Some football shirts immediately remind you of a specific moment or certain memories.
The 2010 World Cup shirt of the Dutch National Team immediately brings to mind Wesley Sneijder, Giovanni van Bronckhorst's incredible goal against Uruguay, and of course, Arjen Robben's big chance in the final against Spain.
The shirt itself was quite simple. Orange as the base, black and white details, and a black crew neck. No busy design, no striking patterns, just a sleek Nike shirt.
The South Africa World Cup
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa started without huge expectations for the Netherlands but slowly grew into one of the best tournaments for Oranje in a long time.
Under Bert van Marwijk, the Netherlands may not have always played spectacularly, but they were effective.
With players like:
The design of the shirt
Nike kept the design remarkably clean.
The shirt had:
- a bright orange base
- a black neck
- black and white details on the sleeves and sides
The black and especially white details create a contrasting effect to keep the shirt from becoming boring.
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The road to the final
The Netherlands won all their group matches and then successively eliminated Slovakia, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Especially the quarter-final against Brazil remains one of the most famous Oranje matches of that World Cup.
The Netherlands fell behind early but completely turned the game around. Sneijder scored twice, and Oranje suddenly found themselves in the semi-finals.
Against Uruguay came perhaps the most beautiful moment of the tournament: Giovanni van Bronckhorst's wonder goal from a huge distance.
That moment alone makes this shirt iconic.
The history of the Dutch National Team shirt
The final against Spain
In the final against Spain, the Netherlands seemed to have a real chance at the world title for a long time.
The biggest chance came from Arjen Robben, who went one-on-one with Iker Casillas but failed to beat the goalkeeper.
Ultimately, Oranje lost in extra time due to Andrés Iniesta's goal.
As a result, this shirt will always be associated with mixed feelings. It was the shirt of a great World Cup run, but also of a missed opportunity for the world title.
Still one of the most famous Oranje shirts
Apart from the final, the 2010 World Cup shirt remains one of the most popular Netherlands shirts of the past twenty years. We also see this reflected in our data.
For many people, this is THE shirt from Sneijder's best period. Along with Robben, we see in our data that these shirts are selling well.
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