Netherlands late show stuns Mexico

The Netherlands staged a sensational comeback to defeat Mexico 2-1 as last-gasp goals from Wesley Sneijder and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar sent them through to the World Cup quarter-finals.

Louis van Gaal’s side looked to be down and out in the searing heat of Fortaleza after Giovani dos Santos had fired Mexico into a 48th-minute
lead and goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa continued his heroics as the last line of defence.

But the Dutch dragged themselves level in the 88th minute as Sneijder lashed home a venomous strike from the edge of the box and then went
ahead from the penalty spot in the fourth minute of added time after Arjen Robben was felled in the box by Mexico captain Rafael Marquez,
with substitute Huntelaar calmly sending Ochoa the wrong way.