T-29… Qatar 2022
After a four-year absence, the world soccer attendants are back.
The Oranje, also known as the Dutch, did not qualify for the last edition of the competition, however since then they have produced outstanding performances which saw them finish second in the inaugural UEFA Nations League and the most most importantly, to return to the big stage of football.
The striker of Barcelona and the Dutch, Memphis Depay
For many years Dutch football has been admired and even copied by several other nations, and to be honest, it is justified, just look at the players it has produced; Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Dennis Bergkamp, Arjen Robben and many others.
The Netherlands have never been knocked out at the group stage at a World Cup and accompanying their star-studded line-up is an experienced and respected maestro in Louis van Gaal, who guided the country to third place at the World Cup 2014. Brazil.
Country: Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
Population: 17.4 million
Confederation: UEFA (Europe)
Group: or
See also
Professional League: Dutch Eredivisie
Matches in the World Cup: 11. Finished runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010
Qualification status: Group G winners
Key players: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, England), Nathan Ake (Manchester City, England), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona, Spain), Ryan Gravenberch (Bayern Munich, Germany), Memphis Depay (Barcelona, Spain)
Coach: Louis van Gaal (Dutch)
Group mates: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal
Forecast: Group winners and eventual semi-finalists.
