Dutch forward Dirk Kuyt lifts teammate Wesley Sneijder after Sneijder's goal against Slovakia at the World Cup, June 28, 2010. This afternoon in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, the Netherlands takes the field against Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals. The Dutch are famous for playing a stylish kind of football that is short on defense, sometimes even short on goals, but never short on entertainment. In the 1974 World Cup final, it famously scored before its West German opponents had even touched the ball and then spent the rest of the game trying to create a highlight reel instead of a victory. The Dutch lost 2-1. But it’s reputation wasn’t harmed. This year, the team has gone in a different direction, sacrificing style for, it hopes, substance. “It’s cool, it’s controlled, they haven’t been in danger seriously at any moment,” says David Winner, author of Brilliant Orange, the Book on Dutch Soccer.
- 7/2/2010
- Vanity Fair
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