Spain managed to beat Holland 1-0 after an extra-time goal by Andres Iniesta.
“We were so close to being world champions, but it didn’t work out that way. It is very disappointing,” said Van Bronckhorst.
“I am very proud of the team and everything we have achieved. We came far, we gave everything today.
“If we had scored first it could have been a different ending.
“You don’t get many chances against Spain and it was disappointing not to have scored from at least one of the two chances we had.”
