This is not relevant to the case, but I would just like to point this out to you, my fellow football-fans.Ģ) That being said, The Netherlands have three world class players on their side. I implore you to review the list of players with their clubs and compare them with “contenders for the WC title”. A deserved (in my opinion) goal from Sneijder equalized the game and I am happy The Netherlands won this exhausting game.īefore I “dive in” into this discussion (see what I did there?) let me first state some observations and facts of this game and the Dutch team (Not to much):ġ)ğirst off: The Dutch team consist of mostly players from the Eredivisie, so most of the Dutch people never really expected anything from this tournament. The statistics from this game after the goal from Dos Santos speaks for itself, The Netherlands were the better side (after the goal from Dos Santos, that is). The Dutch picked up the pace after a deserved and remarkable goal from Dos Santos.
This should be a penalty in my opinion, but was not given. He clashed with Robben after another defender tried to trip him. I have viewed the replay more than 10 times (Thank you Dutch television, FFS) and saw why Moreno was injured.
After a horrific first half, where the Mexicans were truly the better side, Robben should have gotten a penalty. That being said, I know you guys already read this with a Dutch accent, thank you for that. Before I make a statement, let me first say that I am Dutch and am therefore truly biased.