It was, I remember the Dutch team being very impressive in that tournament. Babel moved to Liverpool as a result of his performances there as well around the same time (not that he reproduced any of what he showed at the Championships during his time in England).
Really? He was highly rated at Feyenoord, moved to Real Madrid for £10 million, played 50 odd games for them, was class on loan at Everton the season before last.
Got a bit of a temperament if I remember rightly though.