Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Down and nearly out: Dutch soccer in decline (The Associated Press)

Netherlands' Memphis Depay shows his lion tattoo after losing the international friendly soccer match between The Netherlands and Italy at the Amsterdam ArenA stadium, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. The Netherlands were defeated by Italy with 1-2. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Halfway through its qualifying campaign for the 2018 tournament, the Netherlands -- a finalist and semifinalist at the last two World Cups -- is hunting for a new coach and facing an uphill battle to qualify for Russia. The previous coach, Danny Blind, was fired Sunday, the day after his team lost to Bulgaria 2-0 in Sofia. With five matches to play in Group A, the Netherlands is in fourth place, six points behind leader France and three points adrift of second-place Sweden.


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