One of the most talented teams in the 2026 FIFA World Cup field, the Netherlands enter this summer's tournament looking once again to erase one of the most painful footnotes in global football history.

The Dutch, quarter-finalists in 2022 and ranked seventh in the world by FIFA, will be favourites to progress. Their biggest challenge is likely to come from Japan, who became the first side to secure their place at the tournament in March last year after breezing through their qualifying group.

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