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Saturday 26 May RNW - NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE
The Dutch national football team on the road to Euro 2012

The road to Euro 2012

The latest on "Oranje", as the Dutch national football team is nicknamed at home. We follow the 2010 World Cup runners-up as they prepare for this year's 2012 European Championships hosted in Poland and Ukraine.

Article: Holland squad – Van Marwijk’s options

The 23 names of the final Euro 2012 Holland squad are set to be announced this Saturday, before a scheduled friendly against Bulgaria. “I definitely won’t do it after the match,” manager Bert van Marwijk told reporters...

Article: Robben to join Holland squad on Friday

Arjen Robben is to fly to the Holland training camp in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday. The embattled footballer took some days off, to rest up from a tough week.

Article: Bayern and Holland make the best of it

Only half of the Allianz Arena’s 66,000 seats were taken for a friendly which all sides involved could well have done without. Tuesday’s Bayern v Holland fixture was organised to compensate the Bavarians for losing Dutch...

Article: Bayern v Holland – an ill-timed friendly

“Who was the idiot who scheduled a Bayern game (with so many German internationals) against Holland just a few weeks before Euro 2012?”

Provisional Holland at Hoenderloo training camp
Netherlands Netherlands Article: Holland leave for Lausanne

Article: Holland leave for Lausanne

The Dutch national football team will spend the next nine days on the elegant shores of Lake Geneva, for the second stage of their Euro 2012 preparation. 

Article: Holland squad trimmed to 27 men

Holland boss Bert van Marwijk has narrowed down his first shortlist for Euro 2012 to 27 men, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) announced on Tuesday evening.

Article: Boulahrouz impressed by new Holland crop

He has the most intimidating nicknames in Dutch football: Fire-Eater, Khalid the Cannibal, Boula the Bulldozer. His piercing eyes, towering presence and tough tackles have instilled fear in many opponents. But at Monday’s first...

Article: Poland keeps fingers crossed for Holland

One is shaped like a giant armadillo, another like a lit-up crushed accordion, a third like a massive amber crystal and the fourth like a colossal crown. The four state-of-the-art football stadiums in Poland are ready to receive the one...

Article: Van Persie player of the year in England

Arsenal and Holland star Robin van Persie has clinched his first major prize this season: he was named the English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) player of the year on Sunday. Having netted 27 times so far this season, the...

Holland beat England 3-2 at Wembley
United Kingdom United Kingdom Article: Holland beat England 3-2 at Wembley

Article: Holland beat England 3-2 at Wembley

Holland travelled to the UK to play a delayed football 'friendly' with England at Wembley on Wednesday 29 February. The match was originally scheduled for August 2011, but had to be postponed at short notice due to the riots in London.

Holland fixture calendar

26-05-2012 f Netherlands v Bulgaria
30-05-2012 f Netherlands v Slovakia
02-06-2012 f Netherlands v Northern Ireland
09-06-2012 e Netherlands v Denmark
13-06-2012 e Netherlands v Germany
17-06-2012 e Portugal v Netherlands
15-08-2012 f Belgium v Netherlands
07-09-2012 w Netherlands v Turkey
11-09-2012 w Hungary v Netherlands
12-10-2012 w Netherlands v Andorra
16-10-2012 w Romenia v Netherlands
22-03-2012 w Netherlands v Estonia

26-03-2013 w Netherlands v Romenia
06-09-2013 w Estonia v Netherlands
10-09-2013 w Andorra v Netherlands
11-10-2013 w Netherlands v Hungary
15-10-2013 w Turkey v Netherlands

f = friendly
e = Euro 2012 Group B match
w = World Cup qualifier

Euro 2012 - Holland Group E results

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