Subject: [NT] South Africa - The Netherlands

Next match we play versus The Netherlands (my home country)
The Netherlands are the favourites in our group, they have the best team, much more quality then South Africa, so I expect a loss.
They are on first place in our group, we are second.
The coach of the The Netherlands, 'De Generaal' is also playing in my League.
A draw would be celebrated as a victory.

So... who are The Netherlands?

Ik know a lot of it, it's my home country

The Netherlands is also called 'Holland'
It's a small country in Western Europe and the capital is Amsterdam




It's known by the Windmills and Tulips



The Netherlands also have a rich sokker history

2nd in World Cup 1974
2nd in World Cup 1978
European Champion 1988
2nd in World Cup 2010 IN SOUTH AFRICA!!!!
3rd in World Cup 2014

They are worldwide known as 'Orange' or 'the Dutch Lions'
Also the supporters 'het Oranje Legioen' are always dressed in the craziest Oange colors



Some great players of The Netherlands

ofcourse, the greatest of all time, Johan Cruijff



Marco van Basten



Ruud Gullit



Dennis Bergkamp



Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder



And many many more....

European Champion 1988



The Orange Team at the World Cup 2010 in South Africa



They lost in the World Cup Final versus Spain in extra time.... Damn, it still hurts while typing this!!

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Current Standings

1. Nederland 2 2 0 0 10-2 6
2. South Africa 2 1 0 1 5-2 3
3. Cymru 2 1 0 1 5-5 3
4. Uruguay 2 1 0 1 2-2 3
5. Srbija 2 1 0 1 3-6 3
6. Misr 2 0 0 2 1-9 0

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Next Matches:

Week 02: - South Africa - Uruguay 1-2
Week 03: - Misr - South Africa 0-4
Week 04: - South Africa - Canada 1-2 (friendly)
Week 05: - South Africa - The Netherlands
Week 06: - Srbija - South Africa
Week 07: - South Africa - Cymru
Week 08: - South Africa - Ghana (friendly)
Week 09: - Cymru - South Africa
Week 10: - South Africa - Srbija
Week 11: - The Netherlands - South Africa
Week 12: - Guatamala - South Africa (friendly)
Week 13: - South Africa - Misr
Week 14: - Uruguay - South Africa
Week 15: - South Africa - Norway (friendly)
Week 00: - Andorra - South Africa (friendly)
Week 01: - South Africa - Jamaica (friendly)

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Great preview. Pity Holland couldn't qualify for Euro2016.

I'm a little ashamed today :(
I knew we were probably gonna lose, but i was hoping with a defensive tactic that we could play a draw,
we lost 8-1
The Netherlands had 2 penaltys and many more chances.
Overall, they were better at all fronts.
Philip Mxaka could't handle their winger.
The only positive thing was the beautifull pass of Zane Matsau on Bheki Lingard, and he finished it perfectly.

I'm sorry :(

STATS

Hard match

Yes. They are much better than we are. 8-1 is a heavy defeat. Let's hope for better result next time.