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Originally Posted by kmarei
You do realize that the Dutch won every single game in the qualifiers, except for one draw don't you?
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Here's their 2013 results. Not very impressive. NONE of their qualifying wins were against teams that made the WC and their weren't very good in the friendlies. Also, you can't underestimate the South American teams in Brazil. That's why I have all of them going through. Chile are strong squad and the Dutch are aging.
2013 FIXTURES
Date Status Home Score Away Attendance Competition
Feb 6 FT Netherlands 1-1 Italy 47,000 Friendly
Jun 7 FT Indonesia 0-3 Netherlands 42,137 Friendly
Jun 11 FT China 0-2 Netherlands 30,000 Friendly
Aug 14 FT Portugal 1-1 Netherlands 29,021 Friendly
Sep 6 FT Estonia 2-2 Netherlands 10,210 WC Qual - UEFA (Group Stage 2013)
Sep 10 FT Andorra 0-2 Netherlands 500 WC Qual - UEFA (Group Stage 2013)
Oct 11 FT Netherlands 8-1 Hungary 50,000 WC Qual - UEFA (Group Stage 2013)
Oct 15 FT Turkey 0-2 Netherlands 41,814 WC Qual - UEFA (Group Stage 2013)
Nov 16 FT Japan 2-2 Netherlands 18,000 Friendly
Nov 19 FT Netherlands 0-0 Colombia 53,000 Friendly