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: ''Johan Cruijff Schaal''), an annual Dutch football match played between the winners of the previous season's

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and

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. The match was contested by the winners of the

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and the

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on 7 August 2021. As

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won both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup, the Eredivisie runners-up,

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, participated in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield. The defending champions were Ajax, who won the

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. The 2020 Johan Cruyff Shield was cancelled as a result of the

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. PSV Eindhoven won the match 4–0 for their record twelfth Johan Cruyff Shield. It was also the last match for referee

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