2010 Netherlands Training – XXL

The 2009–10 season for the Netherlands national team culminated in a dramatic and hard-fought run to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final in South Africa. Under manager Bert van Marwijk, the Dutch played a pragmatic yet effective style of football, winning all six matches en route to the final before falling 1–0 in extra time to Spain. The squad blended flair and grit, with Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben, and Robin van Persie leading the attack, and a rugged midfield marshaled by Mark van Bommel and Nigel de Jong.

🏆 Netherlands at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

• Group E:
  ✅ 2–0 vs Denmark
  ✅ 1–0 vs Japan
  ✅ 2–1 vs Cameroon

• Round of 16: ✅ 2–1 vs Slovakia

• Quarterfinals: ✅ 2–1 vs Brazil

• Semifinals: ✅ 3–2 vs Uruguay

• Final: ❌ 0–1 (a.e.t) vs Spain
  ➡️ The Dutch won six consecutive matches before Andrés Iniesta’s goal in the 116th minute denied them a first-ever World Cup title.

🇳🇱 Netherlands 2010 World Cup Squad

Manager: Bert van Marwijk
Captain: Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Goalkeepers

• Maarten Stekelenburg

• Michel Vorm

• Sander Boschker

Defenders

• Giovanni van Bronckhorst

• Gregory van der Wiel

• John Heitinga

• Joris Mathijsen

• André Ooijer

• Khalid Boulahrouz

• Edson Braafheid

Midfielders

• Mark van Bommel

• Nigel de Jong

• Wesley Sneijder

• Rafael van der Vaart

• Demy de Zeeuw

• Stijn Schaars

Forwards

• Arjen Robben

• Robin van Persie

• Dirk Kuyt

• Eljero Elia

• Ryan Babel

• Klaas-Jan Huntelaar