Mexico Coach Miguel Herrera said Arjen Robben “threw himself to the floor” for the decisive Dutch penalty.
Mexico Coach Miguel Herrera said Arjen Robben “threw himself to the floor” for the decisive Dutch penalty.
El Tri had been leading 1-0 until the 87th minute, but Wesley Sneijder’s strike and a Jan Klaas Huntelaar penalty turned it all around for 2-1 in Fortaleza.
“It was a World Cup in which everything was against Mexico from the start,” said Herrera.
“Robben threw himself to the floor three times and no-one said anything to him.”
However, the Coach did confess that Mexico didn’t make the most of their lead as time wore on.
“After going 1-0 up the team retreated and that cost us, allowing chances to a side that previously had created nothing. Thanks for the support, but we weren’t able to achieve the objective.
“We made a mistake for the first goal because we left someone unmarked. We have done a good job.”