Van der Sar pursuing orange dream

RECORD-BREAKER Edwin van der Sar wants to celebrate becoming the most-capped Dutch player of all time by turning the world orange.

If England have endured 40 years of World Cup hurt, imagine how Holland must feel. A country that has produced the legendary talents of Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens, Ruud Gullit and current national team boss Marco van Basten, has yet to collect the ultimate prize.

They fell to hosts West Germany and Argentina in the finals of 1974 and 1978, and on their last appearance eight years ago, were beaten on penalties in the semi-final by Brazil.