There's nothing worse than being on the wrong end of a last few minutes turnaround in the score. Mexico are the unlucky ones this time.
They looked like they'd overcome the hoodoo that has seen them fall at the first knockout stage of the last five major tournaments. Then Sneijder struck, low and hard beyond the reach of the tournament's top keeper.
All set for extra time then. But Robben had other ideas. The penalty box is a swimming pool to this guy, and once again he dived in it. Sure, he was clipped a little bit, but not to the extent that it would have felled him. But like a tree he fell, the resulting penalty dispatched, a nation in green disbelieving. Six.
They looked like they'd overcome the hoodoo that has seen them fall at the first knockout stage of the last five major tournaments. Then Sneijder struck, low and hard beyond the reach of the tournament's top keeper.
All set for extra time then. But Robben had other ideas. The penalty box is a swimming pool to this guy, and once again he dived in it. Sure, he was clipped a little bit, but not to the extent that it would have felled him. But like a tree he fell, the resulting penalty dispatched, a nation in green disbelieving. Six.