4 Takeaways From The Netherlands' Dominant Win vs. Sweden At The World Cup
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A son of Dutch football: Xavi honoured to be named Netherlands coach
AMSTERDAM, Aug 13 : The appointment of Xavi as Netherlands coach late on Wednesday completes an extensive search and brings full circle the special relationship between Dutch football and Barcelona.
Xavi dan Rasa Belanda
Xavi Hernandez jadi pelatih baru Timnas Belanda. Xavi mengaku sudah lama merasakan atmosfer Belanda sepanjang kariernya. Nggak asing lagi!
Xavi named first foreign Netherlands coach since 1978
PARIS: Xavi Hernandez has been named as the successor to Ronald Koeman as head coach of the Netherlands national team, becoming their first foreign boss in 48 years, the country’s football association announced on Wednesday. The Barcelona great, who won the 2010 World Cup with Spain as a player, has not held a head coaching job since leaving the Camp Nou in 2024. Xavi has signed a four-year deal, which means he will lead the Oranje’s Euro 2028 and 2030 World Cup campaigns. “As someone who received his training at the Barcelona academy, with strong influences from Johan Cruyff and Rinus Michels, among others, I feel a special connection to Dutch football,” said the 46-year-old former midfielder. “You could say that I am a bit of a son of Dutch football. “Other great coaches, especially Louis van Gaal, under whom I made my debut at Barcelona, and Frank Rijkaard, also played an important role in shaping me as a player and coach.” Koeman stepped down after his second spell in charge of the Dutch ended with a last-32 defeat on penalties against Morocco. Ex-Liverpool manager Arne Slot reportedly held initial talks with the Dutch association, but preferred to stay in club football. Xavi’s first match at the helm will be a Nations League clash with rivals Germany at the Johann Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on September 24. He is the Netherlands’ first foreign boss since Austrian Ernst Happel, whose side reached the 1978 World Cup final before losing to Argentina. “The Netherlands has a rich football culture and a clear vision that also appeals to me enormously — attacking football, based on possession, with creativity, passion, and conviction,” Xavi added. “Of course, the most important goal is and always will be to win, but I
Roberto Martinez Didekati Timnas Belanda usai Tinggalkan Portugal
Federasi Sepakbola Belanda (KNVB) sedang mencari pengganti Ronald Koeman yang mundur dari jabatan pelatih tim nasional usai Piala Dunia 2026. Eks pelatih Portugal, Roberto Martinez, kini menjadi kandidat.
Koeman's lack of Dutch courage exposed by magnificent Morocco - ESPN
Justice was served in Monterey, Mexico, on Monday night under the watchful gaze of Cerro de la Silla. Football justice, that is. Not because Morocco came to play and, by and large, the Netherlands did not. The object of the game in knockout tournaments isn't to win, it's to advance by any means necessary. Sometimes, setting up defensively, parking the bus and hoping to sneak a goal in the counterattack is the best way to win. But if you're going to do it, you have to be smart about it and do it well. Ronald Koeman's team did neither.
Key Netherlands duo hopeful of facing Tunisia in final pool game
HOUSTON: Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk is feeling discomfort after taking a knock in Saturday’s (Jun 20) 5-1 World Cup demolition of Sweden, but is hopeful the injury is not serious enough to keep him out of the team’s final pool game against Tunisia.
Netherlands Arguably The Best Never To Win A World Cup? Reminders Are Everywhere
The road leading into the practice facility that the Netherlands is using for its World Cup base camp was supposed to be welcoming, what with those "welkom" signs in Dutch making one of the world's top teams feel right at home.