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Netherlands Late Rally Stuns Mexico

Dutch delight at late turnaround.

(FORTALEZA, Brazil) - Two goals in the final few minutes put the Netherlands through to the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil with a 2-1 victory over heartbroken Mexico in Fortaleza.

The team from CONCACAF were just two minutes from the last eight until Wesley Sneijder’s superb half-volley and a Klaas-Jan Huntelaar penalty put the Europeans through.

Netherlands Dumps Chile, 2-0; Into Round of 16

Louis van Gaal's side will now face the Group A runners-up.

(RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil) - A header with his first touch from Leroy Fer, and a late Memphis Depay goal, secured the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Chile that sends them through to the Round of 16 as Group B winners.