The Dutch team, although returning after two World Series absences
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stage, but this year's
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Before the start of the game, both experts and fans had some doubts about the team's prospects. On the one hand, it is the strength and play of the coach, because originally Koeman led the team to get good results, in the first UEFA A competition into the final, and finally came second. However, after being temporarily invited away by Barcelona, the Dutch team has organized the previous coaching results of appropriate mediocrity de Boer as the head coach, de Boer after taking office to lead the team's results are not very bad, but there is really no highlights, so much so that the fans even spend money to invite the plane to hang banners to express their own ideas.
On the other hand, the star players have continued to experience bad luck and have missed the Cup. The team's center of defense, Van Dijk, who last season
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Having suffered a serious injury after being put down by Pickford in the league, and after almost a season of recuperating from the injury, Van Dijk
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It was announced beforehand that he would not be able to travel to this year's
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.. The original call-up to the team's starting goalkeeper, Cillessen, had to leave the national team because of the new crown. And the team's
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Midfielder Van der Beck also withdrew from the national team not long ago due to injury problems, and starting center back Derek De Rijkert missed the first game due to injury. However, after the competition started, the Orange Army's performance was impressive.
In the first round of Ukraine, although two goals ahead was equalized by the opponent, but the final time they still staged a shutout. In the second round, facing the Austria led by Alaba, the Netherlands team bloodless 2-0 victory over the opponent, early round to determine the group first. This round and North Macedonia's competition, although the group ranking can not have an essential impact, but the Netherlands is still dedication to the beautiful soccer. They did not have to carry out a large number of rotations, although in the first half almost by Pandev and his teammates broke the goal, but soon the tulip army will occupy the field advantage. Depay's breakthrough was followed by two more solo goals in the second half, while Wijnaldum scored twice in the second half after this year's
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The scorer's table is now the same as the
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and Hick two forwards are tied for first now.
The Orange have scored 8 goals in this year's Cup, the most of any team up to this point. The Tulips have now scored at least two goals in their 10th consecutive match, a new team record. The previous record was nine consecutive games with at least two goals, which was invented by the Netherlands in 1934-1935. And the group stage of three wins they also invented a new record, this is the orange army after 2000 and 2008 for the third time in the
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The group stage was won in full, which was
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The first team in history to win at least three group stage matches. From not being favored before the tournament to now playing heroically, the Dutch soldiers with the embodiment of the conquest of everyone. Regardless of which team the Netherlands meets in the knockout rounds, we are waiting for the tulips to keep opening.
