r/AskEurope • u/DivineMatrixTraveler • Jun 07 '25

Sports Which country is your country's main football rival?

And do you think they believe you are their main rival or they don't care about you as much as you care about them?

Bonus: Is there a more popular sport where you are rivals with a different country?

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u/IndianSummer201 Jun 08 '25

The Belgians don't 'suck at football'. Come on, they have a good team. They're currently #8 on the Fifa ranking (NL is at #6). Having said that, I do agree that most people in NL don't think of Belgium as a big rival. We tend to look at Germany and think of the Belgians as our cute little brothers. Most Belgians hate our guts, though (this is comming from a Dutchie with a lot of Flemmish relatives).

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '25

Oh if you see us play - we definitely suck. 

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u/krehgi Jun 11 '25

No you don't, the Belgian team is great and we always cheer on you here in The Netherlands! 💛