Wall Street Journal executive editor Almar Latour has a message for Americans who are looking for a new team to adopt now that the US side has been knocked out of the World Cup. Give the Netherlands a chance.
First of all, the Dutchman says, the flags of both nations are red, white and blue - so there's no wardrobe change necessary for US fans.
He also says both the US and Holland have fought losing battles against Belgium.
"Granted, ours was in the 1830s while yours was just Tuesday," he writes. "But we both had great defenders who ultimately could not save us from losing."
For the US that is, of course, goalkeeper Tim Howard. The Dutch have naval officer Jan van Speijk, who blew up his ship - and much of his crew, including himself - rather than let it fall into Belgian hands.
His list continues. The Mayflower began its journey to Plymouth Rock from the Netherlands. Several US states seem to be embracing Holland's liberalised drug laws.
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