The Netherlands has long revered attacking soccer, but on Sunday night in Eindhoven, it was a defender’s turn to be feted. Virgil van Dijk, the Dutch captain, was making his 100th appearance for his country in a Nations League fixture against Serbia, and in the dying seconds he showed why he remains the Netherlands’ mostContinue reading “Van Dijk Hits 100 Caps in Narrow Dutch Win over Serbia”
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A New Era Beckons as Netherlands and Germany Seek Return to Soccer Elite
As alarm clocks rang on the morning of June 30th, Germany and the Netherlands awoke with a painful realization: their countries were no longer members of European soccer’s elite. Both national teams had exited the World Cup on penalties as the bulk of their inhabitants slept through the European night, Germany’s defeat against Paraguay inContinue reading “A New Era Beckons as Netherlands and Germany Seek Return to Soccer Elite”
