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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Simon Mullock

Argentina handed Netherlands warning as they seek revenge for "painful" Dennis Bergkamp

It is remembered as one of the great World Cup goals.

Netherlands’ quarter-final with Argentina in Marseille in 1998 was locked at 1-1 going into the final minute when Frank de Boer spotted Dennis Bergkamp 60 yards away making an instinctive run into the penalty area. De Boer’s vision was matched only by a pass dropped perfectly onto the striker’s right foot - and what happened next stunned everyone from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires.

Bergkamp’s first touch brought the ball under his spell. His second took out Argentina’s ruthless defender Roberto Ayala. The third was a finish with the outside of his right boot that took Netherlands into the semi-finals - and it was still being spoken about in Doha this week.

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