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Holland World Cup 2006

Country - Holland
Capital City - Amsterdam
Continent - Europe
Manager - Marco van Basten
Captain - Philip Cocu

How did they qualify - The Netherlands finished top of their group by a clear 5 points from any other team, they were the only team in the group not to lose any matches and finished on 32 points gaining entry into the FIFA world cup 2006.

Although the team have never won the world cup they are ranked 3rd in the world and are always a strong contender in the competition. Their best place finish were in the years of 1974 and 1978, they were runners up in both these years.

A different story in the European championship as the team have always done alot better. In 1988 the team took home the title and since they were formed have only not qualified twice.

The team are now in preperation for next years start in Germany. Above are the Holland national team photo and badge.

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Team History
First International: Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Largest win: Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972)
Worst defeat: Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907)
World Cup
Appearances:		 8 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1978
European Championships
Appearances:		 7 (First in 1976) Best result Winners, 1988
World Cup Record: 1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Round 1
1938 - Round 1
1950 - Did not enter
1954 - Did not enter
1958 to 1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Runners-up
1978 - Runners-up
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Did not qualify
1990 - Round 2
1994 - Quarterfinals
1998 - Fourth place
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Qualified
Current Notable Players:

Frank de Boer, Edwin van der Sar, Philip Cocu, marc Overmars, Aron Winter, Ruud Krol, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert, Ronald Koeman, Clarence Seedorf, Hans van Breukelen, Edgar Davids, Frank Rijkaard, Michael Reiziger, Jan Wouters, Ronald de Boer, Jaap Stam, Ruud Gullit, Wim Jansen, Puck van Heel, Willy van de Kerkhof, Wim Suurbier, Marco van Basten, Jan Klaassens, Harry Denis, Adri van Tiggelen, Gejus van der Meulen, Boudewijn Zenden, Roel Wiersma, Willem van Hanegem, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Wim Jonk, Johan Neeskens, Johan Cruyff, Rene van de Kerkhof, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rob Rensenbrink, Roy Makaay, John van 't Schip, Faas Wilkes, Arie Haan, Mark van Bommel, Piet Keizer, Arnold Muhren

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