Netherlands' World Cup players

Best World Cup record: runner-up 1974 1978

Number of World Cup appearances: 7

Manager: van Basten

23-man roster

Number Player Position Number Player Position

1 Van der Saar Goalkeeper 8 Kocou Forward

23 Stekelenburg Goalkeeper 6 Lanzart Forward

22 Timoer Goalkeeper 16 Maduro Forward

2 Jarijns Defender 10 van der Vaart Forward

12 Klopp Forward

12 Klaus Kemp

22 Timol goalkeeper 16 Maduro defender

2 Jarriens defender 10 Vandefaart defender

12 Kroenkamp defender 20 Sneijder defender

13 Oyere defender 9 van Nistelrooy defender

14 Heitinga defender 17 Van Persie defender

3 Solaros defender 11 Robben defender

4 Matheson, back 7 Kuyt, forward

5 Van Bronckhorst, back 19 Hesselink, forward

15 Dekker, back 21 Babel, forward

18 Van Bommel, forward

Predicted starting XI

Lineup: 4-3-3

Robben, van der Voort, Kokou, Kuyt

Van der Vaart Koku Lanzat

Van Bronckhorst Bolarus Matthiesen Kronkamp

Van der Sar

Match time Opponent

June 11 Serbia and Montenegro

June 17 Cote d'Ivoire

June 22 Argentina

Dutch World Cup stats at a glance

1934 World Cup 1 match 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss

Time Stage Result

1934-05-27 1/8 final Switzerland 3-2 Netherlands

1938 World Cup 1 match 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss

Time Stage Result

1938-06-05 1/8 final Czech Republic 3-0 Netherlands [OT]

1974 FIFA World Cup 7 matches, 5 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss

Time Stage Result

1974-06-15 Group C Netherlands 2-0 Uruguay

1974-06-19 Group C Netherlands 0-0 Sweden

1974-06-23 Group C Netherlands 4-1 Bulgaria

1974-06-26 Repeat Match Group I Netherlands 4-0 Argentina

1974-06-30 Repechage Group I Netherlands 2-0 GDR

1974-07-03 Repechage Group I Netherlands 2-0 Brazil

1974-07-07 Final Germany 2-1 Netherlands

1978 FIFA World Cup: 3 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses in 7 matches

Time Stage Result

1978-06-03 Group D Holland 3-0 Iran

1978-06-07 Group D Holland 0-0 Peru

1978-06-11 Group D Scotland 3-2 Holland

1978-06-14 Repechage Group I Holland 5-1 Austria

1978-06-18 Repechage Group I Netherlands 2-2 Germany

1978-06-21 Repechage Group I Netherlands 2-1 Italy

1978-06-25 Final Argentina 3-1 Netherlands [OT]

1990 FIFA World Cup 4 Wins, 3 Draws, 1 Loss

Time Stage Result

1990-06-12 Group G Egypt 1-1 Netherlands

1990-06-16 Group G England 0-0 Netherlands

1990-06-21 Group G Netherlands 1-1 Ireland

1990-06-24 1/8 Final Germany 2-1 Netherlands

1994 World Cup 5 matches, 3 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses

Time Stage Result

1994-06-20 Group F Netherlands 2-1 Saudi Arabia

1994-06-25 Group F Belgium 1-0 Netherlands

1994-06-29 Group F Netherlands 2-1 Morocco

1994-07-04 1/8 final Netherlands 2-0 Ireland

1994-07-09 Quarter-finals Brazil 3-2 Netherlands

1998 FIFA World Cup 7 matches, 3 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses

Time Stage Result

1998-06-13 Group E Belgium 0-0 Netherlands

1998-06-20 Group E Netherlands 5-0 South Korea

1998-06-25 Group E Netherlands 2-2 Mexico

1998-06-29 1/8 Final Netherlands 2-1 Yugoslavia

1998-07-04 Quarter-Final Netherlands 2-1 Argentina

1998-07-07 Semi-Final Brazil 5-3 Netherlands [Penalty]

1998-07-11 Third-Fourth Final Croatia 2-1 Netherlands

Uncrowned: as the As the oldest soccer team in Europe and the world, the Netherlands, known as "The Uncrowned King", is the most popular team. Orange is the color of the country, but also the label of the team. In the 1970s, the Dutch soccer team was the first in the world to introduce the pleasing style of all-work, all-defense, which attracted countless fans around the world, and the classic goal in the 1974 World Cup final is still remembered by the world's fans. They have reached the World Cup final round seven times, and won two consecutive runner-up in 1974 and 1978.

Star factory: The Dutch league is a big factory that produces stars, and the traditional trio of Ajax, Eindhoven and Feyenoord have produced countless stars for the Dutch national teams, making Dutch players an important force in European and world soccer, both historically and now. Today's Dutch national team has inherited an all-or-nothing style of play with an abundance of talented players. Since manager Basten took over, he has promoted a large number of newcomers from the domestic league, making the age composition of the national team younger and more reasonable. Van der Sar and Cocu sit at center back, supported by new talent in midfield such as Van der Vaart, while the forward line is still dominated by Fanny, Robben and Kuyt.

Group of Death: Although the Dutch have made it to the final round of the World Cup, they are in the same group as Argentina, Cote d'Ivoire and Serbia and Montenegro. Argentina is the favorite to win the championship, the strength of Serbia and Montenegro can not be underestimated, C?te d'Ivoire is a big black horse from Africa. The Orange will need a little better luck than they have lacked in the past if they are to have any chance of making it to the World Cup in Germany.

Date Time Match Group Venue Stage

June 10 00:00 Germany vs Costa Rica A Munich 1

Saturday 03:00 Poland vs Ecuador A Gelsenkirchen 2

21:00 England vs Paraguay B Frankfurt 3

June 11

Sunday 00:00 Trinidad and Tobago vs Sweden B Borussia Dortmund 4

03:00 Argentina vs Cote d'Ivoire C Hamburg 5

21:00 Serbia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands C Leipzig 6

Monday, June 12

00:00 Mexico vs Iran D Nuremberg 7

03:00 Angola vs Portugal D Cologne 8

21:00 Australia vs Japan F Kaiserslautern 12

June 13

Tuesday 00:00 USA vs Czech Republic E Gelsenkirchen 10

03:00 Italy vs Ghana E Hannover 9

21:00 South Korea vs Togo G Frankfurt 14

6 Wednesday, June 14

Wednesday 00:00 France vs Switzerland G Stuttgart 13

03:00 Brazil vs Croatia F Berlin 11

21:00 Spain vs Ukraine H Leipzig 15

June 15

Thursday, June 15

00:00 Tunisia vs Saudi Arabia H Munich 16

03:00 Germany VS Poland A Dortmund 17

21:00 Ecuador VS Costa Rica A Hamburg 18

June 16

Friday 00:00 England VS Trinidad & Tobago B Nuremberg 19

03:00 Sweden VS Paraguay B Berlin 20

21. 00 Argentina VS Serbia & Herzegovina C Gelsenkirchen 21

June 17

Saturday 00:00 Netherlands VS Cote d'Ivoire C Stuttgart 22

03:00 Mexico VS Angola D Hannover 23

21:00 Portugal VS Iran D Frankfurt 24

June 18

Sunday 00:00 Czech Republic vs Ghana E Cologne 26

03:00 Italy vs USA E Kaiserslautern 25

21:00 Japan vs Croatia F Nuremberg 28

June 19

Monday 00:00 Brazil vs Australia F Munich 27

03:00 France vs. South Korea G Leipzig 29

21:00 Togo VS Switzerland G Dortmund 30

June 20

Tuesday 00:00 Saudi Arabia VS Ukraine H Hamburg 32

03:00 Spain VS Tunisia H Stuttgart 31

22:00 Ecuador VS Germany A Berlin 33

22:00 Costa Rica VS Poland A Hannover 34

June 21

Wednesday, June 21

03:00 Sweden VS England B Cologne 35

03:00 Paraguay VS Trinidad & Tobago B Kaiserslautern 36

22:00 Portugal VS Mexico D Gelsenkirchen 39

22:00 Iran vs Angola D Leipzig 40

June 22

Thursday, June 22

03:00 Netherlands vs Argentina C Frankfurt 37

03:00 Cote d'Ivoire vs Serbia & Herzegovina C Munich 38

22:00 Czech Republic vs Italy E Hamburg 41

22:00 Ghana vs USA E Nuremberg 42

June 23

Friday 03:00 Japan vs Brazil F Dortmund 43

03:00 Croatia vs Australia F Stuttgart 44

22:00 Saudi Arabia vs Spain H Kaiserslautern 47

22:00 Ukraine vs Tunisia H Berlin 48<

June 24

Saturday, June 24

03:00 Togo vs France G Cologne 45

03:00 Switzerland vs South Korea G Hannover 46

23:00 A1 vs B2 1/8th final Munich 49

June 25

Sunday, June 25

03:00 C1 vs D2 1/8th final Leipzig 50

23:00 B1 vs A2 1/8 final Stuttgart 51

June 26

Monday 03:00 D1 vs C2 1/8 final Nürnberg 52

23:00 E1 vs F2 1/8 final Kaiserslautern 53

June 27

Tuesday 03. 00 G1 vs H2 1/8th final Cologne 54

23:00 F1 vs E2 1/8th final Borussia Dortmund 55

June 28

Wednesday 03:00 H1 vs G2 1/8th final Hannover 56

June 30

Friday 23:00 49 winners vs 50 winners 1/4th Final Berlin 57

July 1

Saturday 03:00 53 Winner vs 54 Winner Quarterfinal Hamburg 58

23:00 51 Winner vs 52 Winner Quarterfinal Gelsenkirchen 59

July 2

Sunday 03:00 55 Winner vs 56 Winner Quarterfinal Frankfurt 60

July 5

Wednesday 03:00 57 winners vs 58 winners Semi-final Borussia Dortmund 61

July 6

Thursday 03:00 59 winners vs 60 winners Semi-final Munich 62

July 9

Sunday 03:00 61 losers vs 62 losers 3/4 final Stuttgart 63

Sunday 03:00 62 losers 3/4 final Stuttgart 63

Sunday 03:00 61 losers vs 62 losers Final Stuttgart 63

July 10

Monday 02:00 61 winners vs 62 winners Final Berlin 64