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Features news coverage of Holland and its players, including match reports and general football news.
World Cup 2010 – The Post Mortem
Mike Martin hands out the gongs as we review the first ever African World Cup.
World Cup Podcast: Final review, Andy Brassell verdict and Predictions D-Day
Join Adrian Clarke, Iain Spragg and renowned European football expert Andy Brassell on the final episode of the Soccerlens World Cup Podcast. Howard Webb’s display in the World Cup final is hotly debated, the tournament’s high and low points dissected while Clarke and Spragg also re-open the pre-World Cup predictions vault. It’s a fitting climax to…
World Cup News: Spain Are The Campeones Del Mundo!
Good morning everyone and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Spain are deserved campeones del mundo, Andres Iniesta is officially better than Xavi for the foreseeable future and the carnival is over for another 1432 days. Roll on Brazil 2014! Here’s your round-up… (If you would like to subscribe to this column …
Netherlands 0-1 Spain – Video Highlights
Netherlands 0-1 Spain 2010 FIFA World Cup 11 July 2010 It was a match where Spain would have most of the possession and would ultimately win the match in extra time. The Netherlands would have several good chances on the counterattack but failed to finish them. Arjen Robben had two very good chances but each…
David Villa: “We aren’t going to leave a drop of sweat.”
The Netherlands will try to win the World Cup final on their third attempt. Czechoslovakia (1934 and 1962) and Hungary (1938 and 1954) are the other two countries besides the Netherlands who have featured in two World Cup finals on the losing end. (West Germany was on the losing end in 1966, 1982 and 1986…
World Cup News: Wesley Sneijder Has A Gold Vuvuzela In His Pants!
Welcome, one and all, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. As Rod Stewart once wheezed so fittingly, tonight’s the night. After 30-odd days of solid(ish) football, the 2010 FIFA World Cup will culminate in Johannesburg this evening with a new name being etched on to that famous golden trophy – speaking of gold,…
World Cup News: Dutch Captain Refuses Final Drug Test!
Welcome again to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. It seems like it was months ago that the tournament kicked off, now there’s just two games (albeit fairly important ones) left to play. Can you ruddy believe it?. Here’s your round-up of this morning’s World Cup news.. (If you would like to subscribe to…
The Netherlands’ Route To The World Cup Final
After 31 days (give or take a few unbearable fallow periods) of solid football, the ‘greatest sporting tournament in the world’ is primed for one final flourish. Bert Van Marwijk‘s often utilitarian (but, nevertheless, unbeaten) Netherlands side will take on Vicente Del Bosque‘s dominant (though repeatedly over-indulgent) Spanish outfit in Sunday’s showpiece finale, with both…
Sneijder: “We will take special care not to lose the ball.”
The Dutch are known for expressing strong opinions about football or anything else. Whether it be in their native Dutch, English or in this case, Spanish, to Marca.com in Madrid. Former Real Madrid man, Wesley Sneijder, along with former Barcelona man, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, provided insights ahead of the final against Spain. Long-time Oranje star,…
Stats 101: Netherlands vs Spain
Netherlands and Spain are similar because not only that neither have ever been crowned a world champion but also because time and time again have been related to beautiful football and exceptional passing. But as far as the World Cup is concerned, Netherlands have been in the final twice before. Then again, Germany has a…
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