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The unfathomable sadness of Iker Casillas during Spain's 5-1 loss to the Netherlands

The unfathomable sadness of Iker Casillas during Spain's 5-1 loss to the Netherlands

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Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas began Friday just 84 minutes away from Walter Zenga's all-time World Cup record of 518 minutes without conceding a goal. He got 44 minutes closer to Zenga's mark as Spain took a 1-0 lead on the Netherlands, and then, with one gravity defying header from Robin van Persie, Iker Casillas was dropped into a torture chamber of endless goals being scored against him. This is his nightmare.

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"Could this be the worst day of my adult life? Why do I get the feeling that I might be better off sleeping under a car in the streets of Salvador for the next 90 minutes than participating in this match? Maybe this random child will switch places with me? Should I ask him?"

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"Great. I've just had the goal of the tournament scored against me. This couldn't possibly get any worse."

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"It's getting worse. Robben is Bergkamp and it's getting worse."

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"Well, I'm not going to stop that one either."

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"Three goals scored against me in a span of 20 minutes and I get a yellow card? Is this 'Be Mean to Iker Day' and no one told me? Can I just apologize to everyone for whatever it is I've done and go back to how things usually are? I don't like this anymore."

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"It's raining. The angels are crying for San Iker."

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"Why hast thou forsaken me? I promise I won't drink milk straight from the bottle anymore if that's what you're upset about."

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"I just want to crawl home and watch Frozen over and over again until nothing is real anymore."

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[Nothing]

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"At least his boots are nice."

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(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

"That's nice, Arjen. But not from you. Not right now. If anyone needs me, I'll be looking for a forgotten swing to sit on until the next match. I will only communicate through sad emoji written in the air."

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