The Dutch team is heading to the World Cup 2018 Group A linked to France, Sweden, Belarus, Bulgaria and Luxembourg. VI portrays opponents of Orange.
France
Orange France find an opponent who would rather have avoided. Coach Didier Deschamps is doted with a strong group of players, whose core consists of early twenties. This group of future world champions – whose Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Paul Pogba (Juventus) and Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) are the eye-catchers – will be at the final tournament in 2018 at its peak. France is therefore one normally in Russia among the favorites for the World Cup win. Therefore a danger in advance second fiddle for the Dutch in Group A.
In his own country France won in 1998 all before the global finals, while Les Blues in 2006 after penalty shoot their head must bow to Italy. At the World Cup 2014 France reached the quarterfinals, which Germany won 1-0 was too strong. This reaffirmed the team that the way up is applied after the humiliating eliminations in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup and the European Championship in 2008
At the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland swept Orange France still 4-1 to the mat, but in the last encounter between 5 in March 2014 the roles were completely reversed. Netherlands could not make a fist against the French and lost the exhibition game outgunned 2-0. For then-coach Louis van Gaal was the reason for his system to throw, which eventually led to the bronze medal at the World Championships. The mutual result against France after 23 duels slightly in favor of Orange (10W, 4G, 9V).
Sweden
Unlike the French selection seems Swedish group of players to have the best time behind it. In March of this year reached the team of national coach Erik Hamrén a historic low by falling to 45th position in the world rankings. A logical consequence of three consecutive final tournaments that Sweden could not qualify. In the qualification group for the European Championship 2016 in France, the team behind Austria in second place.
When losing World Cup finalist in 1958 Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still the big star. The 33-year-old leader of Sweden attack but has not eternal life. Orange comes with many players against Sweden with an Eredivisie history. The latest selection of Hamrén played except Ibrahimovic also Andreas Isaksson (PSV, photo left), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (SC Heerenveen), Jonas Olsson (NEC), Pontus Wernbloom (AZ), Marcus Berg (FC Groningen and PSV), Ola Toivonen ( PSV) for a Dutch club.
From the current Eredivisie players come Mattias Johansson (AZ) and Simon Gustafson (Feyenoord) are eligible for a call. The last international match against Sweden delivered on October 11, 2011 in a 3-2 defeat, but it was Orange already qualified for Euro 2012. It was the eighth time that won the Scandinavians from the Netherlands, but there Orange ten victories against me. Five times ended a match between Sweden and the Dutch national team undecided.
Bulgaria
After stopping the generation of players that in 2004 Bulgaria participated in the European Championships in Portugal coach Ivaylo Petev to build a new team. That team must CSKA Moscow midfielder Georgi Milanov be the designer. In the current qualifying campaign for Euro 2016 Bulgaria performs volatile. As the Eastern European team played consecutively equal to the weak and the strong Malta Italy.
Dutch soccer fans is a former PSV player Stanislav Manolev probably the most notable name in the selection of Bulgaria, which currently stands 68th in the FIFA world rankings. Just like against France and Sweden also lost the last match of Orange against Bulgaria. In preparation for the European Championship in 2012 won the Bulgarians 2-1 in the Arena. At that time proved to be the harbinger of a failed final tournament. In the previous matches held between Bulgaria and Orange each other properly in balance (W4, G2, V4).
Belarus
With away matches against Belarus in qualifying series Orange has bad experiences. The first duel with the land that was formerly part of the Soviet Union was lost in 1995 1-0. The final confrontation with Belarus on November 26, 2007 Orange also yielded a defeat, this time 2-1. The other four games against Belarus were incidentally indeed won.
That the former superstar Aleksander Hleb (34) years is no longer active at the highest level, the downward spiral which draws the team of Belarus -Russia recent years has arrived. Of the current squad only Egor Filipenko (Málaga) operates in a European top competition. It is therefore not surprising that the team of choice Mr. Alyaksandr Khatskevich in six games in the current European Championship qualifiers picked up only four points
Luxembourg
One of the conquered four points Belarus against Luxembourg, which emphasizes that the tiny nation should not be underestimated. Luxembourg plays consistently well organized, making Orange in preparation for the European Championships in 2008 did not exceed two minimum 1-0 victories. With Aurélien Joachim (former RKC Waalwijk and Willem II photo) Luxembourg has a player in the selection with Eredivisie history.
However Furthermore coach Luc Holtz been reached on a selection overflowing with quality. Thirteen footballers in his last elite corps play in the weak Luxembourg competition. The two games against the current number 146 of the world must Orange normally therefore constitute six points. The Dutch team won thirteen times previously of Luxembourg, but also lost twice in the Grand Duchy (W13, G1, V2).
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Europe can enroll thirteen countries for the World Cup. The nine group winners will qualify directly and the best eight runners-up compete in the playoffs for the last four tickets. To keep an eye on the World Cup 2018 Orange so at least four countries keep themselves in the group stage.
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