Record-equalling Sneijder still going strong

Wesley Sneijder collected his 112th Netherlands cap on Saturday, equalling Frank de Boer's record for a Dutch outfield player in the 1-1 qualifying Group A draw with Turkey. To mark the occasion, UEFA.com's Derek Brookman looks at five key matches in the Galatasaray AŞ playmaker's Oranje career.

A new kid in town
Netherlands 6-0 Scotland, 19 November 2003
The Dutch were in danger of missing out on UEFA Euro 2004 after having lost the first leg of their play-off 1-0 in Glasgow. In response, coach Dick Advocaat brought the then 19-year-old AFC Ajax midfielder into his side for the return in Amsterdam, a move described by the BBC as a "masterstroke". Sneijder fired only his second international goal to open the scoring, and set up three others in a one-sided performance. He had truly arrived on the big stage.

The perfect counter
Netherlands 3-0 Italy, 9 June 2008
At UEFA EURO 2008, Italy were trailing the Netherlands 1-0 when they forced a corner. Giovanni van Bronckhorst cleared the resultant header off the line, and the diminutive left-back then collected the ball on the overlap, stormed deep into the Italian half before delivering a diagonal crossed for Dirk Kuyt – whose first-time header was hooked acrobatically beyond a flailing Gianluigi Buffon by Sneijder. From almost 1-1 to 2-0 in less than 10 seconds, this was counterattacking at its finest.

Head first
Netherlands 2-1 Brazil, 2 July 2010
Sneijder was in the form of his life during the 2009/2010 season. Fresh from helping FC Internazionale Milano to a historic treble that included a UEFA Champions League final triumph against FC Bayern München, he took the FIFA World Cup in South Africa by storm. Voted man of the match after the games against Denmark, Japan, Brazil and Uruguay, he finished with five goals and the silver ball as the tournament's second best player. His quarter-final winner against Brazil was especially remarkable because it was, by his own admission, the first he had ever scored intentionally with his head.

Wesley Sneijder remains an influential presence©Getty Images

The one that got away
Netherlands 0-1 Spain, 11 July 2010
It was not just Sneijder's goals that made him stand out in South Africa. With his close control, extraordinary speed of thought and ability to pass with either foot, he was the fulcrum around which the Dutch team thrived. During the final against Spain, just after the hour mark, he picked up a loose ball inside the centre circle and fired an immaculate pass through the heart of the Spanish defence that left Arjen Robben face-to-face with Iker Casillas. Sneijder had done his part, but Robben could not quite do his – and the rest, as they say, is history.

Never giving up
Netherlands 1-1 Turkey, 28 March 2015
Sneijder's display against Turkey was by no means one of his most memorable, but it was fascinating to see the 30-year-old perform the role of elder statesman. In the first half especially, he could be seen coaching younger players like Memphis Depay by pointing, cajoling and barking instructions. And while he may not be as quick as before, the determination and energy are still there in abundance. It was his shot in the dying seconds that Klaas-Jan Huntelaar headed beyond Volkan Babacan to salvage a point and keep the Oranje's UEFA EURO 2016 campaign alive.