December 09-the Netherlands was eliminated after losing to Argentina in a penalty shootout in the fourth final of the World Cup. After the game, Dutch coach Van Gaal gave an interview.
Van Gaal said: “you practiced the penalty all year long and then you screwed it up.” I asked the players to take a penalty at their club and they all did. Then you lose the first two penalty kicks and it’s very difficult to win. ”
The Netherlands trailed 0-2 in regular time, and Van Gaal said of the penalty: “in my eyes, this is a suspicious penalty.” I want to see it on TV again. But we didn’t lose because of the referee. We lost because we tied the game. ”