History says: Socceroos 3, Holland 0

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BEFORE Guus Hiddink used his contacts to arrange a pre-World Cup friendly in 2006, Australia and the Dutch had never met. Thanks to the ongoing links since then there have been three friendlies in total - and as Holland coach Louis van Gaal likes to note, Australia are yet to lose.

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Holland 0-0 Australia

June 4 2006, De Kuip Stadium, Rotterdam

With Holland ahead through Ruud van Nistelroy's 10th mnute strike, and the Dutch in impressive form, the Socceroos were holding on for a long period. But Luke Wilkshire's brutal tackle on Giovanni van Bronckhorst seemed to upset the home side's rhythm, and Australia earned a penalty in the second half. Mark Viduka's spotkick hit the bar, but Tim Cahill buried the rebound.

Socceroos Brett Emerton (L) and Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Source: News Limited

Soccerroos coach Guus Hiddink chats with fans following Australia's training session. Source: News Corp Australia

Holland 1-2 Australia

September 6 2008, Philips Stadium, Eindhoven

Once again the Dutch took the lead, and once again they were apparently in control. But Josh Kennedy spied an errant back pass and was brought down by goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, earning the latter a red card. Luke Wilkshire converted the penalty, and late in the game Kennedy popped up to head home Wilkshire's cross. As a warm-up to a World Cup qualifier in Uzbekistan days later, it couldn't have been better.

Australia's coach Pim Verbeek reacts from the sideline during the friendly match. Source: AP

Australia 0-0 Holland

October 10 2009, SFS, Sydney

Easily the dreariest of the three games between the two countries, a conservative Socceroos side under Dutch coach Pim Verbeek essentially ground out a result as a practice run in case they drew a top European nation at the following year's World Cup. (In the event of course they got Germany, and were smashed 4-0.)

Giovanni van Bronckhorst denies Brett Holman the ball. Source: News Limited

Visiting Dutch journalists were not impressed with the home side's prosaic tactics, one muttering: "I don't know what it is, but it's not Dutch football."

Socceroos captain Lucas Neill (R) clashes with Klaas Jan Huntelaar (L). Source: AFP

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