Netherlands

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Three times a beaten finalist, the Oranje remain the best team never to win the World Cup. Ronald Koeman's experienced core of Van Dijk, De Jong and Gakpo faces a tricky group headlined by a heavyweight opener against Japan in Dallas.

Netherlands fixtures

Players to watch

• Virgil van Dijk

  Defender · Liverpool

• Frenkie de Jong

  Midfielder · Barcelona

• Cody Gakpo

  Forward · Liverpool

Group F table