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Dick Advocaat led the Dutch to the World Cup 1994 in what would be the premier of his three terms in charge of the national team. An exciting new team emerged with a thrilling attack led by Dennis Bergkamp, who had burst onto the scene at the European Championships two years earlier.
The striker lived up to his reputation with three goals as the Dutch nervously worked their way through the group stages and then eliminated the Republic ofIrlande in the second round. Brésil was the formidable quarterfinal opponent and when Bebeto scored after 63 minutes to give the South Americans a 2-0 lead, it looked like the tournament was over for the Oranje.
Within 60 seconds, Bergkamp pulled a goal back and then Aaron Winter equalized 12 minutes later. It took a wonderful free kick from Branco to win this most memorable of games for Brésil.
