The Netherlands will look to seize control of Group D when it takes on Estonia in the World Cup qualifiers on Friday.
The Netherlands currently lead Group D with 18 points out of 18 points and could be just a win away from clinching first place with a win on Friday.
The top team in the group automatically travels to Brazil next summer while the second place team must settle for a two-legged playoff to qualify.
The Dutch are the only UEFA team to win every single game in the qualifiers this summer, but the squad's triumphs haven't been free of drama. Wesley Sneijder has been left off the team during the last year, but was recently recalled to play in the qualifiers. He was also left off the team last month in Netherlands' friendly against Portugal.
The Dutch started their tournament with a 2-0 win over Turkey and followed it with a 4-1 win over Hungary. The team then destroyed Andorra 3-0 and took down Romania 4-1 in its fourth match. A 3-0 win over Estonia was then followed by a 4-0 take down of Romania in their most recent game. Robin Van Persie leads all Group D scorers with five goals, but Jeremain Lens and Rafael van der Vaart have also pitched in four goals each for Netherlands.
Estonia sits in fifth in the group with six points but is only five points out of second place.
Prediction: The Dutch continue to assert their dominance and defeat Estonia 4-1.
Start Time: 2:30 p.m. EST
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