Netherlands soccer team Squad world cup 2010 final

Netherlands soccer team Squad :

NUM NAME POSITION HT WT DOB

22 Sander Boschker Goalkeeper 1.84m 84 kg October 20, 1970
1 M.Stekelenburg Goalkeeper 1.94m 84 kg September 22, 1982
16 Michel Vorm Goalkeeper 1.83m 84 kg October 20, 1983
12 Khalid Boulahrouz Defender 1.84m 74 kg December 28, 1981
15 Edson Braafheid Defender 1.76m 71 kg April 8, 1983
3 John Heitinga Defender 1.82m 69 kg November 15, 1983
4 Joris Mathijsen Defender 1.82m 72 kg April 5, 1980
13 Andre Ooijer Defender 1.84m 76 kg July 11, 1974
5 G. Van Bronckhorst Defender 1.78m 73 kg February 5, 1975
2 Gregory Van Der Wiel Defender 1.82m 70 kg February 3, 1988
20 I. Afellay Midfielder 1.80m 68 kg April 2, 1986
8 Nigel De Jong Midfielder 1.74m 72 kg November 30, 1984
14 Demy De Zeeuw Midfielder 1.74m 70 kg May 26, 1983
18 Stijn Schaars Midfielder 1.77m 70 kg January 11, 1984
10 Wesley Sneijder Midfielder 1.70m 67 kg June 9, 1984
6 Mark Van Bommel Midfielder 1.87m 84 kg April 22, 1977
23 Rafael Van der Vaart Midfielder 1.76m 74 kg February 11, 1983
19 Ryan Babel Forward 1.85m 78 kg December 19, 1986
17 Eljero Elia Forward 1.76m 70 kg February 13, 1987
21 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Forward 1.86m 78 kg August 12, 1983
7 Dirk Kuyt Forward 1.84m 77 kg July 22, 1980
11 Arjen Robben Forward 1.80m 75 kg January 23, 1984
9 Robin Van Persie Forward 1.83m 71 kg August 6, 1983

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Netherlands football team history

Netherlands football team History :

The Netherlands played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905. The players were selected by a five-member commission from the Dutch football association. After 90 minutes, the score was 1–1, but because the match was for a trophy (the "Coupe van den Abeele"), the game went into extra time, in which Eddy de Neve scored three times, making the score 1–4 for the Dutch side.[3]

The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934, and after coming back in 1938, the Dutch national team entered the wilderness of world football.

Total Football

They came out of this wilderness in the 1970s with the invention of Total Football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made huge strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade.

In 1974, the Netherlands beat both Brazil and Argentina in the second group stage, reaching the final for the first time in their history. However, the team lost to West Germany in the final in Munich, despite having gone 1–0 up through Johan Neeskens' early penalty kick before any German had even touched the ball. However, supported by the crowd, a converted penalty by Paul Breitner and the winner from Gerd Müller led to a victory for the Germans. Despite losing the final, Clockwork Orange and Johan Cruyff had written a new page in football's history.

By comparison, Euro '76 was a disappointment. The Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, as much because of fighting within the squad and the coach George Knobel, as well as the skill of the eventual winners.

In 1978, the Netherlands reached again the final of a World Cup, only to be beaten anew by the host, here Argentina. This side played without Johan Cruyff, Willem van Hanegem, and Jan van Beveren, who refused to participate in the World Cup. It still contained Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Arie Haan, Ruud Krol and Rob Rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. The Netherlands were less impressive in the group stages. They qualified as runners-up, after a draw with Peru and a loss to Scotland. In the second group phase, however, the Netherlands topped a group including Italy and West Germany, setting up a final with Argentina. However, the Dutch finished as runners up for the second World Cup in a row as they ultimately lost 3–1 after two extra time goals from Argentina. Agonisingly for the Dutch, Rensenbrink hit the Argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1–1.

Euro '80 was the last tournament that the generation of Total Football qualified for, but they did not advance past the group stage, despite the tournament format being expanded that year. Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Netherlands missed the 1982 World Cup, Euro '84, and the 1986 World Cup in succession.

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First time Spain in world cup Final this is the history

Founded in 1913, the Spanish Civil War and World War II prevented Spain from playing any competitive match from the 1934 World Cup to the 1950 World Cup. There they topped their group against England, Chile and the United States to progress to the final round.

At this time, the winner of the World Cup was decided not by a single championship match, but via a group format involving the four teams who had won their respective groups in the previous stage. The four teams in the final group were Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden and Spain. Spain failed to record a win (W0 D1 L2) and finished in fourth place. Until 2010, this fourth place finish had been the furthest that Spain has reached in the World Cup. Spain's leading scorer during the 1950 World Cup was striker Estanislao Basora, who ended the tournament with five goals.

Under French-Argentine coach Helenio Herrera and Italian assistant coach Daniel Newlan, Spain came out of dormancy to qualify for the first European Championship in 1960. Spain beat Poland 7–2 on aggregate to progress to the quarterfinals. However, Spain forfeited its quarterfinal tie with the Soviet Union because of political circumstances between Spain's dictator Franco and the Soviets.

The Spaniards, led by Alfredo Di Stéfano, qualified for the 1962 World Cup.

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Spain Squad for world cup 2010 :

NUM NAME POSITION HT WT DOB

1 Iker Casillas Goalkeeper 1.85m 79 kg May 20, 1981
23 Pepe Reina Goalkeeper 1.87m 86 kg Aug 31, 1982
12 Victor Valdés Goalkeeper 1.88m 78 kg Jan 14, 1982
2 Raúl Albiol Defender 1.90m 65 kg Sep 4, 1985
17 Álvaro Arbeloa Defender 1.83m 76 kg Jan 17, 1983
11 Joan Capdevila Defender 1.80m 78 kg Feb 3, 1978
4 Carlos Marchena Defender 1.83m 78 kg Jul 31, 1979
3 Gerard Piqué Defender 1.88m 81 kg Feb 2, 1987
5 Carles Puyol Defender 1.78m 78 kg Apr 13, 1978
15 Sergio Ramos Defender 1.83m 73 kg Mar 30, 1986
14 Xabi Alonso Midfielder 1.83m 75 kg Nov 25, 1981
16 S.Busquets Midfielder 1.89m 73 kg Jul 16, 1988
10 Cesc Fábregas Midfielder 1.75m 69 kg May 4, 1987
8 Xavi Midfielder 1.68m 66 kg Jan 25, 1980
6 Andrés Iniesta Midfielder 1.70m 65 kg May 11, 1984
21 David Silva Midfielder 1.70m 67 kg Jan 8, 1986
20 Javi Martínez Midfielder 1.90m 86 kg Sep 2, 1988
13 Juan Mata Midfielder 1.74m 61 kg Apr 28, 1988
22 Jesús Navas Midfielder 1.70m 60 kg Nov 21, 1985
18 Pedro Midfielder 1.69m 64 kg July 28, 1987
19 F.Llorente Forward 1.93m 88 kg Feb 26, 1985
9 F.Torres Forward 1.83m 70 kg Mar 20, 1984
7 David Villa Forward 1.75m 69 kg Dec 3, 1981