The Dutch overcame a brief period of American resistance with goals from Dumfries, who also had two assists, and Blind, who also scored, to advance to the quarterfinals against either Argentina or Australia, who play later. The Netherlands went to their sixth World Cup quarterfinal when Memphis Depay scored the opening goal. In the 76th minute, the Americans finally scored, cutting a comfortable 2-0 halftime lead in half, even though goal scorer Haji Wright didn't appear to understand how the ball ended up hitting his heel and looping into the back of the net.
The nearly identical play led to the second Dutch goal, which came just before the break. Blind postponed entering the area as well, and Dumfries found him again with a flawless ball from the right, giving Blind the opportunity to score for the third time in 98 international games.