At Dallas Stadium against Japan, the Dutch showed flashes of why expectations are so high — even if the scoreboard didn’t tilt their way.

Full preview of Netherlands for the 2026 summer tournament, including squad breakdown, key players, and tactical analysis of their chances. The Netherlands arrives in North America determined to shed their reputation as the most talented nation never to capture soccer’s biggest prize.

Netherlands will be travelling to North America hoping to lift their first ever World Cup after years of near misses. Ronald Koeman has a good mix of youth and experience, who will be looking to elevate themselves into the world elite with a win this ...

Ronald Koeman’s side enter the tournament priced at 20/1 with the best available price sitting as short as 18/1, placing them eighth in the overall market from 48 nations. That ranking feels about right for a team loaded with Premier League quality,

Iran open their World Cup campaign as they take on New Zealand in Los Angeles. Behemoths of the Asian game, Iran breezed through Asian qualification losing only of their 16 AFC preliminaries (and that was vs Qatar,