Cody Gakpo can score late or early for the Netherlands.
After scoring the go-ahead goal in the closing minutes of a 2-0 win over Senegal on Monday, the forward again put the Dutch in front Friday with a goal in the opening minutes of their matchup against Ecuador.
That penchant for finding the back of the net has made the 23-year-old Gakpo the early breakout star of the World Cup.
Gakpo fired a liner past Ecuador goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez in the sixth minute to give the Netherlands an early 1-0 lead that they took into the half.
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His goal in Monday's victory came in the 84th minute for the Netherlands, which was playing in their first World Cup match since 2014.
Gakpo sent a header just past the outstretched arms of Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to break the tie.
