Footage of Luis van Gaal Giving Denzel Dumfries a Kiss After the Netherlands Round of 16 Victory Goes Viral

• Luis van Gaal showed his soft spot during the post-match conference after the game between the Netherlands and the USA
• The former Manchester United coach gave Denzel Dumfries a kiss after the game following his Man of the Match performance
• The Netherlands will face the winner of the game between Argentina and Australia in the quarter-final

Luis van Gaal showed appreciation to Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries by giving the Inter Milan player a kiss following his outstanding display in the round of 16 victory over USA.

Dumfries provided a brace of assists and scored a goal as the Dutch strolled into the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win.

During the post-match conference, the former Bayern Munich and Manchester United manager praised the wing-back for his brilliant performance.

In a video that has since gone viral on social media, van Gaal is seen giving a kiss to Dumfries in show of gratitude to the player.

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Memphis Depay gave the Netherlands an early lead after just 10 minutes before Daley Blind doubled the lead on the stroke of half time.

The United States were given a lifeline with 14 minutes remaining but the Netherlands restored their two goal lead through Dumfries.

Netherlands will face the winner of the game between Australia and Argentina in the last eight of the World Cup.

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Having won two and drawn one in their group, Louis Van Gaal’s side got past Group A as winners and came up against the US in the last 16.

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Despite being slight underdogs, it was the USMNT that came out guns blazing as they created early chances.

Netherlands reach World Cup quarter-finals

A clinical Netherlands ended the United States' World Cup dream on Saturday, sweeping into the quarter-finals with a ruthless 3-1 victory.

First-half goals from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind and a late strike from Denzel Dumfries sealed a deserved victory as the Dutch handed out a painful lesson in finishing to their American opponents.

The Netherlands, bidding to win their first World Cup after losing in three previous finals, will face Argentina or Australia in the last eight.