Marco van Basten Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar Henk Timmer Maarten Stekelenburg Defence André Ooijer Giovanni van Bronckhorst Jan Kromkamp John Heitinga Joris Mathijsen Kew Jaliens Khalid Boulahrouz Phillip Cocu Tim de Cler Midfield Arjen Robben Denny Landzaat Hedwiges Maduro Mark van Bommel Rafael van der Vaart Robin van Persie Wesley Sneijder Attack Dirk Kuyt Jan Vennegoor of Hesseli Rutgerus van Nistelrooij Ryan Babel | The Netherlands were one of the favorites to qualify and win the last World Cup. However, former manager, Louis van Gaal had a large number of miscalculated results which meant that Holland would never reach the competition to show what they were truly made of.
This time, a relatively new Dutch squad, young and vibrant, yet extremely talented, are ready to show the world that the 'Oranje' can go all the way. They qualified for the competition without a single loss, and have one of the best strikers of all time as their manager, who's not afraid to take any risks, Marco van Basten. Matches
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