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NETHERLANDSKingdom of the NetherlandsPopulation: 17 millionMain language: DutchLife expectancy: 81 yearsGDP per person: $42900Capital city: Amsterdam2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1889No. footballers / registered: 1,745,860 / 1,138,860FIFA ranking (May-14): 15Highest FIFA ranking: 1 (Aug-11)Continental titles: European Championship winners 1988FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 10 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990,1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Runners-up 1974, 1978, 2010Biggest win: 5-0 v Korea Republic (1998)Biggest loss: 0-3 v Czechoslovakia (1938)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group D winnersAustralia's record against Netherlands (men's)Team P W D LSenior 3 1 2 0Under-23 5 0 2 3Under-20 3 0 0 3Group BDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in NetherlandsPopulation count (2011 census): 760001.4 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 2.2 1.7 49.8 46.3Median age: 64.1 yearsSex ratio: 103.6 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 71.7 18.4 9.8Australian citizenship rate: 76.0 per centMain localities of residence: Berwick (Vic),Pakenham (Vic), Croydon (Vic)FORM GUIDE06/09/13 Estonia D 2-2 Tallinn10/09/13 Andorra W 2-0 Andorra La Vella11/10/13 Hungary W 8-1 Amsterdam15/10/13 Turkey W 2-0 Istanbul16/11/13 Japan D 2-2 Genk19/11/13 Colombia D 0-0 Amsterdam05/03/14 France L 0-2 Paris/Saint-Denis17/05/14 Ecuador D 1-1 Amsterdam31/05/14 Ghana - Rotterdam04/06/14 Wales - AmsterdamNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 11PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – NETHERLANDSPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubDaley Blind 24 Mid Ajax NEDBruno Martins Indi 22 Def Feyenoord NEDJean Paul Boetius 20 For Feyenoord NEDQuincy Promes 22 Mid Twente NEDJasper Cillessen 25 GK Ajax NEDKarim Rekik 19 Def PSV Eindhoven NEDJordy Clasie 22 Mid Feyenoord NEDArjen Robben 30 For Bayern Muenchen GERJonathan De Guzman 26 Mid Swansea City WALWesley Sneijder 30 Mid Internazionale ITANigel De Jong 29 Mid AC Milan ITATonny Trindade De Vilhena 19 Mid Feyenoord NEDStefan De Vrij 22 Def Feyenoord NEDPatrick Van Aanholt 23 Def Vitesse Arnheim NEDMemphis Depay 20 For PSV Eindhoven NED Rafael Van Der Vaart 31 Mid Hamburger GERLeroy Fer 24 Mid Norwich City ENGRobin Van Persie 30 For Manchester United ENGKlaas Jan Huntelaar 30 For Schalke GERJoel Veltman 22 Def Ajax NEDDaryl Janmaat 24 Def Feyenoord NEDPaul Verhaegh 30 Def Augsburg GERTerence Kongolo 20 Def Feyenoord NEDRon Vlaar 29 Def Aston Villa ENGTim Krul 26 GK Newcastle United ENG Michel Vorm 30 GK Swansea City WALDirk Kuyt 33 For Fenerbahce TURGeorginio Wijnaldum 23 Mid PSV Eindhoven NEDJeremain Lens 26 For Dynamo Kyiv UKRJeroen Zoet 23 GK PSV Eindhoven NEDCOACH: Louis Van Gaal (Netherlands) age 62 yearsCoach of Netherlands since 2012 (also 2000-2002)Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 32