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Van Gaal 'very proud' of Netherlands' performance

The first meeting of the two sides was a fractious affair on Tuesday, especially in the first half as Jeremain Lens was shown a straight red card 10 minutes before the break following an altercation with Colombia's Pablo Armero.

Armero escaped punishment for what appeared to be a stamp on Lens, who reacted by pushing the defender to the ground, for which he was dismissed.

"I'm very proud, very happy," he said.

"We continued with verve and conviction in the game. We dominated and could hurt them.

"I might have seen our best game, with 10 men we were still the best team and it was 4-0 in terms of opportunities."

"He (Lens) should have control," he said.

"That is part of your profession. But I just saw the pictures and you'll see that he gets the heel of his opponent with a speed at which you can reach an injury.

"So I can imagine his reaction, but it should not have happened."