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Sat 07 Jul 2010Dutch fever spirals into madness ahead of final
THE HISTORY books have been dredged for inspiration. Delving back through centuries to when the Dutch won independence from Philip II of Spain, the nation is reminded “we did it in 1648 so we can do it in 2010”.
That was how one newspaper headline summed up the mood yesterday, as World Cup fever spirals into madness in advance of tomorrow’s final between the Netherlands and Spain.
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