{"id":4365,"date":"2016-06-24T16:10:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T16:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=4365"},"modified":"2016-06-24T16:10:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T16:10:49","slug":"euro-cup-2016-and-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/euro-cup-2016-and-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro Cup 2016 and Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you regularly follow soccer (or football), you know the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/so-what-do-we-do-next-summer\/\">Netherlands didn&#8217;t qualify for the Euro Cup 2016<\/a>. It is a sad summer for Dutch soccer aficionados, but lucky for us, our southern neighbor is in the Euro Cup!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Koop nu het Oranje Duivel Hoofdornament!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jWA-iERG1qw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While I thought the above video was hilarious, this post is not meant to bully the Belgian Red Devils nor the Dutch <em>elftal<\/em>. A Dutch radio morning program recently claimed that most Dutch people were cheering for their southern neighbor during the Euro Cup. In Arnhem, several bars have &#8220;adopted&#8221; EK countries where the decorations and the food are up and ready for the games.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Geen Oranje? Heel Europa in Arnhemse kroegen - RTL NIEUWS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i-dQXd_z3qo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But if most of the Dutch are cheering for their fellow neighbor and language buddy, it has been a pretty decent EK so far!<\/p>\n<p>Game 1<\/p>\n<p>The first game was disappointing. The\u00a0<em>Rode Duivels<\/em> lost to Italy 0-2.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2<\/p>\n<p>This game was a lot better for Belgium. They beat Ireland 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>Game 3<\/p>\n<p>The last game, which was very important for Belgium, was also a win. Belgium beat Sweden 1-0 allowing it to advance to the<em> tweede ronde<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The next game will be on Sunday at 21:00 against Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Belgium has a chance of making it to the finals?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Useful Vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>voetbal- <\/em>football (UK) or soccer (US)<em><br \/>\nbal- <\/em>ball<em><br \/>\nelftal- <\/em>national\u00a0team made up of 11 players<em><br \/>\nafmaker- <\/em>finisher<em><br \/>\nbuitenspel- <\/em>offside<em><br \/>\nEK of Europees Kampioenschap- <\/em>European Championship<em><br \/>\nvrije trap- <\/em>free kick<em><br \/>\ninworp- <\/em>throw in<br \/>\n<em>aftrap-\u00a0<\/em>kickoff<br \/>\n<em>scheidsrechter-\u00a0<\/em>referee<br \/>\n<em>de spits-\u00a0<\/em>the striker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you regularly follow soccer (or football), you know the Netherlands didn&#8217;t qualify for the Euro Cup 2016. 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