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Sneijder: Blind not to blame

Wesley Sneijder does not consider Netherlands coach Danny Blind responsible for the team's failure to qualify for Euro 2016.

Wesley Sneijder refused to criticize coach Danny Blind after Netherlands missed out on a playoff spot in Euro 2016 qualification.

The Dutch needed to win their final Group A fixture and hope Iceland defeated Turkey in Konya, but they suffered a 3-2 loss to the Czech Republic while Fatih Terim's men won anyway.

As a result, Netherlands finished fourth in the group and failed to qualify for the European Championships for the first time since 1984, but Sneijder refused to lay the blame with the coach.