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IAN HERBERT IN HOUSTON:A moment of such sweet‚ sweet iridescence at the end would have had the old Brazilian samba legends - the ones who left such a glorious trace on this competition - smiling and nodding with quiet satisfaction. It was a case of Premier League Brazilians bestowing their gifts. From Bruno Guimareas‚ the vision to see Gabriel Martinelli in his peripheral vision. From Martinelli‚ the faculty to control the ball with one foot and lever it out with the other to score‚ sending Brazil into the last 16 and leaving Japan's valiant players‚ almost to a man‚ down on their haunches in a state of quiet devastation.

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It comes after van der Vaart slammed Liverpool and Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk after the Dutch drew their World Cup opener with Japan last week. Van der Vaart‚ capped 109 times for the Netherlands‚ criticised van Dijk's turning after conceding late to Japan‚ drawing comparisons to Boeing's clunky 747 aeroplane.

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The Samurai Blue got their World Cup underway at a packed and air-conditioned AT&T Stadium on Sunday evening against the Netherlands as temperatures soared beyond 40C in Texas. It was a cagey affair until Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk gave his side the lead after the interval‚ only for Japan to hit back through a Keito Nakamura snapshot.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Despite producing global stars like Johan Cruyff‚ Dennis Bergkamp‚ Marco van Basten and Ronald Koeman‚ the Netherlands have never felt the joy of lifting the World Cup. And unless they learn to hold on to leads over the coming days and weeks‚ that drought will not end this summer. As the game's greatest prize eluded him as a player‚ Koeman is determined to make amends as a coach. But his team are far more dour than previous versions and in Japan‚ they had opponents who can cause plenty of damage in this tournament.

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