Meet the ‘Oranje Suit Man,’ a Dutch soccer superfan ready to show team pride during World Cup in KC
CASEY IS EXPECTING TO HOST THOUSANDS OF DUTCH TOURISTS. YOU CAN’T MISS THEM. DUTCH FANS WILL COVER THEMSELVES IN ORANGE MARSHALL, A LARGE GROUP TO THE STADIUM AND JUMP LEFT AND RIGHT TO FORM A BIG WAVE. THE TEAM WILL PLAY THEIR FINAL GROUP STAGE MATCH IN KANSAS CITY ON JUNE 25TH AGAINST TUNISIA. AND SPEAKING OF THESE DUTCH FANS, WE GET TO MEET ONE OF THE BIGGEST THIS MORNING. KMBC9 S RACHEL RIPP IS LIVE FOR US. INTRODUCE US TO THE NETHERLANDS MOST FAMOUS SUPERFAN, RACHEL. HOW’S HE LIKING IT HERE IN THE HEARTLAND SO FAR? HEY, GOOD MORNING JAMIE. HE’S LIKING IT. HE’S ACTUALLY BEEN TO KANSAS CITY BEFORE. I’M JOINED HERE BY DANIEL. HE’S KNOWN AS THE ORANGE SUIT MAN. SUPER FAN FOR THE NETHERLANDS. SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT THIS SUMMER AS FAR AS THE DEDICATION FROM THESE FANS? YEAH, AS I TRY TO SAY TO ALL THE AMERICANS, IT’S GOING TO BE SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THINK OF THE SUPER BOWL AS A VERY SMALL, SMALL EVENT COMPARED TO WHAT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE HERE IN KANSAS CITY. THE DEDICATION FROM THE DUTCH FANS, IT GOES BACK MANY, MANY YEARS. OF COURSE, THREE TIMES FINALISTS IN THE WORLD CUP, THREE TIMES LOSERS. SO THERE’S A LOT OF ROMANTIC HEARTBREAK. ALWAYS THE BRIDESMAID, NEVER THE BRIDE. IN OUR GAMES, THE DEDICATION, IT GOES ALL OVER THE WORLD. ONE OF THE RECOLLECTIONS I HAVE WAS A GAME WE PLAYED IN 2019 IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND, WHICH WAS A QUALIFIER FOR THE AND WE HAD ABOUT 6 TO 7000 DUTCH FANS APPEARED THERE ON A TUESDAY NIGHT IN BELFAST, WITH OUR BUS TO THE POINT THAT THE POLICE WERE ALMOST CAUGHT OFF GUARD. SO WE’RE GOING THROUGH THESE SMALL COBBLESTONE BRITISH NORTHERN IRISH EXCUSE ME, STREETS AND THE FANS. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FROM THEIR HOME BALCONIES, MAKING DINNER, LOOKING DOWN AS WHAT IS GOING ON HERE AS WE TRAVERSE THE TOWN IN OUR BUS, ON OUR WAY TO A STADIUM. SO IT’S JUST A REAL EXAMPLE THAT THE DUTCH FANS SHOW UP. NO MATTER WHERE, NO MATTER WHERE WE PLAY IN THE WORLD, OUR ORANGE LEGION WILL BE THERE. ABSOLUTELY. NOW, FOR ALL THE BUSINESSES LISTENING OUT THERE, WHAT SHOULD THEY BE DOING TO MAKE THESE DUTCH FANS FEEL AT HOME? PREPARE FOR THEM? YEAH, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DUTCH TERM FOR COZINESS AND COMING TOGETHER. AND I THINK THAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. WE WANT TO MAKE THE BARS HERE FEEL LIKE A PLACE IN AMSTERDAM OR IN ROTTERDAM OR IN EINDHOVEN. I HAVE TO MENTION ALL OUR CITIES HERE BEFORE I GET FLAK FROM OUR DUTCH FANS BACK HOME. BUT YOU KNOW, AND THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW, PLAYING ANDRE HAYS OR DUTCH MUSIC, COMING TOGETHER, HAVING SOME GOOD DUTCH FOOD OPTIONS, SOME DUTCH ENVIRONMENT THERE, A LOT OF ORANGE, OBVIOUSLY, AND THE FANS WILL FLOCK TO THAT. OKAY, NOW I KNOW HERE AT BOULEVARD BREWING THEY HAVE AN ORANGE BEER. HOW DO YOU THINK THE FANS WILL REACT TO THIS? WELL, WE’VE BEEN THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HERE, HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH OUR FANS BACK HOME IN THE NETHERLANDS AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE EASY ORANGE IS ALREADY ON THE BUCKET LIST FOR OUR HARDCORE DUTCH SUPPORTERS. SO IT’S MAKING WAVES VERY EARLY ON. SO I THINK WE’LL BE VERY EXCITED. OKAY, AMAZING. AND THEY’RE EVEN ACTUALLY EXPANDING THE PATIO AREA HERE AT BOULEVARD BREWING JUST SO THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL THESE FANS THAT THEY’RE GOI
Meet the ‘Oranje Suit Man,’ a Dutch soccer superfan ready to show team pride during World Cup in KC
Updated: 4:56 PM CDT Apr 22, 2026
You don’t have to wonder who Daniel Oordt is rooting for in the World Cup. Known as the “Oranje Suit Man,” Oordt dons orange, the Netherlands national football team’s signature color, from head to toe on every game day. His bright suit has garnered plenty of attention, and it’s decked out in patches and pins. He’ll certainly be wearing it when the Netherlands plays in Kansas City this summer. And he won’t be the only one. He, along with thousands of other Dutch soccer fans, will make their way to KC for the World Cup. The Netherlands will set up their base camp in the Kansas City area as it prepares to face Tunisia on June 25. And on that day, an orange wave will make its way through the city. “As I try to say to all the Americans, it’s going to be something you’ve never seen before,” Oordt said. “Think of the Super Bowl as a very small, small event compared to what we’re going to have here in Kansas City.” Oordt described his team as “always the bridesmaid, never the bride” throughout their World Cup trials, but the fans are ready for their luck to change. “The Dutch fans show up no matter where, no matter where we play in the world. Our orange legion will be there,” Oordt said. And for any businesses that want to welcome the Dutch fanbase, Oordt said a sense of coziness and community is key. “Our Dutch music, coming together, having some good Dutch food options, some Dutch environment there, a lot of orange obviously, and the fans will flock to that,” he said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
You don’t have to wonder who Daniel Oordt is rooting for in the World Cup.
Known as the “Oranje Suit Man,” Oordt dons orange, the Netherlands national football team’s signature color, from head to toe on every game day.
His bright suit has garnered plenty of attention, and it’s decked out in patches and pins. He’ll certainly be wearing it when the Netherlands plays in Kansas City this summer. And he won’t be the only one.
He, along with thousands of other Dutch soccer fans, will make their way to KC for the World Cup. The Netherlands will set up their base camp in the Kansas City area as it prepares to face Tunisia on June 25.
And on that day, an orange wave will make its way through the city.
“As I try to say to all the Americans, it’s going to be something you’ve never seen before,” Oordt said. “Think of the Super Bowl as a very small, small event compared to what we’re going to have here in Kansas City.”
Oordt described his team as “always the bridesmaid, never the bride” throughout their World Cup trials, but the fans are ready for their luck to change.
“The Dutch fans show up no matter where, no matter where we play in the world. Our orange legion will be there,” Oordt said.
And for any businesses that want to welcome the Dutch fanbase, Oordt said a sense of coziness and community is key.
“Our Dutch music, coming together, having some good Dutch food options, some Dutch environment there, a lot of orange obviously, and the fans will flock to that,” he said.