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Title: Total Football? This Netherlands team are putting set pieces at the heart of their World Cup plans
Link: Original article on nytimes.com
Region: ES
Topics: set; heart; dutch; record; world; van; total; plans; football; koeman; pieces; players; netherlands; ball; putting; way; team; cup; Set piece (football); Johan Cruyff; Ronald Koeman; Free kick (association football); Virgil van Dijk; FIFA World Cup; U.C. Sampdoria; Netherlands national football team; Wembley Stadium; Overtime (sports); La Liga; UEFA Champions League; Association football
Datetime: 3/28/2026, 7:03:53 AM
Summary: Koeman has estimated that the chances of that happening will improve if the Netherlands get their set pieces right at both ends of the pitch. It explains why he is tempted to lean on specialist advice in the United States, where the Netherlands play World Cup group fixtures in Dallas, Houston and Kansas City. If Koeman has his way, this is what a classic Dutch set piece will look like in the near future. Koeman anticipates there will be more penalty shootouts at this World Cup due to the extra round of knockout games. At the last World Cup in Qatar, the Netherlands were knocked out by Argentina on penalties....
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