Posts Tagged ‘Netherlands’
Spain Defeats Netherlands; Wins First World Cup
115 minutes of soccer had been played, and nobody had scored…that is…until Andres Iniesta received a pass from Cesc Fabregas and blasted a right-footed shot past Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg and into the net. “When I struck it, it just had to go in,” said Iniesta, whose goal lifted Spain to yet another 1-0 victory and its first World Cup …
by Derek Johnson on July 11th, 2010 Leave a comment »
Netherlands Advances To World Cup Final
Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, Wesley Sneijder, and Arjen Robben each scored a goal to send the Dutch to their first World Cup Final since 1978. The Dutch also made the title game in 1974, but they still have not won it all yet. “If you win the final, you make yourself immortal, at least in our country,” said Robben. “We will …
by Derek Johnson on July 6th, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Recap: July 2
Netherlands 2 Brazil 1 Just ten minutes into the game, and Brazil had already taken a 1-0 lead. Game over, right? Don’t say that to Felipe Melo, who headed the ball into his own goal in the 53rd minute to level the score at one goal apiece. It was the first own goal for Brazil in the World Cup, and …
by Derek Johnson on July 2nd, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Recap: June 28
Netherlands 2 Slovakia 1 Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder each scored a goal to lift the Dutch to a 2-1 victory over the Slovakians. Robben scored the first goal of the match in the 18th minute after receiving a long pass from Sneijder; Robben then avoided two defenders and scored on a left-footed blast from outside the penalty area. Sneijder …
by Derek Johnson on June 28th, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Recap: June 24
Group F Matches: Slovakia 3 Italy 2 Well France, you are not alone. For the first time in World Cup history, two finalists in one tournament failed to advance past group play in the next tournament. In fact, both France and Italy finished last in their respective groups. Robert Vittek scored twice, once in the 25th minute and once in …
by Derek Johnson on June 24th, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Scenarios and Standings After Two Games Of Group Play
Group A Standings: Uruguay: 1-1-0 (4 points) Mexico: 1-1-0 (4 points) France: 0-1-1 (1 point) South Africa: 0-1-1 (1 point) Uruguay can advance to the knockout stage if: 1) Win/Tie against Mexico* 2) Loss against Mexico and France/South Africa draw 3) Loss provided that the France/South Africa winner does NOT own tiebreakers Mexico can advance if: 1) Win against Uruguay* …
by Derek Johnson on June 22nd, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Recap: June 19
Netherlands 1 Japan 0 Wesley Sneijder’s lone goal of the game in the 53rd minute lifted the Dutch to a 1-0 victory over the Japanese; it was the Netherlands’ second 1-0 victory in World Cup history (the first came in 2006 against Serbia & Montenegro). The win extended the Netherlands’ unbeaten streak against Asian countries to nine games (eight wins …
by Derek Johnson on June 19th, 2010 Leave a comment »
2010 World Cup Recap: June 14
Netherlands 2 Denmark 0 An own goal in the 46th minute and a Dirk Kuyt goal in the 85th minute propelled the Dutch to a 2-0 victory over Denmark. The own goal was scored when Danish defender Simon Poulsen headed the ball off the back of teammate Daniel Agger and into Denmark’s net. Kuyt scored his goal after Eljero Elia’s …
by Derek Johnson on June 14th, 2010 Leave a comment »
Video of the Week: March 11
The week may only be half over, but we already have a Video of the Week. What exactly could it be about? Could it be about that one hockey player scoring that goal on his back against the Phoenix Coyotes in 2006? No that was three years ago. Could it be about the Philadelphia Phillies winning the World Series? No …
by Derek Johnson on March 11th, 2009 1 Comments »
The Impact of the Dominican Loss
Today, in what may be considered a groundbreaking event in sports history, the Netherlands took down the Dominican Republic for the second time in the World Baseball Classic. The loss effectively eliminates the Dominicans from the event. The Netherlands will be moving on to the second round in Miami alongside the Puerto Rican team. Great story, Cinderella. Yet perhaps most …
by Jon Alba on March 10th, 2009 Leave a comment »