Wesley Sneijder has become Netherlands most-capped player by making his 131st international appearance in Friday s World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg.
The Galatasaray midfielder drew level with Edwin van der Sar s record of 130 Oranje outings, which had stood since 2008, when he came off the bench in Sunday s 5-0 victory over Ivory Coast.
And, on the day he turns 33, former Ajax, Real Madrid and Inter player Sneijder moved past that mark in Dick Advocaat s first match back at the helm, although he played down the landmark prior to kick-off.
Tomorrow [Friday] is about three points. We should be winning against Luxembourg, Sneijder told reporters in a pre-match press conference.
After the game you can ask me anything, but now I m thinking about Luxembourg.
Netherlands went into the match six points adrift of Group A leaders France in fourth place and are in danger of missing out on a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
131 Wesley Sneijder will tonight become Dutch record international with 131 caps, eclipsing Edwin van der Sar (130). Legend.
— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan)
