Netherlands vs Mexico 5pm / Sun 29th

JONJO THE MISER

Dutch cheats, cant stand them.

Professional Griefer

Happy days

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Dutch cheats, cant stand them.

LOL.

Bacchus

Perfect peno. Hard to see another twist in this. Gutted for Mexico, they deserved the win today.

SlickRic

idiotic to put your foot there if you're Marquez.

but Robben dived over it.

so soft.

Mr Alan

The Mexican's should kick lumps out of Robben in the tunnel after this. He's cheated them out of the World Cup IMO.

Cruel on the Mexicans

keano_afc

And the lesson here kids, is keep diving and eventually you'll get your reward.

Jimmy Iovine

Harsh ending, but Mexico has been toeing the line all game with their tackles in the box.

GraphicGaming

i think its over now the dutch progress

Bacchus

Lapin wrote: »

Checkbooks going back in pockets for Ochoa now.

Why? Cause he didn't save that peno? Still had a great tournament and put himself in the shop window.

Corholio

Skid X wrote: »

Nailed on penalty. A blatant trip.

Ah hardly nailed on. Marquez put his foot there and Robben took advantage of it, there wasn't a trip there at all really.

DM_7

They play the winner of Greece v Costa Rica

Marmalade gits

Rayne Wooney

Subs have gotten the winner in Hollands last 3 games :pac:

adox

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Dutch cheats, cant stand them.

Lol.

Son Of A Vidic

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Dutch cheats, cant stand them.

Yes that's right, Robben's a diver so let's blame the entire team.

blueser

Skid X wrote: »

Nailed on penalty. A blatant trip.

Not blatant at all. The defender didn't get any touch on the ball, but he got precious little contact on Robben either.

dmc17

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Robben made the most of that. Very cruel stuff.

He makes the most of everything. Every time he falls, he falls from about five feet in the air. It's embarrassing really

GraphicGaming

Bacchus wrote: »

Why? Cause he didn't save that peno? Still had a great tournament and put himself in the shop window.

i agree he really has played well

A Primal Nut

Any credit to Van Gaal for preserving his team's energy in the first half? Helped Robben no doubt and Mexico weren't really concentrating for the first goal - no marking at all!

AllGunsBlazing

This dutch side has mental strength to spare. Not great to watch but it will take something extraordinary to beat them.

Mr Alan

keano_afc wrote: »

And the lesson here kids, is keep diving and eventually you'll get your reward.

It's true.

Billy86

Heartbreaking stuff, really enjoyed watching Mexico this WC.

Paully D

What a mental, mental World Cup thus far.

Will I Amnt

G'wan the Dutch!!! Don't you just love football?

JONJO THE MISER

They wont get much further anyway.

tigger123

Was kinda behind Netherlands, not so sure anymore :-(

Headshot

This is why we love this sport

Fuhrer

dmc17 wrote: »

He makes the most of everything. Every time he falls, he falls from about five feet in the air. It's embarrassing really

Yeah but in this game, he was fouled twice in the box and didnt do his usual back spasm swan dives.


Guess the lesson here is, diving is better than honesty.

monkey9

Robben shouldn't be let near a stadium for four months after his antics today. Think of the children ffs

murpho999

Rezident wrote: »

That is cheating. Robben is cheating again.

davycc wrote: »

ah robben should not even be on the pitch if he was booked earlier for his 15 dives per game:(:(

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Robben shouldn't even be on the pitch due to his two blatant dives earlier.

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Robben is the reason I dislike this Dutch side.

One of the most dislikeable characters playing the game.

Jaysis lads....calm down....the defender should never have given the opportunity like that.

Robben did the right thing to win the game.

This faux outrage is pathetic in my opinion.

Washington Irving

Sickened for Mexico. Happy for Dirk though.

Don't really agree with the Robben hate for that penalty. I don't like him at all but what do you expect at that stage of a World Cup knockout game? Most players would have done the same.

GLaDOS

Really harsh on Mexico. The Dutch are far from unstoppable and I think better teams will punish them.

Another entertaining game in a great world cup.

Manach

Hard luck on the Mexicans.

That_Guy

That_Guy wrote: »

Draw/Holland @4/1 with Paddy Power will be my bet for this game.

Stupidly stuck a few quid on Depay anytime scorer before looking at the lineups. D'oh.

My €2.50 bet comes off!! I'm rich I tells ya! RICH!! Moderately priced Ribena on me lads.

Bacchus

Awh, unlucky Mexico. I thought they deserved it overall. Still happy enough to see Holland go through. They were poor today but I hope that was just the heat and normal service is resumed in the QF.

hadepsx

poxy.com

SlickRic

also, the lack of added on time was a joke there.

between the drinks break and the penalty, as well as all the other time there's no way 6 and a half minutes was enough.

time added on has been an issue all tournament.

Skid X

Holland deserved it over the 90 minutes.

Mr Alan

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

This dutch side has mental strength to spare. Not great to watch but it will take something extraordinary to beat them.

No it won't. They were incredibly lucky today IMO.

Ulysses Gaze

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Really harsh on Mexico. The Dutch are far from unstoppable and I think better teams will punish them.

Another entertaining game in a great world cup.

They don't look great at the back tbh and the Goalie looks dodgy.

I reckon the Germans or French would beat them handily enough.

DM360

Jim Beglin is absolutely detestable as a commentator. He can't help but slate the Dutch for everything and anything they do.

Honestly I think Mexico have been deplorable in their behaviour. Obviously Robben was bad for simulation at some points but there were so many fouls on him which were totally ignored. People seem to let the whining, diving, hacking and general cynical behaviour slide when it comes to these underdog teams, but condemn others for doing far less.

Mr.Crinklewood

Missed that, horrible time for Arnold to want to take his first piss in seven years.

Fescue

Still think this Dutch team is very ordinary. But they're getting the job done, you have to credit them with that.

efb

https://vine.co/v/hrEPVlFeWHF

There was contact, but Robben milked it

Lapin

Bacchus wrote: »

Why? Cause he didn't save that peno? Still had a great tournament and put himself in the shop window.

He did in fairness and he should be snapped up.

But it's a fickle game. Losing 2 - 1 is the bottom line.

Tom.D.BJJ

Mr Alan wrote: »

It's true.

So ironic coming from you

Turtwig

Ugh the Dutch didn't deserve that. Nor did the Mexicans. Should have been extra time.

Mexico had a run in on goal that was called offside. But no replay was showed. Why not?

Mexico shot themselves in the foot with how much they retreated into their shells.

GreNoLi

Mexico threw that away.

Son Of A Vidic

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Any credit to Van Gaal for preserving his team's energy in the first half? Helped Robben no doubt and Mexico weren't really concentrating for the first goal - no marking at all!

That's what I suspected in the first half. Once Mexico scored, the Dutch really stepped up their energy levels.

Posy

tigger123 wrote: »

Was kinda behind Netherlands, not so sure anymore :-(

I was before that penalty- I have them in a sweepstakes at work!

But winning like that is cruel for Mexico.