Netherlands’ midfielder Wesley Sneijder (R) shoots the ball during a Round of 16 football match between the Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO
Netherlands’ midfielder Wesley Sneijder (R) shoots the ball during a Round of 16 football match between the Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO

RECIFE, Brazil: Wesley Sneijder and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar led a late Dutch fightback to sink Mexico and reach the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday (Monday in Manila) as Costa Rica advanced with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Greece.

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