{"id":22266,"date":"2022-06-29T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/29\/euro-2022-everything-you-need-to-know-about-netherlands\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T12:00:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:00:44","slug":"euro-2022-everything-you-need-to-know-about-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/29\/euro-2022-everything-you-need-to-know-about-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2022: Everything you need to know about Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Netherlands Euro 2022 group stage fixtures<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Read more about Sweden<\/a>, Portugal<\/a> and Switzerland<\/a> by clicking on the team\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

How they qualified<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Major tournament\u00a0record<\/h2>\n

European Championship<\/h4>\n

Best European Championship performance: Champions- 2017.<\/p>\n

Most-recent European Championship performance: Champions- 2017.<\/p>\n

FIFA World Cup<\/h4>\n

Best World Cup performance: Runners-up- 2019.<\/p>\n

Most-recent World performance: Runners-up- 2019.<\/p>\n

Olympic Games<\/h4>\n

Best Olympic performance: Quarter-finals- 2021.<\/p>\n

Most-recent Olympic performance: Quarter-finals- 2021.<\/p>\n

Netherlands at Euro 2022: Will Holland retain their title?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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2J3JTP7 GRONINGEN \u2013 Sherida Spitse of the Netherlands celebrates her goal (9-0) during the Women\u2019s World Cup Qualifying match between the Netherlands and Cyprus at the Euroborg Stadium on April 8, 2022 in Groningen, Netherlands. ANP COR LASKER<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Few teams have enjoyed as much success as Netherlands in recent years, so will the Oranje rule European football once again?<\/p>\n

Five years ago, on home soil, Holland claimed their first Euro title, winning all six matches, including a 4-2 victory against Denmark in the final.<\/p>\n

Two summers later, they became only the fourth European nation to reach a World Cup Final, seeing off Japan, Italy and then Sweden.<\/p>\n

However, Netherlands fell just short in that tournament, beaten 2-0 by the United States in Lyon.<\/p>\n

Then, last summer, despite scoring a ridiculous 21 goals in the group stages, Holland disappointingly fell at the quarter-final stage of the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Following a pulsating 2-2 draw in Yokohama, it was the USA who once again crushed Dutch hopes, this time in a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n

All of this came under Sarina Wiegman, who\u2019s now England\u2019s Head Coach, and, since the enforced change of management, they haven\u2019t quite been the same.<\/p>\n

Oranje\u2019s World Cup place isn\u2019t yet secure; they\u2019ll need to beat other contenders Iceland at home in September to qualify automatically.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, they\u2019ve suffered defeats to France in February\u2019s Tournoi and then, in last week\u2019s pre-tournament friendly, were demolished 5-1 by England.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, when the European Championships do come around, Mark Parsons\u2019 side will fancy their chances of going all the way.<\/p>\n

Holland\u2019s first match of the group stages will be their toughest, taking on Olympic Silver Medalists Sweden in Sheffield.<\/p>\n

With Switzerland and Portugal rounding-out Group C, the Swedes and the Dutch are very much expected to reach the knockout stages.<\/p>\n

Key players: Dani\u00eblle van de Donk<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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2GN19M2 REYKJAV\u00cdK, 21-09-2021 ,Laugardalsv\u00f6llur, Qualifying round \u2013 Group C, Netherlands \u2013 Iceland (women) , season 2021 \/ 2022, Netherlands player Dani\u00eblle van de Donk during the match Netherlands \u2013 Iceland (women) (Photo by Pro Shots\/Sipa USA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In a team jam-packed with talent, Dani\u00eblle van de Donk is the midfielder holding it all together.<\/p>\n

She has 32 international goals to her name, although only one of these has come at a tournament, netting in the Euro 2017 semi against England.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the 30 year old has upped her goalscoring game of late, bagging eight in qualification for this tournament and four in World Cup qualifying.<\/p>\n

Van de Donk has started all 24 of Holland\u2019s major tournament matches since her senior debut in 2010, highlighting her importance to this side.<\/p>\n

At club level, during six seasons with Arsenal, she won all three domestic trophies, including the FAWSL title in 2019.<\/p>\n

Last summer, she moved to Olympique Lyonnais, for whom she was directly involved in seven goals in 14 appearances.<\/p>\n

During an injury-hit season, Van de Donk picked up a Division 1 winners medal and was an unused substitute for the Champions League Final success.<\/p>\n

If van de Donk is fit and firing, she could hold the key to Netherlands\u2019 success.<\/p>\n

Key players: Lieke Martens<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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2GMATA7 Groningen, Netherlands. 17th Sep, 2021. GRONINGEN, 17-09-2021 ,MHC Mobility Stadium, Qualifying round \u2013 Group C, Netherlands \u2013 Czech Republic (women) , season 2021 \/ 2022, Netherlands player Lieke Martens during the match Netherlands \u2013 Czech Republic (women) (Photo by Pro Shots\/Sipa USA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In attack, Netherlands boast so much firepower, including 2017\u2019s UEFA Player of the Year Lieke Martens.<\/p>\n

For her country, the winger has scored a whopping 54 times, including in the Euro 2017 Final victory over Denmark, her third of that tournament.<\/p>\n

Last simmer, Martens bagged braces against Zambia and China PR, meaning she\u2019s now completed the set, scoring at all three major competitions.<\/p>\n

At club level, after winning silverware with Standard Li\u00e8ge and Roseng\u00e5rd, she joined Barcelona in 2017.<\/p>\n

For the Catalan giants, Martens scored 72 goals in just 157 appearances, capturing ten major honours.<\/p>\n

The 29 year old has featured in three Champions League Finals for Bar\u00e7a, starting two, claiming the trophy against Chelsea in 2021.<\/p>\n

This summer, she\u2019s been part of a mass-exodus at Bar\u00e7a, signing a three-year contract at Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n

Before heading to the French capital, Martens will continue to be key to her country\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Her pace in-behind stretches defences, creating space for a certain prolific centre-forward.<\/p>\n

Key players: Vivianne Miedema<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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2GAD15C Tokyo, Japan. 30th July, 2021. YOKOHAMA, 30-07-2021, International Stadium Yokohama, Olympic Games, quarterfinal Olympic Women\u2019s Football Tournament, Vivianne Miedema of Team Netherlands coaching during the match Netherlands \u2013 USA (Photo by Pro Shots\/Sipa USA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

By the age of 23, Vivianne Miedema was already Netherlands\u2019 record goal-scorer of all-time; only 18 women have scored more than her for any national team.<\/p>\n

The 25 year old has already scored 92 times in orange, including four hat-tricks, scoring ten times in four Olympic matches last summer.<\/p>\n

As recently as April, Miedema netted no less than six times in one game as Holland hammered Cyprus 12-0 in World Cup qualifying.<\/p>\n

But, do not think she is a flat-track bully, with 17 of her goals having come at major tournaments.<\/p>\n

This includes four during the last edition of the Euros, featuring the opener in the semi-final and then a brace in the final victory over Denmark.<\/p>\n

At club level, Miedema won back-to-back Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich before joining current club Arsenal in 2017.<\/p>\n

With the Gunners, she\u2019s won the WSL title and a League Cup, scoring a ridiculous 113 goals in 132 appearances.<\/p>\n

Just last month, the superstar striker signed a contract extension with Arsenal, making her the highest-paid female player in Britain.<\/p>\n

At this tournament, if Holland harbour any aspirations of retaining their titles, Miedema\u2019s goals are going to be a key reason behind any potential success.<\/p>\n

Netherlands possible starting line-up for Euro 2022<\/h2>\n

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Netherlands\u2019 full squad for Euro 2022<\/h2>\n

Goalkeepers<\/h4>\n

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Defenders<\/h4>\n

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Midfielders<\/h4>\n

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Forwards<\/h4>\n

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Netherlands Euro 2022 group stage fixtures Read more about Sweden, Portugal and Switzerland by clicking on the team\u2019s name. How they qualified Major tournament\u00a0record European Championship Best European Championship performance: Champions- 2017. Most-recent European Championship performance: Champions- 2017. FIFA World Cup Best World Cup performance: Runners-up- 2019. Most-recent World performance: Runners-up- 2019. Olympic Games Best […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-22266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}