Van Gaal and the Netherlands outsmart USA to reach World Cup last-eight

Are they firing on all cylinders? No. Will Van Gaal care? Also no. He’s doing it his way. It’s worked plenty of times before.

ONTO THE NEXT ONE: Netherlands' Denzel Dumfries (left) is congratulated by team-mate Daley Blind after scoring their side's third goal. Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Netherlands 3 USA 1 

Louis van Gaal isn’t going quietly. For the foreseeable, he isn’t going anywhere at all after the Netherlands became the first side into the last eight of this World Cup as their master manager completely outsmarted Gregg Berhalter and the young Americans at Khalifa Stadium.