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Not many people paid attention to the Netherlands football team before the World Cup. Despite having some of the biggest names in the sport, they were hardly discussed. Now, with only eight teams remaining in the tournament, they have every chance to prove the doubters wrong. Last Word on Football looks at the Dutchmen’s chances […] READ MORE
The World Cup knockout stages are now well underway, with an excellent eight soon to be cut down to a phenomenal four. See Last Word on Football’s World Cup predictions for the quarter finals, and why we could have the match of the tournament. World Cup Predictions for the Quarter Finals Brazil vs Croatia Joe […] READ MORE
Tottenham Hotspur forward Steven Bergwijn has been sent home from international duty with The Netherlands for being too unfit. Frank de Boer’s side face Spain in a friendly on Wednesday before their two Nations League fixtures against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland. Steven Bergwijn Sent Home From International Duty Steven Bergwijn is niet fit […] READ MORE
The 2020/21 UEFA Nations League season is set to start on 3 September with the two first Group A4 fixtures – Germany hosting Spain in Stuttgart and Ukraine hosting Switzerland in Lviv. On 4 September Group A1 will kick off. Group A1 contains the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This article will be […] READ MORE
The UEFA European Championship is a competition reserved for Europe’s elite teams to determine the continent’s strongest national team. Although, its current format consisting of 24 participating teams (out of 55 UEFA members) perhaps somehow limits the exclusivity of the tournament. Nevertheless, in 1964, merely four nations took part. Luxembourg were remarkably close to being […] READ MORE
Sebastian Stiernspetz has been a writer for Last Word on Football since December 2019, being primarily interested in the international game, but also writing extensively about club football. As a Swedish AIK and Manchester United fan, Sebastian is longing for bygone eras.