The Netherlands national team achieved an unprecedented feat in World Cups, by not losing any of their first games in the group stage of the tournament. According to Telegram channel Stata Football, the "Laranjas" won seven of the first ten games they played in the group stage, in addition to drawing three times.
In the last game, held on June 14, the team faced Japan in the first round of the 2026 World Cup, where the result ended in a 2-2 draw.
The 2026 World Cup is taking place in the United States, Mexico and Canada, having started on June 11th and scheduled to conclude on July 19th. The current world champion is the Argentina team, which beat France in the final of the 2022 tournament, held in Qatar, through a penalty shootout.