The mighty Netherlands buried its chances and buried the Americans’ World Cup dreams in the process.
The Dutch advanced from the Round of 16 in Qatar with a 3-1 win over Gregg Berhalter’s U.S. squad on Saturday.
The young Americans had their chances, but in the end their inability to finish proved costly.
The Netherlands got first-half goals from Memphis Depay (10′) and Daley Blind (45′+1) and then a late crushing tally from Denzel Dumfries (81′) to advance to the quarterfinal round.
The U.S. finally got on the board with a wild goal from Haji Wright in the 76th minute to cut the lead to 2-1.
Denzel Dumfries of the Netherlands (r.) celebrates with Daley Blind of the Netherlands after scoring his side’s third goal vs. Team USA. (Martin Meissner/AP)
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