FIFA Trigram: NED
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 1st in UEFA Group 9 (8-0-0); 17 GF, 2 GA)
World Cup Finals Appearances: 9 – 1934 (9th), 1938 (14th), 1974 (2nd), 1978 (2nd), 1990 (15th), 1994 (7th), 1998 (4th), 2006 (11th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 3-0-0
Head Coach: Bert van Marwijk
Championship Honors: European Championship (1988)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorers: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Dirk Kuyt (3)
Key Players: Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Mark Van Bommel (Bayern Munich), Giovanni Van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Robin Van Persie (Arsenal)
Language: Dutch
The Netherlands played just eight games (tied with New Zealand for the fewest) en route to qualifying for its ninth tournamnet … Holland cruised through qualifying, winning all of its games and only allowing two goals … The Oranje most recently met the United States during the 2008 Olympic tournament where the sides played to a thrilling 2-2 draw in Tianjin … faced the United States three times, including the sendoff game for the U.S. prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup … With two second place finishes and a fourth place finish as well, the Netherlands have come close to reaching the peak but have never won a World Cup ... A benefactor of the seeding system used by FIFA, as the No. 3 team in the October World Rankings the Netherlands will be in Position 1 of a group.
