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FORTALEZA, Brazil -- The Dutch were worried about the oppressive heat at Arena Castelao, and they left it with the stifling hot conditions to thank for a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. An inspired tactical change during the second of two official stoppages led to a late goal from Netherlands forward Wesley Sneijder and an injury-time penalty from Klaas Jan Huntelaar in a dramatic 2-1 victory over Mexico on Sunday. "I moved to Plan B at the cooling break," said Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal, soon to be the manager at Manchester United. "That is a good way to take advantage of those breaks." Despite scoring 10 goals in three group matches, the Dutch again started the match with a defensive 5-3-2 system. Van Gaal made the switch to a more attacking 4-3-3 formation in the second half and tweaked it further when referee Pedro Proenca stopped the match in the 76th minute to allow players to rehydrate. That helped turn the match around and extend Mexicos second-round curse to six straight World Cups. "Unbelievable," said Arjen Robben, the Netherlands forward that earned the late penalty. "Five minutes from full time, we were out." Instead of the Dutch players, it was the Mexicans who wilted in the heat as they conceded twice as many goals in the final minutes of the match as they had in the entire group stage. "The humidity was against us, but we were fresher and fitter than the Mexicans," Van Gaal said. "Yes, we escaped. But we showed that we could create more chances with 4-3-3, and the players handled this shift very well." The Dutch will next face Costa Rica in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Salvador, and may have to play without midfielder Nigel de Jong, who was substituted in the ninth minute with a groin injury. Mexico coach Miguel Herrera, one of the most popular characters at the World Cup because of his emotive ways on the sidelines, blamed Proenca for the loss and accused Robben of diving under a challenge from Rafael Marquez to earn the penalty. "Today it was the man with the whistle who eliminated us from the World Cup," Herrera said. "If a referee invents a penalty, youre out of the World Cup. "I hope they have a look at what happened and that this gentleman goes home just like we are." Marquez said Robben admitted that it was a bad call, but added that the Dutchman thought he should have been awarded a spot kick for an earlier challenge. "I spoke with him after the match and he told me that it was not a penalty," Marquez said. "He said that the first foul was a penalty and that one was not called." Mexico has now advanced to the second round at the World Cup six straight times and not reached the quarterfinals. The last time the team made it that far was as host of the 1986 tournament. Giovani Dos Santos gave the Mexicans the lead in the 48th minute after a goalless first half, but Sneijder equalized with a hard shot in the 88th. It was the first time Sneijder, who scored five goals at the last World Cup in South Africa, has found the net in Brazil. Robben, who has already scored three goals for the Dutch at this years tournament, then earned the penalty in the fourth minute of injury time but he handed the ball to Huntelaar. "You dont know when your chance will come, but it was today, and so you grab it with both hands," said Huntelaar, who replaced captain Robin van Persie in the 76th minute. "And it was fantastic." For Mexico, goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa was again the star player, pulling off two more great saves after playing a key role in holding Brazil to a 0-0 draw in Group A. But he couldnt block Sneijders shot and guessed wrong when diving in an attempt to stop Huntelaars penalty. 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Tristan Jackson returned a missed field goal 129 yards early in the fourth quarter as the Roughriders beat the B.C.LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- A youthful Germany team missing Dirk Nowitzki got 19 points from Robin Benzing to earn an upset 80-74 win over France to start of the European championship on Wednesday. France, the runner-up two years ago, got 18 points from Tony Parker but faded as Benzing scored the last five points of the game for the second youngest team in the 24-nation tournament. "Nobody believed in us but we all believed. This is a great victory," Germany captain Heiko Schaffartzik said. Spain, which beat France in the final two years ago, limited Croatia to three points in the final quarter and began its bid for a third straight title with a crushing 68-40 victory. Marc Gasol had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Rudy Fernandez added 15 points, Jose Calderon had 13 and Ricky Rubio had seven assists to go with seven points as Spain dominated the Group C match in Celje, outscoring Croatia 19-3 in the fourth. When Calderon nailed a 3-pointer for a 47-29 lead in the third quarter, the game was decided and Spain cruised home. Spain is seeking to become the first team to win three consecutive European titles since Yugoslavia in the 1970s. The Spaniards are playing without stars Pau Gasol, Serge Ibaka and Juan Carlos Navarro. Bojan Bogdanovic had 12 points for Croatia. Serbia, the youngest team, beat Lithuania 63-56 behind 20 points from centre Nenad Krstic. Nemanja Nedovic added 14 in the Group B match. Russia, bronze medallist two years ago, also lost, going down 76-69 to Italy, which got 25 points from Luigi Datone. Host Slovenia eked out a 62-60 victory over the Czech Republic in Group C. Germany finished the first quarter of the Group A game with a 10-0 run to take a 27-14 lead and France did not lead until the start if the fourth quarter. Trailing by three, Germany pulled even on Luccas Steigers 3-pointer and the shooting guard made another one to put Germany ahead for good. Parker then scored with a layup but Benziing nailed a 3-pointer and made two free throws with 13 seconds left as Nicolas Batum missed two back-to-back 3-point attempts.dddddddddddd "They made the big shots and deserved to win," Parker said. In Group B in Jesenice, Montenegro edged Macedonia, a semifinalist two years ago, 81-80, with American-born guard Tyrese Rice nailing two free throws with 10 seconds remaining. Bo McCalebb, another American-born guard, led Macedonia with 23 points but missed a layup to win the game. Rice and Suad Sehovic had 16 points each for Montenegro, which overcame the absence of its star big man Nikola Pekovic. Another American-born guard, Eugene Jeter, also played a key role in Ljubljana, converting a three-point play with three seconds remaining to give Ukraine a 58-57 win over Belgium in Group A. Jeter put in a layup, drew a foul and converted the free throw to finish with eight points. Ihor Zaytsev of Ukraine led all scorers with 16. "Were very fortunate the way the game turned out from the stand point of having scored only 26 points in first half," said Ukraines American coach Mike Fratello. Greece rolled past Sweden 79-51 in Group D. Earlier, Kyle Johnson scored 22 points and Kieron Achara added 18 with 13 rebounds to lead Britain to a 75-71 overtime upset victory over Israel in the first Group A match. Also, Finland got 12 points apiece from Petteri Koponen and Sasu Salin to stun Turkey 61-55 in Group D in Koper, while Latvia beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 86-75 in Group B and Georgia defeated Poland 84-67 in Group C. In Ljubljana, Israel took the lead for the first time in the third quarter but never managed to pull away. Andrew Lawrence made two free throws to send the game into overtime. A layup by Lawrence gave Britain a 73-71 lead with 16 seconds remaining in overtime. Afik Nissim, who led Israel with 17 points, then lost the ball and Andrew Sullivan sank two free throws to seal the victory. 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