News about Johan Neeskens

Van Gaal, a boy no older than 12, looks like his typical jovial self debating with the child's shared suspicion of the media. The boy claims, 'This is the stupid media.' 'That is the stupid media,' Van Gaal says. 'I think you've heard me talking about them,' he says.' They will discuss the young boy's own playing exploits before proceeding to address the kid's own playing exploits. The boy tells the legendary Dutch coach, 'I'm also a good actor.' 'What position?' He asks. 'Right-back.'

Only a select group of footballers will qualify to play at a World Cup. An even more elite group is those that were able to win the world's biggest tournament. After all, only eight nations have lifted the trophy in almost a century of history. Any player faces the greatest challenge and the holy grail. However, there have been some truly outstanding teams who came so close to winning it and then stopped so far. Sportsmail looks at some of the best teams that did not win the World Cup in Qatar ahead of the tournament.