On the 2014 World Cup, the Netherlands had been out for revenge of their opening sport in opposition to Spain.
4 years earlier, that had been the ultimate sport on the identical match when La Roja gained an ill-tempered affair 1-0 after extra-time and this time, the Dutch had been desirous to set the file straight.
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They did so in gorgeous vogue too, working out 5-1 winners after going behind early in a sport that’s finest remembered for Robin van Persie’s jaw-dropping header.
“It was an excellent aim, even I’ve to say that. The perfect of my profession, particularly when you think about the event,” Van Persie stated of it.
“It was a little bit of a raffle however simply earlier than the ball got here in, I noticed [Iker] off his line so it was a header however a lobbed one.”
The aim went on to complete in third place in 2014’s Puskás Award for one of the best aim scored that 12 months.