What did he say?
Speaking to NOS, the Juventus centre-back said: "We actually lost because of my action, that feels very annoying. Of course this is bad. We had the game under control and then a ball comes, I let it bounce, which in hindsight was not good, I got a light push and fell, after which I handled it. In the end this moment changes the game and I can't let that happen to me. I watched the last few minutes as the team struggled. I really blame myself.
"I didn't feel like it slipped out of our hands. We were in control and had some chances in the first half. In the second half, of course, we had the one on one with the keeper. The red card made the difference. The Czech Republic is a physically strong team that does not shy away from duels. We had a hard time with that. It was a 50-50 match where the red card made the difference.
Netherlands coach Frank de Boer has no concerns regarding Denzel Dumfries' focus at Euro 2020, with the highly-rated PSV full-back being backed to "deal with" rumours of interest from Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
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Netherlands vs Czech Republic Team News
Luuk de Jong is the only Dutch player who is certain not to feature on Sunday after sustaining a knee injury but since he did not feature prominently in the group stage, he would not be a big miss for the team.
For the Czech Republic, Jan Boril will not be available after a second booking in the game against England. There is doubt over Vladimir Darida, who picked up an unspecified injury during a training session.
Netherlands vs Czech Republic Preview
Since winning the tournament in 1988, the Netherlands have progressed from just two of their seven knockout stage games in the European Championship, beating Yugoslavia 6-1 in the 2000 quarter-final, and winning 5-4 on penalties against Sweden at the same stage in 2004.
They face the Czech Republic in the last 16 on Sunday and, with Wales or Denmark lying in store after that, could easily go on to reach the semi-finals.
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Georginio Wijnaldum says he has only taken Virgil van Dijk's goal celebration on a short-term loan and will give it back once the Liverpool defender is at full fitness