| First of all, aren't there more teams who play in a certain color whilst their flag doesn't have that color? (eg. Germany plays in white, flag is black, red and yellow, Italy plays in blue, flag is green, white and red)
Secondly your question: the founding father of the Netherlands was prince of the principality of Orange, which is in the south of France. The queen of the Netherlands, queen Beatrix, is a far granddaughter of the founding father, Willem van Oranje or William of Orange. That's why our national team wears orange shirts. |