Netherlands 2-1 Mexico Result, Lineups & Stats (29 Jun 2014)

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COLOMBIA 12 years ago

Holland DESERVED the win. Everyone just sides with Mexico because they were the underdogs. Holland proposed more than Mexico in the end and had clearer chances. They were ROBBED of a penalty 2 times in the same play in the 1st half. The penalty for the 2nd goal WAS a penalty even if Robben exaggerates a little. Don't complain Mexico fans, it only makes you look pathetic. Accept the loss with honor because your team and your amazing goalkeeper Ochoa played well. Congrats to the Dutch for the pass to quarterfinals.

JimBleedsArsenal 12 years ago

Arsenal, England 3 691

i honestly think that it was a genuine penalty and it wasnt a dive............robben has dived many times before and i wont argue with that , but today's penalty was the right call................hope atleast some of you agree with me!!!!

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saroj 12 years ago

ha! who are these crazy peoples. that was no dive at the end. and it is football folks. if you think its not going to physical, go play CHESS. you don't even have to touch your opponent.

DiMariaBdg 12 years ago

Real Madrid, Spain 0 72

So you mean.. Players can do some drama-scene in field? go play act cheap-movie,pussy!

being_liverpool 12 years ago

Liverpool FC, India 0 120

Dos Sanrtos - Take a bow, Ochoa - You are crazy,amazing,brilliant !! What a world cup Mexico had, You Deserved more !! Keep fighting !!

Hobo 12 years ago

Gio could have had 3 goals in this world cup.

Kevdoy 12 years ago

HUP HUP HOLLAND HUPP!!!

ReusRakete 12 years ago

Borussia Dortmund, Germany 0 65

shameful dive - just a disgraceful player.

ace_morua 12 years ago

robben dived. he knew he could do nothing more with the ball in that area so he made the most theatrical dive out of marquez barely clipping him lol robben defies newtons third law of motion. thats pathetic of him having to rely on theatrics to help his team. be real. not Pinocchio

rob n pers fan 12 years ago

blady shit manlov netherlands

alex777 12 years ago

AC Milan, Italy 0 282

Holland is a good team, but it is no enough against Brazil or Argentina. Their defence is not very solid and in attack they rely heavily on Robben skills......they cannot make it against Brazil, even against this Brazil.

Michael Jordan 12 years ago

Argentina loses against Switzerland.. you will see!

Trish 12 years ago

Actually i think Netherlands is better than Brazil and Argentina. didn't impress me with their mid and defence. Argentina while a bit more solid in def relies too much on Messi.

alex777 12 years ago

AC Milan, Italy 0 282

Anyway, to me the "most complete" team could be Germany in a sense. They are quite balanced as defence and attack. They got 3 playmakers with good feet: Schwai......(dont remember the name), Ozil, and Lahm. And in attack they have of course Mueller, but they can count also on other few decent strikers like Gotse and Schurrle. Moreover, their defence looks quite solid because they apply Guardiola tiki taki passes which assure them a good possession of thee ball.

rasyid 12 years ago

i think the winning was plans Holland from the beginning... Dutch play the game without pressure even the mexico lead the game... u see no yellow card from Dutch and dutch face too relax..

Football 12 years ago

Netherlands DID not deserve the win and I am not a Mexico fan. They deserved the TIE, but not the win based in a DIVE (watch all replays on the Internet), the win should have been decided in EXTRA or PKs.I am waiting for the day when FIFA/UEFA will be fair play, which means, just as they rightfully ban Suarez for biting by watching the replays, they should ban ALL DIVERS (including Penaldo etc) by watching the video replays, even though in the game they may go with it because it happens so quick. I can guarantee you that they will be CURED of diving not later than 3-4 games being out.If they can suspend Suarez based on video reviews they can and they SHOULD suspend the divers too, whatever their names are.

Xander 12 years ago

Guess which numbers are of the Mexican team. The ones on the left, or right?Dangerous Attacks48 vs 29Total Attemps14 vs 12Deliveries in Penalty Area10 vs 3Passes Completed461 vs 311Ball Possession55% vs 45%Corners10 vs 2www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255951/match=300186508/statistics.html

KURDISTAN 12 years ago

Arsenal 0 58

What a come back from Holland !!

KentL 12 years ago

Robben makes me sick. He had two earlier dives, which he admitted to, and so therefore should have been sent off for two acts of simulation, and then he went on to tell R. Marquez that he DID dive for the final penalty. The f***ing nerve of some people... makes you wonder why we even like to watch this sport

RightfullySo 12 years ago Edited

FC Twente, Netherlands 0 6

Robben didn't admit that he dived for the penalty foul. He admitted that he dived during one particular action in the first halve. Which wasn't even the one where his opponent broke his shin when tackling him in the 16, which should have been a penalty The mexican defender stands on part of Robben's toes, but more importantly, hits his knee against Robbens right foot. Does Robben exaggerate it? Yes. Is it a foul and therefore a penalty? Yes

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2014-06-30 11:57:45

Robben didn't admit that he dived for the penalty foul. He admitted that he dived during one particular action in the first halve. Which wasn't even the one where his opponent broke his shin when tackling him in the 16 (which should have been a penalty.http://gfycat.com/ResponsibleSlowCollieThe mexican defender stands on part of Robben's toes, but more importantly, hits his knee against Robbens right foot.

2014-06-30 11:57:45

Robben didn't admit that he dived for the penalty foul. He admitted that he dived during one particular action in the first halve. Which wasn't even the one where his opponent broke his shin when tackling him in the 16, which should have been a penalty: https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/D666BE540F1095075249055510528_233c4c44ea3.0.4.15007032174127732259.mp4?versionId=J68VJejM7P_EiBxieL.woqztvS3y5NoVThe mexican defender stands on part of Robben's toes, but more importantly, hits his knee against Robbens right foot: http://gfycat.com/ResponsibleSlowCollieDoes Robben exaggerate it? Yes. Is it a foul and therefore a penalty? Yes

2014-06-30 11:57:45

Robben didn't admit that he dived for the penalty foul. He admitted that he dived during one particular action in the first halve. Which wasn't even the one where his opponent broke his shin when tackling him in the 16, which should have been a penalty: https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/D666BE540F1095075249055510528_233c4c44ea3.0.4.15007032174127732259.mp4?versionId=J68VJejM7P_EiBxieL.woqztvS3y5NoV The mexican defender stands on part of Robben's toes, but more importantly, hits his knee against Robbens right foot: http://gfycat.com/ResponsibleSlowCollieDoes Robben exaggerate it? Yes. Is it a foul and therefore a penalty? Yes

2014-06-30 11:57:45

Robben didn't admit that he dived for the penalty foul. He admitted that he dived during one particular action in the first halve. Which wasn't even the one where his opponent broke his shin when tackling him in the 16, which should have been a penalty: https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/D666BE540F1095075249055510528_233c4c44ea3.0.4.15007032174127732259.mp4?versionId=J68VJejM7P_EiBxieL.woqztvS3y5NoV The mexican defender stands on part of Robben's toes, but more importantly, hits his knee against Robbens right foot: http://gfycat.com/ResponsibleSlowCollieDoes Robben exaggerate it? Yes. Is it a foul and therefore a penalty? Yes

2014-06-30 11:57:45

Robben didn't admit that he dived for the penalty foul. He admitted that he dived during one particular action in the first halve. Which wasn't even the one where his opponent broke his shin when tackling him in the 16, which should have been a penalty: https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/D666BE540F1095075249055510528_233c4c44ea3.0.4.15007032174127732259.mp4?versionId=J68VJejM7P_EiBxieL.woqztvS3y5NoV The mexican defender stands on part of Robben's toes, but more importantly, hits his knee against Robbens right foot: http://gfycat.com/ResponsibleSlowCollieDoes Robben exaggerate it? Yes. Is it a foul and therefore a penalty? Yes

2014-06-30 11:57:45

Robben didn't admit that he dived for the penalty foul. He admitted that he dived during one particular action in the first halve. Which wasn't even the one where his opponent broke his shin when tackling him in the 16, which should have been a penalty The mexican defender stands on part of Robben's toes, but more importantly, hits his knee against Robbens right foot: http://gfycat.com/ResponsibleSlowCollieDoes Robben exaggerate it? Yes. Is it a foul and therefore a penalty? Yes

RightfullySo 12 years ago

FC Twente, Netherlands 0 6

http://gfycat.com/ResponsibleSlowCollieDoesThe foul

Torres 12 years ago

if surez isnt playing or training for 4 months, is his career all over?hw is it possible without even training for 4 months. clearly fifa is destroying his career

Messi=Real Madrid+nightmare 12 years ago

robben is new C. ronaldo ...diving to win penalty kick, free kick, cheating , bitching with referee

Bale 12 years ago

just like Messi

DWD 12 years ago

Don't know how you can get any satisfaction out of cheating your way to a win. Robben is a cheater. Take a lesson from hockey and penalize the divers....!!!

Fernando soccer balls 12 years ago

Did he touch him enough to make the guy almost fly? because he flew in the air like it was strike by a bus , such an act of shame is called cheating , therefore is a cheat , just like Maradona believes he is a champion scoring goals with his hand ,the glory can't never be carry on their minds and they have to live with deceit all their lives

No WC Holland 12 years ago

Yet again Holland shows entitlement, Robben dives three times to get the win, they are not going to get away with cheating in every game to win the WC, just wait for the game where they play the violent game, and get sent off, Holland will be out soon.

jez 12 years ago

U are pathetic...which country u from?

Jush 12 years ago

feeling sorry for mexico s fans

NoDivingPlease 12 years ago

Well, Robben admitted he did dive, really poor from a world class player.

Jaytinho 12 years ago Edited

Liverpool, Netherlands 0 100

He admitted to diving for a foul in the first half, not the penalty...me as a Netherlands fan even screamed "dive!" for that foul lol

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2014-06-30 05:12:07

He admitted to diving for a foul in the first half, not the penalty...me as a Netherlands even screamed "dive!" for that foul lol

Torres 12 years ago

he is not a world class player. a world class diving POS

Tomo 12 years ago

Robben did get clipped lightly but did half a dive in the process so not enough for a spot kick in my eyes but thats how this world cup has developed and it all started with the opening match when that brazillian dickhead dived against croatia and now because of that scandal all the referees shit themselves when put under pressure.

JambanRacer 12 years ago

Team Optional will never be in WC...!

Gabriel Sykes 12 years ago

The losing team still gets TOP CLASS votes more than than the winning team. It was a good game though so it's hard to say.

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