India, June 21 -- Netherlands are the greatest footballing nation that has yet to lift the World Cup. Runners-up thrice, in 1974 and 1978 and then in 2010, third-placed in 2014 and fourth in 1998, their players have produced great moments across continents, but still await the crowning glory.

Coming into this World Cup, once they were slotted with Sweden in Group F, within their five matches from past editions, the most memorable for the neutral fans perhaps was a seemingly innocuous goalless draw when the two last met in 1974, within which was couched the answer to a quiz question for the football tragic - when did Dutch legend Johan Cruyff unveil his famous "Cruyff turn" for the world? Cruyff didn't just produce that sensational move, ...