Switzerland has so far been covered by a sea of orange during this month’s European Championships as Dutch fans have turned up in unbelievable numbers to cheer on their footballing heroes of this generation.

The players themselves have performed magnificently as well, producing classy and emphatic victories over World Cup finalists Italy and France in Berne.

The quality of Holland's offensive football and counter-attacking has been truly world-class, and their stunned opponents have not been able to muster a good enough response.

Their goals have been absolutely fantastic, too, with Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben and Gio van Bronckhorst producing either magnificent individual efforts or finishing off terrific team moves. Their attacking philosophy has been a breath of fresh air for all neutral fans, and manager Marco van Basten has instilled a way of playing that most coaches are too afraid to put in place in this day in age.

All Holland have done is play to their strengths, which only involves going forward. But defensively, they have not done badly at all - conceding just one goal in their two games against two of world football’s heavyweight nations. Nobody can now rule out the fact that the Dutch will be extremely strong challengers for the Euro 2008 trophy, and they have certainly been the best team in the tournament so far.

But Portugal, Spain and Croatia have also performed very well in their matches - and this competition may turn out to be one of the most keenly contested European Championships of all time.