Dennis Bergkamp

 

Holland just defeated Serbia Montenego 1-0 in a hard fought game. Arjen Robben was the most dangerous man on the field as he followed up his wonderful goal with a magnificent display of attacking football.

In Robben’s honor, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite moments from any World Cup. In the 1998 World Cup, the Dutch "Orange" defeated Argentina 2-1 in a game that ended with one of the most sublime touches in all of soccer. Dennis Bergkamp, one of my favorite players of all time, took a long 50 yard lob sent from the Dutch side of the field deftly with one foot, turned the ball on his second touch to beat the Argentine defender, and drove the ball to the back of the net. Bergkamp made it look so easy that the skill involved took a backseat to the beauty of the move. The best video I found on YouTube unfortunately is not the best quality, but the quality of the video is more than compensated for by the Dutch commentator who definitely could have used a sedative.

Click on the image above to see the video. The first part of the video is other goals by Bergkamp. The second part of the video with the crazy Dutch commentator is the World Cup goal in question.

The Iran versus Mexico game is about to begin. Watch for Iran’s Ali Daei to have a big day. This game will put Mexico to the test.