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Netherlands vs. Iceland: Blind era begins in Amsterdam

Danny Blind's Netherlands tenure gets under way with a crucial home qualifier against Iceland this week.

Netherlands takes on Iceland in Amsterdam on Thursday as new coach Danny Blind seeks a much-needed boost in its automatic qualification hopes for Euro 2016.

The former Netherlands center back officially took over from Guus Hiddink on August 1 and, after a month of preparation, will face Group A's leader at the AmsterdamArena.

Blind served as assistant to Hiddink prior to his resignation, with Netherlands stuttering through its six qualifiers to date – claiming 10 points to sit in third.