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Sun, 20 May 2012 15:01:25 GMT
Sun, 20 May 2012 15:01:25 GMT
Giovanni van Bronckhorst scored the best goal of his international career in the semifinal against Uruguay and on Sunday after his 106th cap he wants to retire with Cup in his hands. "Because there is no better way to retire than that," the Dutch captain realizes. "Then the circle is complete."
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:01:17 +0000
Dirk Kuyt has accused Germany of playing with fear in their semi-final defeat by Spain and insists the Dutch will not make the same mistake when the sides collide in Sunday's World Cup final in Johannesburg.
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:00:52 +0000
In fact a World Cup is a very simple thing. In the end two teams remain. "Of those two one will win the final. And that's us," dixit Wesley Sneijder, Holland's little midfield genius. Sneijder is being named as the player of the tournament. Will he gain any satisfaction from that if Holland were to lose the final: "Stop talking about losing. It makes me very aggressive."
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:00:18 +0000
Discussions in advance are usually useless. If they weren't why play? Still football wouldn't be such a great game if you couldn't have such lengthy useless discussion before and after. To give you all some ammunition ahead of Sunday's final we have gathered some great statistics of both teams at this tournament.
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:44:44 +0000
The whole Dutch team gathered around a TV set last night to see who was going to be their opponents in the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In the end they saw Spain beating Germany 1-0 and so it's the team of Del Bosque who will face them in Soccer City on Sunday.
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:44:17 +0000
It is a strange World Cup for Holland. In all living World Cup or European Championship memory Holland were the team to thrill the world with one or two fantastic, historic games, to then crash out in the most agonizing ways.
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:43:53 +0000
Spain will be Holland's opponent in the final of the World Cup on Sunday in Johannesburg, South Africa. Feyenoord-defender Dani Fernández looks ahead to that big decider in Soccer City.
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:22:51 +0000
It isn't opponent Dutch fans hoped for, but the last hurdle for the Netherlands to the first World Cup in their history will be Spain. As it would be the first World Cup for Spain as well, a new name will be added to the list of World Champions; a prospect the world will relish.
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:22:09 +0000
Even though the opponent's brain knows that Arjen Robben is making a feint, the body will automatically fall for it. The part of the brain that makes the body move along with Robben is a tat faster than the conscious knowledge about Robben's movement.
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:21:45 +0000
Holland are discovering unsuspected qualities at this World Cup. After Wesley Sneijder headed home the winning goal against today it turned out that Arjen Robben knows how to handle a high cross as well. The Bayern Munich player scored Holland's third with his head.
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:21:11 +0000
The Netherlands are the first team to have qualified for the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Holland had a lot of trouble with Uruguay for 70 minutes, but within three minutes goals by Sneijder and Arjen Robben decided the match (2-3).
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:20:25 +0000
"I have been in a hotel room for six weeks. Then you start to think. Two more games. Two times 90 minutes and you might lift the World Cup. That brings out so much power, it's impossible to describe. The game against Uruguay is what it is all about now. After that there is plenty of time to start preparing for the final."
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:09:00 +0000
All in the Netherlands dream of spot in the final of the World Cup, especially now that a relatively small nation is Holland's opponent in the semifinal.
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:07:30 +0000
Of all things the Celeste will throw at Holland tomorrow, in the first semifinal of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the Dutch team should be most aware of the fighter mentality of the Uruguayan team, says Gonzalo Garcia, player Eredivisie side FC Groningen. The Uruguayan forward stressed that the team shall do everything necessary to make the homeland proud.
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:06:54 +0000
John Heitinga and Diego Forlan know each other well. The Dutch defender and the Uruguayan forward played together at Atletico Madrid. They are still in touch. "Because Forlan is not just a great forward, he is also a great guy," says the former Ajax-player.
Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:00:54 +0000
