Anul înfiinţării federaţiei: 1889, Culori: alb-portocaliu, Porecle: Olandezii zburători, portocala mecanică
Clasament FIFA: 4,
Cea mai bună clasare FIFA: 2 (noiembrie 1993, iunie 2009), Cea mai slabă clasare FIFA: 25 (mai 1998)
Primul meci internaţional: Belgia – Olanda 1-4(Antwerp, Belgia; 30 aprilie 1905)
Cea mai mare victorie: Olanda – Finlanda 9-0 (Solna, Suedia; 4 iulie 1912)
Cea mai grea înfrângere: Anglia – Olanda 12-2 (Darlington, Anglia; 21 decembrie 1907)
Palmares: Cupa Mondială: 8 apariţii – locul 2: ( 1974 şi 1978)
Campionatul European: 8 apariţii – câştigătoare: (1988)
Antrenor: Bert van Marwijk (Olanda) – 58 de ani, în funcţie din iulie 2008.
| Număr | Post | Nume | Data naşterii | Club |
| 1 | portar | Maarten Stekelenburg | 22.09.1982 (27) | Ajax |
| 2 | fundaş | Gregory van der Wiel | 03.02.1988 (22) | Ajax |
| 3 | fundaş | John Heitinga | 15.11.1983 (26) | Everton |
| 4 | fundaş | Joris Mathijsen | 05.04.1980 (30) | Hamburg |
| 5 | fundaş | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 05.02.1975 (35) | Feyenoord |
| 6 | mijlocaş | Mark van Bommel | 22.04.1977 (33) | Bayern |
| 7 | atacant | Dirk Kuyt | 22.07.1980 (29) | Liverpool |
| 8 | mijlocaş | Nigel de Jong | 30.11.1984 (25) | Manchester City |
| 9 | atacant | Robin van Persie | 06.08.1983 (26) | Arsenal |
| 10 | mijlocaş | Wesley Sneijder | 09.06.1984 (26) | Inter Milano |
| 11 | atacant | Arjen Robben | 23.01.1984 (26) | Bayern |
| 12 | fundaş | Khalid Boulahrouz | 28.12.1981 (28) | Stuttgart |
| 13 | fundaş | André Ooijer | 11.07.1974 (35) | PSV |
| 14 | mijlocaş | Demy de Zeeuw | 26.05.1983 (27) | Ajax |
| 15 | fundaş | Edson Braafheid | 08.04.1983 (27) | Celtic |
| 16 | portar | Michel Vorm | 20.10.1983 (26) | Utrecht |
| 17 | atacant | Eljero Elia | 13.02.1987 (23) | Hamburg |
| 18 | mijlocaş | Stijn Schaars | 11.01.1984 (26) | AZ Alkmaar |
| 19 | atacant | Ryan Babel | 19.12.1986 (23) | Liverpool |
| 20 | mijlocaş | Ibrahim Afellay | 02.04.1986 (24) | PSV |
| 21 | atacant | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 12.08.1983 (26) | Milan |
| 22 | portar | Sander Boschker | 20.10.1970 (39) | Twente |
| 23 | mijlocaş | Rafael van der Vaart | 11.02.1983 (27) | Real Madrid |
Vedeta echipei – Arjen Robben
Într-o naţională din care fac parte Robin Van Persie, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart sau Mark van Bommel este greu să alegi un singur lider, însă CV-ul şi forma de moment îl recomandă pe Arjen Robben (26 de ani) ca fiind cel mai important om al porocalei mecanice la acest Campionat Mondial.

Portocala e din nou Mecanică
Mai mereu Olanda a pornit ca una dintre favorite la câştigarea trofeului. De cele mai multe ori au dezamăgit, dar parcursul din grupa de calificare le dă mari speranţe: victorii pe linie şi un joc cu care au impresionat.
Într-o grupă cu Japonia, Danemarca şi Camerun, olandezii sunt favoriţi cerţi, dar toate adeversarele sunt echipe imprevizibile. Odată trecută de grupă, „Portocala Mecanică” n-ar trebui să aibă vreo problemă în optimi.
Pronostic Libertatea.ro: Olanda va ajunge în sferturi
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