Kansas City, June 26 -- The Netherlands shrugged off a spirited second-half fightback from Tunisia to register a 3-1 victory and seal top spot in Group F, setting up a Round of 32 clash against Morocco at the FIFA World Cup here on Friday.
Ronald Koeman's men entered the final group match knowing victory would guarantee first place regardless of the outcome between Japan and Sweden, and they wasted little time asserting their authority.
The Dutch went ahead in just the third minute when Tunisia captain Ellyes Skhiri inadvertently turned Denzel Dumfries' cross into his own net. Four minutes later, Virgil van Dijk headed Tijjani Reijnders' free-kick across goal for Brian Brobbey to tap home and double the advantage.
Tunisia responded with ...