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Dutch former midfielder van der Vaart was stinging in his assessment of La Roja s first two performances at Euro 2020 as they drew 0-0 with Sweden and 1-1 with Poland, leaving their progress to the last 16 dependent on a win over Slovakia.
He told NOS that Spain were horrible to watch, adding he would be happy for the Netherlands to meet them in the knockout phase as all [Spain] do is pass from one side to the other .
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke claimed van de Vaart wants his moment of glory and he s having it as he sought to highlight how the ex-Real Madrid player played in the World Cup final 11 years ago that the Netherlands lost to Spain thanks to Andres Iniesta s extra-time goal.
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