KNVB displays Oranje player portraits on Times Square screens ahead of World Cup warm-up match
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The Dutch national football team (Oranje) is playing its final World Cup warm-up match against Uzbekistan in New York. The KNVB (Dutch football association) is promoting the team by displaying black-and-white portraits of the players, photographed by Roger Neve, on large screens at Times Square, in metro stations, and at other iconic locations in New York City. Dutch tourists on Times Square reacted with surprise and delight upon seeing players like Memphis Depay, Gravenberch, and Frenkie de Jong on the massive screens.
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· 2 pulledKijk, daar heb je Memphis Depay
En daar heb je Gravenberch en Frenkie. Dit is toch tof.
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