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Netherlands World Cup Preview: Can the Dutch Finally End Their Tournament Heartbreak?

Luis Paez-Pumar

7h ago· 10 min readenInsight

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A preview of the Netherlands national football team ahead of the World Cup, discussing their history of near-misses and heartbreak in major tournaments, their current squad strength, and their prospects for finally winning a title. The article is part of a series previewing top 15 FIFA-ranked teams before the tournament.

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Ah, the Netherlands. Pain and misery comes for all but one team at the World Cup every four years, but that pain and misery has magnitudes.

The Netherlands has to get over the hump at some point, right?

A team like Morocco in 2022, for example, will have felt the pain of coming so close to a miracle, but the first African team to make the semifinals left with their heads held up

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It’s almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we’ll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that’s how many we needed to do in order for the USMNT to make the cut. You can read

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