Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Oranje Holland The Flying Dutchmen A Clockwork Orange
Association	Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Bert van Marwijk
Asst coach	Philip Cocu Frank de Boer Dick Voorn
Captain	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Most caps	Edwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorer	Patrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadium	Amsterdam Arena Feijenoord Stadion Philips Stadion
FIFA code	NED
FIFA ranking	3
Highest FIFA ranking	2 (November 1993, June 2009)
Lowest FIFA ranking	25 (May 1998)
Elo ranking	3
Highest Elo ranking	1 (1911–12, 1978, 1988–1990, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008)
Lowest Elo ranking	56 (October 1954)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Belgium 1 – 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Netherlands 9 – 0 Finland (Solna, Sweden; 4 July 1912) Netherlands 9 – 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972)
Biggest defeat
England Am. 12 – 2 Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1934)
Best result	Runners-up, 1974 and 1978
European Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1976)
Best result	Winners, 1988
Honours Olympic medal record Men's Football Bronze 1908 London Team Bronze 1912 Stockholm Team Bronze 1920 Antwerp Team

The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association. It won Euro 88 and reached two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 but lost both finals to their respective host nations, West Germany and Argentina. At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed "Clockwork Oranje" for its precision passing. In many countries and even the Netherlands itself, the team is colloquially referred to as "Holland". It is currently ranked 3rd in the FIFA World Rankings and 3rd in the World Football Elo Ratings.

[edit] History

Dutch squad for their first international match

The Netherlands played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905.^[1] The Dutch won the game 4–1, with all four of their goals coming from Eddy de Neve. De Neve would score six goals during his international career, which would span only three games.^[2] Technically, however, the Dutch had played four games prior to this under the guise of a squad selected by Cees van Hasselt,^[3] who would also be the coach for the game against Belgium and for the following three years. These games were not sanctioned by the KNVB because of the absence of an organization to arrange them,^{[citation needed]} which would not occur until the inception of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association in 1904. These first four unofficial games were played against an equally unofficial English side and were played annually from 1901 until 1904.^[3]

The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934, and after coming back in 1938, the Dutch national team entered the wilderness of world football.

[edit] History to 1970

Not until a shift to a national league and full professionalism in the 1950s did the fortunes of the Netherlands improve at both club and international level. In the 1958 World Cup qualifiers, they finished 2 points behind Austria, having lost 3–2 in Vienna after leading 2–0. The team saw continuous improvement throughout the 1960s.

[edit] Total Football

They came out of this wilderness in the 1970s with the invention of Total Football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruijff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made huge strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade.

The Dutch team before their 2–1 loss to West Germany in the final of the 1974 World Cup

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. The Dutch were trying to embarrass the Germans at home while they were only up 1–0. This would prove their undoing. Supported by the crowd, a converted penalty by Paul Breitner and the late game-winner from Gerd Müller led to a victory for the Germans. In spite of losing the final, the "Clockwork Orange" and Johan Cruijff had already written a new page in football's history.

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 again beaten by the hosts, 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 players such as Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Arie Haan, Ruud Krol and Rob Rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. This time the Netherlands were less impressive in the group stages, as they qualified only 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. Agonisingly for the Dutch, Rensenbrink hit the Argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1–1.

Euro 80 was the last tournament that the generation of Total Football qualified for, 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.

[edit] European Champions

Rinus Michels returned to coach the team for the Euro 88 tournament. After losing the first group match against the USSR (1–0), the Netherlands went on to qualify 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, who would later become national team coach, scored in the 89th minute of the game to sink the German side. The game is also remembered for its post-match shenanigans, including Ronald Koeman, who, in front of the German supporters, provocatively pretended to wipe his backside with the shirt of Olaf Thon as if it were toilet paper, an action Koeman later regretted.^[4] The Netherlands won the final with a convincing victory over the USSR, a rematch on the round robin game, 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 after almost a decade in the wilderness.

Despite high expectations as the team entered the 1990 World Cup, that 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 subsequently 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 also Van Basten's last major tournament, as he retired shortly after due to injury.

In the 1994 World Cup, Dennis Bergkamp led the team with 3 goals and the Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals, where they lost 3–2 to eventual champions Brazil.

[edit] 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000

Dutch supporters

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 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 quarterfinal, 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.^[5] 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 3rd place match 2–1 to upstart Croatia.

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 Cup 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 saves in regulation time) to eliminate the Netherlands. Coach Frank Rijkaard was widely criticized by the press as the Dutch had squandered several chances to kill the game and he resigned, with Louis van Gaal taking over. Dennis Bergkamp retired from the national team after Euro 2000, having failed to score during the tournament.

[edit] 2002-2006

Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup

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.

Netherlands reached the semifinals of Euro 2004 but lost to Portugal. Coach Dick Advocaat was criticized for his tactics and player changes and stepped down after the tournament. Also, many of the team's World Cup veterans like 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.

Training in Germany

The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and finished second in Group C after beating Serbia & Montenegro (1-0) and the Ivory Coast (2-1) and drawing Argentina (0-0). Both Argentina and the Netherlands finished the group stage with 7 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 0-1 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^[6]. 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.^[7]

[edit] Euro 2008

The Netherlands began their Euro 2008 campaign with a win in Luxembourg on 2 September 2006. On September 8, 2007 the Oranje beat Bulgaria at the Amsterdam ArenA on goals by Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy. On September 12, 2007, the Netherlands won a hard fought victory against Albania, with Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring the winning goal in stoppage time. This win takes the Dutch squad into second place in group G, on level with Romania for points, but behind on goal differential. The Oranje were beaten 1-0 in Romania on October 13, 2007, but four days later the Netherlands' 2-0 victory over Slovenia, while rivals Bulgaria could only draw in Albania, left the Dutch needing one win from their last two games, at home to Luxembourg and away to Belarus, to qualify for Euro 2008.

The Netherlands played their first game in 2008 against Croatia in Split. The team, without Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie, Clarence Seedorf, Orlando Engelaar, and Arjen Robben, won the match 3-0. The first goal was scored by John Heitinga on a header, while Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored the second goal on assist from Tim de Cler. The final goal came from Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. The team used a new formation under Marco van Basten, scrapping the previously used 4-3-3 formation for a 4-2-3-1.

The Dutch team was a participant 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 Berne on 9 June 2008. This was the Netherlands' first victory over Italy since 1978. In their second group match against France on 13 June 2008, the Netherlands won convincingly with a 4–1 score after a poor first half (1-0 at half time). The Dutch closed out an incredible group stage campaign with a 2–0 win over Romania. However, they lost in the quarter-final to former coach Guus Hiddink's Russia by 3–1, despite a late 86th minute equaliser by Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Russians ended the Dutch run with two goals in extra time.

[edit] 2010 World Cup qualification

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Netherlands 8 8 0 0 17 2 +15 24  Norway 8 2 4 2 9 7 +2 10  Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10  Macedonia 8 2 1 5 5 11 −6 7  Iceland 8 1 2 5 7 13 −6 5

Iceland  – 1 – 0 1 – 2 1 – 1 1 – 2 Macedonia  2 – 0 – 1 – 2 0 – 0 1 – 0 Netherlands  2 – 0 4 – 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 0 Norway  2 – 2 2 – 1 0 – 1 – 4 – 0 Scotland  2 – 1 2 – 0 0 – 1 0 – 0 –

[edit] Last and next games

• Last game:  Australia 0-0  Netherlands - Sydney, Australia - October 10, 2009 - F

• Next game:  Italy v  Netherlands - Pescara, Italy - November 14, 2009 - F

KEY: F = Friendly match; WCQ2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

[edit] Strip

Coat of arms of the Netherlands

Dutch fans wearing the traditional orange colours of the national team at a 2006 World Cup match at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart

The Netherlands national football plays in a bright orange shirt. Orange is the historic national colour of the Netherlands, originating from the coat of arms of the Dutch founding father William of Orange-Nassau. The top red band of the current flag was originally orange. The current Dutch away shirt is "nassau blue", with a small trim on the chest containing the colors of the Dutch flag.

Nike is the kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1996 and is contracted to continue until at least 2018.

[edit] Competitive record

[edit] World Cup record Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1934 Round 1 9 1 0 0 1 2 3 1938 Round 1 14 1 0 0 1 0 3 1950 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1954 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1958 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1962 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1966 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1970 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1974 Final 2 7 5 1 1 15 3 1978 Final 2 7 3 2 2 15 10 1982 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1986 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1990 Round of 16 15 4 0 3 1 3 4 1994 Quarter-finals 7 5 3 0 2 8 6 1998 Fourth place 4 7 3 3* 1 13 7 2002 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 2006 Round of 16 11 4 2 1 1 3 2 2010 Qualified - - - - - - 2014 - - - - - - - - Total 8/18 2 Finals 36 16 10 10 59 38

[edit] European Championship record Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1960 Did not Enter - - - - - - 1964 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1968 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1972 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1976 Third place 2 1 0 1 4 5 1980 Round 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 1984 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1988 Champions 5 4 0 1 8 3 1992 Semi-Final 4 2 2* 0 6 3 1996 Quarter-Finals 4 1 2* 1 3 4 2000 Semi-Final 5 4 1* 0 13 3 2004 Semi-Final 5 1 2* 2 7 6 2008 Quarter-Finals 4 3 0 1 10 4 2012 - - - - - - - Total 1 Title 32 17 8 7 55 32 [edit] Summer Olympics Olympic medal record Men’s Football Bronze 1920 Antwerp Team Bronze 1912 Stockholm Team Bronze 1908 London Team

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

[edit] Current squad

The following players have been called up for the friendly match against Italy on November 14, 2009 and for the friendly match against Paraguay on November 18, 2009.

Caps and goals as of October 10, 2009

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Maarten Stekelenburg September 22, 1982 (1982-09-22) (age 27) 22 0 Ajax 13 GK Michel Vorm October 20, 1983 (1983-10-20) (age 26) 3 0 Utrecht 22 GK Edwin van der Sar October 29, 1970 (1970-10-29) (age 39) 130 0 Manchester United 5 DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst (captain) February 5, 1975 (1975-02-05) (age 34) 94 5 Feyenoord 2 DF Gregory van der Wiel February 3, 1988 (1988-02-03) (age 21) 5 0 Ajax 3 DF John Heitinga November 15, 1983 (1983-11-15) (age 25) 48 6 Everton 6 DF Edson Braafheid April 8, 1983 (1983-04-08) (age 26) 4 0 Bayern Munich 4 DF Joris Mathijsen April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05) (age 29) 50 3 Hamburg 21 DF Khalid Boulahrouz December 28, 1981 (1981-12-28) (age 27) 28 0 Stuttgart 8 MF Orlando Engelaar August 24, 1979 (1979-08-24) (age 30) 12 0 PSV 19 MF Ibrahim Afellay April 2, 1986 (1986-04-02) (age 23) 17 0 PSV 18 MF Stijn Schaars January 11, 1984 (1984-01-11) (age 25) 11 0 AZ 16 MF Wout Brama August 21, 1986 (1986-08-21) (age 23) 0 0 Twente 6 MF Mark van Bommel April 22, 1977 (1977-04-22) (age 32) 51 9 Bayern Munich 17 MF Nigel de Jong November 30, 1984 (1984-11-30) (age 24) 37 1 Manchester City 10 MF Wesley Sneijder June 9, 1984 (1984-06-09) (age 25) 58 12 Internazionale 23 MF Rafael van der Vaart February 11, 1983 (1983-02-11) (age 26) 72 15 Real Madrid 7 FW Dirk Kuyt July 22, 1980 (1980-07-22) (age 29) 57 13 Liverpool 15 FW Ryan Babel December 19, 1986 (1986-12-19) (age 22) 35 5 Liverpool 9 FW Robin van Persie August 6, 1983 (1983-08-06) (age 26) 40 14 Arsenal 11 FW Arjen Robben January 23, 1984 (1984-01-23) (age 25) 45 11 Bayern Munich 14 MF Eljero Elia February 13, 1987 (1987-02-13) (age 22) 3 1 Hamburg 9 FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar August 12, 1983 (1983-08-12) (age 26) 27 14 Milan

[edit] Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Netherlands squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Henk Timmer December 3, 1971 (1971-12-03) (age 37) 7 0 unattached v. Norway, June 10, 2009 (WC 2010 qual.) DF Glenn Loovens September 22, 1983 (1983-09-22) (age 26) 1 0 Celtic v. Australia, October 10, 2009 (Friendly) DF André Ooijer July 11, 1974 (1974-07-11) (age 35) 53 3 PSV v. Scotland, September 9, 2009 (WC 2010 qual.) DF Dirk Marcellis April 13, 1988 (1988-04-13) (age 21) 2 0 PSV v. England, August 12, 2009 (Friendly) DF Tim de Cler November 8, 1978 (1978-11-08) (age 31) 17 0 Feyenoord v. Sweden, November 19, 2008 (Friendly) MF David Mendes da Silva August 4, 1982 (1982-08-04) (age 27) 7 0 AZ v. Australia, October 10, 2009 (Friendly) MF Demy de Zeeuw March 26, 1983 (1983-03-26) (age 26) 23 0 Ajax v. Australia, October 10, 2009 (Friendly) FIFA World Cup squads 2006 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands 1998 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands 1994 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands 1990 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands 1978 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands 1974 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands 1938 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands 1934 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands UEFA European Football Championship squads 2008 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands 2004 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands 2000 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands 1996 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands 1992 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands 1988 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands 1980 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands 1976 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands [edit] Past managers Cees van Hasselt 1905-1908 Edgar Chadwick 1908-1913 Jimmy Hogan 1910 Tom Bradshaw 1913 Billy Hunter 1914 Jack Reynolds 1919 Fred Warburton 1919-1923 Jim Waites 1921 Bob Glendenning 1923 Billy Townley 1924 J.E. Bollington 1924 Bob Glendenning 1925-1940 Karel Kaufman 1946 Jesse Carver 1947-1948 Tom Sneddon 1948 Karel Kaufman 1949 Jaap van der Leck 1949-1954 Karel Kaufman 1954-1955 Friedrich Donenfeld 1955 Max Merkel 1955-1956 Heinrich Müller 1956 Friedrich Donenfeld 1956-1957 George Hardwick 1957 Elek Schwartz 1957-1964 Denis Neville 1964-1966 Georg Kessler 1966-1970 František Fadrhonc 1970-1974 Rinus Michels 1974 George Knobel 1974-1976 Jan Zwartkruis 1976-1977 Ernst Happel 1977-1978 Jan Zwartkruis 1978-1981 Rob Baan 1981 Kees Rijvers 1981 Rob Baan 1981 Kees Rijvers 1981-1984 Rinus Michels 1984-1985 Leo Beenhakker 1985-1986 Rinus Michels 1986-1988 Thijs Libregts 1988-1990 Nol de Ruiter 1990 Leo Beenhakker 1990 Rinus Michels 1990-1992 Dick Advocaat 1992-1995 Guus Hiddink 1995-1998 Jan Rab 1997 Frank Rijkaard 1998-2000 Louis van Gaal 2000-2002 Dick Advocaat 2002-2004 Marco van Basten 2004-2008 Bert van Marwijk 2008-current [edit] Individual all-time records      Still active players are highlighted [edit] Most matches played # Player Career Matches Goals 1. Edwin van der Sar 1995 – 2008 130 0 2. Frank de Boer 1990 – 2004 112 13 3. Phillip Cocu 1996 – 2006 101 10 4. Giovanni van Bronckhorst 1996 – present 94 5 5. Clarence Seedorf 1994 – 2008 87 11 6. Marc Overmars 1993 – 2004 86 17 7. Aron Winter 1987 – 2000 84 6 8. Ruud Krol 1969 – 1983 83 4 9. Patrick Kluivert 1994 – 2004 79 40 Dennis Bergkamp 1990 – 2000 79 37 Last updated: 10 October 2009 Source: voetbalstats.nl (Dutch) [edit] Most goals scored # Player Career Goals Matches Average 1. Patrick Kluivert 1994 – 2004 40 79 0.51 2. Dennis Bergkamp 1990 – 2000 37 79 0.47 3. Faas Wilkes 1946 – 1961 35 38 0.92 4. Abe Lenstra 1940 – 1959 33 47 0.70 Johan Cruyff 1966 – 1977 33 48 0.69 Ruud van Nistelrooy 1998 – 2008 33 64 0.51 7. Beb Bakhuys 1928 – 1937 28 23 1.22 8. Kick Smit 1935 – 1946 26 29 0.90 9. Marco van Basten 1983 – 1992 24 58 0.41 10. Leen Vente 1933 – 1940 19 21 0.90 Last updated: 10 October 2009 Source: voetbalstats.nl (Dutch) [edit] See also List of Netherlands international footballers Netherlands national under-21 football team Netherlands women's national football team Royal Netherlands Football Association Aruba national football team Netherlands Antilles national football team Sint Maarten national football team Germany and Netherlands football rivalry [edit] References ^ (Dutch) "Overzicht historie Nederlands Elftal vanaf 1905-1930.". Voetbalstats.nl. http://www.voetbalstats.nl/nedxi/historie1905-1930.html. Retrieved 23 December 2008.  ^ (Dutch) "Interlands Eddy de Neve". Voetbalstats.nl. http://www.voetbalstats.nl/nedxi/sp364.html. Retrieved 23 December 2008.  ^ a b (Dutch) "30-04-1905 - 100 jaar geleden: België - Nederland 1 - 4". Voetbalstats.nl. 30 April 2005. http://www.voetbalstats.nl/nedxi/hist19050430-1.html. 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Eliminated in group stage France · Hungary · Iran · Mexico · Scotland · Spain · Sweden · Tunisia v • d • e UEFA Euro 1980 finalists Champions West Germany Runners-up Belgium Third place Czechoslovakia Fourth place Italy Eliminated in group stage England · Greece · Netherlands · Spain v • d • e UEFA Euro 1988 finalists Champions Netherlands Runners-up USSR Eliminated in semi-finals Italy · West Germany Eliminated in group stage Denmark · England · Republic of Ireland · Spain v • d • e 1990 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions West Germany Runners-up Argentina Third place Italy Fourth place England Eliminated in quarter-finals Cameroon · Czechoslovakia · Republic of Ireland · Yugoslavia Eliminated in round of 16 Belgium · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Netherlands · Romania · Spain · Uruguay Eliminated in group stage Austria · Egypt · Korea Republic · Scotland · Sweden · United Arab Emirates · United States · Soviet Union v • d • e UEFA Euro 1992 finalists Champions Denmark Runners-up Germany Eliminated in semi-finals Netherlands · Sweden Eliminated in group stage CIS · England · France · Scotland v • d • e 1994 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Brazil Runners-up Italy Third place Sweden Fourth place Bulgaria Eliminated in quarter-finals Germany · Netherlands · Romania · Spain Eliminated in round of 16 Argentina · Belgium · Mexico · Nigeria · Republic of Ireland · Saudi Arabia · Switzerland · United States Eliminated in group stage Bolivia · Cameroon · Colombia · Greece · Korea Republic · Morocco · Norway · Russia v • d • e UEFA Euro 1996 finalists Champions Germany Runners-up Czech Republic Eliminated in semi-finals England · France Eliminated in quarter-finals Croatia · Netherlands · Portugal · Spain Eliminated in group stage Bulgaria · Denmark · Italy · Romania · Russia · Scotland · Switzerland · Turkey v • d • e 1998 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions France Runners-up Brazil Third place Croatia Fourth place Netherlands Eliminated in quarter-finals Argentina · Denmark · Germany · Italy Eliminated in round of 16 Chile · England · Mexico · Nigeria · Norway · Paraguay · Romania · FR Yugoslavia Eliminated in group stage Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cameroon · Colombia · Iran · Jamaica · Japan · Korea Republic · Morocco · Scotland · Saudi Arabia · South Africa · Spain · Tunisia · United States v • d • e UEFA Euro 2000 finalists Champions France Runners-up Italy Eliminated in semi-finals Netherlands · Portugal Eliminated in quarter-finals Romania · Spain · Turkey · Yugoslavia Eliminated in group stage Belgium · Czech Rep. · Denmark · England · Germany · Norway · Slovenia · Sweden v • d • e UEFA Euro 2004 finalists Champions Greece Runners-up Portugal Eliminated in semi-finals Czech Republic · Netherlands Eliminated in quarter-finals Denmark · England · France · Sweden Eliminated in group stage Bulgaria · Croatia · Germany · Italy · Latvia · Russia · Spain · Switzerland v • d • e 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Italy Runners-up France Third place Germany Fourth place Portugal Eliminated in quarter-finals Argentina · Brazil · England · Ukraine Eliminated in round of 16 Australia · Ecuador · Ghana · Mexico · Netherlands · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland Eliminated in group stage Angola · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Czech Republic · Iran · Japan · Korea Republic · Paraguay · Poland · Saudi Arabia · Serbia & Montenegro · Togo · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · United States v • d • e UEFA Euro 2008 finalists Champions Spain Runners-up Germany Eliminated in semi-finals Russia · Turkey Eliminated in quarter-finals Croatia · Italy · Netherlands · Portugal Eliminated in group stage Austria · Czech Republic · France · Greece · Poland · Romania · Sweden · Switzerland v • d • e 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists AFC Australia · Japan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic CAF Côte d'Ivoire · Ghana · South Africa CONCACAF Honduras · Mexico · United States CONMEBOL Argentina · Brazil · Chile · Paraguay UEFA Denmark · England · Germany · Italy · Netherlands · Serbia · Slovakia · Spain · Switzerland v • d • e UEFA European Football Championship winners 3 titles  Germany (1972 · 1980 · 1996) 2 titles  France (1984 · 2000)  Spain (1964 · 2008) 1 title  Czechoslovakia (1976)  Denmark (1992)  Greece (2004)  Italy (1968)  Netherlands (1988)  USSR (1960)