Tag: Netherlands
Boos rain down as Brazil beaten 3-0 by Dutch
Boos and catcalls rained down on hosts Brazil as they ended their World Cup with a 3-0 defeat by the…
Netherlands beat Brazil 3-0 in World Cup play-off
Brazil’s miserable World Cup campaign ended to a chorus of boos on Saturday as the hosts slumped to a 3-0…
Two players refused first Dutch penalty – van Gaal
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has revealed two of his players refused to step up to take the first penalty…
Dutch exit robs Robben of chance to atone
The Netherlands’ heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals looks to have definitively ended Arjen Robben’s…
Argentina beat Netherlands to reach World Cup final
Lionel Messi kept running into a determined Dutch defensive wall on Wednesday but Argentina are still in the World Cup…
Costa Rica boss hails ‘beautiful’ campaign
Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto said his team had proved the doubters wrong and achieved “very beautiful things” with…
Krul delivers cruel judgment on Costa Rica
Substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul saved two penalties in a dramatic shoot-out on Saturday as the Netherlands edged Costa Rica 4-3…
Netherlands beat Costa Rica on penalties to reach semis
Super-sub goalkeeper Tim Krul was the hero as the Netherlands ended their penalty shoot-out jinx to beat Costa Rica and…
Messi, Robben aim to put down World Cup underdogs
Lionel Messi’s Argentina take on Belgium in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday again aiming to prove that they are…
Court blocks extradition of Nigerian child trafficker to Netherlands
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A federal high court siting in Abuja has struck out an application by the federal government seeking to…
Heat forces first cooling breaks in World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil had its first cooling breaks of the competition during the Round of 16…
Netherlands comeback to defeat Mexico 2-1
A coolly-taken penalty by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gave the Netherlands a stunning fightback 2-1 win over Mexico in their World Cup…
Van Gaal wants water breaks for Mexico clash
Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal wants Portuguese referee Pedro Proenca to allow water breaks during his side’s World Cup last…
Late goals help Netherlands beat Chile
The Netherlands staged a late assault with goals from Leroy Fer and Memphis Depay to beat Chile 2-0 and finish…
Football: The Dutch inflict horrid pain on Spain
It was a night that defending champions, Spain would want to forget very quickly. A night they were humiliated by…