History of the Netherlands national football team World Cup final tournament in 1934. After a second appearance in 1938 they did not appear in another World Cup until 1974. The 1970s saw the invention of Total Football (), pioneered by Feyenoord and Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made huge strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade. The captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Carlos Alberto, went on to say ""The only team I’ve seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Since
Economics of the FIFA World Cup $15bn spent by Brazil on the 2014 World Cup., FIFA has budgeted spending $791m on teams and players - includng prize money, compensation, insurance for players injured on national-team duty, and the preparation costs for the 32 teams featured Gains probable despite sponsorship struggles for what is overwhelmingly the main source of income for the world governing body of football. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa, for the first time in the tournament's history. Even though it may not attract as many foreign visitors as the USA and Germany World Cups, it did have an economic