THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has woken to a World Cup hangover following its 1-0 extra time loss to Spain in Johannesburg.
Among the headlines in Dutch newspapers Monday was “Not Again” above pictures of dejected Dutch players following the final whistle. The Netherlands also lost to hosts West Germany and Argentina in 1974 and ’78.
The team was scheduled to arrive home Monday afternoon, with an orange F-16 fighter jet escorting the players’ plane once it enters Dutch air space.
On Tuesday, Dutch Queen Beatrix will meet the players at her Noordeinde Palace in The Hague before they fly to Amsterdam for a celebration on the Museum Square.
