Jan, Author at Dutch Soccer / Football site

Jul 02

Oranje, a new beginning….

By Jan blog, Dutch National Team, WC2026 65 Comments

I'm sure some of you will have seen the plethora of news items and social media postings from home and abroad about the disgraceful exit of the Dutch? People like…

Jun 30

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Shameful Oranje beaten by Morocco

By Jan blog, Dutch National Team, WC2026 45 Comments

I am certain I mentioned it before: I'm not a fan of Koeman and I'm not a fan of getting coaches back for a second term. It almost never works.…

Jun 28

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Oranje – Morocco: coming too early….

By Jan blog, Dutch National Team, WC2026 72 Comments

A lot of Dutch football fans will be torn. A lot of Dutch Moroccans as well. Morocco is a popular footballing nation in the Netherlands, despite some of the anti…

Jun 25

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What Oranje can expect from Tunisia

By Jan blog, Dutch National Team, WC2026 32 Comments

Tunisia might well be the weakest 2026 World Cup nation ever, but they're not easy to predict. Where Koeman was able to spend months analysing Sweden and Japan, Tunisia has…

Jun 22

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Oranje: how Swede it is….

By Jan blog, Dutch National Team, WC2026 8 Comments

Koeman made a terse impression during the last presser before the game. He admitted that he had some serious talks with the midfielders: the ball needs to be played vertical…

Jun 22

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Orange Sweets: what to expect?

By Jan blog, WC2026 35 Comments

One has to keep on pushing the creative juices to come up with fun titles.... The confrontation this weekend between The Netherlands and Sweden will be an interesting one: the…

Jun 16

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Koeman scores own goals v Japan

By Jan blog, Dutch National Team, WC2026 47 Comments

Japanese people are generally considered to be very polite. I can only imagine there will be a national holiday soon, the Koeman Day. One would expect that after Dick Advocaat's…

Jun 13

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Oranje WC2022: LvG’s last dance!

By Jan blog, WC2022 28 Comments

Almost there... For me, 2 more sleeps. Below is the final visit to the WC past of the Dutch. As intro, a quick look at the game for the Oranje.…

Jun 12

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Why Oranje can’t score

By Jan Dutch National Team, WC2026 3 Comments

And no, the answer is not Marten de Roon or Daley Blind. When in doubt, always check Pieter Zwart's analysis on VI Pro. You wonder why Koeman hasn't added the…

Jun 10

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WC2014: unexpected success!

By Jan Dutch National Team, WC2014 10 Comments

We're getting so close, we might just count in hours instead of days.... Another memory lane trip: WC 2014! Even now, more than a decade later, I still get goosebumps…