Barkley, active in the NBA from 1984 to 2000 and a two-time Olympic champion, predicted as the match between the Netherlands and the United States approached that “Orange would definitely be beaten”. A video of this statement went viral on social media and therefore also reached players of the Dutch national team.
After the 3-1 win, Depay responded with “lots of barking, few biting”. The tweet has already received more than 200,000 likes.
