HOLLAND DIDN'T HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES QUALIFYING FOR THE WORLD CUP OF 1998 BECAUSE THEY WERE ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE WORLD AND THEY HAVE WON MANY MANY GAMES BEFORE THIS WORLD CUP. THIS TIME ALSO LIKE EVERY OTHER TIME THEY SHOWED HOW GOOD THEY WERE. IN THIS WORLD CUP THEY HAD TO FACE VERY GOOD TEAMS LIKE SOUTH KOREA, ARGENTINA, CROATIA AND HARDEST OF ALL WAS BRAZIL.

IN THE GAME WITH SOUTH KOREA THEY BOTH WERE GOOD TEAMS BUT AMAZINGLY THEY SCORED 5 GOALS MAKING SOUTH KOREA LOSE IN THE FIRST ROUND. IN THE SECOND ROUND ALSO THEY PLAYED VERY WELL AND HEADED TOWARDS THE QUARTER-FINALS AND THEY HAD TO FACE ARGENTINA. HOLLAND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF MARADONA NOT PLAYING AND WON THE GAME. AFTER WINNING ARGENTINA THEY HEADED TOWARD THE SEMI-FINALS AND THEY HAD TO PLAY AGAINST BRAZIL.

THIS WAS THE GAME THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN VERY UNLUCKY FOR HOLLAND. IN THIS GAME THEY AT FIRST PLAYED AND HAD A SCORE OF 2-2 AND IT WAS A DRAW EVEN AFTER THE ADDED TIME. THEN THEY HAD A PENALTY BUT UNFOTUNATELY THEY MISSED AND LOST THE GAME. BUT STILL THEY HAD TO PLAY AGAINST CROATIA FOR THE THIRD MATCH BUT UNLUCKILY THEY LOST THIS GAME TOO. BUT ANYWAY HOLLAND WAS FOURTH IN THE WORLD CUP OF 1998.