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World Cup Football 2010 South Africa

Netherlands

Group: Group E
Coach: Bert van Marwijk

Squad

No.	Player	Position	Club	Age	Caps
1	Maarten Stekelenburg	Keeper	Ajax	27	25
2	Gregory van der Wiel	Defender	Ajax	22	8
3	John Heitinga	Defender	Everton	26	51
4	Joris Mathijsen	Defender	Hamburger SV	30	53
5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (captain)	Defender	Feyenoord	35	97
6	Mark van Bommel	Midfielder	Bayern Munich	33	54
7	Dirk Kuyt	Forward	Liverpool	29	60
8	Nigel de Jong	Midfielder	Manchester City	25	40
9	Robin van Persie	Forward	Arsenal	26	41
10	Wesley Sneijder	Midfielder	Inter Milan	26	59
11	Arjen Robben	Forward	Bayern Munich	26	46
12	Khalid Boulahrouz	Defender	VfB Stuttgart	28	28
13	André Ooijer	Defender	PSV Eindhoven	35	53
14	Demy de Zeeuw	Midfielder	Ajax	27	23
15	Edson Braafheid	Defender	Celtic	27	5
16	Michel Vorm	Keeper	Utrecht	26	3
17	Eljero Elia	Forward	Hamburger SV	23	5
18	Stijn Schaars	Midfielder	AZ	26	11
19	Ryan Babel	Forward	Liverpool	23	38
20	Ibrahim Afellay	Midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	24	20
21	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Forward	Milan	26	30
22	Sander Boschker	Keeper	Twente	39	1
23	Rafael van der Vaart	Midfielder	Real Madrid	27	75

These details apply at the tournament start date (Friday 11th June 2010).

Matches

Group Stage

Match 9. Monday 14th June 2010, Johannesburg - JSC, 12:30 BST

Group E Match
Netherlands 2–0 Denmark
Netherlands goals: Agger (46′ own goal), Kuyt (85′)

Coverage: ITV1
Match 25. Saturday 19th June 2010, Durban, 12:30 BST

Group E Match
Netherlands 1–0 Japan
Netherlands goal: Sneijder (53′)

Coverage: ITV
Match 44. Thursday 24th June 2010, Cape Town, 19:30 BST

Group E Match
Cameroon 1–2 Netherlands
Cameroon goal: Eto'o (65′ penalty)

Netherlands goals: van Persie (36′), Huntelaar (83′)

Coverage: BBC1

Round of 16

Match 53. Monday 28th June 2010, Durban, 15:00 BST

Round of 16
Netherlands 2–1 Slovakia
Netherlands goals: Robben (18′), Sneijder (84′)

Slovakia goal: Vittek (90′+4 penalty)

Coverage: BBC1

Quarter Finals

Match 57. Friday 2nd July 2010, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, 15:00 BST

Quarter Final
Netherlands 2–1 Brazil
Netherlands goals: Felipe Melo (53′ own goal), Sneijder (68′)

Brazil goal: Robinho (10′)

Coverage: ITV1

Semi Finals

Match 61. Tuesday 6th July 2010, Cape Town, 19:30 BST

Semi Final
Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands
Uruguay goals: Forlán (41′), M. Pereira (90′+2)

Netherlands goals: van Bronckhorst (18′), Sneijder (70′), Robben (73′)

Coverage: ITV1

Final

Match 64. Sunday 11th July 2010, Johannesburg - JSC, 19:30 BST

Final
Netherlands 0–1 Spain after extra time
Spain goal: Iniesta (115′)

Coverage: BBC1 (and ITV1)