Euro Cup 2008: Netherlands 3-0 Over Italy!
Woohoo! The Netherlands just won a big match, so in European soccer tradition, it’s time to burn something!
Ok, so this was just the first match of Euro Cup 2008 for the Netherlands, but seeing as how they managed an upset victory over defending World Cup champions Italy, this is a huge deal. And 3-0!?! Jesus, 3 goals in soccer is like scoring 42 points in an NFL game!
As I’m writing this there are people yelling out their windows in my apartment building and honestly, why the hell not? The Netherlands hasn’t exactly enjoyed a great deal of international success in recent years, failing to even qualify for the 2002 and 2006 World Cup’s.
Of course, qualifying out of arguably the most competitive continent in the world’s most popular game is no easy task. Ask Greece, who stunned Europe by winning Euro Cup 2004 and then failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.
Also ask England, who amazingly did not qualify to play in Euro Cup 2008. Grateful for this of course are residents and police in host countries Switzerland and Austria. English soccer fans have a rich history of burning shit and causing general chaos, win or lose!
So since I’m living in Holland now and the continent is a buzz with Euro Cup fever, look forward (or don’t since it’s soccer) to some posts about the 2nd most watched event in the world. And again, big congrats to the Netherlands on a big upset win!
photo credit: my personal collection
4 Comments
HUP HOLLAND!!! Can’t wait to watch the game on Friday and get caught up in Oranjegekte
yes, Hup (go) Holland! As long as their not playing Greece!
The Dutch did qualify for the 2006 world championships, shame on you ….
Robbie-I checked that and you’re right. Netherlands lost 1-0 to Portugal in the round of 16 in the 2006 World Cup. I stand corrected.