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Netherlands - Brazil

Netherlands - Brazil

Date: 9 July 1994
Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dick Advocaat's Dutch ran the eventual champions very close at Dallas' Cotton Bowl in this five-goal thriller. In the end, however, an unlikely Brazilian hero emerged in the shape of left-back Branco.

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I Was There…

"This will shut up the people who don't believe in me. I've played in three World Cups and I think I deserved more respect."
Branco, Brazil

Did You Know?

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  • Romario and Ronald Koeman were on different sides in Dallas but they were team-mates at Barcelona. Ronaldo was an unused sub at USA 94.
  • Years later Branco talked about his famous free kick. “I knew it was going to be a goal as soon as I heard the sound of the ball as I struck it”.
  • Bebeto’s ‘rocking the baby’ celebration after Brazil’s second goal became instantly famous and is recreated to this day all over the world.
  • Dutch striker Dennis Bergkamp refused to fly again after the 1994 FIFA World Cup™ following a traumatic and turbulent internal flight.
  • Brazil denied the Netherlands again in the 1998 FIFA World Cup semi-final by beating the Dutch on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Marseille.

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