England will hope to have far less trouble when the European champions look to get the draw they need against China to reach the knockouts as Group D winners

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has accepted that he has been performing inconsistently for the club this season.

Former Netherlands international Johnny Heitinga will remain Ajax Amsterdam coach for the remainder of the season, the club said on Thursday.

One of the world’s most formidable defenders, a combination of circumstance and misfortune means only now is Virgil van Dijk set to appear at his first major international tournament.

Dutch international midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum signed a one-year loan deal with Roma on Friday after an unsettled season at French champions Paris Saint-Germain.

The Netherlands and Belgium played out a 1-1 friendly draw Wednesday where Premier League stars Kevin de Bruyne and Eden Hazard struggled and the Dutch suffered injury setbacks ahead of a key World Cup qualifier.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Amsterdam on a three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.

The Netherlands' miserable European Championship qualifying campaign came to an end with a 3-2 defeat to the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

The Netherlands, who were within a penalty shootout victory of reaching the 2014 World Cup final, now stand on the brink of missing the European Championships for the first time since 1984.

Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders says he will show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a TV slot allocated to his party.

A Dutch meat trader is facing trial for allegedly selling 300 tonnes of horsemeat as beef, which is one of Europe's largest food scandals.