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Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Oranje Holland Clockwork Orange The Flying Dutchmen
Association	Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Guus Hiddink
Captain	Robin van Persie
Most caps	Edwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorer	Robin van Persie (49)
Home stadium	Amsterdam Arena (53,052) De Kuip (51,117) Philips Stadion (36,000)
FIFA code	NED
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	5 (12 February 2015)
Highest	1 (August–September 2011)
Lowest	25 (May 1998)
First international
Belgium 1–4 (aet) Netherlands  (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Netherlands 11–0 San Marino  (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
England Amateurs 12-2 Netherlands  (Feethams, Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)
World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1934)
Best result	Runners-up, 1974, 1978 and 2010
European Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1976)
Best result	Champions, 1988
Medal record Olympic medal record Men's Football 1908 London Team 1912 Stockholm Team 1920 Antwerp Team

The Netherlands national football team (Template:Lang-nl) represents the Netherlands in international association football. It is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands.

The team is colloquially referred to as Het Nederlands Elftal (The Dutch Eleven) and Oranje, after the House of Orange-Nassau. Like the country itself, the team is sometimes (also colloquially) referred to as Holland. The official code to "Netherlands" is "NED".

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

The Netherlands 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.

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.

Total Football in the 1970s

The 1970s saw the invention of Total Football (Template:Lang-nl), 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."

In 1974, the Netherlands beat both Brazil and Argentina in the second group stage, reaching the final for the first time in their history. However, the team lost to West Germany in the final in Munich, despite having gone 1–0 up through Johan Neeskens' early penalty kick before any German had even touched the ball. However, supported by the crowd, a converted penalty by Paul Breitner and the winner from Gerd Müller led to a victory for the Germans.

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 World Cup, only to be beaten by the host, this time Argentina. This side played without Johan Cruijff, Willem van Hanegem, and Jan van Beveren, who refused to participate in the World Cup. It still contained Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Arie Haan, Ruud Krol, Wim Jansen, Jan Jongbloed, Wim Suurbier and Rob Rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. The Netherlands were less impressive in the group stages. They qualified as runners-up, after a draw with Peru and a loss to Scotland. In the second group phase, however, the Netherlands topped a group including Italy and West Germany, setting up a final with Argentina. However, the Dutch finished as runners up for the second World Cup in a row as they ultimately lost 3–1 after two extra time goals from Argentina. Unfortunately for the Dutch, Rensenbrink hit the Argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1–1.

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

Rinus Michels returned to coach the team for the Euro '88 tournament. After losing the first group match against the Soviet Union (1–0), the Netherlands qualified for the semi-final by defeating England 3–1 (with a hat-trick by the tournament's top scorer Marco van Basten), and Republic of Ireland (1–0). For many Dutch football supporters, the most important match in the tournament was the semi-final against West Germany, the host country, considered a revenge for the lost 1974 World Cup final (also in West Germany). Marco van Basten scored in the 89th minute to sink the German side. The Netherlands won the final with a victory over the USSR through a header by Ruud Gullit and a volley by Van Basten. This was the national team's first major tournament win, and it restored them to the forefront of international football for the next three years after almost a decade in the wilderness.

Despite high expectations as the team entered the 1990 World Cup, the tournament was not a success, as strife within the squad and managerial instability (Thijs Libregts took over from Michels only to be fired shortly after the team qualified, and was replaced by Leo Beenhakker for the finals) ultimately tore the team apart. 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; it was also the last hurrah for Rinus Michels, who returned for one final spell in charge of the team before retiring for good after the tournament ended.

Dick Advocaat took over from Michels on the understanding that he himself would be replaced by Johan Cruijff the following year, although Advocaat actually stayed in charge for over two years. 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. 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 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 France, they then defeated Yugoslavia 6–1 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, their opponents, Italy, went down to ten men in the first half. Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo made two saves in the shootout to eliminate the Netherlands. Dennis Bergkamp 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.

Dick Advocaat returned to coach the Netherlands for a second time and led the team to the semifinals of Euro 2004 but lost to Portugal and, after receiving criticism for his tactics and player changes, stepped down. This was to be the end for many of the team's World Cup veterans (mostly made up of the Ajax generation of 1995.) Frank and Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Jaap Stam, and Patrick Kluivert had either retired or were not selected for the upcoming World Cup by new coach Marco van Basten.

2006–2010

The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and finished second in Group C after beating Serbia & Montenegro (1–0) and the Côte d'Ivoire (2–1) and drawing Argentina (0–0). Both Argentina and the Netherlands finished the group stage with seven points, but the Argentinians had a superior goal difference and finished first as a result. The Dutch were eliminated in the second round after losing 1–0 to Portugal, in a match that produced 16 yellow cards (which matched the World Cup record for most cautions in one game set in 2002) and set a new World Cup record of four red cards (two for either side) and was nicknamed "the Battle of Nuremberg" by the press. Despite criticism surrounding his selection policy and the lack of attacking football from his team, Marco van Basten was offered a two-year extension to his contract by the Dutch FA, which would allow him to serve as national coach during Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. The move was widely regarded as a vote of confidence in van Basten and his assistants by the KNVB officials.

The Netherlands qualified for Euro 2008, where they were drawn in the "Group of Death", together with France, Italy, and Romania. They began Euro 2008 with a 3–0 win over World Cup Champion Italy in Bern on 9 June 2008. This was the Netherlands' first victory over Italy since 1978. On 13 June 2008, in their second group match against France who were the World Cup runners-up, the Netherlands won convincingly with a 4–1 score. The Dutch closed out an incredible group stage campaign with a 2–0 win over Romania. However, they lost in the quarter-finals to former coach Guus Hiddink's Russia by a score of 3–1, with Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring an 86th minute equaliser to force extra time where the Russians went on to score twice.

Under new coach Bert van Marwijk, the Dutch team went on to secure a 100 percent record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign, and qualifying for the World Cup. The World Cup Draw saw the Dutch being placed alongside Denmark, Cameroon and Japan in Group E. The Dutch won 2–0 against Denmark in their opener at the World Cup. They then beat Japan 1–0. They qualified for the Round of 16. In the first knockout round they faced Slovakia and came out with a 2–1 victory. In the quarter-finals against Brazil, the Brazilians held a 1–0 lead at the half and had never lost in 37 World Cup matches (35–0–2) in which they had held a halftime lead, but the Dutch scored twice for a 2-1 win to advance. In the semi-final the Dutch beat Uruguay 3–2 to advance to their first World Cup final since 1978. The Dutch lost to Spain 1–0 after midfielder Andres Iniesta scored in extra time. The Dutch team was criticized for its rough play in the final, and was given nine yellow cards in the single game (including a double yellow card to John Heitinga). Johan Cruyff later public criticized the team for playing in an "ugly" and "vulgar" style. The Associated Press was of the opinion that the Dutch had "turned far too often to dirty tactics." This final also became Giovanni van Bronckhorst's last match as a professional before retiring.

From August to September 2011, the team was ranked number 1 in the FIFA World Rankings, thus becoming the second national football team, after Spain, to top the rankings without previously winning a World Cup.

Euro 2012

Netherlands was placed in Group B along with Germany, Portugal, and Denmark, thus making it the Group of Death. The Netherlands lost to Denmark 0-1, lost to Germany 1-2, and finally lost to Portugal 1-2 and exited the competition. Johan Cruyff criticised the team's star players of poor build up play and sloppy execution of the easy passes. Manager Bert van Marwijk resigned after this disappointment.

2014 FIFA World Cup

Louis van Gaal, who had formerly coached the Netherlands' unsuccessful 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, became manager for the second time. In the 2014 World Cup UEFA qualifying round, the Netherlands won 13 games and drew one, topping the group and earning automatic qualification. They were drawn into Group B, along with Spain, Chile and Australia. The team avenged their 2010 defeat by defeating Spain with an astonishing 5-1 victory in their opening match, with Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben scoring two goals each, and Stefan de Vrij scoring one. After the Dutch fell behind 1-0 from conceding a penalty, van Persie equalized just before half time with an acrobatic diving header which gave him the nickname "The Flying Dutchman". The second match against Australia was won in comeback fashion after trailing Australia 2-1; the Dutch won 3-2 thanks to goals from Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie either side of Australia's two, with Memphis Depay scoring the game-winner. Their final group match against Chile was a stalemate until Leroy Fer scored in the 77th minute and Memphis Depay scored again in stoppage time to win the game 2-0 and clinch first place in group B.

The Netherlands defeated Mexico in the Round of 16 by a score of 2-1, with Wesley Sneijder and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar both scoring late to overturn a 0-1 deficit. In the quarterfinals where they faced Costa Rica, the Dutch had many shots on goal but could not score as the match finished 0-0 after extra time. Netherlands won the penalty shootout 4-3, thanks to goalkeeper Tim Krul who was brought on just before the end of extra time and made two spot kick saves, one from Bryan Ruiz and one from Michael Umaña marking the first time in FIFA World Cup history a goalkeeper was brought onto the field solely to participate in a shootout. In the semi-final game against Argentina, the Netherlands had multiple chances while managing to contain Argentine superstar Lionel Messi. Both teams finished scoreless after extra time. However, in the shootout Holland was eliminated 4-2, with Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder having their spot kicks saved.

Holland played hosts Brazil in the third place match and took an early lead through a Robin Van Persie 3rd minute penalty after Arjen Robben was pulled back by Brazilian defender Thiago Silva. Daley Blind added a second after 16 minutes, and a third goal was added by Georginio Wijnaldum in the 91st minute. This was Holland's first bronze medal (third place finish) in the history of the World Cup, and also the first time they had concluded a major international tournament unbeaten (a penalty shootout elimination is counted as a draw). They also became the first team in World Cup history to ever use all 23 players in the squad, when keeper Michel Vorm was brought on for the last minutes of the third place game, having already used 22 players in the previous six matches. Manager Louis van Gaal, who successfully motivated the team after their semi-final knockout, received praise for getting more out of the young and inexperienced Netherlands squad than many expected.

Euro 2016

Louis van Gaal's resignation took effect at the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, due to becoming a manager at Manchester United and he was succeeded as manager by Guus Hiddink, who had previously coached the team to fourth in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, for the UEFA Euro 2016 campaign. Hiddink will be replaced by the current assistant coach Danny Blind after the Euro 2016.

Team image

Colours

The Netherlands national football team famously plays in bright orange shirts. Orange is the historic national colour of the Netherlands, originating from one of the many titles of the ruling head of state, Prince of Orange, which is also the color of the same name. The current Dutch away shirt is blue.

Nike is the kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1998 and is contracted to continue until at least 2026.

Rivalries

Netherlands' long-time football rivals are Germany. The rivalry is one of the few long-standing football rivalries at a national level. Beginning in 1974 when the Dutch lost the 1974 FIFA World Cup to West Germany in the final (though deeply rooted in Dutch anti-German sentiment due to the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany during World War II), the rivalry between the two nations has become one of the best-known international football rivalries in the world.

Kits Evolution

The following are the home kits worn by the Netherland national team

Home kit until 1904	1934	1934 World Cup	1974	1974 (alt.)	1978-1980*	1978 (alt.)
1986	1988	1988 (alt.)	1990	1994	1996	1998
2000	2002	2002 (alt.)	2004	2004 (alt.)	2006	2006 (alt.)
2008	2008 (alt.)	2010	2010 (alt.)	2012	2014	2014 (alt.)

The following are the away kits worn by the Netherland national team.

1990	1994	1996 Euros	1998	2000	2002	2004
2006	2008	2010	2010 (alt.)	2012	2013	2014

• In UEFA Euro 1980, the kit had a piece of tape over the adidas logos due to the prohibition of advertising on kits (Same solution done by European Club teams in UEFA competitions in the 1970s)

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	Guus Hiddink
Assistant Manager	Danny Blind
	Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Goalkeeping Coach	Patrick Lodewijks
Fitness Coach	Rene Wormhoudt
Team Manager	Hans Jorritsma
Head Scout	Ronald Spelbos
Physician	Gert-Jan Goudswaard
Physiotherapist	Arno Philips
Other Staff	Rob Koster
	Carlo de Leeuw
U-21 Manager	Adrie Koster
U-19 Manager	Aron Winter
U-17 Manager	Maarten Stekelenburg

Current squad

The following players were called to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Turkey on 28 March 2015 and the Friendly match against Spain on 31 March 2015.
Caps and goals updated as of 16 November 2014 after the match against Latvia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Jasper Cillessen	(1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 35)	20	0	Ajax
	1GK	Tim Krul	(1988-04-03) April 3, 1988 (age 36)	7	0	Newcastle United
	1GK	Kenneth Vermeer	(1986-01-10) January 10, 1986 (age 39)	4	0	Feyenoord
	1GK	Jeroen Zoet	(1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 30)	0	0	PSV Eindhoven
	2DF	Gregory van der Wiel	(1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36)	41	0	Paris Saint-Germain
	2DF	Ron Vlaar	(1985-02-16) February 16, 1985 (age 39)	32	1	Aston Villa
	2DF	Bruno Martins Indi	(1992-02-08) February 8, 1992 (age 32)	26	2	Porto
	2DF	Stefan de Vrij	(1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32)	25	2	Lazio
	2DF	Daryl Janmaat	(1989-07-22) July 22, 1989 (age 35)	23	0	Newcastle United
	2DF	Jetro Willems	(1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 (age 30)	13	0	PSV Eindhoven
	2DF	Jeffrey Bruma	(1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 33)	8	1	PSV Eindhoven
	2DF	Ricardo van Rhijn	(1991-06-13) June 13, 1991 (age 33)	8	0	Ajax
	2DF	Joël Veltman	(1992-01-15) January 15, 1992 (age 32)	7	0	Ajax
	2DF	Sven van Beek	(1994-07-28) July 28, 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Feyenoord
	3MF	Wesley Sneijder	(1984-06-09) June 9, 1984 (age 40)	111	28	Galatasaray
	3MF	Nigel de Jong	(1984-11-13) November 13, 1984 (age 40)	80	1	Milan
	3MF	Ibrahim Afellay	(1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 38)	48	6	Olympiacos
	3MF	Daley Blind	(1990-03-09) March 9, 1990 (age 34)	25	2	Manchester United
	3MF	Georginio Wijnaldum	(1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 34)	16	2	PSV Eindhoven
	3MF	Jordy Clasie	(1991-06-27) June 27, 1991 (age 33)	11	0	Feyenoord
	4FW	Arjen Robben	(1984-01-23) January 23, 1984 (age 40)	86	28	Bayern Munich
	4FW	Klaas Jan Huntelaar	(1983-08-12) August 12, 1983 (age 41)	69	38	Schalke 04
	4FW	Eljero Elia	(1987-02-13) February 13, 1987 (age 37)	27	2	Southampton
	4FW	Memphis	(1994-02-13) February 13, 1994 (age 30)	13	2	PSV Eindhoven
	4FW	Luciano Narsingh	(1990-09-13) September 13, 1990 (age 34)	9	2	PSV Eindhoven
	4FW	Luuk de Jong	(1990-08-27) August 27, 1990 (age 34)	7	1	PSV Eindhoven
	4FW	Quincy Promes	(1992-01-04) January 4, 1992 (age 33)	3	0	Spartak Moscow
	4FW	Bas Dost	(1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Wolfsburg

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Michel Vorm	(1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 41)	15	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Italy, September 4, 2014 (preliminary)
DF	Karim Rekik	(1992-02-08) February 8, 1992 (age 32)	1	0	PSV Eindhoven	v.  Latvia, November 16, 2014
DF	Paul Verhaegh	(1983-09-01) September 1, 1983 (age 41)	3	0	Augsburg	v.  Mexico, November 12, 2014 (preliminary)
DF	Virgil van Dijk	(1991-07-08) July 8, 1991 (age 33)	0	0	Celtic	v.  Mexico, November 12, 2014 (preliminary)
DF	Erik Pieters	(1988-08-07) August 7, 1988 (age 36)	18	0	Stoke City	v.  Kazakhstan, October 10, 2014
DF	Terence Kongolo	(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Feyenoord	2014 FIFA World Cup
DF	Patrick van Aanholt	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34)	2	0	Sunderland	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
MF	Leroy Fer	(1990-01-05) January 5, 1990 (age 35)	11	1	Queens Park Rangers	v.  Latvia, November 16, 2014
MF	Davy Klaassen	(1993-02-21) February 21, 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Ajax	v.  Mexico, November 12, 2014
MF	Davy Pröpper	(1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 (age 33)	0	0	Vitesse Arnhem	v.  Kazakhstan, October 10, 2014 (preliminary)
MF	Rafael van der Vaart	(1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 41)	109	25	Hamburg	v.  Italy, September 4, 2014
MF	Jonathan de Guzmán	(1987-09-13) 13 September 1987 (age 37)	13	0	Napoli	2014 FIFA World Cup
MF	Tonny Vilhena	(1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 30)	0	0	Feyenoord	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
MF	Marco van Ginkel	(1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 32)	2	0	Milan	v.  Ecuador, May 17, 2014 (preliminary)
FW	Robin van Persie	(1983-08-06) August 6, 1983 (age 41)	96	49	Manchester United	v.  Latvia, November 16, 2014
FW	Jeremain Lens	(1987-11-24) November 24, 1987 (age 37)	29	8	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  Iceland, October 13, 2014
FW	Dirk Kuyt	(1980-07-22) July 22, 1980 (age 44)	104	24	Fenerbahçe	v.  Kazakhstan, October 10, 2014 (preliminary)
FW	Jean-Paul Boëtius	(1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Feyenoord	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
FW	Luc Castaignos	(1992-09-27) September 27, 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Twente Enschede	v.  Ecuador, May 17, 2014 (preliminary)
FW	Jürgen Locadia	(1993-07-11) July 11, 1993 (age 31)	0	0	PSV Eindhoven	v.  Ecuador, May 17, 2014 (preliminary)

Notes Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury

Previous squads

Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see the team's results page

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.

2014

5 March Friendly	France	2 – 0	Netherlands	Paris, France
21:00 (UTC+1)	Benzema 32' Matuidi 41'	Report		Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

17 May Friendly	Netherlands	1 – 1	Ecuador	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+2)	Van Persie 37'	Report	Montero 9'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

31 May Friendly	Netherlands	1 – 0	Ghana	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+2)	Van Persie 5'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 51,117 Referee: Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra (Portugal)

4 June Friendly	Netherlands	2 – 0	Wales	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+2)	Robben 32' Lens 76'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)

13 June 2014 FIFA World Cup	Spain	1 – 5	Netherlands	Salvador, Brazil
16:00 (UTC−3)	Alonso 27' (pen.)	Report	Van Persie 44', 72' Robben 53', 80' De Vrij 65'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 48,173 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

18 June 2014 FIFA World Cup	Australia	2 – 3	Netherlands	Porto Alegre, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3)	Cahill 21' Jedinak 54' (pen.)	Report	Robben 20' Van Persie 58' Memphis 68'	Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 42,877 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

23 June 2014 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands	2 – 0	Chile	São Paulo, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3)	Fer 77' Memphis 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Arena de São Paulo Attendance: 62,996 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

29 June 2014 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands	2 – 1	Mexico	Fortaleza, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3)	Sneijder 88' Huntelaar 90+4' (pen.)	Report	G. dos Santos 48'	Stadium: Estádio Castelão Attendance: 58,817 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

5 July 2014 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p)	Costa Rica	Salvador, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3)		Report		Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 51,179 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
	Penalties
	Van Persie Robben Sneijder Kuyt		Borges Ruiz González Bolaños Umaña

9 July 2014 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p)	Argentina	São Paulo, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3)		Report		Stadium: Arena de São Paulo Attendance: 61,606 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
	Penalties
	Vlaar Robben Sneijder Kuyt		Messi Garay Agüero Rodríguez

12 July 2014 FIFA World Cup	Brazil	0 – 3	Netherlands	Brasília, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3)		Report	Van Persie 3' (pen.) Blind 17' Wijnaldum 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 68,034 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

4 September Friendly	Italy	2 – 0	Netherlands	Bari, Italy
20:45 (UTC+2)	Immobile 3' De Rossi 10' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

9 September UEFA Euro 2016 Q	Czech Republic	2 – 1	Netherlands	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 (UTC+2)	Dočkal 22' Pilař 90+1'	Report	de Vrij 55'	Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 17,946 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

10 October UEFA Euro 2016 Q	Netherlands	3 – 1	Kazakhstan	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (UTC+2)	Huntelaar 62' Afellay 82' Van Persie 89' (pen.)	Report	Abdulin 17'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

13 October UEFA Euro 2016 Q	Iceland	2 – 0	Netherlands	Reykjavík, Iceland
18:45 (UTC±0)	G. Sigurðsson 10' (pen.), 42'	Report		Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

12 November Friendly	Netherlands	2 – 3	Mexico	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+1)	Sneijder 49' Blind 74'	Report	Vela 8', 62' J. Hernandez 69'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

16 November UEFA Euro 2016 Q	Netherlands	6 – 0	Latvia	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 (UTC+1)	Van Persie 6' Robben 35', 82' Huntelaar 42', 89' Bruma 78'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

2015

28 March UEFA Euro 2016 Q	Netherlands	v	Turkey	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena

31 March Friendly	Netherlands	v	Spain	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena

5 June Friendly	Netherlands	v	United States	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (UTC+1)				Stadium: Amsterdam Arena

13 October UEFA Euro 2016 Q	Netherlands	v	Czech Republic	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena

Records

Most capped

Top Scorers

Last updated: 16 November 2014
Source: voetbalstats.nl Template:Nl icon

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did Not Enter									Declined Participation
1934	Round 1	9th	1	0	0	1	2	3		2	2	0	0	9	4
1938	Round 1	14th	1	0	0	1	0	3		2	1	1	0	5	1
1950	Did Not Enter									Declined Participation
1954
1958	Did Not Qualify									4	2	1	1	12	7
1962										3	0	2	1	4	7
1966										6	2	2	2	6	4
1970										6	3	1	2	9	5
1974	Runners-Up	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	3		6	4	2	0	24	2
1978	Runners-Up	2nd	7	3	2	2	15	10		6	5	1	0	11	3
1982	Did Not Qualify									8	4	1	3	11	7
1986										8	4	1	3	13	7
1990	Round of 16	15th	4	0	3	1	3	4		6	4	2	0	8	2
1994	Quarter-Finals	7th	5	3	0	2	8	6		10	6	3	1	29	9
1998	Fourth Place	4th	7	3	3	1	13	7		8	6	1	1	26	4
2002	Did Not Qualify									10	6	2	2	30	9
2006	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	3	2		12	10	2	0	27	3
2010	Runners-Up	2nd	7	6	0	1	12	6		8	8	0	0	17	2
2014	Third Place	3rd	7	5	2	0	15	4		10	9	1	0	34	5
2018	To be determined
2022
Did Not Qualify
								Total		Runners-Up	10/20	50	27	12	11	86	48	115	76	23	16	275	81

Summer Olympics

Host nation(s) / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1908	Third Place	2	1	0	1	2	4
1912	Third Place	4	3	0	1	17	8
1920	Third Place	4	2	0	2	9	10
1924	Fourth Place	5	2	1	2	11	7
1928	Round 1	1	0	0	1	0	2
1948	Round 1	2	1	0	1	6	5
1952	Preliminary Round	1	0	0	1	1	5
2008	Quarter-Finals	4	1	2	1	4	4
Total	8/25	23	10	3	10	50	45

UEFA European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1960	Did Not Enter
1964	Did Not Qualify
1968
1972
1976	Third Place	3rd	2	1	0	1	4	5
1980	Group Stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	4
1984	Did Not Qualify
1988	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	8	3
1992	Semi Final	3rd	4	2	2	0	6	3
1996	Quarter-Finals	8th	4	1	2	1	3	4
| 2000	Semi Final	3rd	5	4	1	0	13	3
2004	Semi Final	3rd	5	1	2	2	7	6
2008	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	3	0	1	10	4
2012	Group Stage	15th	3	0	0	3	2	5
2016	To be determined
2020	To be determined
Total	1 Title	9/14	35	17	8	10	57	37

Honours

Competition				Total
World Cup	0	3	1	4
European Championship	1	0	4	5
Confederations Cup	0	0	0	0
Olympic Games	0	0	3	3
Total	1	3	8	12

This is a list of honours for the senior Dutch national team

• FIFA World Cup:
  • Runners-up (3): 1974, 1978, 2010
  • Third place (1): 2014
  • Fourth place (1): 1998

• UEFA European Championship:
  • Winners (1): 1988
  • Third place (1): 1976
  • Semi-Final (3): 1992, 2000, 2004

• Olympic football tournament:

• Bronze medal/Third place (3): 1908, 1912, 1920
• Fourth Place (1): 1924

Other Tournaments

• Coupe Vanden Abeele
  • Winners: 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1925
• Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Cup
  • Winners: 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914
• Olympic Football Consolation Tournament
  • Winners: 1928
• Nelson Mandela Inauguration Challenge Cup
  • Winners: 1997
• 75th Anniversary FIFA Cup
  • Runners-up: 1979
• World Champions' Gold Cup
  • Fourth Place: 1980
• Copa Confraternidad
  • Runners-up: 2011
• Nasazzi's Baton
  • Winners: 1978, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008

See also

• Netherlands national under-21 football team
• Netherlands national under-19 football team
• Netherlands national under-17 football team
• Netherlands women's national football team
• Royal Dutch Football Association
• Aruba national football team
• Bonaire national football team
• Curaçao national football team
• Sint Maarten national football team

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External links

• Template:Nl icon Ons Oranje, official site
• Netherlands - Record International Players at the RSSSF archive
• Dutch National Team Coaches at the RSSSF archive
• Template:Nl icon Voetbalstats.nl, statistics of the national football team

Achievements
Preceded by1984 France	European Champions 1988 (First title)	Succeeded by1992 Denmark
Awards
Preceded byBrazil	FIFA Team of the Year 2000	Succeeded byHonduras

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1 Schrijvers 2 Suurbier 3 Rijsbergen 4 Van Kraay 5 Krol 6 Neeskens 7 Jansen 8 Rep 9 Cruijff (c) 10 W. van de Kerkhof 11 Rensenbrink 12 Van Hanegem 13 Geels 14 Peters 15 R. van de Kerkhof 16 Arntz 17 Ruiter 18 Jongbloed 19 Kist 20 Meutstege Coach: Knobel v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1980 1 Schrijvers 2 Wijnstekers 3 Van de Korput 4 Hovenkamp 5 Krol (c) 6 Poortvliet 7 R. van de Kerkhof 8 W. van de Kerkhof 9 Kist 10 Haan 11 Otto 12 Rep 13 Nanninga 14 Koster 15 Stevens 16 Doesburg 17 Vreijsen 18 Thijssen 19 Zondervan 20 Van Breukelen 21 Brandts 22 Metgod Coach: Zwartkruis v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1988 winners (1st title) 1 Van Breukelen 2 Van Tiggelen 3 Troost 4 R. Koeman 5 Winter 6 Van Aerle 7 Vanenburg 8 Mühren 9 Bosman 10 Gullit (c) 11 Van 't Schip 12 Van Basten 13 E. Koeman 14 Kieft 15 Koevermans 16 Hiele 17 Rijkaard 18 Suvrijn 19 Krüzen 20 Wouters Coach: Michels v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1992 semi-finalists 1 Van Breukelen 2 Van Aerle 3 Van Tiggelen 4 Koeman 5 Blind 6 Wouters 7 Bergkamp 8 Rijkaard 9 Van Basten 10 Gullit (c) 11 Van 't Schip 12 Kieft 13 Menzo 14 Witschge 15 Winter 16 Bosz 17 De Boer 18 Jonk 19 Viscaal 20 Roy Coach: Michels v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1996 1 Van der Sar 2 Reiziger 3 Blind (c) 4 Seedorf 5 Stam 6 De Boer 7 Taument 8 Davids 9 Kluivert 10 Bergkamp 11 Hoekstra 12 Winter 13 Numan 14 Witschge 15 Bogarde 16 De Goey 17 Cruyff 18 De Kock 19 Mulder 20 Cocu 21 Hesp 22 Veldman Coach: Hiddink v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2000 semi-finalists 1 Van der Sar 2 Reiziger 3 Stam 4 F. de Boer (c) 5 Zenden 6 Seedorf 7 Cocu 8 Davids 9 Kluivert 10 Bergkamp 11 Overmars 12 Van Bronckhorst 13 Konterman 14 Van Vossen 15 Bosvelt 16 R. de Boer 17 Van Hooijdonk 18 De Goey 19 Numan 20 Winter 21 Makaay 22 Westerveld Coach: Rijkaard v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2004 semi-finalists 1 Van der Sar 2 Reiziger 3 Stam 4 Bouma 5 Van Bronckhorst 6 Cocu 7 Van der Meyde 8 Davids 9 Kluivert 10 Van Nistelrooy 11 Van der Vaart 12 Makaay 13 Westerveld 14 Sneijder 15 De Boer (c) 16 Overmars 17 Van Hooijdonk 18 Heitinga 19 Robben 20 Seedorf 21 Bosvelt 22 Zenden 23 Waterreus Coach: Advocaat v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Van der Sar (c) 2 Ooijer 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst 6 De Zeeuw 7 Van Persie 8 Engelaar 9 Van Nistelrooy 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Melchiot 13 Timmer 14 Bouma 15 De Cler 16 Stekelenburg 17 De Jong 18 Kuyt 19 Huntelaar 20 Afellay 21 Boulahrouz 22 Vennegoor of Hesselink 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Basten v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Bouma 6 Van Bommel (c) 7 Kuyt 8 N. de Jong 9 Huntelaar 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Vorm 13 Vlaar 14 Schaars 15 Willems 16 Van Persie 17 Strootman 18 L. de Jong 19 Narsingh 20 Afellay 21 Boulahrouz 22 Krul 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk Netherlands FIFA World Cup squads v t e Netherlands squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup GK Halle GK Van Male GK Van der Meulen DF Van Diepenbeek DF Van Run DF Weber MF Anderiesen MF Van Heel (c) MF Oprinsen MF Paauwe MF Pellikaan FW Bakhuys FW Graafland FW Lagendaal FW Mijnders FW Mol FW Van Nellen FW Schoemaker FW Smit FW Vente FW Vrauwdeunt FW Wels Coach: Glendenning v t e Netherlands squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup GK Van Male GK Michel DF Been DF Caldenhove DF Plenter DF Punt DF Weber MF Anderiesen MF Van Heel (c) MF Hogenbirk MF Paauwe MF Pijpers FW De Boer FW Drok FW De Harder FW Ooms FW Smit FW Van Spaandonck FW Van der Veen FW Vente FW Wels FW De Winter Coach: Glendenning v t e Netherlands squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Geels 2 Haan 3 Van Hanegem 4 Van Ierssel 5 Israël 6 Jansen 7 De Jong 8 Jongbloed 9 Keizer 10 R. van de Kerkhof 11 W. van de Kerkhof 12 Krol 13 Neeskens 14 Cruijff (c) 15 Rensenbrink 16 Rep 17 Rijsbergen 18 Schrijvers 19 Strik 20 Suurbier 21 Treijtel 22 Vos Coach: Michels v t e Netherlands squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Schrijvers 2 Poortvliet 3 Schoenaker 4 Van Kraay 5 Krol (c) 6 Jansen 7 Wildschut 8 Jongbloed 9 Haan 10 R. van de Kerkhof 11 W. van de Kerkhof 12 Rensenbrink 13 Neeskens 14 Boskamp 15 Hovenkamp 16 Rep 17 Rijsbergen 18 Nanninga 19 Doesburg 20 Suurbier 21 Lubse 22 Brandts Coach: Happel v t e Netherlands squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Van Breukelen 2 Van Aerle 3 Rijkaard 4 R. Koeman 5 Van Tiggelen 6 Wouters 7 E. Koeman 8 Vanenburg 9 Van Basten 10 Gullit (c) 11 Witschge 12 Kieft 13 Rutjes 14 Van 't Schip 15 Roy 16 Hiele 17 Gillhaus 18 Fraser 19 Van Loen 20 Winter 21 Blind 22 Menzo Coach: Beenhakker v t e Netherlands squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 De Goey 2 F. de Boer 3 Rijkaard 4 Koeman (c) 5 Witschge 6 Wouters 7 Overmars 8 Jonk 9 R. de Boer 10 Bergkamp 11 Roy 12 Bosman 13 Van der Sar 14 Van Gobbel 15 Blind 16 Numan 17 Taument 18 Valckx 19 Van Vossen 20 Winter 21 De Wolf 22 Snelders Coach: Advocaat v t e Netherlands squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Van der Sar 2 Reiziger 3 Stam 4 F. de Boer (c) 5 Numan 6 Jonk 7 R. de Boer 8 Bergkamp 9 Kluivert 10 Seedorf 11 Cocu 12 Zenden 13 Ooijer 14 Overmars 15 Bogarde 16 Davids 17 Van Hooijdonk 18 De Goey 19 Van Bronckhorst 20 Winter 21 Hasselbaink 22 Hesp Coach: Hiddink v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Van der Sar (c) 2 Jaliens 3 Boulahrouz 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst 6 Landzaat 7 Kuyt 8 Cocu 9 Van Nistelrooy 10 Van der Vaart 11 Robben 12 Kromkamp 13 Ooijer 14 Heitinga 15 De Cler 16 Maduro 17 Van Persie 18 Van Bommel 19 Vennegoor of Hesselink 20 Sneijder 21 Babel 22 Timmer 23 Stekelenburg Coach: Van Basten v t e Netherlands squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst (c) 6 Van Bommel 7 Kuyt 8 De Jong 9 Van Persie 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Boulahrouz 13 Ooijer 14 De Zeeuw 15 Braafheid 16 Vorm 17 Elia 18 Schaars 19 Babel 20 Afellay 21 Huntelaar 22 Boschker 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk v t e Netherlands squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Cillessen 2 Vlaar 3 De Vrij 4 Martins Indi 5 Blind 6 De Jong 7 Janmaat 8 De Guzmán 9 Van Persie (c) 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Verhaegh 13 Veltman 14 Kongolo 15 Kuyt 16 Clasie 17 Lens 18 Fer 19 Huntelaar 20 Wijnaldum 21 Depay 22 Vorm 23 Krul Coach: Van Gaal Netherlands Summer Olympics Squads v t e Netherlands football squad – 1908 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists GK Beeuwkes GK La Chapelle DF Heijning DF Otten MF Gonsalves MF Heijting MF Kok MF De Korver MF Mundt (c) MF Sol FW Van den Berg FW De Bruijn Kops FW Reeman FW Van Renterghem FW Snethlage FW Thomée FW Welcker Coach: Chadwick v t e Netherlands football squad – 1912 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists GK Van Eek GK Göbel DF Bouman DF Feith DF Wijnveldt MF Boutmy MF Fortgens MF De Korver (c) MF Lotsij MF Van der Nagel MF De Wolf FW Bouvy FW Van Breda Kolff FW Ten Cate FW De Groot FW Von Heijden FW Houtkooper FW Van der Sluis FW Vos Coach: Chadwick v t e Netherlands football squad – 1920 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists GK MacNeill GK Tempel DF Dénis DF Van 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