When Physics almost played a cruel trick on Argentina in the semifinal
July 12, 2014  00:38
Many criticised the selection of defender Ron Vlaar to take the Netherlands' first penalty in their shootout loss to Argentina. 

Although Vlaar played excellently, the Aston Villa center back is far from a goalscorer, and certainly not a skilled penalty taker. 

His weak attempt was simple work for goalkeeper Sergio Romero, putting the Dutch in a hole they'd never crawl out of.

However, after looking at the replay, it appears Vlaar actually almost *did* score on a slice of luck that would've gone down in World Cup history

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