June 25, 2006
BAD JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG
Portugal survives ill-tempered affair vs. Dutch
Nuremberg, Germany -- There were moments in the 90-minute match during Portugal’s 1-0 World Cup victory over the Netherlands they actually played a little soccer on Sunday night.
June 21, 2006
FLAT IN FRANKFURT
Argentina, Netherlands disappoint in 0-0 tie
Both Argentina and the Netherlands were on the field at Commerzbank Arena Wednesday, but neither team actually showed up in a 0-0 draw.
June 16, 2006
ORANGE MOVE ON
Netherlands beats Ivory Coast; onto 2nd round
Robin Van Persie scored a goal and cleared a potential game tying score off the line as the Netherlands held on to defeat a surprising Ivory Coast 2-1 Thursday.
June 11, 2006
ROCKIN ROBBEN
Netherlands beats Serbia and Montenegro, 1-0
On his star-studded club team, Arjen Robben is at times overlooked. But for the Netherlands on Sunday, Robben shined brighter than his team’s orange jerseys. The Chelsea striker scored the Netherlands’ first goal, a clinical strike in the 18th minute, and he remained dangerous throughout in a 1-0 win over Serbia-Montenegro in a Group C match at Zentralstadion.
May 27, 2006
A DUTCH TRICK OR TREAT
They must find a way to overcome their quadrennial internal problems, headaches
So much talent and potential and so many expectations, yet so few realizations. The history of Dutch international soccer is littered with underachieving sides. While they have to be admired for finishing second in successive World cups, there is a feeling by many observers that they were perfect opportunities that were missed and probably won't come the team's away again.
May 24, 2006
VAN BASTEN NAMES NETHERLANDS ROSTER
Orange Hope to Give Group C a Ruud Awakening
Netherlands coach Marco van Basten has so much confidence in his team's offensive corps that he left young Ajax scoring ace Klaas-Jan Huntelaar off his 23-man roster.
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