Arjen Robben has admitted that he is surprised by how well the Netherlands have played so far at the World Cup in Brazil.

Louis van Gaal's men won Group B with three wins out of three, with the highlight arguably the 5-1 drubbing of world champions Spain in their opening game.

However, speaking ahead of the last-16 tie with Mexico on Sunday, Robben confesses that he was less optimistic about the chances of the Oranje at this tournament.

He told De Telegraaf: "Ahead of the tournament, we did not expect this. Although, I did not have as bad a feeling about the World Cup as most people back home.

"It's simple: win three times and we're in the final of the World Cup. We must realise that."

Robben has scored three of his country's 10 goals so far in this tournament.