According to the former Arsenal forward, LVG slapped him after he refused to come off the pitch with cramp.
It was in the quarter-final against Costa Rica, the match went to extra-time after a goalless 90 minutes.
van Persie pulled up with cramp and van Gaal, who was manager at the time, shouted that he was going to take him off during the extra time.
Van Persie refused to leave the field as he insisted he will take a penalty if the match went to shoot-out and he struggled through the final 20 minutes.
'When the match was finished and we gathered near the touchline, he got close to me and suddenly hit me,' van Persie explains in the book 'LVG – The Manager and the Total Person'.
'Bang! With a big flat hand he dealt me a blow and said in an angry way 'don't ever do that to me again.'
I looked at him absolutely stunned. Louis said 'just get on with it and make sure you get it in the net from the spot.'
Holland won the shoot-out 4-3 against Costa Rica after Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul came on as a sub just before the final whistle. The stopper made two huge saves as Holland advanced to the final four.
After the tournament, van Gaal moved to become Manchester United boss.
Van Gaal lasted just under two years at United and was sacked two days after he won his first trophy with the club with FA Cup victory against Crystal Palace at Wembley.
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