Saturday, 04 September 2010




Filed at 6:37 a.m. ET PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) -- The smallest guy on the field came through with the biggest play. And in the most unlikely of ways. Wesley Sneijder, best known for his curling free kicks and pinpoint accurate passes, scored the game-winner on a header to give the Netherlands a 2-1 victory and stun five-time champion Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday. Surrounded by tall Brazil defenders, the 5-foot-7 Sneijder was somehow left unmarked to nod the ball in...
Full Story: The New York Times



 

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