Number two in the FIFA ranking were no match for number three on Tuesday night. The prestige derby between arch-rivals Germany and Holland ended in a disconcerting 3-0 defeat for the guests, their heaviest loss in 15 years. It was a...
Star attraction Wesley Sneijder limped off the field during Holland’s last training session ahead of Tuesday’s prestige friendly against Germany. “Sneijder suffered a calf injury,” manager Bert van Marwijk told a...
“In modern football, there is no such thing as a friendly between national sides,” Holland manager Bert van Marwijk told German reporters the other day. And definitely not between Europe’s powerhouse and its smaller...
For Dutch people abroad, one of the easiest ways to break the ice is to start talking about football. A mere mention of names like Cruyff, Gullit or Sneijder will work wonders, conjuring up magical moments in the history of the game and...
Loud music was played in the Amsterdam ArenA to drown out the whistles from the stands after Switzerland had held the Netherlands to a goalless draw in a friendly on Friday. The Dutch had disappointed, never really managing to control the...
It’s 14:30 on a dull autumn afternoon when the Holland stars meet the press at their choice hotel on the North Sea beach. The atmosphere is relaxed as the Dutch internationals prepare for two friendlies: against Switzerland in...
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar looks unnervingly like a butch version of Catwoman at the moment. He is wearing a face mask to protect his nose, which is broken in two places. The Holland and Schalke 04 goal machine sustained his injuries during a...
After a year without a cap, Ryan Babel is back in the Dutch national squad. The 24-year-old winger was recalled to the national team for the upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and Germany. Oranje will face the Swiss in Amsterdam on...
Holland manager Bert van Marwijk picked 23 players on Friday for the upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and Germany. Dropped from the preliminary 26-strong selection are Ajax midfielder Theo Janssen and Juventus winger Eljero Elia....
Holland striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar had surgery last night after he broke his nose during a Europa League match in Cyprus on Thursday. Huntelaar collided with his Schalke 04 team mate Joel Matip nine minutes from time in the away match...
9 June: Netherlands 0 - 1 Denmark
9 June: Germany 1 - 0 Portugal
13 June: Denmark 2 - 3 Portugal
13 June: Netherlands 1 - 2 Germany
17 June, 20.45: Portugal 2 - 1 Netherlands
17 June, 20.45: Denmark 1 - 2 Germany
All times CET