The Netherlands, aka Holland, have a large number of young players in their 23 man World Cup squad for 2014. There has been quite a turnover following their 2010 World Cup final defeat.
Louis van Gaal has brought in several young players and has included 10 players from the Dutch Eredivisie. The Netherlands will be playing in Group B along with Australia, Chile, and Spain. Their first match will be June 13 against Spain at 3:00 pm ET.
1 | GK | Jasper Cillessen | Ajax |
2 | D | Ron Vlaar | Aston Villa |
3 | D | Stefan de Vrij | Feyenoord |
4 | D | Bruno Martins Indi | Feyenoord |
5 | D | Daley Blind | Ajax |
6 | MF | Nigel de Jong | AC Milan |
7 | D | Daryl Janmaat | Feyenoord |
8 | MF | Jonathan de Guzman | Swansea City |
9 | F | Robin van Persie | Manchester United |
10 | MF | Wesley Sneijder | Galatasaray |
11 | MF | Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich |
12 | D | Paul Verhaegh | Augsburg |
13 | D | Joel Veltman | Ajax |
14 | D | Terence Kongolo | Feyenoord |
15 | F | Dirk Kuyt | Fenerbahce |
16 | MF | Jordy Clasie | Feyenoord |
17 | F | Jeremain Lens | Dynamo Kiev |
18 | MF | Leroy Fer | Norwich City |
19 | F | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Schalke 04 |
20 | MF | Georginio Wijnaldum | PSV |
21 | MF | Memphis Depay | PSV |
22 | GK | Michel Vorm | Swansea City |
23 | GK | Tim Krul | Newcastle United |
You can also check out the World Cup 2014 Fixture List and my World Cup Predictions and Previews. Feel free to print out a copy of the 2014 World Cup bracket as well. I will be putting out weekly predictions for matches throughout the tournament so keep coming back for those!