The Dutch missed out in 2018 but are back with hopes of making another deep run following a runner-up finish in 2010 and third-place honors in 2014.
Could this be a breakthrough year for the Dutch?
From Total Football to tiki-taka, from van Basten to van Dijk, the history of soccer in the Netherlands is interwoven with the global game. But despite reaching three World Cup finals, most recently in 2010, the Dutch men’s national team, known locally as the Oranje, has yet to win international soccer’s largest prize.
Disaster struck in 2016 and 2018, when the team failed to qualify for both the European Championship and the World Cup.