The Netherlands or Holland is about to begin its journey into the 2010 FIFA World Cup in less than 24 hours. The Dutch are in Group E against Cameroon, Denmark, and Japan and have never won a World Cup in its large history with the event.

The first game is going to be against Denmark on June 14, 2010 followed by Japan on June 19, 2010, and Cameroon on June 24, 2010. The Dutch are expected to be a team to watch as they attempt to advance or maybe capture the World Cup.

It is expected that the Dutch National Football/Soccer Team will defeat Japan and Denmark only to face defeat before a more organized team such as Cameroon with its coach Paul Le Guen. Cameroon will be in first place with Holland being in second place in Group E.

The Netherlands managed to defeat teams such as Scotland, Iceland, Norway, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in order to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Its top scorer is Klaas Jan Huntelaar with 17 goals.

The team has had at the time of this article 8 wins, 0 draws, and 0 defeats. The Netherlands also had 17 goals for, 2 goals against, and nine yellow cards. The team has not been without its problems related to injuries as one of its key players Arjen Robbens suffered a thigh injury in its friendly game against Hungary.

The result of the friendly game against Hungary was a victory for the Netherlands. Regardless of what happened to Robbens, Rafael Van Der Vaart is hoping that the Dutch National Football/Soccer Team wins and has expressed his confidence in an eventual victory for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Rafael Van Der Vaart is one of the key players in the Dutch National Football/Soccer Team with 78 International Caps, 16 International Goals, and his debut in the Netherlands VS Andorra game in the year 2001.

Mr. Van Der Vaart has played for teams such as the Hamburger SV in Germany, Ajax in Holland and Real Madrid in Spain as a midfielder. He is one of the people to watch taking into account that Robbens is out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

He has appeared in 28 games with 18 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, and 5 goals for. Van Der Vaart has also been the recipient of 5 yellow cards and one yellow card which could have converted to red. It remains to be seen what will transpire in the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Holland.

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