Netherlands' World Cup Woes: A History of Near Misses and Penalty Heartbreak

The Netherlands is considered one of the most powerful teams in world football. It has given the world football greats like Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Rob Rensenbrink, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Virgil van Dijk.

But sadly, 'The Orange' has not yet won the FIFA World Cup, and most of its exits have been decided by unexpected penalties. This time too, its fate was repeated.