00:07Group F of the FIFA World Cup comprises Netherlands, Japan, Sweden and Tunisia. Tonight we touch on
00:14the Dutchmen. Netherlands are currently ranked 7th in the world. They have participated in 12
00:19tournaments which includes the 2026th edition. Their best position has been runners-up in 1974,
00:271978 and 2010 which equals three hard breaks. For this World Cup, they are clear favourites
00:34to win their group. Players to look out for include Virgil van Dijk, Frankie de Jong and
00:39Cody Gakpo just to name a few. Group G is made up of Belgium, Egypt, Iran and New Zealand.
00:46The focus is on New Zealand also known as the All-Whites and they are ranked 85th in the
00:52world. They have made three World Cups including this one with the previous two being in 1982
00:57and 2010. They never went past the group stage but still did something special in 2010 in
01:05South Africa. New Zealand drew all their group games that year before exiting the tournament.
01:10At this year's World Cup, they are not seen as favourites in their group with Belgium and
01:15Egypt being the top two. One player on the New Zealand team to look out
01:19for is Chris Wood who has 45 goals from 88 appearances for his country.
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