On June 29, 2000, Patrick Kluivert missed a penalty in the European Championship semifinals and saw the Netherlands get eliminated. No one could imagine what would happen 26 years later, on exactly the same day.
On June 29, 2026, in the World Cup round of 32, his son Justin Kluivert also missed a penalty. The Netherlands were eliminated again. Same date, same country, same last name, the same fate crossing paths once again on a white spot.
Football statistics are full of coincidences, but few as precise as this one. Two generations, the same scar, separated by exactly 26 years on the calendar.
Coincidence or something that was already written?
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