Goodbye to Arjen Robben who played his last game for the "men in orange" tonight (2-0 win over Sweden which was unfortunately not enough to qualify for the World Cup 2018 in Russia). I have enjoyed your speed, your shots with the left foot and your passion for the game (a little less sometime your acting when tackled but you can be forgiven for that). I thought in 2010 during the finals hosted in South Africa that you had the goalie of Spain beat but somehow the goalie got his big toe on it (after that brilliant pass from Wesley Sneyder). That was the closest we ever got to winning the World Cup after the star studded team that left it for Germany in 1974.
Thank you Arjen and thank you Wesley. It is now up to the next generation to see if they can qualify for the 2020 European Championship and the 2022 World Cup.
Love it that Iceland qualified for Russia 2018. They w ere the sensation of the European Cup two years ago and totally deserve to be in Russia. A country with 330,000 people whose soccer team qualifies. That is even better than Uruquay already so many times with only their 3 million people!
A relaxed tournament for us to watch next summer. I am cheering for Egypt and for Iceland! And of coursse always for Brazil and Colombia. What the heck. I cheer for all the teams!!
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