The Dutch team was still unable to reach the final, and the Dutch fans were disappointed.

The team newspaper published a long comment: The sad history of the Dutch team!

It's a penalty shootout again!

Vlaar and Sneijder saved penalties as the Netherlands lost 4-2 to Argentina and missed out on the World Cup final in Brazil.

In 1998, that scene was repeated again, and the Dutch team fell again to the penalty shoot-out and failed to reach the final!

Perhaps the World Cup is destined to be tragic for the Dutch team, in addition to two semi-finals falling to penalties, their three finals failed to win the championship is unprecedented, and the orange team need to get rid of the "uncrowned king" will have to wait another four years.

In the late 60s, Dutch coach Michels introduced a new style of football at that time, every player on the pitch did not have a specific position, this style of all players except the goalkeeper could participate in attack or defense at any time, he became the leader of the Dutch national football team and introduced his unique style of football into the team, which was called "all-attacking and all-defensive football".

In the 70s, the Dutch "golden generation" represented by Kruyinf was born, however, a beautiful "all-in-one" does not mean a champion. In the 1974 World Cup in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Dutch "Golden Generation" made it all the way to the final, but finally lost to the host, and the curse of the "uncrowned king" was born.

It can be said that the 1974 World Cup belonged to the Dutch – except for the championships.

The Orange team advanced to the rematch with two wins and one draw in the group stage, where they won three games: Argentina 4-0, East Germany 2-0 and Brazil 2-0. In the final, the opponent of the Dutch team, the former West German team, only 1 minute into the opening game, Kruyinf burst into the goal with the ball and was tackled, and Neeskens scored a penalty to give the Dutch team a 1-0 lead, so far the Germans have not even touched the ball.

Unfortunately, the Dutchman's good fortune did not last long, as Germany took the lead in the first half with a penalty from Breitner and a goal from Gerd Müller "The Bomber", but the Dutch failed to score again and lost 2-1 to West Germany in their first World Cup final.

Four years later, in the World Cup in Argentina, although Kruyinf was missing, the Dutch team was still strong. Despite a poor performance in the group stage with only one win, one draw and one defeat, the Dutch team was lucky to make it to the semi-finals.

In the rematch, the Netherlands beat Austria and drew with Germany, and in the crucial final game, they defeated Italy with Zoo Tetsu and Golden Boy Rossi with a stunning long-range strike from Alihan to reach the final again.

This time, the Netherlands met the hosts again in the final, with the Argentines leading the Netherlands 1-0 in the first half thanks to a goal from their core Kempes, with the Orange not equalising until the 82nd minute.

In stoppage time, the Netherlands had a chance to strike when midfielder Rensenbrink's shot had the goalkeeper give up, but the post saved the Argentine, leaving the Netherlands just five centimeters away from the world title. Argentina's Kempes and Betoni scored twice in extra time, and the Netherlands had to fall short in two consecutive cup competitions.

With a number of decorated veterans retiring from the national team, the overall strength of the Dutch team plummeted, and they missed the 1982 and 1986 World Cups in a row. It was not until 1990 that he was able to return to the World Cup under the leadership of stars such as the "Dutch Three Musketeers".

However, in the Italian summer of that year, the Netherlands, who had just won the European Championships, were completely out of shape, and the main striker Basten could not find the feeling of two years ago, and the legendary goalscorer failed to score a single goal in his only World Cup. The Dutch team barely qualified in the group stage with three games and three draws, and they lost to the eventual champion Germany in the 1/8 finals and were eliminated.

In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, only Rijkaard was the only one of the three musketeers who was still playing.

The Dutch team qualified for the group stage with 2 wins and 1 loss, and defeated the Irish team 2-0 in the 1/8 finals to advance to the top 8; In the quarter-finals, the Netherlands and Brazil staged a classic battle, Romagno and Bebeto's goals gave Brazil a 2-0 lead, and the Netherlands then equalized by Bergkamp and Winter scored two goals, and at the last moment, Brazil's left-back Blanco's brilliant free kick ruthlessly ran into the corner of the Dutch team's goal.

In the 1998 World Cup in France, the Dutch team further advanced to the semi-finals, but in the semi-finals, the Dutch team lost to the bitter Brazil team again in the penalty shootout and missed the final. The Netherlands, who had a strong World Cup record, topped the 2002 qualifiers, losing crucially to Ireland and ultimately missing out on the World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

In 2006, former goalscorer Basten became the head coach of the national team, and he led the Dutch team to the group stage, but lost 1-0 to Portugal in the quarter-finals and missed out on the quarter-finals.

At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the Netherlands won all three matches in the group to reach the knockout stage and eliminated Slovakia 2-1 in the quarterfinals.

In the quarter-finals, thanks to Sneijder's excellent performance, the Netherlands turned the game around and eliminated five-star Brazil 2-1.

In the semi-finals, the Netherlands defeated Uruguay 3-2 and reached the World Cup final for the first time in 32 years. It was the third time the Netherlands had reached the World Cup final since 1974 and 1978, and the third time tragedy had happened. In the final against Spain, Robben missed a solo shot in the 62nd minute, and Iniesta's stunning goal in extra time gave the Dutchman an unprecedented third runner-up finish.

Coming to the World Cup in Brazil, the Dutch team lost to Spain in their first game and successfully took revenge, and since then they have been singing all the way. In the quarterfinals, facing the biggest dark horse Costa Rica, the two sides entered overtime.

The Orange have previously suffered extra-time four times at the World Cup, falling to extra-time three times and one on penalties.

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While the Dutch fans feared a repeat of the extra-time curse, Krul, who came on late in stoppage time, saved two penalties and the Netherlands won the shoot-out.

This time against Argentina, the game once again went to a penalty shootout, Krul did not appear again, and Vlaar and Sneijder's penalties were saved, the Netherlands fell to the penalty shootout again, and the scene of the dream demon in 1998 was repeated again.

The "Sanya" of the Orange Shirt Army is unprecedented, because from the past history of the World Cup, the number of times they have participated in the World Cup and the number of times they have won the championship can reach at least 50%.

That is, if a team can reach the final twice, then it can win at least once, and no team has ever failed to win the final three times in a row.

Germany have reached seven World Cup finals, winning three of them. They lost two World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986, but in 1990, Germany reached the final for the third time in eight years and eventually won the tournament.

Brazil have reached the final six times in the World Cup, with a staggering five victories.

Italy have also reached the final six times, winning four of them.

Argentina reached the final four times, winning twice. France, on the other hand, reached the final twice and won once.

Uruguay, England and Spain all won the championship after reaching the final.

Perhaps as fate would have it, the Orange Legion was going to be the "uncrowned king".