Dutch hopes rest on Turkey, who are away at the Czech Republic, dropping points. The Netherlands plunged to fourth in the standings after losing to Iceland and Turkey last month in Blind’s first two matches as coach. But a win in Astana was never in any doubt as they dominated the match. Tim Krul was given a rare start in goal for the Dutch as Jasper Cillessen hurt himself in the warm-up but Krul was also injured with 10 minutes left, allowing Jeroen Zoet to debut as the 750th Netherlands international. Striker Robin van Persie was again left on the bench for a third successive game by Blind but came on for the final four minutes to win his 100th cap.
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(Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ed Osmond; mark.gleeson@thomsonreuters.com; +27828257807; Reuters Messaging: Reuters Messaging: mark.gleeson.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)
