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19 Reasons There's Never Been A Better Time To Be A Netherlands Fan

All in for the Oranje.

1. The World Cup is here, and if you love the Netherlands — and you really should — there's never been a better time to be Dutch.

2. Now's the time to throw on something feathery.

3. To stick that wheel of cheese around your neck.

4. And to take a good, long look in the mirror.

5. You do see what's happening this year, right?

6. This World Cup just feels... right, doesn't it?

7. Brazil's great, and so are Germany and Argentina.

8. But maybe, just maybe, 2014 could be a pretty special year to be Dutch.

9. There's already evidence that this Netherlands team is full of real-life superheroes.

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10. There's even reason to believe that somewhere along the line, these men may have acquired the power of flight.

11. But that's not all.

12. Have you seen any other teams at this World Cup supported by actual** lions?

13. Or rocking tiny hats quite like this?

14. Or wearing carrots this flawlessly?

15. There's no need to pretend otherwise: Something really amazing is happening in Brazil this year with the Dutch.

16. There's a certain light to everything the Netherlands is doing this year.

17. A certain orange-ish glow.

18. Better hold onto your pigtails. This World Cup could get really fun.

19. Hup, Holland, hup!