India, June 26 -- If the Dutch fans are anything to go by, the party is well and truly on. The road to any Netherlands game is paved by the infectious energy of a sea of orange jerseys and that is clearly reflecting in how their team is playing as well.

While many around the world have been focussed on Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronald Koeman's Dutch team have played with rare freedom to show that while they may lack a superstar, as a squad, they aren't to be trifled with. They started off with a 2-2 draw against a very good Japan team, followed it up with 5-1 hammering of Sweden and finally finished off the group stage with a 3-1 win over Tunisia.

With the win against Tunisia, the Netherlands ext...