THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — As the clock ticks down to the Netherlands' opening World Cup match, soccer fans are gripped once more by orange fever. Nowhere is the mood of euphoric optimism that descends on parts of this country every time its national team plays at a World Cup more glaringly obvious than on the Marktweg in The Hague,

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Algeria is in Lawrence at Rock Chalk Park, Argentina is practicing at Sporting KC’s facilities in KCK, and the Netherlands arrives around 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, in Riverside. The KC Current painted Riverside with an ‘Oranje Rising Way’ street to welcome the Netherlands training there for the month.

Manager Ronald Koeman announced his 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup on 27 May, with a largely European-based core of battle-hardened top-flight talent. For the prediction market traders, studying this roster is an exercise in evaluating a tremendously high floor with a few lingering questions in the final third.

The City of Riverside, Missouri is having a big day in its history as it welcomed the Netherlands soccer team and its new amphitheater hosts its first sold out concert.

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