The first quarter-final ticket at the 2022 World Cup goes to the Netherlands. Bondscoach van Gaal's eleven showed themselves to be ripped off in the first round and had strong nerves in the second period. Accordingly, Oranje can ultimately look forward to a deserved 3-1 win against brave but weakly defending Americans.

Although the Dutch won the group at the 2022 World Cup, they showed rather moderate performances. On the other hand, the Elftal acted - in contrast to the DFB team - at least very efficiently. The first half against the USA was very similar. Oranje did little for the game and the USA even recorded a slight increase in chances, but they hit twice mercilessly through depay and blind. The team was still unable to spark any real enthusiasm, which also had an impact on the spectators at home.

However, the Dutch made it exciting again. First, Memphis Depay almost conceded a goal with a fatal miss in the 75th minute, and a few moments later the US boys scored in Wright's person to make it 1-2.

However, Oranje withstood the increasing pressure from the Americans and scored the decisive 3-1 through Dumfries in the 81st minute. The Inter star had already assisted in the two previous goals and was celebrated accordingly.

The Dutch didn't miss out on much until the end and can look forward to the quarter-finals. A little glee and mockery was already there, at least on the internet.

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This article was originally published on 90min.de as Netherlands after 3-1 win over USA in quarterfinals: The net reactions.