Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifications - Europe - France vs Netherlands - Saint-Denis, France - August 31, 2017 Netherlands’ Arjen Robben with Robin van Persie and Wesley Hoedt after the match REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands are on the brink of elimination from the 2018 World Cup following Thursday's 4-0 drubbing by France but skipper Arjen Robben is optimistic they can still make it to Russia next year.
France now top Group A with 16 points, while the Dutch are six points behind in fourth place, two points behind third-placed Bulgaria.
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