13-10-2015, 22:50
Well that's the Netherlands confirmed as non qualifiers after failing to win at home against a Czech side down to 10 men for the whole second half (though Turkey's made it academic anyway), with 'Europe's Greatest Defender' Virgil van Dijk gifting the Czechs a 2 goal start to demonstrate why he's been overlooked by the national side for years.
Quite a dramatic collapse in form for the Dutch since the World Cup. They hadn't lost a home qualifier since Portugal won in Holland in 2000 until Iceland beat them last month, and now it's 2 in a row. Not the first time we've seen sides do well at a World Cup only to take a dip in a form in the following years.
Quite a dramatic collapse in form for the Dutch since the World Cup. They hadn't lost a home qualifier since Portugal won in Holland in 2000 until Iceland beat them last month, and now it's 2 in a row. Not the first time we've seen sides do well at a World Cup only to take a dip in a form in the following years.