International media point to former PSV player: “A very strong game”

The Netherlands national team secured first place in Group F late Friday night. After a 1-3 win over Tunisia and a draw in the Japan–Sweden match (1-1), Ronald Koeman's team will go through as number 1 to the next round, where a confrontation with Morocco is on the schedule.

Afterwards, the international media are full of praise for Oranje's performance. ''The prize for beating Tunisia is avoiding Brazil in the round of sixteen. Now an attractive confrontation with Morocco is waiting. The Oranje bus, a specially converted double-decker, arrived almost a month ago in South Texas and has already been to Dallas, Houston and Kansas City. Now a journey of more than 1600 kilometers to Monterrey awaits'', writes the British newspaper The Guardian.

The victory over Tunisia has not gone unnoticed in Spain either. ''Without any problems, they finished the group stage of the World Cup. Although the game was not always equally spectacular, Oranje made clear the difference in quality'', writes Dario Sport.

In Belgium, reference is made to former PSV defender Denzel Dumfries, who will play for Real Madrid after the World Cup. ''No assists and no goals, but still Dumfries put in a great performance. The new right-back of Real Madrid took care of the entire right flank and dominated with his strength and speed. He came close to a goal several times, but things didn’t go his way today,'' according to Sporza.

''After 10 minutes we thought we would need a counting frame, but in the end the Netherlands won quite a sober victory against Tunisia. Oranje went quickly into a two-goal lead, but then the attacking machine stalled'', the sports outlet writes, among other things, about Oranje's performance.