Twelve years and seven days after Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie each scored twice in a famous 5-1 demolition of Spain, two new Dutch forwards found themselves walking the same glorious path. Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo had grown up watching that 2014 masterpiece on television, one of them just a teenager dreaming from his living room. In Houston, they turned dreams into deeds, each netting twice in an emphatic 5-1 victory over Sweden that mirrored the scoreline of their childhood inspiration. Brobbey, brought into the starting lineup as the only change from the opener, needed just seventeen minutes to announce himself, latching onto a Gakpo cross before adding a poacher's finish from a Denzel Dumfries delivery. The Sunderland striker's brace left Sweden reeling and set the platform for a Dutch exhibition. Sweden briefly believed they had a route back when a headed effort was ruled out for offside, but the interval only delayed the inevitable. After the break, Gakpo took centre stage, converting from close range before cutting inside to unleash a thunderbolt that gave the goalkeeper no chance. His two goals in nine minutes killed the contest and placed him among the immortals. When Brobbey learned afterwards that he and Gakpo had matched Robben and van Persie, his eyes widened with pride. To be mentioned alongside two Dutch legends, he said, was an honour for both him and the entire team. Gakpo, who still remembers the tension of watching the Spain match because of the 2010 final defeat, grinned at the comparison and called it a list worth joining. Substitute Crysencio Summerville added a fifth goal to complete the rout and underline the depth of Dutch attacking talent. The victory propelled the Netherlands to the top of Group F and served notice that the Oranje attack is capable of dismantling anyone when it clicks. For a new generation, the torch has not merely been passed; it has been seized with both hands.