THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) The same Netherlands team that humiliated Spain early in last year's World Cup is fading - and fading fast.
After losses to Turkey and Iceland over the last few days, the Dutch are on the brink of missing out on next year's European Championship in France - a tournament expanded to accommodate 24 teams.
The Netherlands lineup that lost to Iceland 1-0 at home on Thursday and then 3-0 at Turkey on Sunday is virtually unchanged from the one that overwhelmingly defeated the defending World Cup champions 5-1 last year in Brazil and ended up finishing third.