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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T15:06:45.000Z",
  "site": "https://defector.com",
  "tags": [
    "Soccer",
    "2026 World Cup",
    "2026 world cup previews",
    "The Netherlands",
    "World Cup",
    "You can read all of our previews here."
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  "textContent": "_It's almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we'll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that's how many we needed to do in order for the USMNT to make the cut._ You can read all of our previews here.\n\n* * *\n\nAh, the Netherlands. Pain and misery comes for all but one team at the World Cup every four years, but that pain and misery has magnitudes. A team like Morocco in 2022, for example, will have felt the pain of coming so close to a miracle, but the first African team to make the semifinals left with their heads held up high. It is only for the contenders, the countries that have shaped soccer history over the last century, that the worst disappointments are reserved.",
  "title": "The Netherlands Has To Get Over The Hump At Some Point, Right?"
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