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Mary Waltz writes in on the back of that Germany v Paraguay shootout: “All England fans admit it. Germany losing by penalties is the ultimate of Schadenfreud.”

The lack of a clinical goalscorer has hampered the Dutch team in recent years, but Brian Brobbey has been the solution at this World Cup. The Sunderland striker didn’t initially project as a starter; Memphis Depay was their leading scorer up top through qualifying, but he was nursing a thigh injury in the run-up to the tournament.