The Netherlands Football Team qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 by finishing top of UEFA Group G, going unbeaten across eight qualifiers, winning six and drawing two, scoring 27 goals and

Residents of Marktweg in The Hague have once again transformed their street into a sea of orange ahead of the FIFA World Cup, continuing a popular local tradition that has become a symbol of community spirit and support for the national team.

The Netherlands has played in three FIFA World Cup finals but never won the trophy. The Oranje will aim to produce a miracle in the 2026 edition. Virgil Van Dijk will lead the team while Ronald Koeman is the head coach.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — As the clock ticks down to the Netherlands' opening World Cup match, soccer fans are gripped once more by orange fever.

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Algeria is in Lawrence at Rock Chalk Park, Argentina is practicing at Sporting KC’s facilities in KCK, and the Netherlands arrives around 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, in Riverside. The KC Current painted Riverside with an ‘Oranje Rising Way’ street to welcome the Netherlands training there for the month.

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Manager Ronald Koeman announced his 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup on 27 May, with a largely European-based core of battle-hardened top-flight talent. For the prediction market traders, studying this roster is an exercise in evaluating a tremendously high floor with a few lingering questions in the final third.

One of the most talented teams in the 2026 FIFA World Cup field, the Netherlands enter this summer's tournament looking once again to erase one of the most painful footnotes in global football history.