<P> Giovani dos Santos opened the scoring for Mexico early in the second half with a left - footed volley from outside the box after gathering a Dutch clearance . Mexico led until the 88th minute , when a Dutch corner was headed back by substitute Klaas - Jan Huntelaar for Wesley Sneijder to equalise with a hard shot from 16 yards . Only a few minutes later , with stoppage time coming to a close , Arjen Robben drew a penalty for the Netherlands after being fouled by Rafael Márquez on the right of the penalty area , which Huntelaar converted into the bottom left corner to win the match for the Netherlands . Netherlands advanced to the quarter - finals to face Costa Rica , while Mexico were eliminated in the round of 16 for the sixth tournament in a row . </P>
<P> Giovani dos Santos opened the scoring for Mexico early in the second half with a left - footed volley from outside the box after gathering a Dutch clearance . Mexico led until the 88th minute , when a Dutch corner was headed back by substitute Klaas - Jan Huntelaar for Wesley Sneijder to equalise with a hard shot from 16 yards . Only a few minutes later , with stoppage time coming to a close , Arjen Robben drew a penalty for the Netherlands after being fouled by Rafael Márquez on the right of the penalty area , which Huntelaar converted into the bottom left corner to win the match for the Netherlands . Netherlands advanced to the quarter - finals to face Costa Rica , while Mexico were eliminated in the round of 16 for the sixth tournament in a row . </P>
who did mexico lose to in the world cup 2014
who did mexico lose to in the world cup 2014
Netherlands
Netherlands