Indyplus gallery: The 32 World Cup teams in pictures
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Netherlands
How they qualified
Winner of Uefa Group D, winning nine out of their 10 qualification matches.
Key player
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)- The winger appears to be playing better than ever under Pep Guardiola.
Dangerman
Robin van Persie (Manchester United)- The striker has scored his 41st international goal recently to become the Netherlands’ all-time record scorer. The word clinical springs to mind.
World Cup best
Three-times runners up. Are they the best team to have never won the elite competition?
Premier League interest
Possibly 11 players - Michel Vorm, Tim Krul, Ron Vlaar, Leroy Fer, Robin van Persie, Maarten Stekelenburg, John Heitinga, Erik Pieters, Jonathan de Guzman, Marco van Ginkel, Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
Most expensive
Marc Overmars - £25m, from Arsenal to Barcelona, 2000
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