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Michael van Gerwen: Netherlands' 2026 World Cup chances smaller than my darts title odds

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Pascal Veltman

8h ago· 3 min readnl
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Summary

Michael van Gerwen, the Dutch darts champion, shares his pessimistic view on the Netherlands national football team's chances at the 2026 World Cup. In an interview ahead of the World Cup of Darts (where he partners with Gian van Veen), Van Gerwen jokingly compares Oranje's chances to being smaller than his own odds of winning the darts world title. He also comments on the team's overly defensive playing style, stating that defense alone won't win tournaments.

Key quotes

· 4 pulled
Tuurlijk ga ik kijken
Je wil altijd dat je land het goed doet
Die zijn nog kleiner dan tien procent van de kans dat ik het WK darten win. Kun je je dat voorstellen?
Met alleen verdedigen win je geen
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Michael van Gerwen ziet de kansen voor het Nederlands elftal op het WK voetbal somber in. Dat vertelde de 37-jarige topdarter voorafgaand aan de World Cup of Darts, het landentoernooi waarop hij samen met Gian van Veen voor het eerst een duo vormt.

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