As the match progressed, the Netherlands reduced the arrears out of the blue as Germany failed to clear the ball from the penalty area, allowing substitute Quincy Promes to curl the ball into the top right corner with five minutes remaining.

Germany had the golden chance to restore their two goal lead seconds later but Thilo Kehrer's shot went just wide.

However, the visitors gained the upper hand and shocked Germany in the dying seconds of the game when Virgil van Dijk headed home a cross at the far post to level the scores.

With the result, the Netherlands move atop the standings in Group 1 of the UEFA Nations League to book their berth for the finals next summer. Meanwhile, Germany stay on the third place.

"I am disappointed at the result. We staged a faultless first half but we should have scored more goals in the second half. The Netherlands punished our wastefulness," Germany head coach Joachim Loew said.

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