Netherlands win after nerve-wracking drama

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The World Cup served up more nerve-shredding drama with Netherlands scoring two late goals to beat shattered Mexico 2-1 on Sunday.
Dutch forward Arjen Robben was at the center of another diving controversy after he won the injury-time penalty which Klaas-Jan Huntelaar converted to hand Mexico their sixth successive second round exit in the cruelest possible manner.
Giovani Dos Santos had given Mexico the lead early in the second half in scorching conditions in Fortaleza and they appeared set to goal through until Wesley Sneijder smashed home an equaliser two minutes from time.
The weather clearly affected the Dutch match which kicked off at 1300 local time in tropical Fortaleza with the temperature at 32 Celsius and humidity at 68 percent, prompting the first official water breaks of the tournament.
Conditions were made worse because a large part of the pitch was in the baking sun for much of the game and it was so hot that swathes of seats in the sun were left unoccupied.
Mexico had the best of a snail-paced first half and deservedly went ahead after the break when Dos Santos chested the ball down 30 meters from goal before firing a low left-foot shot into the bottom corner of the net.
The goal prompted another exuberant fist-pumping celebration from coach Miguel Herrera, whose energetic performances on the touchline have made him a cult figure.
Mexico were nearly home and dry when they failed to properly clear a corner and the unmarked Sneijder blasted home the equalizer.
Then, in stoppage time, Robben, who had already had two penalty claims waved away, dribbled the ball into the penalty area and drew a tackle from Mexico captain Rafael Marquez that was controversially deemed a foul.