar made it 2-0 before Carlos Bocanegra bagged a consolation.
Fernando Torres played the second half as Spain enjoyed a 2-0 victory over France in a glamour friendly in Paris.
Torres replaced David Villa at the break but it was Sergio Ramos who grabbed both goals for the European champions.
Villa was full of praise for Torres, who came through the contest unscathed.
The Valencia man: “Strikers live for goals, we have to score goals, it is what measures our performance.
"At the moment Torres is not having luck in front of goal (for Spain) but his work has been good for the team and we have to be happy with his work-rate.
"A striker with so much quality, such magic and so much experience, despite not having a good year, he is always dangerous and never do you want to face him.
“The power he has in the last few metres is unique. I've never seen another player with that much power and that is what we as other strikers want."
Javier Mascherano played the full 90 minutes as Argentina secured an impressive 1-0 win over Germany in Munich.
Israel failed to qualify for the World Cup but Yossi Benayoun helped to lift spirits as he scored in their 2-0 victory in Romania. Sotirios Kyrgiakos couldn’t prevent Greece from going down 2-0 to Senegal.
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