World Cup Trivia: Netherlands to win the world cup?

Netherlands beat 2-0 Chile yesterday, and became the first team in this World Cup to qualify with 3 straight wins, and also the first team with double-digit number of goals scored.

Impressive, Disappointing, Impressive again

Their current results gave no indication that this was the same nation that crashed out of Euro 2012 during the group stage. Such a stark contrast that they were eliminated with 3 straight losses!

Back with a stronger team

This time round at World Cup 2014, they finally found themselves on the right foot again. Netherlands has assembled a team of quality players with the likes of veterans Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben as well as young talents like Memphis Depay. Most importantly, the team will be led by Louis Van Gaal, who is highly regarded for his track record in winning domestic titles in Netherlands and Spain.

They certainly made an instant statement thrashing title-defenders Spain 5-1 on their opening game.

3-time Finalist, Winner of None

However, the Oranje are still without a World Cup triumph, even though they’ve reached the finals 3 times previously. Seeing how Netherlands play, I am skeptical they can keep up with their current play – consistency is not their forte.

Netherlands will face Mexico in the last 16.

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World Cup Trivia is a series designed for the current World Cup 2014 to give fans more than one ways to savour the game.