Smartest World Cup sub ever?

Name: World Cup: Netherlands make one fo the smartest substitutions of all time
Uploaded: 2026-06-08T09:41:50.326Z
Duration: 1 min 12 s
Description: A look back at Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal makes the gamble to bring on goalkeeper Tim Krul off the bench for their penalty shootout against Costa Rica in 2014.

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A look back at Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal makes the gamble to bring on goalkeeper Tim Krul off the bench for their penalty shootout against Costa Rica in 2014.

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