The victory of the Netherlands team over Senegal (2:0) in yesterday's World Cup 2022 match brought the head coach of this European team, Louis van Gaal, as close as possible to repeating the world championship record.
After defeating Senegal with his team, van Gaal extended his unbeaten streak at the world championships (excluding penalty shootouts) to eight matches.
At the 2014 World Cup, the Dutch team, under the leadership of this 71-year-old specialist, scored five victories, and drew two more matches. In the next World Cup, 2018, the Dutch national team did not take part. Thus, as of the current moment, van Gaal is unbeaten in the world championships for eight matches in a row (six wins, two draws).
In the history of the World Championships, only the Italian coach Vittorio Pozzo has a longer unbeaten run: at the 934 and 1938 World Cups, the Italian team led by him not only took two world championship titles, but also achieved eight wins with one draw.
Louis Van Gaal will be able to repeat this record next Friday, November 25, when the Netherlands team will play with Ecuador in the 2nd round of the 2022 World Cup group stage.