Switzerland and Austria would be hosting Euro Cup 2008, which would take place from 7th June to 29th June 2008. Euro 2008- Netherlands: The Netherlands is in Group C of the Euro Cup 2008. In the qualifying matches, Romania gave a tough competition to The Netherlands. The qualification in the final phase of the Euro Cup 2008 was assured to The Netherlands when the team won 1-0 against Luxembourg. The Netherlands had acquired second position with 26 points after playing 12 matches at the end of qualifying matches.
The teams against whom Euro Netherlands played in the qualifying matches were:
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Belarus
Luxembourg
Albania
Edwin van der Sar, Maarten Stekelemburg and Henk Timmer are three goalkeepers of Euro 2008- Netherlands squad for Euro Cup 2008. The midfielders for Euro 2008- Netherlands are:
- Orlando Engelaar
- Nigel de Jong
- Denny Landzaat
- Theo Janssen
- Arjen Robben
- Hedwiges Maduro
- Wesley Sneijder
- Clarence Seedorf
- Stijn Schaars
- Rafael van der Vaart
- Demy de Zeeuw
Ryan Babel, Dirk Kuyt, Danny Koevermans, Robin van Persie, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, are the forwards of The Netherlands Euro Cup 2008 team. The defenders of The Netherlands Euro Cup 2008 squad are Ibrahim Afellay, Wilfred Bouma, Khalid Boulahrouz, Johnny Heitinga, Tim de Cler, Joris Mathijsen, Kew Jaliens, André Ooijer, Mario Melchiot, Urby Emanuelson, and Giovanni van Bronckhorst
In the Euro Cup 2004, Euro Netherlands had lost 2-1 to Portugal in the semifinal match. The Netherlands would be playing against France, Romania and Italy, who are the other teams belonging to Group C. Marco van Basten, who was an excellent striker of his time, is the coach for Netherlands at Euro Cup 2008. The schedule of The Netherlands for Group C matches are:
- 9th June 2008: The Netherlands vs. Italy, Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Berne
- 13th June 2008: The Netherlands vs. France, Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Berne
- 17th June 2008: The Netherlands vs. Romania, Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Berne
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