Virgil van Dijk bore the brunt of the criticism from the media after the Netherlands failed to get the job done against Poland with a World Cup spot up for grabs.With a 1-1 draw against Poland on Friday night, the Netherlands are all but qualified for the 2026 World Cup – but their failure to win attracted more criticism.That was no less felt than with Van Dijk, who has found himself under the microscope for both his leadership and his performances during a troubled run for Liverpool.A target for the likes of Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer in the high-profile English media, the captain was blamed by the Dutch press after Friday’s draw.What the Dutch media said about Van Dijk De Telegraaf, AD and Football Oranje all noted Van Dijk’s role in the opening goal for Jakub Kaminski.Football Oranje rated the centre-back a 5.5 out of 10, arguing that he was “caught out for the goal with his lack of pace” and “booted the ball out of play at times when trying to play forward.”De Telegraaf‘s Mike Verweij said Van Dijk was “positioned incorrectly,” while AD‘s Mikos Gouka claimed he “wasn’t razor-sharp and “probably would have done better to close the gap.”Ronald Koeman himself said, per De Telegraaf: “I watched the goal again. You’re five against two, and several players aren’t doing what they’re supposed to.“Of course, they should never, ever score a goal from that. Things happen that simply shouldn’t happen.“It’s not that one player is lacking. We’re doing that here with four or five people, compared to two.”Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch also started for the Netherlands on a night when Memphis Depay’s equaliser effectively sealed a place at next summer’s World Cup.Koeman’s side hold a three-point lead over Poland at the top of Group G, as well as a 12-goal advantage, meaning they could even lose to Lithuania in their final qualifier on Monday night and secure automatic qualification.Which other Liverpool internationals played on Friday?Elsewhere on Friday evening, Mohamed Salah was part of an Egypt side humbled in a 2-0 friendly defeat to Uzbekistan, as part of their Africa Cup of Nations preparations in Dubai.Florian Wirtz played the full 90 minutes as Germany beat Luxembourg 2-0 ahead of a qualification decider at home to Slovakia on Monday.It was a frustrating night for Conor Bradley as Northern Ireland suffered a late 1-0 defeat to Slovakia, playing 90 minutes as his country fell out of contention for automatic qualification.Alexis Mac Allister shared the pitch with brother Kevin as Argentina beat Angola 2-0 in a friendly.Youngsters Trent Kone-Doherty and Amara Nallo featured for the Republic of Ireland U21s and England U20s respectively.