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The Netherlands

The Netherlands. The FIFA World Cup 2014. By Fintan Gunne. Did you know that the Dutch reached The World Cup final three times, but never won. Holland lost the World Cups in 1974 to West Germany, in 1978 to Argentina and in 2010 to Spain. Did you know the Dutch won the European Cup in 1998.

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The Netherlands

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  1. The Netherlands The FIFA World Cup 2014 By Fintan Gunne

  2. Did you know that the Dutch reached The World Cup final three times, but never won. Holland lost the World Cups in 1974 to West Germany, in 1978 to Argentina and in 2010 to Spain. Did you know the Dutch won the European Cup in 1998. Did you know that the biggest win ever was in 2011 against San Marino. The final score was 11-0. Holland Football Facts

  3. Facts On The Netherlands • The capital city is Amsterdam. • Around 20% of the Netherlands is located below sea level. • The population is estimated 17 million people • The main language in Holland is Dutch. • The currency is Euro. • Dutch drivers use the right hand side of the road. • Vincent van Gough is the most famous Dutch painter. • Dutch people enjoy a range of sports including soccer, swimming, volleyball, golf, tennis and hockey.

  4. Robin van Persie Robin van Persie was born on the 6th of August 1983. He is a Dutch footballer who plays striker for Manchester United and is the captain of the Netherlands national team. He is recognized to be one of the best strikers in the world.

  5. Arjen Robben Arjen Robben was born on the 23rd of January 1984. He is a Dutch footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national team. Robben is known for his dribbling skills, speed, crossing ability and his accurate left foot long-range shots from the right wing.

  6. History of the FIFA World Cup • The FIFA World Cup was established by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association). Its main initiator was the French Jules Rimet that was the president of FIFA in 1920-s and the president of French Football Association at the same time. Great Britain didn't send its representatives to the first constituent assembly of FIFA in Paris in 1904, but by the first FIFA World Cup that was held in 1930 this country managed to join FIFA and went out of it because of the disagreement about paying fees to the amateur players. • The application for holding the first FIFA World Cup was submitted by Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay. Later the European countries renounced their preliminary applications at the desperate desire of the Uruguayans that were supposed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the republic's independence exactly in 1930. Uruguay promised to build a new stadium in Montevideo by the FIFA World Cup and incur all traveling and accommodation expenses of all participants of the FIFA World Cup. Nevertheless the European national teams didn't hurry to apply for taking part in the FIFA World Cup being frightened at the thought of a three-week travel overseas. Two months before the FIFA World Cup there wasn't any European teams that agreed to take part in the Cup. Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Bolivia and USA had applied by that time. • The Latin America federations strongly resented such neglect and threatened to go out of FIFA. France, Belgium, Yugoslavia and Romania (pressed by the King Carol) finally agreed to participate in the FIFA World Cup and sailed to Uruguay.

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