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==Current squad==
==Current squad==
The following players were named in the squad for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] games against [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]] on 7 October 2016 and [[France national football team|France]] on 10 October 2016.<br/>''Caps and goals updated as of 6 September 2016 after the match against [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]].''
The following players were named in the squad for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] games against [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]] on 7 October 2016 and [[France national football team|France]] on 10 September 2016.<br/>''Caps and goals updated as of 6 September 2016 after the match against {{nft|Sweden}}.''
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Maarten Stekelenburg]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|9|22}}|caps=54|goals=0|club=[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Maarten Stekelenburg]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|9|22}}|caps=54|goals=0|club=[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Jasper Cillessen]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|4|22}}|caps=30|goals=0|club=[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Jasper Cillessen]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|4|22}}|caps=30|goals=0|club=[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Jeroen Zoet]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|1|6}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Jeroen Zoet]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|12|22}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Daley Blind]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|3|9}}|caps=38|goals=2|club=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Daley Blind]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|3|9}}|caps=38|goals=2|club=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|clubnat=ENG}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Davy Pröpper]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|9|2}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Davy Pröpper]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|9|2}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Memphis Depay]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|2|13}}|caps=24|goals=3|club=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Memphis Depay|Memphis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|2|13}}|caps=24|goals=3|club=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Luciano Narsingh]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|9|13}}|caps=19|goals=4|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Luciano Narsingh]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|9|13}}|caps=19|goals=4|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Quincy Promes]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|1|4}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Quincy Promes]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|1|4}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]|clubnat=RUS}}
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Michel Vorm]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|10|20}}|caps=15|goals=0|club=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|BLR}}, October 7, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Michel Vorm]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|10|12}}|caps=15|goals=0|club=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|BLR}}, October 7, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Kenneth Vermeer]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|1|10}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Feyenoord]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|AUT}}, June 4, 2016}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Kenneth Vermeer]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|1|10}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Feyenoord]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|AUT}}, June 4, 2016}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Tim Krul]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|4|3}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, October 10, 2015 <sup>INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Tim Krul]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|4|3}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|KAZ}}, October 10, 2015 <sup>INJ</sup>}}
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Daryl Janmaat]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|7|22}}|caps=28|goals=0|club=[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|SWE}}, September 6, 2016}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Daryl Janmaat]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|7|22}}|caps=28|goals=0|club=[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|SWE}}, September 6, 2016}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Patrick van Aanholt]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|8|29}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|SWE}}, September 6, 2016}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Patrick van Aanholt]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|8|29}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|SWE}}, September 6, 2016}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jaïro Riedewald]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|9|9}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jaïro Riedewald|Jairo Riedewald]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|9|9}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mitchell Dijks]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|2|9}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mitchell Dijks]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|2|9}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Timo Letschert]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|5|25}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|Sassuolo]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Timo Letschert]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|5|25}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|Sassuolo]]|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Erik Pieters]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|8|7}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|IRL}}, May 27, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Erik Pieters]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|8|7}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|IRL}}, May 27, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Karim Rekik]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|12|2}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|IRL}}, May 27, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Karim Rekik]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|2|8}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|IRL}}, May 27, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Timothy Fosu-Mensah]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|1|2}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|IRL}}, May 27, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Timothy Fosu-Mensah]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|1|2}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|IRL}}, May 27, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Gregory van der Wiel]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|2|3}}|caps=46|goals=0|club=[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]|clubnat=TUR|latest=v. {{fb|CZE}}, October 13, 2015}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Gregory van der Wiel]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|2|3}}|caps=46|goals=0|club=[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]|clubnat=TUR|latest=v. {{fb|CZE}}, October 13, 2015}}
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Luuk de Jong]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|8|27}}|caps=12|goals=3|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|BLR}}, October 7, 2016 <sup>INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Luuk de Jong]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|8|27}}|caps=12|goals=3|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|BLR}}, October 7, 2016 <sup>INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Steven Berghuis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|12|19}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Feyenoord]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|BLR}}, October 7, 2016 <sup>INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Steven Berghuis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|12|19}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Feyenoord]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|BLR}}, October 7, 2016 <sup>INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|8|12}}|caps=76|goals=42|club=[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar|Klaas Jan Huntelaar]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|8|12}}|caps=76|goals=42|club=[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Jürgen Locadia]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|7}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Jürgen Locadia]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|7}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[PSV Eindhoven]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|GRE}}, September 1, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Arjen Robben]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|1|23}}|caps=88|goals=30|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|FRA}}, March 25, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Arjen Robben]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|1|23}}|caps=88|goals=30|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|FRA}}, March 25, 2016 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Eljero Elia]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|2|13}}|caps=27|goals=2|club=[[Feyenoord]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, November 13, 2015 <sup>INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Eljero Elia]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|2|13}}|caps=27|goals=2|club=[[Feyenoord]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, November 13, 2015 <sup>INJ</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Anwar El Ghazi]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|5|3}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, November 13, 2015 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Anwar El Ghazi|Anwar el Ghazi]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|5|3}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, November 13, 2015 <sup>PRE</sup>}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Robin van Persie]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|8|6}}|caps=101|goals=50|club=[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]|clubnat=TUR|latest=v. {{fb|CZE}}, October 13, 2015}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Robin van Persie]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|8|6}}|caps=101|goals=50|club=[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]|clubnat=TUR|latest=v. {{fb|CZE}}, October 13, 2015}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Jeremain Lens]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|11|24}}|caps=31|goals=8|club=[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]|clubnat=TUR|latest=v. {{fb|CZE}}, October 13, 2015}}
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Revision as of 21:51, 3 October 2016

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Netherlands women's national football team.
This article is about the Dutch national association football team. For the club in Essex, see Holland F.C.

Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Oranje
Holland
Clockwork Orange[1]
The Flying Dutchmen[2]
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDanny Blind
CaptainWesley Sneijder
Most capsEdwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorerRobin van Persie (50)
Home stadiumAmsterdam ArenA (53,502)
Philips Stadion (35,000)
Stadion Feijenoord (51,117)
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current24 Increase 2 (15 September 2016)
Highest1[3] (August–September 2011)
Lowest26 (July 2016)
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 England Amateurs 12–2 Netherlands 
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[a]
World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-up, 1974, 1978, and 2010
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1976)
Best resultChampions, 1988
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Team

The Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Het Nederlands Elftal) represents the Netherlands in international 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 incorrectly (also colloquially) referred to as Holland.[5]

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;[6]although they won the UEFA European Championship in 1988.[7]

History

Main article: History of the Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands in 1905

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.[8]

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 (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made significant strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade. The captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Carlos Alberto, went on to say, "The only team I've seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me.... Their 'carousel' style of play was amazing to watch and marvellous for the game."[9]

In 1974, the Netherlands beat both 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 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 Germans.

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

By comparison, Euro '76 was a disappointment. The Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, as much because of infighting 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 hosts, 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. 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 Dutch team hit a low point in their history: they missed the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Euro '84 in France, and the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. 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

The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam
Rinus Michels

Rinus Michels returned, with his technical assistant Joris van Beek, to coach the team for the Euro '88 tournament in West Germany. 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.[10] 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 in Italy, 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 in Sweden, 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 United States, 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.

Contrasting fortunes: 1996–

At Euro '96, after drawing with Scotland and beating Switzerland, the Dutch faced the hosts England in the Group A decider, and lost 4–1, with Patrick Kluivert's late consolation enough to finish second on goals scored. They then played France in the quarter-finals and lost on penalties.

The Netherlands at Euro 96 in a match against Scotland at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England.

In the 1998 World Cup, a Dutch team including Marc Overmars, Phillip Cocu, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer and Kluivert, met Argentina in the quarter-final and won 2–1,[11] before losing on penalties to Brazil and in the third-place play-off to Croatia. Soon afterwards, manager Guus Hiddink resigned to be replaced by Frank Rijkaard. The Netherlands co-hosted Euro 2000 with Belgium and won all three wins in the group stage and then defeated 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 Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup after crucial losses to Portugal and the Republic of Ireland, and manager Louis Van Gaal resigned.

Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup

Dick Advocaat returned to coach the Netherlands for a second time. In his first game, a 1–0 win over Spain on 27 March,[when?] the Netherlands won the Unofficial Football World Championships (UFWC). In addition, on 21 August, the Netherlands won Nasazzi's Baton, defeating Norway 1–0, unifying for the first time the two trophies. [12] [13] He led the team to the semifinals of Euro 2004 where they lost to the hosts Portugal.

The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup under new manager Marco van Basten and 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); it was nicknamed "the Battle of Nuremberg" by the press.[14] 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, which would allow him to serve as national coach during Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup.[15] The Netherlands qualified for Euro 2008, where they were drawn in the "Group of Death," together with France, Italy and Romania. They began with a 3–0 win over World champions Italy in Bern, a first victory over that opponent since 1978. They lost in the quarter-finals to Hiddink's Russia 3–1, with Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring an 86th-minute equaliser to force extra time where the Russians went on to score twice.

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

Under new coach Bert van Marwijk, the Dutch went on to secure a 100 percent record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign to qualifying for the World Cup. 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 half-time lead, but the Dutch scored twice to advance. In the semi-final, the Dutch beat Uruguay 3–2 to advance to their first World Cup final since 1978, where they would fall to Spain 1–0 after midfielder Andrés Iniesta scored in extra time. From August to September 2011, the team was ranked number one in the FIFA World Rankings, thus becoming the second national football team, after Spain, to top the rankings without previously winning a World Cup. For Euro 2012, the Netherlands were placed in Group B alongside with Germany, Portugal and Denmark, dubbed the tournament's "Group of Death." The Netherlands lost all three of its matches. Johan Cruyff criticised the team's star players of poor build up play and sloppy execution of the easy passes,[16][17] while manager Bert van Marwijk resigned after the disappointment.[18]

Van Gaal then became 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, along with 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 and Arjen Robben scoring two goals each, and Stefan de Vrij the other. After the Dutch fell behind 1–0 from conceding a penalty, Van Persie equalized just before half time with an acrobatic diving header that gave him the nickname "The Flying Dutchman."[19]

The Dutch team leaves the field after losing to Argentina

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. In the quarter-finals, where they faced Costa Rica, the Dutch had many shots on goal but could not score, with the match finishing in a 0–0 draw after extra time. The Netherlands won the ensuing penalty shootout 4–3 in large part due to backup goalkeeper Tim Krul, who was brought on just before the end of extra time and made two saves, marking the first time in World Cup history a goalkeeper was brought onto the field solely to participate in a shootout.[20] In the semi-final game against Argentina, the Netherlands had a good chance to score from Arjen Robben while managing to contain Lionel Messi, and both teams finished scoreless after extra time. In penalty kicks, however, the Dutch were eliminated 4–2, with Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder having their spot kicks saved by Sergio Romero.[21] The Netherlands won the third-place match against the hosts. Van Gaal, who successfully motivated the team after their semi-final knockout,[22] received praise for getting more out of the young and inexperienced Netherlands squad than many expected.[23][24] He left to become manager of Manchester United.

Van Gaal was succeeded by Guus Hiddink for the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. On 29 June 2015 Hiddink left his position as manager, and was succeeded by assistant Blind. The Netherlands came fourth in their group, failing to qualify for the European Championship for the first time since 1984 and a major tournament for the first time since the 2002 World Cup.[25][26]

Team image

Colours

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 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 1996 and is contracted to continue until at least 2026.[27]

Kit provider Period
Germany Adidas 1970–1990
Italy Lotto 1991–1996
United States Nike 1996–

Rivalries

Main article: Germany–Netherlands football rivalry

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.[28]

To a minor extent, the Netherlands maintains a rivalry with their other neighbours, Belgium; a Belgian-Dutch (football) duel is referred to as a Low Countries derby. More recently, the Netherlands have also developed a rivalry with Spain.[29]

Coaching staff

See also: List of Netherlands national football team managers
Position Name Notes
Manager Netherlands Danny Blind
Assistant Manager Netherlands Marco van Basten
Goalkeeping Coach Netherlands Frans Hoek
Fitness Coach Netherlands Rene Wormhoudt
Team Manager Netherlands Hans Jorritsma
Physician Netherlands Gert-Jan Goudswaard

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Belarus on 7 October 2016 and France on 10 September 2016.
Caps and goals updated as of 6 September 2016 after the match against Sweden.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22) September 22, 1982 (age 42) 54 0 England Everton
1GK Jasper Cillessen (1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 35) 30 0 Spain Barcelona
1GK Jeroen Zoet (1994-12-22) December 22, 1994 (age 29) 6 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
2DF Daley Blind (1990-03-09) March 9, 1990 (age 34) 38 2 England Manchester United
2DF Stefan de Vrij (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32) 30 3 Italy Lazio
2DF Jeffrey Bruma (1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 32) 21 1 Germany Wolfsburg
2DF Jetro Willems (1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 (age 30) 21 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
2DF Joël Veltman (1992-01-15) January 15, 1992 (age 32) 13 0 Netherlands Ajax
2DF Virgil van Dijk (1991-07-08) July 8, 1991 (age 33) 8 0 England Southampton
2DF Terence Kongolo (1994-02-14) February 14, 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Netherlands Feyenoord
2DF Rick Karsdorp (1995-02-11) February 11, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Netherlands Feyenoord
3MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09) June 9, 1984 (age 40) 123 30 Turkey Galatasaray
3MF Georginio Wijnaldum (1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 33) 32 7 England Liverpool
3MF Kevin Strootman (1990-02-13) February 13, 1990 (age 34) 30 3 Italy Roma
3MF Jordy Clasie (1991-06-27) June 27, 1991 (age 33) 15 0 England Southampton
3MF Davy Klaassen (1993-02-21) February 21, 1993 (age 31) 7 1 Netherlands Ajax
3MF Siem de Jong (1989-01-28) January 28, 1989 (age 35) 6 2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
3MF Davy Pröpper (1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 (age 33) 2 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
4FW Memphis (1994-02-13) February 13, 1994 (age 30) 24 3 England Manchester United
4FW Luciano Narsingh (1990-09-13) September 13, 1990 (age 34) 19 4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
4FW Quincy Promes (1992-01-04) January 4, 1992 (age 32) 14 0 Russia Spartak Moscow
4FW Bas Dost (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 35) 8 1 Portugal Sporting
4FW Vincent Janssen (1994-06-15) June 15, 1994 (age 30) 7 3 England Tottenham Hotspur

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 (1983-10-12) October 12, 1983 (age 41) 15 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Belarus, October 7, 2016 PRE
GK Kenneth Vermeer (1986-01-10) January 10, 1986 (age 38) 5 0 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Austria, June 4, 2016
GK Tim Krul (1988-04-03) April 3, 1988 (age 36) 8 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Kazakhstan, October 10, 2015 INJ
DF Ron Vlaar (1985-02-16) February 16, 1985 (age 39) 32 1 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar v.  Belarus, October 7, 2016 PRE
DF Kenny Tete (1995-10-09) October 9, 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Belarus, October 7, 2016 PRE
DF Daryl Janmaat (1989-07-22) July 22, 1989 (age 35) 28 0 England Watford v.  Sweden, September 6, 2016
DF Patrick van Aanholt (1990-08-29) August 29, 1990 (age 34) 6 0 England Sunderland v.  Sweden, September 6, 2016
DF Jairo Riedewald (1996-09-09) September 9, 1996 (age 28) 3 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Greece, September 1, 2016 PRE
DF Mitchell Dijks (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Greece, September 1, 2016 PRE
DF Timo Letschert (1993-05-25) May 25, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Italy Sassuolo v.  Greece, September 1, 2016 PRE
DF Erik Pieters (1988-08-07) August 7, 1988 (age 36) 18 0 England Stoke City v.  Republic of Ireland, May 27, 2016 PRE
DF Karim Rekik (1992-02-08) February 8, 1992 (age 32) 1 0 France Marseille v.  Republic of Ireland, May 27, 2016 PRE
DF Timothy Fosu-Mensah (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 England Manchester United v.  Republic of Ireland, May 27, 2016 PRE
DF Gregory van der Wiel (1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36) 46 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe v.  Czech Republic, October 13, 2015
MF Vurnon Anita (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 (age 35) 3 0 England Newcastle United v.  Belarus, October 7, 2016 PRE
MF Jorrit Hendrix (1995-02-06) February 6, 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven v.  Belarus, October 7, 2016 PRE
MF Bart Ramselaar (1996-06-29) June 29, 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven v.  Belarus, October 7, 2016 PRE
MF Riechedly Bazoer (1996-10-12) October 12, 1996 (age 28) 6 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Sweden, September 6, 2016
MF Tonny Vilhena (1995-01-03) January 3, 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Greece, September 1, 2016 PRE
MF Marco van Ginkel (1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 31) 6 0 England Chelsea v.  Austria, June 4, 2016
MF Ibrahim Afellay (1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 38) 53 7 England Stoke City v.  England, March 29, 2016
MF Marko Vejinović (1990-02-03) February 3, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Wales, November 13, 2015
FW Luuk de Jong (1990-08-27) August 27, 1990 (age 34) 12 3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven v.  Belarus, October 7, 2016 INJ
FW Steven Berghuis (1991-12-19) December 19, 1991 (age 32) 5 0 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Belarus, October 7, 2016 INJ
FW Klaas Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12) August 12, 1983 (age 41) 76 42 Germany Schalke 04 v.  Greece, September 1, 2016 PRE
FW Jürgen Locadia (1993-11-07) November 7, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven v.  Greece, September 1, 2016 PRE
FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23) January 23, 1984 (age 40) 88 30 Germany Bayern Munich v.  France, March 25, 2016 PRE
FW Eljero Elia (1987-02-13) February 13, 1987 (age 37) 27 2 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Wales, November 13, 2015 INJ
FW Anwar el Ghazi (1995-05-03) May 3, 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Wales, November 13, 2015 PRE
FW Robin van Persie (1983-08-06) August 6, 1983 (age 41) 101 50 Turkey Fenerbahçe v.  Czech Republic, October 13, 2015
FW Jeremain Lens (1987-11-24) November 24, 1987 (age 36) 31 8 Turkey Fenerbahçe v.  Czech Republic, October 13, 2015

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.

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. The time in the Netherlands is shown first. If the local time is different, it will be displayed below.

2016

25 March 2016 Friendly Netherlands  2–3  France Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) De Jong 47'
Afellay 86'		 Report Griezmann 6'
Giroud 13'
Matuidi 88'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46,103
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
29 March 2016 Friendly England  1–2  Netherlands London, United Kingdom
20:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Vardy 41' Report Janssen 50' (pen.)
Narsingh 77'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 82,835
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
27 May 2016 Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–1  Netherlands Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00) Long 30' Report De Jong 85' Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 42,438
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
1 June 2016 Friendly Poland  1–2  Netherlands Gdańsk, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jędrzejczyk 60' Report Janssen 33'
Wijnaldum 76'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Attendance: 40,392
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
4 June 2016 Friendly Austria  0–2  Netherlands Vienna, Austria
20:30 CET (UTC+02:00) Report Janssen 9'
Wijnaldum 66'		 Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
1 September 2016 Friendly Netherlands  1–2  Greece Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Wijnaldum 14' Report Mitroglou 29'
Gianniotas 74'		 Stadium: Philips Stadion
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
6 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Sweden  1–1  Netherlands Solna, Sweden
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Berg 43' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Sneijder 67' Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 36,128
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
7 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Netherlands  v  Belarus Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: De Kuip
10 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Netherlands  v  France Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA[30]
9 November 2016 Friendly Netherlands  v  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA
13 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Luxembourg  v  Netherlands Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel

2017

25 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Bulgaria  v  Netherlands Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
28 March 2017 Friendly Netherlands  v  Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA
9 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Netherlands  v  Luxembourg Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: De Kuip
31 August 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q France  v  Netherlands Stade de France, Saint-Denis
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
3 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Netherlands  v  Bulgaria
18:00
(18:00 UTC+2)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
7 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Belarus  v  Netherlands
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
10 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Netherlands  v  Sweden
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Records

Main article: Netherlands national football team records

Most capped

Top scorers

Last updated: 13 November 2015
Source: voetbalstats.nl Template:Nl icon[31][32]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

Main article: Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter Declined Participation
Italy 1934 Round 1 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 9 4
France 1938 Round 1 14th 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 5 1
Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter Declined Participation
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did Not Qualify 4 2 1 1 12 7
Chile 1962 3 0 2 1 4 7
England 1966 6 2 2 2 6 4
Mexico 1970 6 3 1 2 9 5
West Germany 1974 Runners-Up 2nd 7 5 1 1 15 3 6 4 2 0 24 2
Argentina 1978 Runners-Up 2nd 7 3 2 2 15 10 6 5 1 0 11 3
Spain 1982 Did Not Qualify 8 4 1 3 11 7
Mexico 1986 8 4 1 3 13 7
Italy 1990 Round of 16 15th 4 0 3 1 3 4 6 4 2 0 8 2
United States 1994 Quarter-Finals 7th 5 3 0 2 8 6 10 6 3 1 29 9
France 1998 Fourth Place 4th 7 3 3 1 13 7 8 6 1 1 26 4
South Korea Japan 2002 Did Not Qualify 10 6 2 2 30 9
Germany 2006 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 3 2 12 10 2 0 27 3
South Africa 2010 Runners-Up 2nd 7 6 0 1 12 6 8 8 0 0 17 2
Brazil 2014 Third Place 3rd 7 5 2 0 15 4 10 9 1 0 34 5
Russia 2018 To be determined
Qatar 2022
Total Runners-Up 10/22 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
United Kingdom 1908 Third Place 2 1 0 1 2 4
Sweden 1912 Third Place 4 3 0 1 17 8
Belgium 1920 Third Place 4 2 0 2 9 10
France 1924 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 11 7
Netherlands 1928 Round 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
United Kingdom 1948 Round 1 2 1 0 1 6 5
Finland 1952 Preliminary Round 1 0 0 1 1 5
Total 7/10 23 9 1 9 46 41

UEFA European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
France 1960 Did Not Enter
Spain 1964 Did Not Qualify
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Third Place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 5
Italy 1980 Group Stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4
France 1984 Did Not Qualify
West Germany 1988 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3
Sweden 1992 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 2 0 6 3
England 1996 Quarter-Finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4
Netherlands Belgium 2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 1 0 13 3
Portugal 2004 Semi-finals 3rd 5 1 2 2 7 6
Switzerland Austria 2008 Quarter-Finals 6th 4 3 0 1 10 4
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5
France 2016 Did Not Qualify
2020 To be determined
Total 1 Title 9/15 35 17 8 10 57 37

Honours

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
World Cup 0 3 1 4
European Championship 1 0 4 5
Olympic Games 0 0 3 3
Total 1 3 8 12
This is a list of honours for the senior Dutch national team
The bronze medalists of the 1912 Summer Olympics

Other Tournaments

See also

References

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