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Brian Brobbey of the Netherlands scores the 2-0 during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F match between the Netherlands and Sweden at Houston Stadium in Houston, United States, on June 20, 2026.
Sports
Oranje thrash Sweden 5-1 to move to brink of World Cup knockout stage
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Close Up Ronald Koeman At The Open Day Of The Johan Cruyff Foundation At Amsterdam The Netherlands 21-9-2022
Sports
Oranje manager Ronald Koeman weighs attacking balance as team prepare for Sweden test
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Koki Ogawa celebrates Japan's 2-2 equalizer as (left to right) Jan Paul van Hecke, Virgil van Dijk and Denzel Dumfries react during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F match between the Netherlands and Japan at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, United States, on June 14, 2026.
Sports
Oranje start World Cup campaign with 2-2 draw after late goal from Japan
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Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen during a training session with the Netherlands national team at Riverside Stadium on 10 June 2026 in Kansas City. The Netherlands national team is preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Sports
Oranje's injured starting keeper Verbruggen trains separately as World Cup camp starts
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FIFA World Cup against the background of the flag of the Netherlands.
BusinessSports
Nearly half of Dutch municipalities to extend opening hours for World Cup matches
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Cody Gakpo of the Netherlands national football team scores the 2-1 goal during the friendly match between the Netherlands and Uzbekistan at the Icahn Stadium on June 8, 2026, in New York, United States. The Dutch national team is preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Sports
Gakpo scores twice as Oranje edge Uzbekistan in final World Cup warm-up
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The Dutch national team on the plane to the United States ahead of the FIFA World Cup, June 4 2026.
Sports
Oranje departs for United States as FIFA World Cup countdown begins
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A model of the FIFA World Cup trophy
Sports
Record 38 players from Dutch clubs set for expanded World Cup
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Oranje fans march through the streets of Hamburg toward the Netherlands' first match in the 2024 European Championship against Poland, 16 June 2024
Sports
Survey: Dutch World Cup hopes surge, but only 8% expect title win
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Willian Pacho of Ecuador, Stefan de Vrij, Wout Weghorst and Teun Koopmeiners of the Netherlands during the international friendly match between the Netherlands and Ecuador at the Philips Stadium on March 31, 2026, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Sports
Netherlands draw with Ecuador ahead of World Cup, Sweden joins their group
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Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran mages acquired by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper on NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite, August 23, 2000.
Politics
Netherlands, five allies ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions
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Artist’s rendering of the 2026 Kingdom of the Netherlands baseball hat in front of a Dutch fl
Sports
Netherlands set to kick off Baseball World Cup against Venezuela amid roster drama
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Dutch-Japanese filmmaker and artist Kiriko Mechanicus in 2025
CrimeCultureEntertainment
Kiriko Mechanicus bringing her film on Atlanta sex work killer, ethnic fetishism to SXSW
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Femke Kok takes gold in the 500m speed skating event at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium during the Milan Winter Olympics.
Sports
Femke Kok makes history with Olympic 500m gold in record time
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The flags of the United States and the Netherlands fly over the entrance to the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam. 12 August 2020
PoliticsSports
Oranje to play in World Cup despite thousands of Dutch calling for U.S. boycott
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The Israel National Flag against the Kotel Wailing Western Wall in Jerusalem
Politics
Netherlands joins 13 nations in condemning Israel’s approval of 19 West Bank settlements
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Derbystar Eredivisie 2022-2023 ball.
Sports
PSV move six points clear after Feyenoord fall to NEC
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Nexperia logo seen displayed on a smartphone and on the background
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch PM: Nexperia measures target CEO mismanagement, not China
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Dutch athlete Femke Bol (c) takes gold in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, flanked by bronze medalist Emma Zapletalova from Slovakia (l) and silver medalist Jasmine Jones from the U.S. (r). 19 Sept 2025
Sports
Femke Bol takes 400m hurdles gold in Tokyo; Ties Sifan Hassan for all-time medal record
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Swimming pool
Sports
Dutch swimmer Marrit Steenbergen retains world title in Singapore
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Peace Palace in The Hague, which houses the International Court of Justice, August 2022.
Nature
ICJ rules that states must protect the climate as Dutch groups celebrate decision
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A container for ASML extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machinery is loaded into an airplane. May 2021
BusinessTechInnovation
Researchers warn: the Netherlands needs more ASML-style innovators to stay competitive
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Citroen logo on a steering wheel of a Citroen car C3
Business
Over 33,000 people urged to stop driving their Citroëns immediately over airbag fault
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The flags of the United States and the Netherlands fly over the entrance to the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam. 12 August 2020
CultureLifestyle
Dutch travellers visiting U.S. less often; Asian cities becoming more popular