History of the Netherlands national football team
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Nickname(s) | Oranje Holland Clockwork Orange[1] The Flying Dutchmen[2] La Naranja Mecanica[3] |
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Association | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Most caps | Wesley Sneijder (133) |
Top scorer | Robin van Persie (50)
Previous top scorers
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Home stadium |
Previous home stadiums
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European Championship | |
Appearances | 10 (first in 1976) |
Best result | Winners, 1988 |
The history of the Netherlands national football team began when the Netherlands played their first international match on 30 April 1905 in Antwerp against Belgium. The game went into extra time, in which the Dutch scored three times, making the score 4–1 for the Dutch side, winning the Coupe Vanden Abeele.[5]
The Netherlands national football team made its first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 1934, Italy. The Dutch hold the record for playing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the tournament. They finished second in the 1974, 1978 and 2010 World Cups, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. They won the UEFA European Championship in 1988.
History
Chronological record of the Netherlands at major tournaments | |||||||||
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Competition | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
Olympic Games | 1908 | Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Olympic Games | 1912 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 |
Olympic Games | 1920 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
Olympic Games | 1924 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
Olympic Games | 1928 | Round 1 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
FIFA World Cup | 1930 | Did not enter | |||||||
FIFA World Cup | 1934 | Round 1 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
FIFA World Cup | 1938 | Round 1 | 14th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Olympic Games | 1948 | Round 1 | 9th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
FIFA World Cup | 1950 | Did not enter | |||||||
Olympic Games | 1952 | Preliminary Round | 23rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
FIFA World Cup | 1954 | Did not enter | |||||||
FIFA World Cup | 1958 | Did not qualify | |||||||
European Championship | 1960 | Did not enter | |||||||
FIFA World Cup | 1962 | Did not qualify | |||||||
European Championship | 1964 | ||||||||
FIFA World Cup | 1966 | ||||||||
European Championship | 1968 | ||||||||
FIFA World Cup | 1970 | ||||||||
European Championship | 1972 | ||||||||
FIFA World Cup | 1974 | Runners-Up
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2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
European Championship | 1976 | Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
FIFA World Cup | 1978 | Runners-Up
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2nd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 |
European Championship | 1980 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
FIFA World Cup | 1982 | Did not qualify | |||||||
European Championship | 1984 | ||||||||
FIFA World Cup | 1986 | ||||||||
European Championship | 1988 | Champions
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1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
FIFA World Cup | 1990 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
European Championship | 1992 | Semi-final | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
FIFA World Cup | 1994 | Quarter-Finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
European Championship | 1996 | Quarter-Finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
FIFA World Cup | 1998 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
European Championship | 2000 | Semi-final | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
FIFA World Cup | 2002 | Did not qualify | |||||||
European Championship | 2004 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
FIFA World Cup | 2006 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
European Championship | 2008 | Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
FIFA World Cup | 2010 | Runners-Up
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2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
European Championship | 2012 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
FIFA World Cup | 2014 | Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
European Championship | 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
FIFA World Cup | 2018 | ||||||||
European Championship | 2020 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
FIFA World Cup | 2022 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Early history
The Netherlands national football team played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905. The players were selected by a five-member commission from the Dutch football association. After 90 minutes, the score was 1–1, but because the match was for a trophy (the "Coupe van den Abeele"), the game went into extra time, in which Eddy de Neve scored three times, making the score 4–1 for the Dutch side.[5]
The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934. After a second appearance in 1938 they did not appear in another World Cup until 1974.
1934 FIFA World Cup
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 4 |
2 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0.75 | 1 |
3 | Irish Free State | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 1 |
— | Finland | Withdrew |
8 April 1934 | Netherlands | 5 – 2 | Irish Free State | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
83' | (Report) | Squires 44' Moore 57' |
Stadium: Olympischstadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Otto Ohlsson (Sweden) |
29 April 1934 | Belgium | 2 – 4 | Netherlands | Antwerp, Belgium |
Grimmonprez 51' Voorhoof 71' |
(Report) | 64' | Stadium: ) |
- First Round
Switzerland | 3–2 | Netherlands |
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Kielholz 7', 43'[6] Abegglen 69' |
Report | Smit 19' Vente 84' |
1938 FIFA World Cup
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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1 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 |
2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 3 |
3 | Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 |
— | Denmark | Withdrew |
28 November 1937 | Netherlands | 4 – 0 | Luxembourg | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Smit 29' de Boer 68', 78', 82' |
Report | Stadium: ) |
3 April 1938 | Belgium | 1 – 1 | Netherlands | Antwerp, Belgium |
Isemborghs 53' | Report | van Spaandonck 37' | Stadium: ) |
- First Round
Failure: 1958–74
1958 FIFA World Cup
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
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1 | Austria | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.67 |
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.71 |
3 | Luxembourg | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0.16 |
1962 FIFA World Cup
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Hungary | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
3 | East Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
1964 European Nations' Cup
- Preliminary round
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Netherlands | 4–2 | Switzerland | 3–1 | 1–1 |
- First round
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Netherlands | 2-3 | Luxembourg | 1–1 | 1-2 |
1966 FIFA World Cup
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Switzerland | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
2 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
3 | Netherlands | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
4 | Albania | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
UEFA Euro 1968
Rank | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Hungary | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 |
2 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
3 | Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
4 | Denmark | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 |
1970 FIFA World Cup
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Bulgaria | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
2 | Poland | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
3 | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
4 | Luxembourg | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | −20 |
UEFA Euro 1972
Rank | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
2 | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 7 |
3 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 |
4 | Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 1 |
Total Football in the 1970s
The 1970s saw the invention of Total Football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by Feyenoord and Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made huge strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade. The captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Carlos Alberto, went on to say "The only team I’ve seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me…. Their ‘carousel’ style of play was amazing to watch and marvellous for the game."[9]
In 1974, the Netherlands beat both
By comparison, Euro '76 was a disappointment. The Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, as much because of fighting within the squad and the coach George Knobel, as well as the skill of the eventual winners.
In 1978, the Netherlands again reached the final of a
1974 FIFA World Cup
Qualification
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Netherlands | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 |
2 | Belgium | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
3 | Norway | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 |
4 | Iceland | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | −27 |
Finals
- Group Stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Uruguay | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Report | Rep 7', 86' |
Netherlands | 0–0 | Sweden |
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Report |
Bulgaria | 1–4 | Netherlands |
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Krol 78' (o.g.) | Report | Neeskens 5' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Rep 71' de Jong 88' |
- Second round
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
East Germany | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Report | Neeskens 7' Rensenbrink 59' |
Netherlands | 2–0 | Brazil |
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Neeskens 50' Cruyff 65' |
Report |
- Final
Netherlands | 1–2 | West Germany |
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Neeskens 2' (pen.) | Report | Breitner 25' (pen.) Müller 43' |
1978 FIFA World Cup
Qualification
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Netherlands | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
2 | Belgium | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
3 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
4 | Iceland | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
Finals
- Group Stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Netherlands | 3–0 | Iran |
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Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) | Report |
Netherlands | 0–0 | Peru |
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Report |
Scotland | 3–2 | Netherlands |
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Dalglish 44' Gemmill 46' (pen.), 68' |
Report | Rensenbrink 34' (pen.) Rep 71' |
- Second round
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
West Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
Austria | 1–5 | Netherlands |
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Obermayer 80' | Report | Brandts 6' Rensenbrink 35' (pen.) Rep 36', 53' W. van de Kerkhof 82' |
Netherlands | 2–2 | West Germany |
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Haan 27' R. van de Kerkhof 82' |
Report | Abramczik 3' D. Müller 70' |
Italy | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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Brandts 19' (o.g.) | Report | Brandts 49' Haan 76' |
- Final
Netherlands | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
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Nanninga 82' | Report | Kempes 37', 104' Bertoni 115' |
FIFA 75th Anniversary Cup
Failure: 1982–86
Euro '80 was the last tournament for which the Total Football team qualified, but they did not advance past the group stage, despite the tournament format being expanded that year. Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Netherlands missed the 1982 World Cup, Euro '84, and the 1986 World Cup in succession. Qualification for Euro 1984 was within reach, but the Dutch ended the campaign on the same number of points as rivals Spain, and the same goal difference (+16). Spain advanced having scored two more goals. The failure to reach the 1986 World Cup was also very close. In a play off with neighbours Belgium, the Netherlands lost 1–0 in Brussels, but were leading 2–0 in the home leg in Rotterdam with a few minutes remaining. Belgium scored to end the tie 2–1, and overall play off 2–2. Belgium advanced on the away goal rule.
European champions
Despite high expectations as the team entered the 1990 World Cup, the tournament was not a success. Van Basten failed to score, as he was frequently marked by opposing defenders, while Gullit was ineffective having not fully recovered from injury. The Dutch managed to advance despite drawing all three group games, meeting their arch-rivals West Germany in the round of 16. The match is most remembered for the spitting-incident involving Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler as the Netherlands lost 2–1.
The team reached the semi-finals in the Euro '92, which was noted for the emergence of Dennis Bergkamp, but they were eliminated by eventual champions Denmark, with Van Basten's kick in the penalty shootout being saved by Peter Schmeichel. This was to be van Basten's last major tournament as he suffered a serious ankle injury shortly after, eventually conceding defeat and retiring at the age of 30 in 1995.
In the 1994 World Cup, in the absence of the injured van Basten and the striking Gullit, Dennis Bergkamp led the team with three goals and the Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals, where they lost 3–2 to eventual champions Brazil.
1996–2004
At Euro 96, after drawing 0–0 with Scotland and beating Switzerland 2–0, they faced the hosts England in the pool A decider, with both teams on 4 points. After 62 minutes, with Scotland beating Switzerland 1–0, the Netherlands were 4–0 down and looked like finishing third behind Scotland on goal difference and going out of the tournament, but Patrick Kluivert converted a Dennis Bergkamp assist and scored in the 78th minute to see the Dutch finish second on goals scored. They then played France in the quarter-finals, drawing 0–0 and being eliminated 5–4 on penalties.
In the 1998 World Cup, Netherlands, whose team included Marc Overmars, Phillip Cocu, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer, and Patrick Kluivert, met Argentina in the quarter-final, a rematch of the 1978 final. Near the end of regular time, after an unsuccessful dive to draw a penalty, Argentinian Ariel Ortega head-butted Edwin van der Sar.[12] Ortega was sent off and the Netherlands won 2–1 after a Bergkamp goal in the 89th minute. Bergkamp's goal was famous because of its quality — he touched down a 60-yard (55 m) pass from Frank de Boer then reverse-flicked it inside Roberto Ayala and finally volleyed it past the Argentine goalkeeper. In the semi-final, the Netherlands took Brazil to a penalty shootout after a late Kluivert goal tied the match 1–1, but Brazil won the shootout 4–2 and advanced to the final. Netherlands lost the third place match 2–1 to upstart Croatia. Soon after the World Cup exit manager Guus Hiddink resigned after two tournaments in charge and was replaced by legendary ex-midfielder Frank Rijkaard.
Netherlands co-hosted Euro 2000 with Belgium and were one of the favourites coming into the tournament. Getting all three wins in the group stage, including a win over reigning world champions France, they then crushed Yugoslavia 6–1 in the quarter-finals, with Kluivert getting a hat-trick. In the semi-finals, their opponents, Italy, went down to ten men in the first half and the Netherlands were awarded two penalty kicks but failed to convert either chance. Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo made two saves in the shootout (in addition to his penalty save in regulation time) to eliminate the Netherlands. Dennis Bergkamp, who failed to score during the tournament, retired from the national team after Euro 2000 (partly due to his fear of flying effectively ruling him out from the 2002 World Cup which was to be held in East Asia.) Coach Frank Rijkaard was widely criticized by the press after the defeat to the Italians as the Dutch had squandered several chances to kill the game. Rijkaard resigned, with Louis van Gaal taking over. Van Gaal is credited with initially bringing through the backbone of this Dutch side whilst manager of Ajax during the mid nineties, including Edwin van der Sar, Edgar Davids, Michael Reiziger, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Patrick Kluivert and the De Boer twins.
Surprisingly the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, with crucial losses to Portugal and the Republic of Ireland, the latter of which eliminated them from the Finals tournament. Van Gaal resigned at the conclusion of the Netherlands' unsuccessful campaign.
2006–2010
The Netherlands qualified for the
The Netherlands began their
The Netherlands played their first game in 2008 against
The Dutch team was a participant in the "
Under new coach Bert van Marwijk, the Dutch team went on to secure a 100 percent record in
From August to September 2011, the team was ranked number 1 in the
Euro 2012
The Dutch went on after the World Cup tournament and started with the full score of 24 points from eight matches in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.[15]
In between the qualification matches, the team went on a trip to South America for rematches of the World Cup quarter and semi-finals against Brazil and Uruguay. Although the matches ended in draws, coach Bert van Marwijk saw it as "a good test for his players, to prove they were fit to overcome hostile circumstances also."
The Netherlands reached the first place of the FIFA-World Ranking for the first time in August 2011, but in September they were on the second place again.
On 2 September 2011, the Netherlands defeated San Marino 11–0, their biggest victory in history.[16]
On 6 September 2011, the Dutch defeated Finland 2–0, ensuring a place at the Euro 2012, either as Group E winner or as the best runners-ups. They later secured the top spot in the group with a 1–0 win over Moldova.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Netherlands | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 27 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 4–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 11–0 | |
2 | Sweden | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 24 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | ||
3 | Hungary | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 19 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 8–0 | ||
4 | Finland | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 8–0 | ||
5 | Moldova | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 9 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
6 | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 53 | −53 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
- Finals
The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December 2011 at the Ukraine Palace of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine.[17][18] Netherlands was placed in Group B along with
On 17 June 2012, Netherlands lost to Portugal in a 2–1 defeat and exited the competition, having lost all three matches in the group. Johan Cruyff criticized the team's star players of poor build up play and sloppy execution of the easy passes.[19][20]
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Netherlands | 0–1 | Denmark |
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Report | Krohn-Dehli 24' |
Netherlands | 1–2 | Germany |
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Van Persie 73' | Report | Gómez 24', 38' |
Portugal | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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Ronaldo 28', 74' | Report | Van der Vaart 11' |
2014 FIFA World Cup
In the 2014 World Cup UEFA qualifying round, the Netherlands were placed in Group D along with Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia and Andorra[21] The Netherlands won nine games and drew one, thereby topping the group and earning automatic qualification.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Netherlands | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | +29 | 28 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Romania | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 19 | Advance to second round | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
3 | Hungary | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 17 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 16 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
5 | Estonia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 7 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Kits
The Netherlands national football team are known for their bright orange kits with the Dutch Lion badge, supplied by Nike since 1996. Orange was the symbol of William of Orange-Nassau, the Netherlands' father of the nation and is the national colour of the country. The current Dutch away kit is black.
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- ^ April 30, 2003 – October 11, 2013
- ^ June 29, 1998 – June 7, 2003
- ^ November 4, 1959 – July 4, 1998
- ^ April 23, 1958 – November 4, 1959
- ^ May 12, 1935 – April 23, 1958
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- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 118th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 111th minute.
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