DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY TWO MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS THAT WERE SELECTED BY THEIR COUNTRY FOR THEIR USA 1994 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD?

Only Denis Irwin and Roy Keane are the two Manchester United players that were selected by their country; the Republic of Ireland for their USA 1994 FIFA World Cup squad.       


They got to the second round stage at the tournament where they were knocked out by the Oranje of The Netherlands 2-0. They were in the same group with Italy, Norway and Mexico.

DO YOU KNOW THE OTHER TEAM APART FROM FRANCE THAT DIDN'T LOSE A GAME AT THE FRANCE 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP?

France 1998 mascot

At the France 1998 FIFA World Cup, the Rode Duivels (Red Devils in the English language) of Belgium was one of only two teams, together with tournament winner Les Bleus of France not to lose a single game. 

Three draws in the first round – against the Oranje of the Netherlands, the El-Tri of Mexico and South Korea – proved not enough to reach the knock-out stage.

DO YOU KNOW WHO ASSISTED DENNIS BERGKAMP'S GOAL AGAINST ARGENTINA AT THE FRANCE 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP QUARTER FINAL MATCH?

Dennis Bergkamp's wonder goal

Frank de Boer supplied the 60 yard pass to Dennis Bergkamp, as his sublime strike for the Oranje of the Netherlands in the 89th minutes knocked the Albaceleste of Argentina out of the France 1998 FIFA World Cup in the Quarter Finals at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.

DID YOU KNOW HOW OLD WAS ARON WINTER WHEN HE WAS PART OF THE DUTCH NATIONAL TEAM WHEN THEY WON THE UEFA EURO 1988 CHAMPIONSHIP?

Aron Winter

While with AFC Ajax Amsterdam, 21 years old Aron Winter wore the number 5 jersey for the Oranje (Netherlands national football team) that won the UEFA Euro 1988 Championship hosted by West Germany, but did not play in any of the five matches. They beat U.S.S.R. 2-0 in the final played at the Olympiastadion in Munich with Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten the scorers.

DID YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT FINISHED JOINT TOPSCORER WITH PATRICK KLUIVERT AT THE UEFA EURO 2000 IN BELGIUM AND HOLLAND?

Kluivert tha Goal Bomber

Patrick Kluivert while playing for FC Barcelona alongside Savo Milošević of Yugoslavia with 5 goals apiece, emerged the Top Goalscorers in the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament co-hosted by Belgium and his country, the Netherlands. He still the all time top goalscorer for the Oranje with 40 goals in 79 appearances.

DO YOU KNOW WHO WAS THE EIGHTH YOUNGEST PLAYER TO REPRESENT THE ORANJE OF HOLLAND?

Wesley Sneijder made his debut for the Dutch Under-21 side against the Czech Republic on March 28, 2003 before being elevated to the full national team for an international friendly match against Portugal on April 30, 2003 to become at the age of 18 years and 325 days, the eighth youngest player to represent the Oranje of Holland.