What is it with Holland? Are they going to win this thing or what?
They've been so consistently uninspiring: winning all of their games without fuss; leaving the in-camp combustion to the French; and quietly getting all their top players back to full fitness without moaning about it. Nobody is really paying them too much attention yet.
Nobody is properly talking about them.
They're starting to look suspiciously like Italy in the last World Cup.
And now this talented Dutch squad are likely, Chile notwithstanding, to face Brazil. If anyone is going to beat Brazil, it'll be the team who haven't shown any real flair or attacking invention. Brazil, when they are beaten in World Cups, tend to be undone by the team who have looked solid and organised prior to meeting them: the team who look difficult to break down, but have enough quality up front to make even a handful of chances feel decisive.
That team, so far, is Holland.
I'd just love to see a bit more of this:
Looking at Frank de Boer, keeping it casual in his porn-star-grey suit on the Dutch bench, I bet he could still hit a 70 yard pass and land it on Robben's toe today.
And he'd do it in brogues too.
THE STORY SO FAR
Match of the tournament: Slovakia 3-2 Italy
Player of the tournament: Thomas Muller (Germany)
Goal of the tournament: Tevez (Argentina v Mexico) - [2nd goal]
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