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Team – Founded: 1889 – Affiliated: 1904
twice World Cup runner-up.
Squad's local nickname: Oranje (Orange, reflecting the shirt color | The Squad (by jersey number) | The Squad (by field position) |
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 Edwin Van der Sar     Kew Jaliens Khalid Boulahrouz Joris Mathijsen Giovanni Van Bronckhorst  Denny Landzaat Dirk Kuyt Phillip Cocu  Ruud van Nistelrooy° ° Rafael Van der Vaart Arjen Robben °° Jan Kromkamp André Ooijer  Johnny Heitinga Tim De Cler Hedwiges Maduro Robin Van Persie°° Mark Van Bommel Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Wesley Sneijder Ryan Babel Henk Timmer Maarten Stekelenburg |
 Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United, England) Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax) Henk Timmer (AZ Alkmaar)  Khalid Boulahrouz (HSV, Hamburg, Germany) Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Barcelona, Spain) Tim de Cler (AZ Alkmaar) Kew Jaliens (AZ Alkmaar) Jan Kromkamp (Liverpool, England) Joris Mathijsen (AZ Alkmaar) André Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven) Johnny Heitinga (Ajax)  Mark van Bommel (Barcelona, Spain) Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven) Denny Landzaat (AZ Alkmaar) Hedwiges Maduro (Ajax) Wesley Sneijder (Ajax) Rafael van der Vaart (HSV, Hamburg, Germany)  Ryan Babel (Ajax) Dirk Kuijt (Feyenoord) Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United, England) Robin van Persie (Arsenal, England) Arjen Robben (Chelsea, England) Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV Eindhoven) |
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° Goal scored in Germany-2006 (if bracketed, {}='own goal') also took part in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups.  |
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| 1 |  Germany |
 England |
 Argentina |
 Mexico |
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| 2 |  Costa Rica |
 Paraguay |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
 Iran |
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| 3 |  Poland |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
 Angola |
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 Sweden |
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 Portugal |
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 Brazil |
 France |
 Spain |
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| 2 |  Ghana |
 Croatia |
 Switzerland |
 Ukraine |
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| 3 |  United States |
 Australia |
 Korea Republic |
 Tunisia |
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 Japan |
 Togo |
 Saudi Arabia |
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Squad Abbreviations used by FIFA, as well as in this eBook| Group A: | Group B: | Group C: | Group D: |
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| Germany |
England |
Argentina |
Mexico |
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Paraguay |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Iran |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Serbia and Montenegro |
Angola |
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Sweden |
Netherlands |
Portugal |
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| Italy |
Brazil |
France |
Spain |
| Ghana |
Croatia |
Switzerland |
Ukraine |
| United States |
Australia |
Korea Republic |
Tunisia |
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Japan |
Togo |
Saudi Arabia |
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World Cup
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Marco van Basten, the youngest of the four Dutch coaches who will be leading a National Squad, in Germany, has been one of the most talented international strikers and, in the Netherlands, probably only second to Johan Cruyff, as a player. Van Basten has been European best player several times, even though his career has been marked by a number of serious ankle injuries, which unfortunately culminated with an early retirement. During his career, he defended both Dutch and Italian Clubs (Ajax and ACMilan, respectively), in addition to the Dutch National Squad. Marco van Basten had been training young players, in Ajax, when he was called to take over the National Squad coaching duties. So far, he has been greatly successful, even though he has mostly been using young Dutch players – versus the Dutch players who have already made an international name. The Netherlands' high ranking by FIFA is but a confirmation of Marco van Basten's achievements leading the Dutch Squad, despite his little experience as a coach. But given his talent as a soccer player, perhaps that's all he'd really need to be successful, now, in a coaching career. Who knows Marco van Basten will not turn into the leader of another wonder team from the Netherlands?...
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