Holland spanked Spain 5-1 in a result that has sent shockwaves through the World Cup and, according to many, has buried tiki-taka beneath six feet of clay once and for all, no matter how huffy Xavi gets.
Here are the best tweets from a tumultuous night but we lead with one of the finest of the night.
The Sinn Fein party are quickly emerging as the kings of social media in Irish politics (not a difficult title to land admittedly). The 'I can't believe that's actually Gerry Adams twitter account' made most of the running initially what with his fixation with his teddy bear but Martin McGuinness is now rivalling him as a star of the twittersphere. A while ago, he let the world know that he was fortunate enough to pluck England in the Sinn Fein office sweepstakes. But tonight he surpassed himself with one of the tweets of the night.
C'mon the Orangemen !!!
— Martin McGuinness (@M_McGuinness_SF) June 13, 2014
Rt.Haven't been as entertained by 11 Dutchmen delivering a 90 min pounding since my last visit to the shadier areas of Amsterdam. #WorldCup
— Mario Melchiot (@MarioMelchiot) June 13, 2014
Holland were better odds than England to win the World Cup before this game. Let that sink in. @FootyAccums
— Rammers (@WhereisBenj) June 13, 2014
BREAKING: Louis Van Gaal walking into the dressing room. pic.twitter.com/1reK7yKjSP — BBC Sporf (@BBCSporf) June 13, 2014
64,612 - Number of Man United fans who have just ejaculated upon remembering Louis van Gaal is their manager next season. Oranjeboom.
— OptaJoke (@OptaJoke) June 13, 2014
Going from Holland v Spain on BBC to Chile v Australia on ITV is like going from Sir Alex Ferguson to David Moyes — Çarlton Çole (@_CarltonCole9) June 13, 2014
GOALSHOT FOR SPAIN... BUT NO... DENIAL FLAG ERECTION!!!!
— Soccer Guy (@usasoccerguy) June 13, 2014
Ed Woodward pours himself a fifth shot of Absinthe. Wife assures him he's not hallucinating. — sportingintelligence (@sportingintel) June 13, 2014
About time FIFA did away with second rate football nations to stop these one-sided contests. #worldcup
— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) June 13, 2014
