Elftal

German Etymology de nl elftal group of eleven”, hence “football team n. Cognate with de elf eleven and de Zahl number respectively. The latter word probably also triggered the feminine gender in German. Dutch media commonly call their team nl het Nederlands elftal, but not usually en het elftal on its own. This is similar to de die Mannschaft, which is used as a nickname for the German team in some countries (including the Netherlands). Pronunciation de /ˈɛlfˌta(ː)l/ Proper noun f.article de football chiefly media _ slang the Dutch national football (soccer) team de 20 June 1994 anonymous Die de Boers setzen eine lange Tradition fort Berliner Zeitung Nach Gerry [sic] und Arnold Mühren, die allerdings nie zusammen in der Nationalmannschaft standen, Willy und René van de Kerkhof, Erwin und Ronald Koeman sowie Richard und Rob Witschge sind die de Boers bereits das fünfte Bruderpaar, das in den vergangenen 20 Jahren für die „Elftal“ die Stiefel schnürte. After Gerrie Mühren Gerrie and Arnold Mühren, who never represented the national team at the same time however, Willy van de Kerkhof Willy and René van de Kerkhof, Erwin Koeman Erwin and Ronald Koeman, as well as Richard Witschge Richard and Rob Witschge, the De Boers [i.e. Ronald de Boer Ronald and Frank de Boer] are the fifth pair of brothers to tie their boots for the Dutch national team in the past 20 years.