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06/25 19:58 CDT Brian Brobbey and the Dutch roll in the rain to a 3-1 win over
Tunisia to top World Cup Group F
Brian Brobbey and the Dutch roll in the rain to a 3-1 win over Tunisia to top
World Cup Group F
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Brian Brobbey scored his third goal of the World Cup,
the Netherlands got a pair of goals that deflected off Tunisia into its own
net, and the Dutch rolled in the rain to a 3-1 victory Thursday night to
advance to the knockout stage as the winners of Group F.
The Netherlands began the day tied atop the group with Japan. But when the
Samurai Blue could only manage a draw with Sweden in Arlington, Texas, it left
Virgil van Dijk and his teammates looking forward to a matchup with Group C
runner-up Morocco on Monday --- and Japan with the heavy task of playing
powerhouse Brazil in the Round of 32.
Tunisia, which sacked its coach after a loss to open the World Cup, had already
been eliminated from the tournament.
The Eagles of Carthage gave the Dutch the lead in the second minute when
captain Ellys Skhiri's sloppy clear found the back of their own goal. Brobbey
made it 2-0 in the seventh minute and, after Tunisia clawed back in the second
half on a goal by Hazem Mastouri, Jan Paul van Hecke's header off a corner
glanced off Anis Slimane and into the Tunisian net to make it 3-1.
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