Van Gaal brought on target man Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, took Dirk Kuyt out of defence to partner him in attack and had his team pump long balls into the Mexico penalty area.

范加爾換上亨特拉爾，讓德克·庫伊特從后衛的位置上提到前場去給他做搭檔參與進攻。荷蘭隊也開始各種長傳沖吊，直往墨西哥禁區里塞。

"It's a big compliment that my players picked up on it immediately. We have a modest group of players but they have outstanding team spirit and this is ultimately what led to the victory.

“我的隊員們很快就明白、并且貫徹起來，這真是個嘉獎。我們這個團隊都很謙虛，不過他們一流的團隊精神最終帶領我們走向勝利。

"They had faith and believed till the very end. The humidity was not in our favour. We were fresher and fitter than the Mexicans.

“他們心懷信仰，直到最后一刻。潮濕的天氣對我們不利。我們的身體狀態原本比墨西哥人要好。

"Yes, it was an escape but in the second half we showed that we could create more opportunities and we played three different systems."

“是的，這場勝利很難得。但是下半場我們證明了我們能創造更多機會，而且我們打出了3套戰術體系。