BRUSSELS, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch team will launch a series of
intensive friendly matches for the upcoming German World Cup, Dutch football
association said on Thursday.
On May 27, a friendly between the Netherlands and Cameroon will be
held in Rotterdam.
The Dutch football association attaches importance to this friendly
for Cameroon has been a "major force" in African football for the past 20 years.
Although missing from Germany 2006, which would have been their fifth
consecutive qualification, Cameroon are still a force to be reckoned with, and
boast some impressive individual players such as Samuel Eto'o, Eric Djemba
Djemba and team captain Rigobert Song.
The Netherlands will use this game to test themselves against African
opposition, in preparation for their World Cup game on June 16 in Stuttgart
against the Cote d'Ivoire, the team that beat Cameroon to a place in the finals
by just one point.
On June 1, the Netherlands will face with Mexico at a friendly in
Eindhoven, trying to make preparations for its World Cup match with Argentina.
On June 4, a friendly between the orange team and Australia will be
held in Rotterdam.
During the upcoming German World Cup, the Netherlands, Argentina,
Cote d'Ivoire and Serbia are at Group C. Enditem
