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This one England statistic shows just how bad the Netherlands have become

Published 21:41 13 Oct 2015 BST

Updated 09:08 14 Oct 2015 BST

Ben Kenyon
This one England statistic shows just how bad the Netherlands have become

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Little over a year ago The Netherlands were a real force in world football.

The Oranje stunned world champions Spain 5-1 in the group stage of the World Cup 2014 and went on to finish third in the competition after going out to Argentina on penalties. Fast forward a year and they are a team in total disarray. They failed to even qualify for Euro 2016 from a group containing Iceland. Czech Republic and Turkey. England on the other hand, a team who a year ago were dismally knocked out of the World Cup in the group stages, now have a 100% record qualification for the Euros. If there's anything that sums up The Netherlands' precipitous fall from grace more than Robin Van Persie's own goal in his side's 3-2 defeat to the Czechs, it's this one statistic. https://twitter.com/Matt_Furniss/status/654016610072690688 And to cap it all off... https://twitter.com/JamesTylerESPN/status/654033520726265856

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This one England statistic shows just how bad the Netherlands have become