By Mark Gleeson ATLANTA, June 30 (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman announced his resignation after the Dutch were eliminated from the World Cup by Morocco in the first knockout round in Mexico on Monday.

Another favorite in the knockout round of the 2026 World Cup bit the dust Monday. After Germany was defeated by Paraguay in penalty kicks in a massive upset, another World Cup power received its walking papers early Tuesday as the Netherlands lost to Morocco in penalty kicks.

The abuse was aimed at Netherlands players after the three-time finalists lost on penalties to Morocco in the round-of-32.

The Netherlands national football team returned to Kansas City Tuesday but will be going home after being eliminated from the World Cup.

The USA have hosted the majority of games at the World Cup this summer, and fans from around the world are having a great time. Scotland’s takeover of Boston for their first two group games has been very well documented,

By Mark Gleeson ATLANTA, June 30 (Reuters) - Netherlands players who missed penalties in Monday’s World Cup penalty shootout defeat by Morocco suffered racist abuse online, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said on Tuesday.

Morocco are a rapidly improving side, finishing in fourth at the 2022 World Cup, and with African sides making their presence known in this tournament so far, they'd like to be the latest to keep it going against the Netherlands.

Like representatives of the teams themselves, journalists from other countries are visiting Kansas City to get a lay of the land ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Dutch soccer writer Jaap de Groot, who will be covering the World Cup for the 13th time in his ...