Krul defends shoot-out antics
Netherlands goalkeeper Tim Krul has defended his behaviour in the penalty shoot-out, in which he appeared to engage in some gamesmanship with the Costa Rican penalty takers:
“I don’t think I did anything wrong. I did nothing crazy. I didn’t shout in an aggressive manner.”
“I told them I knew where they were going because I had analysed it. It worked.”
Meanwhile, first choice goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen admitted that he wasn’t aware of the plan:
“I didn’t know it was going to happen, so I was angry. I wanted to play the penalty shootout.”