The Oranje Blame Imminent Exit on Poor Luck

Happy now, but probably not on Friday.

Johannesburg, South Africa- The Oranje, the national football team of the Netherlands, will most likely be going home after their game this Friday as they were drawn against the perpetual favorites, Brazil. Brazil showed their class in their last game against Chile by dominating the game 3-0, with Juan, Luis Fabiano, and Robinho each grabbing a fine goal. The Netherlands, while they played well, only managed to beat Slovakia, who were on a surprise appearance in the Round of 16, 2-1. If the Netherlands are to have a good chance of defeating Brazil, they should probably turn to the Uruguayan refree Jorge Larrionda, who famously refused to recognize Frank Lampard’s amazing chip shot, when it had clearly crossed the line. All in all, there is little hope for the Dutch to progress onto the semifinals.

As a result, the Netherlands team has already started making excuses for their imminent exit from the World Cup. Some, like the manager Van Marwijk, have complained that the Oranje has experienced one of the unluckiest draws in the history, and it should be considered a major achievement that they got even this far. Here are the teams that the Oranje had to play in order to get this far in the competition:

2010 World Cup Qualifiers
Group 9
1. Netherlands
2. Norway
3. Scotland
4.Macedonia
5. Iceland

2010 World Cup Final Tournament
Group E
1. Netherlands
2. Japan
3. Denmark
4. Cameroon

Round of 16

Netherlands v Slovakia

Quarterfinals

Netherlands v Brazil

Many sympathize with the manager saying that he has done really well guiding the team this far; obviously, Brazil is not the first real challenge that the Oranje has had to face.

“We should be proud,” said the random guy we found looking for action in the red light district of Amsterdam. “I was obviously too busy to follow the World Cup in earnest, but when the team comes back, they will receive a heroes’ welcome.”

In another news, North Korean national team will face spankings from the Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il after they failed to progress from by far the easiest group in the World Cup, which included Brazil, Portugal, and Cote d’Ivoire.