Netherlands national football team

Netherlands
Nickname(s)Oranje
Holland
Clockwork Orange
The Flying Dutchmen[1]
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLouis van Gaal
CaptainVirgil van Dijk
Most capsWesley Sneijder (134)
Top scorerRobin van Persie (50)
Home stadiumJohan Cruyff Arena
De Kuip
Philips Stadion
De Grolsch Veste
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 8 (6 October 2022)[2]
Highest1[3] (August 2011)
Lowest36[4] (August 2017)
First international
 Belgium 1–4 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 
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[upper-alpha 1]
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1976)
Best resultChampions (1988)
Nations League Finals
Appearances2 (first in 2019)
Best resultRunners-up (2019)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
1974 West GermanyTeam
1978 ArgentinaTeam
2010 South AfricaTeam
2014 BrazilTeam
UEFA European Championship
1976 YugoslaviaTeam
1988 West GermanyTeam
1992 SwedenTeam
2000 Belgium and NetherlandsTeam
2004 PortugalTeam
UEFA Nations League
2019 PortugalTeam
Olympic Games
1908 LondonTeam
1912 StockholmTeam
1920 AntwerpTeam
Websiteonsoranje.nl (in Dutch)

The Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Het Nederlands Elftal) has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of UEFA, and under the jurisdiction of FIFA. They are widely considered one of the best national teams in world football and widely regarded as one of the greatest national teams of all time.[5][6][7][8][9] Most of the Netherlands' home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion and De Grolsch Veste.

The team is colloquially referred to as Het Nederlands Elftal (The Dutch Eleven) or Oranje, after the House of Orange-Nassau and their distinctive orange jerseys. Informally the team, like the country itself, was referred to as Holland. The fan club is known as Het Oranje Legioen (The Orange Legion).[10]

The Netherlands has competed in ten FIFA World Cup, appearing in the finals three times (in 1974, 1978 and 2010). They have also appeared in ten UEFA European Championship, winning the 1988 tournament in West Germany. Additionally, the team won a bronze medal at the Olympic football tournament in 1908, 1912 and 1920. The Netherlands has long-standing football rivalries with neighbours Belgium and Germany.

History

Beginnings: 1905–1969
1905 Netherlands team

The Netherlands played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905, with the players selected by a five-member commission from the Dutch Football Association. After 90 minutes, the score was 1–1. As the match was for the Coupe van den Abeele, it went into extra-time, during which Eddy de Neve scored three times, making the score 4–1 for the Netherlands.[11] Some historians attribute one of the goals scored to Willem Hesselink.[12]

In 1908, the Netherlands competed in their first official tournament appearance at the Summer Olympic in London. They received a bronze medal after losing to Great Britain in the semi-finals, before defeating Sweden in the bronze medal match 2–0.[13] At the Olympic Games in 1912 and 1920, the Netherlands finished with the bronze medal as they lost to Denmark and Belgium in the respective tournament.[14][15]

Netherlands make their way out to face Switzerland at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

The Netherlands reached the semi-finals at the 1924 Summer Olympic in Paris after winning against Romania and Ireland. In the semi-finals, they gave up a one-goal lead, scored by Kees Pijl, to lose 2–1 versus Uruguay and were relegated to the third place playoff for the fourth time,[16] losing to Sweden in a replay.[17]

After being eliminated in the first round at the 1928 Summer Olympic on home turf,[18] they skipped the first World Cup in 1930 due to the cost of travel from Europe to South America.[19] The team made their first appearance at a FIFA World Cup in 1934 where they took on Switzerland. Kick Smit was the first goalscorer for the Netherlands in a World Cup. The team was eliminated in the opening round by Switzerland 3–2.[20] A second appearance at the 1938 World Cup resulted in a first-round elimination against Czechoslovakia.[21]

After the Second World War, the Netherlands qualified for only two international tournament before the 1970s: the 1948 Summer Olympic in Great Britain and the 1952 Summer Olympic in Finland. They suffered early elimination, losing to the hosts in 1948[22] and Brazil in 1952.[23]

Total football in the 1970s and first golden generation

During the 1970s, total football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal) was invented, pioneered by Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team head coach Rinus Michels. The Netherlands made significant strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade. Carlos Alberto, captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup said, "The only team I've seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me ... Their 'carousel' style of play was amazing to watch and marvelous for the game."[24]

The Netherlands team before their 1–2 loss against West Germany in the finals of the 1974 World Cup

In 1974, the Netherlands beat both Brazil and Argentina in the second group stage, reaching the finals for the first time in their history. However, they lost to West Germany in the finals in Munich, despite having gone up 1–0 through Johan Neeskens' early penalty kick before a German had even touched the ball. However, a converted penalty by Paul Breitner and the winner from Gerd Müller, led to a victory for the German.[25]

The 1976 European Championship saw the Netherlands make their first European Championship. Czechoslovakia kept Cruyff and Van Hanegem within arms-length and defeated the Netherlands in extra time.[26] The Netherlands finished in third place after defeating the hosts (Yugoslavia) in extra time.[27]

In 1978, the Netherlands qualified for the World Cup in Argentina. The team was missing Johan Cruyff due to a kidnapping attempt,[28] and Willem van Hanegem. But the squad still had players like Jan Jongbloed, Wim Suurbier and Ruud Krol from the previous World Cup.[29] After finishing runners-up in Group 4 behind Peru, they recorded wins against Austria and Italy to set up a finals with Argentina. After a controversial start, with Argentina questioning the plaster cast on René van de Kerkhof's wrist, the match headed to extra time where the Netherlands lost 3–1 after two extra time goals from Mario Kempes and Daniel Bertoni.[30]

1980s: Decline before European champions

Euro '80 was the last tournament for which the Total Football team qualified. Despite the tournament format being expanded that year they did not advance past the group stage as they finished behind Czechoslovakia by goal difference.[31]

Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Netherlands hit a low point in their history: they missed the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Euro 1984 in France, and the 1986 World Cup in Mexico; they missed the French tournament by virtue of goals scored when Spain scored twelve in the final game against Malta. While both teams had the same goal difference (+16), Spain qualified having scored two more goals than the Netherlands.[32] During the qualification stage for the 1986 World Cup the Netherlands finished in second place and advanced to the playoffs against neighbours Belgium. After losing the first leg 1–0 in Brussels, they held a 2–0 lead at Rotterdam with a few minutes remaining. Georges Grün's header in the 84th minute resulted in the Netherlands' elimination as Belgium advanced to the World Cup on away goals.[33][34]

The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam
Rinus Michels

Rinus Michels returned, with his technical assistant Nol de Ruiter, to coach the team for Euro 1988 in West Germany. After losing the first group match against the Soviet Union 1–0, the Netherlands qualified for the semi-finals by defeating England 3–1 (with a hat-trick by Marco van Basten), and the Republic of Ireland 1–0. Van Basten scored against the hosts in the 89th minute to sink the German side, revenge for the 1974 World Cup.[35] The Netherlands won the finals with a victory over the USSR with a header by Ruud Gullit and a volley by Van Basten. This was the national team's first major tournament win.[36]

The Netherlands was one of the favourites for the 1990 World Cup tournament in Italy,[37] but they scored only two goals in the group stage which featured England, Egypt and the Republic of Ireland. After finishing the group stage with identical records, the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland drew lots to determine which team would finish second. The Netherlands had the tougher draw against West Germany, while the Republic of Ireland faced Romania.[38] The match against West Germany is mostly remembered for the spitting incident involving Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler as the Netherlands were defeated 2–1.[35]

The team reached the semi-finals in the Euro 1992 in Sweden, known for the emergence of Dennis Bergkamp. They were eliminated by eventual champions Denmark when Peter Schmeichel saved Van Basten's kick in the penalty shootout.[39] This was Van Basten's last major tournament as he suffered a serious ankle injury shortly after, and eventually retired at age 30 in 1995. It was also the last hurrah for Rinus Michels, who returned for one finals 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 would be replaced by Johan Cruyff the following year.[40] But after talks between Cruyff and the KNVB broke down, Advocaat remained in charge of the national team for the World Cup.[41] In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Van Basten and striker Ruud Gullit were injured;[42] 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.[43]

Second golden generation: 1996–2014
Netherlands at Euro 96 match against Scotland at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England

After finishing second in their Euro 1996 group, they played France in the quarter-finals. With the score nil all, the match went to penalties. Clarence Seedorf's shot in the fourth round was stopped by French goalkeeper Bernard Lama, but the goal by Laurent Blanc eliminated the Netherlands.[44] After they finished top of the qualifying group, they were drawn in Group E of the 1998 World Cup. With the Netherlands team featuring Dennis Bergkamp, Marc Overmars, Phillip Cocu, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer and Patrick Kluivert, they reached the semi-finals where they again lost on penalties, this time to Brazil. They then lost the third place playoff to Croatia.[45][46] Soon afterwards, manager Guus Hiddink resigned to be replaced by Frank Rijkaard. The Netherlands co-hosted Euro 2000 with Belgium and won all three games in the group stage and then defeated FR Yugoslavia 6–1 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo made two penalty shootout saves to eliminate the Netherlands. The team failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup after crucial losses to Portugal and the Republic of Ireland, prompting manager Louis van Gaal to resign.[47]

Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup

Dick Advocaat became the national coach of the Netherlands for the second time in January 2002.[48] His first match was a 1–1 draw against England in Rotterdam.[49] The national team finished second place in their qualifying group for the 2004 Euro. Having to play in the playoffs after losing to the Czech Republic,[50] they knocked out Scotland with a 6–0 win in the second leg to qualify for the 2004 tournament.[51] The tournament saw the Netherlands made it to the semi-finals where they lost to the hosts in Portugal.[52] Heavy criticism of his handling of the national team lead Advocaat to quit.[53]

The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup under new manager Marco van Basten. They were eliminated in the second round after losing 1–0 to Portugal. The match produced 16 yellow cards, matching 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 per side;[54] it was nicknamed "the Battle of Nuremberg" by the press.[55] Despite criticism surrounding his selection policy and the lack of attacking football from his team, Van Basten was offered a two-year extension to his contract by the KNVB. This allowed him to serve as national coach during Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup.[56] The Netherlands qualified for Euro 2008, where they were drawn in the "Group of Death", together with France, Italy and Romania.[57] They began with a 3–0 win over world champions Italy in Bern, their first victory over the Italians since 1978. They then beat France by 4–1 to qualify for the second round, and went on winning the group on nine points after beating Romania 2–0 with (mainly) their reserve players. However, they then lost in the quarter-finals to Guus Hiddink's Russia 3–1, with Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring an 86th-minute equaliser to force extra time, where the Russian scored twice. Following the tournament, Van Basten resigned having accepted the role at Ajax.[58]

Netherlands – France at Euro 2008
Netherlands – Denmark at the 2010 World Cup

Under new coach Bert van Marwijk, the Netherlands went on to secure a 100% record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign, winning all their eight games to qualify for the World Cup. After they had comfortably qualified with maximum points in Group E[59] and Slovakia[60] in the round of 16, they took on Brazil in the quarter-finals. After trailing 1–0 at half-time, Wesley Sneijder scored two goals in the second half to advance the team to the semis where they beat Uruguay 3–2.[61] They advanced to their first World Cup finals since 1978 but fell to Spain 1–0 after midfielder Andrés Iniesta scored in extra time.[62] From August to September 2011, the team was ranked number one in the FIFA World Ranking,[63] becoming the second national football team, after Spain, to top the ranking without previously winning a World Cup.

For Euro 2012, the Netherlands were placed in Group B with Germany, Portugal and Denmark, dubbed the tournament "Group of Death".[64] The Netherlands lost all three of their group matches in a tournament for the first time in their history. Netherlands football legend Johan Cruyff criticised the team's star players for poor build up play and sloppy execution of the easy passes.[65][66] Manager Bert van Marwijk resigned after the disappointment.[67]

Louis van Gaal became the manager for the second time. In the 2014 World Cup UEFA qualifying round, the Netherlands won nine games and drew one, topping the group and earning automatic qualification. They were drawn into Group B, alongside Spain, Chile and Australia. The team avenged their 2010 defeat by defeating title holders Spain 5–1 in their opening match, with Robin van Persie scoring an impressive header to equalize in the 44th minute. Van Persie scored another, Arjen Robben scored a brace and Stefan de Vrij scored one.[68]

The Netherlands team leaves the field after losing to Argentina at the 2014 World Cup.

After finishing top of Group B, the Netherlands defeated Mexico 2–1 in the round of 16, with Wesley Sneijder equalising late in the match and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scoring a controversial penalty after a foul on Arjen Robben in stoppage time.[69] In the quarter-finals, where they faced Costa Rica, the Netherlands had many shots on goal but could not score; the match finished in a 0–0 draw after extra time. The Netherlands won the ensuing penalty shootout 4–3. This was due in large part to backup goalkeeper Tim Krul who was brought on just before the end of extra time and made two saves. This marked the first time in World Cup history a goalkeeper was brought onto the field solely to participate in a shootout.[70]

The semi-finals against Argentina saw the Netherlands having a decent chance to score from Arjen Robben while containing Lionel Messi as it remained scoreless after extra time. However, in penalty kicks, the Netherlands were eliminated 4–2, with Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder having their spot kicks saved by Sergio Romero.[71] The Netherlands won the third place match against hosts Brazil. Van Gaal, who successfully motivated the team after their semi-finals elimination,[72] received praise for getting more out of the young and inexperienced Netherlands squad than many expected.[73][74]

Decline and recovery: 2014–present

Guus Hiddink followed Van Gaal as manager for the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. On 29 June 2015, Hiddink resigned and was succeeded by assistant Danny Blind. The Netherlands finished fourth in their group failing to qualify for the European Championship for the first time since 1984, and missing a major tournament for the first time since the 2002 World Cup.[75] The team's poor form continued into the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, eventually resulting in Blind being dismissed after a 2–0 defeat to Bulgaria in March 2017. After the return of Dick Advocaat as coach, the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, finishing third in Group A behind France and Sweden.[76]

In February 2018, Advocaat was replaced by Ronald Koeman, on a contract until the summer of 2022.[77] The Netherlands qualified for League A in the UEFA Nations League where they would qualify to the finals four after drawing with Germany on the finals match day, beating France by head-to-head records.[78] The Netherlands beat England in the semi-finals of the Nations League, but lost 1–0 in the finals against Portugal.[79]

The Netherlands qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship on 16 November 2019 after drawing against Northern Ireland,[80] marking their tenth participation in the UEFA Euro championship. Following the qualification, Ronald Koeman resigned from the team to coach FC Barcelona, eventually to be succeeded by Frank de Boer.

Without Ronald Koeman in charge, the Netherlands struggled in the new Nations League season, where they joined Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy. The Netherlands won 1–0 at home by courtesy of Steven Bergwijn after a difficult game where Poland played very defensive against the Netherlands.[81] However, also at the home ground, the Netherlands fell by the same score to Italy and lost their leading position to the Italians as well.[82] Eventually, the Netherlands improved, and obtained important wins over Bosnia at home and Poland away, but a disappointing away draw to Bosnia proved crucial. Despite a strong display in their last group match against Italy, the match in Bergamo resulted in yet another draw. The Netherlands came within a point of progressing but eventually failed to acquire the ticket for the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals.[83][84][85][86]

With the coronavirus postponing Euro 2020 to 2021, the Netherlands played their group matches at home at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, beating Ukraine 3–2, Austria 2–0 and North Macedonia 3–0. However, the tournament ended in disappointment for the Netherlands once more, as they were beaten 2–0 by the Czech Republic in their Round of 16 tie in Budapest, after a Matthijs de Ligt red card. Two days later, De Boer left his position.[87] He was replaced by Louis van Gaal, who came out of retirement to return for a third spell in charge of the side.[88] On 16 November 2021, the Netherlands qualified for the 2022 World Cup after beating Norway 2–0 and topping their qualification group on the finals day.

Team image

Kits and crest
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Dutch fans wearing the traditional orange colours at a 2006 World Cup match in Stuttgart

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 title of the ruling head of state, Prince of Orange. The current Netherlands away shirt is black. The lion on the crest is the Netherlands' national and royal animal and has been on the crest since 1907 when they won 3–1 over Belgium.[89]

Nike is the national team's kit provider, a sponsorship that began in 1996 and is contracted to continue until at least 2026.[90] Before that the team was supplied by Adidas and Lotto.[91]

Kit suppliers
Kit supplier Period Notes
Umbro 1966–1974
Adidas 1974–1990
Lotto 1991–1996
Nike 1996–present

Rivalries

Deeply rooted in anti-German sentiment due to the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany during World War II, the Netherlands' long-time football rival is Germany. Beginning in 1974, when the Netherlands lost the 1974 World Cup to West Germany in the finals, the rivalry between the two nations has become one of the best-known in international football.[92][93]

To a lesser extent, the Netherlands maintains a rivalry with their other neighbour, Belgium; a Belgium–Netherlands fixture is referred to as a Low Countries derby. They have played in 126 matches as of May 2018 with the two competing against each other regularly between 1905 and 1964. This has diminished due to the rise of semi-professional football.[94]

Media coverage

The Netherlands national football team matches have broadcast on Nederlandse Omroep Stichting which includes all friendlies, Nations League and World Cup qualifiers. The newest contract is a four-year deal until 2022.[95]

Home stadium
The Netherlands play most of their matches at Johan Cruyff Arena.

The Netherlands national team does not have a national stadium but plays mostly at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. It played host to its first Netherlands international game back in 1997, a 1998 World Cup qualification match against San Marino which the Netherlands won 4–0.[96] It was formally called the Amsterdam Arena until 2018 when it was renamed in memory of Johan Cruyff.[97]

Over the last few years, De Kuip in Rotterdam has hosted matches more regularly. Occasionally, matches take place at Philips Stadion in Eindhoven and the De Grolsch Veste in Enschede.[98]

Results and fixtures

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the past or in the upcoming 12 months. The time in the Netherlands is shown first. If the local time is different, it will be displayed below.

2021
13 November 2021 WCQ2022 UEFA Group G Montenegro  2–2  Netherlands Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
  • Vukotić 82'
  • Vujnović 86'
 Report
Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
16 November 2021 WCQ2022 UEFA Group G Netherlands  2–0  Norway Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

2022
26 March 2022 Friendly Netherlands  4–2  Denmark Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
29 March 2022 Friendly Netherlands  1–1  Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Bergwijn 68'
 Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
3 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage Belgium  1–4  Netherlands Brussels, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Bergwijn 40'
  • Depay 51', 65'
  • Dumfries 65'
 Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 38,327
Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)
8 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage Wales  1–2  Netherlands Cardiff, Wales
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Norrington-Davies 90+2'
 Report
  • Koopmeiners 50'
  • Weghorst 90+4'
 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,395
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
11 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage Netherlands  2–2  Poland Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Klaassen 51'
  • Dumfries 54'
 Report
  • Cash 18'
  • Zieliński 49'
 Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 39,382
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
14 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage Netherlands  3–2  Wales Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Lang 17'
  • Gakpo 23'
  • Depay 90+3'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 37,247
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
22 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage Poland  0–2  Netherlands Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Gakpo 13'
  • Bergwijn 60'
 Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 56,673
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
25 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage Netherlands  1–0  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Van Dijk 73' Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,314
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
21 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup Senegal  v  Netherlands Doha, Qatar
13:00 AST (UTC+3) Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
25 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup Netherlands  v  Ecuador Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:00 AST (UTC+3) Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
29 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup Netherlands  v  Qatar Al Khor, Qatar
18:00 AST (UTC+3) Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium

2023
24 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France  v  Netherlands TBD, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: TBD
27 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Netherlands  v  Gibraltar TBD, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: TBD
14 June 2023 2023 UEFA Nations League Semi-final Netherlands  v TBD TBD, Netherlands
Stadium: TBD
18 June 2023 2023 UEFA Nations League Third place or Final Netherlands  v TBD TBD, Netherlands
Stadium: TBD
7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Netherlands  v  Greece TBD, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: TBD
10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Republic of Ireland  v  Netherlands Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Netherlands  v  France TBD, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: TBD
16 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Greece  v  Netherlands TBD, Greece
21:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: TBD
18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Netherlands  v  Republic of Ireland TBD, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: TBD
21 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Gibraltar  v  Netherlands Gibraltar
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Louis van Gaal
Assistant coach(es) Danny Blind
Edgar Davids
Goalkeeping coach Frans Hoek
Fitness coaches Jan Kluitenberg
Martin Cruijff
Team manager Fernando Arrabal
Sports Scientist David van Maurik
Physiotherapist(s) Ricardo de Sanders
Gert-Jan Goudswaard
Luc van Agt
Doctor Edwin Goedhart
Rien Heijboer
Masseurs Rob Koster
Analyst(s) Cees Lok
Gert Aandewiel
Dennis Demmers

Coaching history

There have been 38 different coach who have taken the role as head coach of the Netherlands national football team. The team's first coach was Cees van Hasselt, who took charge of their first match against Belgium in 1905.[99] Bob Glendenning holds the record for the longest tenure as Netherlands coach, having served in the role for a total of 16 years over two spells: in 1923, and from 1925 to 1940. He also coached the Netherlands team the most times in history with 87 matches, 25 more than second-placed coach Dick Advocaat. Advocaat has the most wins as coach, with 37 to Glendenning's 36.[100]

From To Name P W D L Competitions Notes
1905-04-301908-05-10 Cees van Hasselt11605
1908-10-221913-11-15 Edgar Chadwick2414281908 Olympics
1912 Olympics
1910-10-16 ? Jimmy Hogan1100Caretaker manager
1912-11-17 ? Fred Warburton1100Caretaker manager
1913-04-20 ? Tom Bradshaw1001Caretaker manager
1914-03-151914-05-17 Billy Hunter4211
1919-06-09 ? Jack Reynolds1100
1919-08-241923-05-10 Frederick Warburton21 (20)8 (7)6 (6)7 (7)1920 Olympics
12-06-1921 ? Jim Waites1010Caretaker manager
25-10-1923 ? Bob Glendenning1100
23-03-192409-06-1924 William Townley82331924 Olympics
02-11-1924 ? Jan Bollington1100
15-03-192521-04-1940 Bob Glendenning87 (86)36 (35)15 (15)36 (36)1928 Olympics
1934 FIFA World Cup
1938 FIFA World Cup
10-03-194627-11-1946 Karel Kaufman4211
07-04-194730-06-1948 Jesse Carver106221948 Olympics
21-11-1948 ? Tom Sneddon1010
13-03-194923-04-1949 Karel Kaufman6 (2)3 (1)2 (1)1 (0)
12-06-194930-05-1954 Jaap van der Leck2953211952 Olympics
24-10-1954 ? Karel Kaufman7 (1)3 (0)2 (0)2 (1)
13-03-1955 ? Friedrich Donenfeld1010
03-04-195506-06-1956 Max Merkel10712
15-09-1956 ? Heinrich "Wudi" Müller 1100
14-10-195604-11-1956 Friedrich Donenfeld3 (2)1 (1)2 (1)0 (0)
30-01-195726-05-1957 George Hardwick5113
11-09-195724-05-1964 Elek Schwartz49191218
30-09-196414-11-1965 Denis Neville8233
23-03-196628-01-1970 Georg Keßler2810612
11-10-197018-11-1973 František Fadrhonc201343
27-03-197407-07-1974 Rinus Michels106311974 FIFA World Cup
04-09-197419-06-1976 George Knobel15915UEFA Euro 1976
08-09-197626-03-1977 Jan Zwartkruis4310
31-08-197724-06-1978 Ernst Happel128221978 FIFA World Cup
05-10-197726-10-1977 Jan Zwartkruis11 (1)7 (1)4 (1)0 (0)Caretaker manager
20-09-197806-01-1981 Jan Zwartkruis28 (22)12 (8)8 (6)8 (8)UEFA Euro 1980
22-02-198122-02-1981 Rob Baan1100Caretaker manager
23-03-198117-10-1984 Kees Rijvers211038
29-04-198129-04-1981 Rob Baan2 (1)2 (1)0 (0)0 (0)Caretaker manager
14-11-198423-12-1984 Rinus Michels12 (2)7 (1)3 (0)2 (1)
1985-02-271986-03-12 Leo Beenhakker7511
1986-04-291988-06-25 Rinus Michels34 (22)19 (12)9 (6)6 (4)UEFA Euro 1988
1988-09-141989-12-20 Thijs Libregts11632
1990-02-211990-03-28 Nol de Ruiter2011Caretaker manager
1990-05-301990-06-24 Leo Beenhakker13 (6)6 (1)4 (3)3 (2)1990 FIFA World Cup
1990-09-261992-06-22 Rinus Michels53 (19)30 (11)14 (5)9 (3)UEFA Euro 1992
1992-09-091994-12-14 Dick Advocaat2615651994 FIFA World Cup
1995-01-181998-07-11 Guus Hiddink382288UEFA Euro 1996
1998 FIFA World Cup
1997-02-261997-02-26 Jan Rab1001Caretaker manager
1998-10-102000-06-29 Frank Rijkaard228122UEFA Euro 2000
2000-09-022001-11-30 Louis van Gaal14842
2002-02-132004-06-30 Dick Advocaat55 (29)31 (16)13 (7)11 (6)UEFA Euro 2004
2004-08-182008-06-21 Marco van Basten52351162006 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2008
2008-08-202012-06-17 Bert van Marwijk52341082010 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2012
2012-08-152014-07-31 Louis van Gaal43 (29)26 (18)13 (9)4 (2)2014 FIFA World Cup
2014-08-012015-07-01 Guus Hiddink48 (10)26 (4)9 (1)13 (5)
2015-07-012017-03-27 Danny Blind17737
2017-03-272017-06-04 Fred Grim3201Caretaker manager
2017-06-042017-11-14 Dick Advocaat62 (7)37 (6)13 (0)12 (1)
2018-02-062020-08-19 Ronald Koeman2011542018–19 UEFA Nations League
2020-08-192020-09-23 Dwight Lodeweges2101Caretaker manager
2020-09-232021-06-29 Frank de Boer15843UEFA Euro 2020
2021-08-04present Louis van Gaal55 (12)34 (8)17 (4)4 (0)2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)

Players

Current squad

The following 39 players were named in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The final squad with up to 26 players will be announced on 11 November 2022.[101]
Information correct as of 25 September 2022, after the match against Belgium.[102]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jasper Cillessen (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 63 0 NEC
1GK Justin Bijlow (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 6 0 Feyenoord
1GK Mark Flekken (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 4 0 SC Freiburg
1GK Remko Pasveer (1983-11-08) 8 November 1983 2 0 Ajax
1GK Andries Noppert (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 0 0 Heerenveen
2DF Daley Blind (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 94 2 Ajax
2DF Stefan de Vrij (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 59 3 Internazionale
2DF Virgil van Dijk (captain) (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 49 6 Liverpool
2DF Matthijs de Ligt (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 38 2 Bayern Munich
2DF Denzel Dumfries (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 37 5 Internazionale
2DF Nathan Aké (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 29 3 Manchester City
2DF Jurriën Timber (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 10 0 Ajax
2DF Tyrell Malacia (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 6 0 Manchester United
2DF Devyne Rensch (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 1 0 Ajax
2DF Jeremie Frimpong (2000-12-10) 10 December 2000 0 0 Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Micky van de Ven (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 0 0 VfL Wolfsburg
2DF Mitchel Bakker (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 0 0 Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Pascal Struijk (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 0 0 Leeds United
2DF Sven Botman (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 0 0 Newcastle United
3MF Frenkie de Jong (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 45 1 Barcelona
3MF Steven Berghuis (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991 39 2 Ajax
3MF Davy Klaassen (1993-02-21) 21 February 1993 35 9 Ajax
3MF Marten de Roon (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 30 0 Atalanta
3MF Jordy Clasie (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 17 0 AZ
3MF Ryan Gravenberch (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 11 1 Bayern Munich
3MF Teun Koopmeiners (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 10 1 Atalanta
3MF Guus Til (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 5 1 PSV
3MF Kenneth Taylor (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 2 0 Ajax
3MF Xavi Simons (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 0 0 PSV
4FW Memphis Depay (1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 81 42 Barcelona
4FW Luuk de Jong (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 38 8 PSV
4FW Steven Bergwijn (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 24 7 Ajax
4FW Vincent Janssen (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 20 7 Antwerp
4FW Donyell Malen (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 19 4 Borussia Dortmund
4FW Wout Weghorst (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 15 3 Beşiktaş
4FW Cody Gakpo (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 9 3 PSV
4FW Arnaut Danjuma (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 6 2 Villarreal
4FW Noa Lang (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 5 1 Club Brugge
4FW Brian Brobbey (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 0 0 Ajax

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kjell Scherpen (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 0 0 Vitesse v.  Wales, 14 June 2022
GK Tim Krul[103] (1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 15 0 Norwich City v.  Wales, 8 June 2022
GK Joël Drommel (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 0 0 PSV v.  Germany, 29 March 2022
DF Bruno Martins Indi INJ (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 36 2 AZ v.  Belgium, 25 September 2022
DF Hans Hateboer (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 13 0 Atalanta v.  Wales, 14 June 2022
DF Jordan Teze (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 3 0 PSV v.  Wales, 14 June 2022
DF Owen Wijndal (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 11 0 Ajax v.  Belgium, 3 June 2022 PRE
DF Rick Karsdorp (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 3 0 Roma v.  Belgium, 3 June 2022 PRE
MF Jerdy Schouten (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 1 0 Bologna v.  Wales, 14 June 2022
MF Georginio Wijnaldum INJ (vice captain) (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 86 26 Roma v.  Germany, 29 March 2022

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
FIT Player withdrew from the squad due to fitness concerns.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player had announced retirement from national team.
SUS Player is serving a suspension.
PRI Player absent due to private circumstances.

Individual statistics

Player records
As of 25 September 2022[104]
Players in bold text are still active with the Netherlands.

Most capped players
Wesley Sneijder is the Netherlands' most capped players with 134 appearances.
Rank Player Matches Goals Career
1 Wesley Sneijder 134 31 2003–2018
2 Edwin van der Sar 130 0 1995–2008
3 Frank de Boer 112 13 1990–2004
4 Rafael van der Vaart 109 25 2001–2013
5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 106 6 1996–2010
6 Dirk Kuyt 104 24 2004–2014
7 Robin van Persie 102 50 2005–2017
8 Phillip Cocu 101 10 1996–2006
9 Arjen Robben 96 37 2003–2017
10 Daley Blind 94 2 2013–present

Top goalscorers
Striker Robin van Persie is the Netherlands' top scorer with 50 goals.
Rank Player Goals Matches Ratio Career
1 Robin van Persie 50 102 0.49 2005–2017
2 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 42 76 0.55 2006–2015
Memphis Depay 81 0.52 2013–present
4 Patrick Kluivert 40 79 0.51 1994–2004
5 Dennis Bergkamp 37 79 0.47 1990–2000
Arjen Robben 96 0.39 2003–2017
7 Faas Wilkes 35 38 0.92 1946–1961
Ruud van Nistelrooy 70 0.5 1998–2011
9 Abe Lenstra 33 47 0.7 1940–1959
Johan Cruyff 48 0.69 1966–1977

Manager records
Main article: List of Netherlands national football team managers

Team records
  • Biggest defeat:

Competitive record
Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
FIFA World Cup 0 3 1 1
UEFA European Championship 1 0 4 0
Olympic Games 0 0 3 1
UEFA Nations League 0 1 0 0
Total 1 4 8 2

FIFA World Cup

The Netherlands' first two tournament appearances at the 1934 and the 1938 editions saw them lose their first round matches to Switzerland (1934) and Czechoslovakia (1938).[105][106]

After not qualifying for the next six World Cup, they qualified for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany. There, with the use of Total Football tactics, they recorded their first win in World Cup competition against Uruguay. They qualified through to the second round where a win on the finals match day secured the Netherlands a spot in the finals. They lost to West Germany 2–1 with Gerd Müller scoring the winning goal for the Germany.[25] The Netherlands once again made the 1978 FIFA World Cup finals with the team finishing second in the group behind Peru. After finishing top of the all-European group in the second round, they met Argentina in the finals. Argentina protested René van de Kerkhof's forearm plaster cast. After that protest, the game went to extra time where Argentina won 3–1 after scoring two goals in extra time.[30]

The 1990 edition saw the Netherlands not win a single game throughout the tournament, scoring only two goals in the group stage. After finishing with an identical record with the Republic of Ireland, they were split by drawing of lots. The Netherlands took on West Germany losing 2–1 in Milan.[38][107] 1994 saw the Netherlands knocked out in the quarter-finals stage as they lost to eventual champions Brazil with Branco's brutal free-kick sending them out.[43] After qualifying from their group with five points, the Netherlands made the semi-finals of the 1998 edition where they once again lost to the Brazilians. This time it was by penalties; Phillip Cocu and Ronald de Boer's shots missed the goal to give Brazil a spot in the finals. The Netherlands went on to finish in fourth place after losing to Croatia in the third place playoff.[108]

In 2006, the Netherlands made it to the round of 16 where, in what was called the "Battle of Nuremberg" they lost by a single goal to Portugal. The Netherlands were given seven yellow cards.[55] The following edition, in 2010, saw the team qualify to the knockout stage by finishing atop Group E. After defeating Slovakia 2–1 in the round of 16, they came back from an early goal by Robinho to defeat Brazil 2–1 in the quarter-finals as Wesley Sneijder scored a double.[60][61] In the semi-finals, they defeated Uruguay in a tough game for the Netherlands, making their first World Cup finals since 1978.[109] In the finals, they took on Spain. During normal time, the Netherlands had plenty of chances to win the game, the closest being in the 62nd minute when Sneijder shot wide. Spain's winning goal came off a play in the 116th minute after the Netherlands went down to ten men.[110][62]

In 2014, the Netherlands finish atop Group B with wins over Spain, Australia and Chile.[111] In the round of 16 match against Mexico, the Netherlands came back from a goal down to manage a 2–1 win in stoppage time with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scoring a controversial penalty.[69] In the quarter-finals, they defeated Costa Rica on penalties however they lost to Argentina on penalties in the semi-finals. The Netherlands took bronze in the tournament after defeating hosts nations Brazil 3–0 in the third place playoff.[70][112]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter Did not enter
1934 Round of 16 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 Squad 2 2 0 0 9 4
1938 Round of 16 14th 1 0 0 1 0 3 Squad 2 1 1 0 5 1
1950 Did not enter Did not enter
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 Squad 6 4 2 0 24 2
1978 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 15 10 Squad 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 Squad 6 4 2 0 8 2
1994 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 0 2 8 6 Squad 10 6 3 1 29 9
1998 Fourth place 4th 7 3 3 1 13 7 Squad 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 Squad 12 10 2 0 27 3
2010 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 12 6 Squad 8 8 0 0 17 2
2014 Third place 3rd 7 5 2 0 15 4 Squad 10 9 1 0 34 5
2018 Did not qualify 10 6 1 3 21 12
2022 Qualified 10 7 2 1 33 8
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Runners-up 11/22 50 27 12 11 86 48 — 135 89 26 20 329 101

UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1960 Did not enter Did not enter
1964 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 6 5
1968 6 2 1 3 11 11
1972 6 3 1 2 18 6
1976 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad 8 6 0 2 21 9
1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 20 6
1984 Did not qualify 8 6 1 1 22 6
1988 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 15 1
1992 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 8 6 1 1 17 2
1996 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 11 7 2 2 25 5
2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 1 0 13 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
2004 Semi-finals 3rd 5 1 2 2 7 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 21 12
2008 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 10 4 Squad 12 8 2 2 15 5
2012 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad 10 9 0 1 37 8
2016 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 17 14
2020 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 8 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 24 7
2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 Title 10/16 38 20 8 11 65 41 — 112 73 15 24 261 88

Olympic Games
Olympic Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1908Bronze medal210124Squad
1912Bronze medal4301178Squad
1920Bronze medal4202910Squad
1924Fourth place5212117Squad
1928Round of 16100102Squad
1936 Did not enter
1948Round of 16210165Squad
1952Round of 16100115Squad
1956 Did not enter
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984 Did not qualify
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008Quarter-finals412144Squad
2012 Did not qualify
2016
2020
2024 To be determined
Total 8/25 27 10 3 10 50 45 —

Olympic Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1992 (with three players of over 23 years of age allowed in the squad).

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season LG GP Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2018–19 A 1 1st4211842nd 2019 2nd 210132 Squad
2020–21 A 1 2nd6321746th 2021 Did not qualify
2022–23 A 4 1st6510146 2023 Qualified
2024–25 A To be determined 2025 To be determined
Total 16 10 4 2 29 14 6th Total 2 1 0 1 3 2 —

FIFA Ranking

Last update was on 16 November 2021. Source:[113] The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Netherlands - Men's - FIFA.com

  Worst Ranking    Best Ranking    Worst Mover    Best Mover  

Netherlands's FIFA world ranking
Rank Year Games
played		 Won Drawn Lost Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
719937512 2 516 9
6199415933 2 911 6
619959504 5 1217 9
9199611632 6 713 5
2219977412 4 422 10
 11199815852 6 1925 11
1919999072 8 319 3
8200014941 8 1321 2
8200110631 7 210 1
620027610 6 415 6
4200311632 4 27 3
6200417854 4 16 1
3200511731 2 27 1
7200614644 3 06 3
9200712732 5 29 3
3200815636 3 510 1
3200911533 2 13 1
22010171511 2 24 1
 2201111622 1 12 1
8201213716 2 28 4
9201312750 5 49 4
5201417935 3 1215 4
1420159414 5 216 7
   22201611533 14 426 12
20201711803 20 936 11
14201810442 14 221 1
14201910712 12 116 2
1420208332 13 115 2
102021161132 10 116 2

Honours

Official
  • UEFA Nations League
    • Runners-up (1): 2019
  • Olympic Games
    • Bronze medal (3): 1908, 1912, 1920

See also
  • Netherlands national under-21 football team
  • Netherlands national under-19 football team
  • Netherlands national under-17 football team

Footnotes
  1. Note that this match is not considered to be a full international by the English Football Association, and does not appear in the records of the England team, because professional football had already been introduced in England at that time. In the Netherlands, however, professional football was not introduced until 1954. Before then, players who left the Netherlands to turn pro in another country were banned from the national team.

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