Dutch overachievers

[Gr]

The Dutch have been overachieving for many decades in football. A country much smaller than England, Italy, Germany, Spain, or France, have been producing many of the world's greatest footballers, coaches, and tactics, and have consistently given us joy and excitement at tournaments and at the various top level clubs their players have led to victory.

Thank you Netherlands for awesome football. You can be proud of your footballing pedigree.

[RagaZ]

Cryuff, Van Basten, Rijkaard, Neeskens, Kluivert, Seedorf, Davids, Bergkamp, Van Der Sar, Van Nistelrooy, Gullit, Robben, Van Persie etc.

0 World Cups

[Nick Young]

So many chokers produced over the generations, Dutch are huge overachievers when it comes to producing world class choking footballers

[robert_shaww]

1974: best team of the world cup: 2nd place. (germany world champs)

1978: best team of the world cup: 2nd place.(argentina world champs in O.T)

1990: favorites before the world cup : lost vs germany round 16

1994: the 4 favorites: brazil, argentina, germany and netherlands....finished 6th

1998: great squad, another choke in the semis against brazil...finished 4th after losing to Croacia.

2006: more and more choking in round of 16 vs portugal

2010: 2nd best team of the world cup: and 2nd place as well (spain world champs)

2014: after the 5-1 vs defending champs didnt lost in 6 games......choke again in the semis vs argentina. (in penalties)

Thats a history of choking.