Van Hecke breaks Timber's World Cup passing record
Van Hecke shatters Timber's World Cup record
Jan Paul van Hecke just played the game of his life. The centre-back broke Jurriën Timber's Dutch record for most passes completed in a World Cup match against Tunisia (1). No scoreline yet, but the stats alone tell you one thing: Van Hecke was the engine.
Two corners, two goals against
Your team has a corner problem. Two goals conceded from corners already this tournament, and Voetbal International broke down exactly what is going wrong (2). The near-post marking keeps getting pulled apart. Koeman needs to fix it before the knockout rounds, or it will cost you.
Fan-reaktioner
Reddit noticed a strange piece of symmetry. Morocco and the Netherlands met on June 29, 1994 at the USA World Cup, and the two sides face each other again on June 29, 2026. 32 years later, same date, same country. Fans are calling it fate.
Sources
- 1. fcupdate.nl — Ongekende statistieken: Van Hecke verpulvert WK-record van Timber bij Oranje
- 2. vi.nl — Dit gaat fout bij de corners van Oranje