Netherlands v Costa Rica: Full Penalty Shoot-out | 2014 #FIFAWorldCup Quarter-Finals

An eyebrow-raising goalkeeper substitution in the final stages of extra time proved to be a stroke of genius from Louis van Gaal.

Watch as Tim Krul's penalty heroics helped the Netherlands to victory over Costa Rica in the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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[mauriciozavala]

“Krul for the Dutch, Crueler (Krul-er) for Costa Rica” that was some fire commentary

[FaizalIrfandi]

Krul had guessed all the penalty shot directions, and saved 2 shots. What a goalie!

[Waryfuls]

Notice that even the balls that he let in.. he still dived the corner where they shot.

[SausageandWine]

10 years after and it still my favorite moment on this world cup.

[egemenindir]

What a performance by Krul. He shows who is the boss.

[roiped]

What an iconic sentence by the commentator when the last penalty was saved

[cocoderolinha]

The fact that this happened in the stadium that my heart team plays, make this match more legendary for me

[davidshatto]

I never noticed at the time just how many shots were sent to the keepers left

[brisan]

Turns out Tim was Not an expert in penalties. It was just a psychological trick to fool Costa Rica. Well played 👏

[O_homem_que_ri]

You gotta hand it to Van Gaal. Genius.

[nikhileshbarman]

He played the sub conscious mind of the opponent. Before every penalty kick Krul warmed up on one side of the goal and dived on the other side to save the kick. He let the opponent subconsciously think that the other side from where krul did his stretches was vacant.

[elirahramon]

I remember this game. I supported Costa rica as underdogs, and remember that Holland dominated all the game . If not Navas, it could be 3 or 4:0 for Holland. But Krul saved the day for Hollands !😅

[papadavie]

You've reminded me of that Dutch golden generation led by rvp, robben and Wesley

[JorgeCirillo]

Tim Krul was my hero in this World Cup!

[TheMofierce]

When you influence the subconscious mind, you don’t have to guess the direction.
Krul did not guess any of the dives. He knew what influence he had put on their subconscious.

He touched Ruiz’s right shoulder, subconsciously telling him to shoot in that direction. SAVE.

He would walk around the box, either on the right or left. Subconsciously telling the shooters that that side is covered, so shoot in the opposite direction.

Thrice, he dived in the correct direction, beaten by the power of the shot. Third time is the charm, SAVE.

Learn about the subconscious mind and use it to your advantage. It’s a “superpower”.

[daintiestquarters]

On paper, Navas was supposed to be better than Krul. That was a great move by van Gaal.

[pccnl]

Brilliant tactics from Van Gaal, a move like this really does something to the opponent mentally

[andreschavarriamiranda]

Great goalkeeper Even if he ended our Best world cup run (yet).

[andrekearse]

The reason why I am a KNVB fan both Orange Lions and Lionesses. Tim Krul is forever my Hero.

[Minimish]

Glad Tim Krul finally getting some recognition. I remember 2014 WC Netherlands vs Costa Rica, game went to penalties but in the 118 or something minute, Van Gaal subs on Krul for Cillessen just because Krul had saved 2 penalties in his career and Cillessen hadn’t saved any. Krul went on to guess the right way all 4 shots and saved 2 of them. Louis Van Gaal looked like a genius because of that move