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Former Russian national team coach Borodyuk: The current Netherlands does not match the 2008 generation
Former Russian national team coach Alexander Borodyuk believes the current Netherlands team is weaker than the 2008 generation, reflecting a generational change and the need to focus on the academies.
Former Russian national team coach Alexander Borodyuk shared his opinion on the current situation of the Netherlands and compared the current generation of players to the 2008 team. "The same thing is happening in the Netherlands team as in Germany. There is a generational change, perhaps there are no such brilliant football players as they used to play. It is important to pay attention to the academies, and see which coach is suitable for the national team. The current Netherlands generation is nowhere compared to 2008. There were very good players at that time," Borodyuk told "Championat" correspondent Alexander Yershov. Said./news/big/v/j/eks-trene r-sbornoj-rossii-borodyuk-sejchas-niderlandy-ne-sravnyatsya-s-pokoleniem-2008-god_1782919253764399654.jpg)
The Netherlands team's participation in the 2026 World Cup has ended. In the 1/16 finals "Orange" lost against Morocco (1:1, 2:3 penalties).Championship 2026 — Final Round. 1/16 Final 30 June 2026, Tuesday. 04:00 MSK /team/logo/16771765071081147540.png){kind=logo}
Netherlands finished 1 : 1 2 : 3 /team/logo/16971995041549723668.png){kind=logo}
Morocco 1:0 Gakpo – 72' 1:1 Diop – 90+1'