The Oranje are preparing for a high-intensity last-16 meeting against the African champions in Monterrey, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
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The Netherlands secured their spot in the knockout stage with a confident 3-1 win over Tunisia in Kansas City, a match that featured a milestone moment for new Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Paul van Hecke, who scored his first international goal.
"He is the star man and a very good right-back, so we have to prepare ourselves very well for him," Koeman told NOS.