On Thursday, the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) announced that it had reached an agreement with Marco van Basten, who became the new coach of the Netherlands national team. Van Basten, who was a forward for the Netherlands national team, replaced Dick Advocaat in this position, who resigned a few days after the Dutch team's defeat in the semifinal of Euro 2004. The KNVB announced that it would officially present van Basten and his assistant John van 't Schip at a press conference on Monday, reports the "Reuters" agency.