{"id":1182,"date":"2026-05-12T17:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:10:14","slug":"2026-fifa-world-cup-netherlands-famous-orange-double-decker-bus-lands-in-galveston-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1182","title":{"rendered":"2026 FIFA World Cup: Netherlands\u2019 famous orange double-decker bus lands in Galveston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><blockquote><div><div><div><\/div><\/div><div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div><div>View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><p>A post shared by FOX 4 News Dallas Fort Worth (@fox4news)<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>GALVESTON, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>With one month left before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, excitement continues to build.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1181\">Iran latest: Questions on Iran strategy, defense spending expected for Hegseth at congressional hearing<\/a><\/p> <p>The Dutch team&#8217;s famous double-decker orange busarrived in Galveston today, making fans from the Netherlands even more hyped up ahead of the games.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Netherlands\u2019 famous orange bus arrives in Galveston<\/h2> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1062\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/29d427260a132e484eeafdf0bcdd4096-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/29d427260a132e484eeafdf0bcdd4096-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/29d427260a132e484eeafdf0bcdd4096-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/29d427260a132e484eeafdf0bcdd4096.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <\/div> <!-- --><p>What we know:<\/p> <!-- --><p>One thing about Dutch soccer is how seriously they take the pregame and post-game celebrations. The celebrations are really centered around this famous double-decker bus. The bus is transported to every FIFA World Cup, from South Africa to Brazil, to Qatar, and finally to the Lone Star State.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Often times, it means the Dutch national team needs to put the bus on a boat and ship it. After about a three-week journey, the double-decker bus from the Netherlands, has finally arrived at a port in Galveson.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Shipping a double-decker bus across the Atlantic<\/h2> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>In partnership with DHL shipping, the trip was completed, and now the bus will rest up in Houston for the next month.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1180\">Cruise passengers shaken by third death at popular port less than a year after opening<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>The bus arrived earlier than expected as the Netherlands national team wanted to make sure nothing went wrong ahead of the World Cup matchups. The bus is old, so when the bus was shipped, the Dutch soccer team had to ship back up machinery and equipment along with it.<\/p> <!-- --><p>On June 10, the official Dutch bus driver will grab the bus and make the drive to North Texas for the Netherlands&#8217; first World Cup match against Japan at AT&amp;T Stadium, now called &#8220;Dallas Stadium&#8221; for the duration of the tournament.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>The Oranje Tradition: Marching to Dallas Stadium<\/h2> <!-- --><div><div><div><div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/div> <div><div><span>Image 1 of 3<\/span> <div>\u25bc<\/div><\/div> <div><p> <!-- --><\/p><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --><p>Big picture view:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The tradition is for thousands of Dutch soccer fans to line up behind the bus and march down to the stadium while singing and dancing to support their team. The bus is really only for family and very few media members, so the endless sea of fans will follow the bus from behind.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Netherlands also have matches in Houston and Kansas City, so the bus will be traveling to both cities. If the team continues to win and get out of pool play, then the bus will be racking up even more miles, depending on what city they will play in next across North America.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1179\">Chase Matthew\u2019s bassist charged with child sex crimes following music festival<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dutch national team&#8217;s iconic orange double-decker bus has arrived in Galveston, Texas, to lead thousands of fans in traditional &#8220;Oranje&#8221; marches throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,6,125,73,8,12,41,25,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fifa-world-cup","category-houston","category-kansas","category-missouri","category-news","category-texas","category-travel","category-travel-news","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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