Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 10:58• Yanick Vos • Last update: 11:01

The Dutch national team has risen in the FIFA world rankings. the Dutch is the new number eleven in the world, where it was still twelfth on the previous ranking. The increase is due to the team of national coach Louis van Gaal due to the performance in the World Cup qualifiers.

Van Gaal has recently been able to call himself national coach of the Dutch for the third time. At his return along the line, the Netherlands drew 1-1 against Norway. Then Montenegro (4-0) and Turkey (6-1) were defeated with convincing numbers. Due to the good performance, the Dutch national team is on course for qualification for the World Cup in Qatar. With four games to go, the the Dutch is the leader in Group G.

The Netherlands has risen sharply in the FIFA ranking in recent months. Prior to the European Championship, the Dutch was the number sixteen in the world. Despite the elimination in the eighth finals against the Czech Republic, the twelfth place was taken in August. the Dutch is now the number eleven and the number ten is breathing down Denmark. Belgium is still top of the list, followed by Brazil and England.

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