Dutch football has been admired since the ‘total football’ of the seventies and there have been such a number of great players from Holland, it seems only a matter of time before they can repeat their Euro ’88 title.

Group G however is not a foregone conclusion and the Dutch trail Romania and Bulgaria but hold a game in hand. In order to qualify, the Netherlands will have to beat one or both of those teams and with talent throughout the squad this is a most achievable target.