Group E - The Netherlands

I prefer Holland if I'm honest. The Netherlands are the best team never to have won a World Cup. If you ever get the chance, watch how good they were in the '70's - what a team. Total Football.

Their squad this year is, overall, one of the best teams in the competition. With a combination of firepower and blockade defending, they really could be going places this time around. As ever though, every team suffers injuries, and with Arjen Robben already out of their first game, every Dutchman will be crossing their fingers.

Capital City: Amsterdam
Captain: Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Manager: Burt van Marwijk
Star Man: Wesley Sneijder - the midfield maestro is another one who is coming into the World Cup on the back of a Treble with Inetr Milan, and his record shows how good he is. Having helped the Dutch go through the whole of qualifying with a 100% record, Sneijder could prove the difference should they put themselves in the right position.
Group Games: Denmark (14th June); Japan (19th June); Cameroon (24th June)
Adam's Prediction: Could it finally be their year? I think they have a big chance, but with the potential of a big quarter final against Brazil, they'll really have to hold their nerve. 1st in Group E.

Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Sander Boschker (FC Twente), Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht)

Defender: Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Edson Braafheid (Celtic), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), John Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (HSV), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Andre Ooijer (PSV)

Midfielders: Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Stijn Schaars (AZ), Wesley Sneijder (Inter), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid), Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax), Ibrahim Afellay (PSV)

Forwards: Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Eljero Elia (HSV), Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)