text: why does the australian national football team wear a yellow jersey, and the netherlands an orange one.?   that always puzzled me too. obviously neither of their flags includes such colors. so whats the deal then? they both have horrendous kits by the way. ughh  well i did some research:  austrailia: "green and gold are the national colours of australia, as proclaimed by sir ninian stephen, the governor general of australia on 19 april 1984. the exact colours were specified as being pantone matching system numbers 116c and 348c. green and gold are also the traditional team colours of australian national sporting teams. nearly every current australian national sports teams wears "the green and gold", although the hues and proportions of the two colours may vary between teams and across eras. it is widely believed that the colours were chosen because they are the dominant colours of australia's floral emblem, the golden wattle." source:  http://wikipedia.com  holland/netherlands: why orange?  because it's the national color of the netherlands, and de heers are dutch!  facts about orange in the netherlands the family name of the dutch royal family is van oranje nassau, where oranje is dutch for orange. they are also referred to as the house of orange, just as the royals in england are referred to as the house of windsor.  during dutch holidays, one often sees orange banners hanging alongside the red, white, and blue dutch flag in recognition of the house of orange.  the national dutch soccer team wears orange jerseys.  source: http://deheer.com/orange.html  hope this helps...and gets me best answer!! :-p