Dutch look to make up for lost time but need consistency


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 26 May 2021

FILE PHOTO Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Group C - Netherlands v Estonia - Johan Cruijff Arena Amsterdam Netherlands - November 19 2019  Netherlands players pose for a team group photo before the match   REUTERSPiroschka Van De Wouw

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Group C - Netherlands v Estonia - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - November 19, 2019 Netherlands players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

(Reuters) - The Netherlands missed out on the last two major tournaments so they will be looking to make up for lost ground at Euro 2020 but with a side who still have an air of inconsistency about them.

Failing to qualify for Euro 2016 in France and the World Cup in Russia two years later was a blow for a country who were near the top of world football as runners-up at the 2010 World Cup and third in Brazil four years later.

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