The ugly spectre of racism has reared its head at the World Cup, with Dutch players who missed their penalties in the shootout loss to Morocco in the Round of 32 subjected to a torrent of racist abuse online.

The Dutch football association (KNVB) said that Justin Kluivert, Quinten Timber, and Crysencio Summerville were subjected to ⁠discriminatory, racist, and hateful comments on social media.

“We find this appalling, and we will...