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In between the qualification matches, the team went on a trip to South America for rematches of the World Cup quarter and semi-finals against Brazil and Uruguay. Although the matches ended in draws, coach Bert van Marwijk saw it as "a good test for his players, to prove they were fit to overcome hostile circumstances also."
In between the qualification matches, the team went on a trip to South America for rematches of the World Cup quarter and semi-finals against Brazil and Uruguay. Although the matches ended in draws, coach Bert van Marwijk saw it as "a good test for his players, to prove they were fit to overcome hostile circumstances also."

The Netherlands reached the 1st place of the FIFA-World Ranking for the first time in August 2011, but in September they were on the second place again.


On 2 September 2011, the Netherlands defeated [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] 11–0, their biggest victory in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002054/postmatch/report/index.html |title=San Marino on the end of record Netherlands win |publisher = [[UEFA]] |date=2 September 2011 |author=Berend Scholten |accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref>
On 2 September 2011, the Netherlands defeated [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] 11–0, their biggest victory in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002054/postmatch/report/index.html |title=San Marino on the end of record Netherlands win |publisher = [[UEFA]] |date=2 September 2011 |author=Berend Scholten |accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:41, 5 September 2013

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Netherlands women's national football team.

Niederlande
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Oranje
Holland
Clockwork Orange[1]
La Maquina Naranja[2]
The Flying Dutchmen[3]
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLouis van Gaal[4]
CaptainRobin van Persie
Most capsEdwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorerPatrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadiumAmsterdam Arena (52,500)
De Kuip (51,137)
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current5
Highest1[5] (August 2011 – September 2011)
Lowest25 (May 1998)
First international
 Belgien 1–4 Netherlands Niederlande
(Antwerp, Belgien; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Niederlande Netherlands 11–0 San Marino 
(Eindhoven, Niederlande; 2 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
England England Am. 12–2 Netherlands Niederlande
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[6]
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-up, 1974, 1978 and 2010
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1976)
Best resultWinners, 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: Nederlands nationaal voetbalelftal) has represented the Netherlands in association football since 1905. It is controlled by the Royal Dutch 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 regularly inaccurately referred to as Holland. The Dutch hold the record for playing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the final. They finished second in the 1974, 1978 and 2010 World Cups, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. They won the European Championship in 1988. At the peak of their success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football.

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

History

Dutch squad for their first international match

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.[7]

The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934. After a second appearance in 1938 it took till 1974 before they performed on the highest stage again.

Total Football in the 1970s

The 1970s saw the invention of Total Football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by Feyenoord and Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made huge strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade. The captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Carlos Alberto, went on to say "The only team I’ve seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me…. Their ‘carousel’ style of play was amazing to watch and marvellous for the game."[8]

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

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 fighting within the squad and the coach George Knobel, as well as the skill of the eventual winners.

In 1978, the Netherlands again reached the final of a World Cup, only to be beaten by the host, this time Argentina. This side played without Johan Cruijff, Willem van Hanegem, and Jan van Beveren, who refused to participate in the World Cup. It still contained Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Arie Haan, Ruud Krol, Wim Jansen, Jan Jongbloed, Wim Suurbier and Rob Rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. The Netherlands were less impressive in the group stages. They qualified as runners-up, after a draw with Peru and a loss to Scotland. In the second group phase, however, the Netherlands topped a group including Italy and West Germany, setting up a final with Argentina. However, the Dutch finished as runners up for the second World Cup in a row as they ultimately lost 3–1 after two extra time goals from Argentina. Unfortunately for the Dutch, Rensenbrink hit the Argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1–1.

Failure: 1982–86

Euro '80 was the last tournament for which the Total Football qualified, but they did not advance past the group stage, despite the tournament format being expanded that year. Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Netherlands missed the 1982 World Cup, Euro '84, and the 1986 World Cup in succession. Qualification for Euro 1984 was within reach, but the Dutch ended the campaign on the same number of points as rivals Spain, and the same goal difference (+16). Spain advanced having scored two more goals. The failure to reach the 1986 World Cup was also very close. In a play off with neighbours Belgium, the Netherlands lost 1–0 in Brussels, but were leading 2–0 in the home leg in Rotterdam with a few minutes remaining. Belgium scored to end the tie 2–1, and overall play off 2–2. Belgium advanced on the away goal rule.

European champions

The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam
Rinus Michels

Rinus Michels returned to coach the team for the Euro '88 tournament. After losing the first group match against the Soviet Union (1–0), the Netherlands 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 stated he regretted.[9] 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 for the next three years after almost a decade in the wilderness.

Despite high expectations as the team entered the 1990 World Cup, the tournament was not a success. Van Basten failed to score, as he was frequently marked by opposing defenders, while Gullit was ineffective having not fully recovered from injury. The Dutch managed to advance despite drawing all three group games, meeting their arch-rivals West Germany in the round of 16. The match is most remembered for the spitting-incident involving Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler as the Netherlands lost 2–1.

The team reached the semi-finals in the Euro '92, which was noted for the emergence of Dennis Bergkamp, but they were eliminated by eventual champions Denmark, with Van Basten's kick in the penalty shootout being saved by Peter Schmeichel. This was to be van Basten's last major tournament as he suffered a serious ankle injury shortly after, eventually conceding defeat and retiring at the age of 30 in 1995.

In the 1994 World Cup, in the absence of the injured van Basten and the striking Gullit, Dennis Bergkamp led the team with three goals and the Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals, where they lost 3–2 to eventual champions Brazil.

1996–2004

At Euro '96, after drawing 0–0 with Scotland and beating Switzerland 2–0, they faced the hosts England in the pool A decider, with both teams on 4 points. After 62 minutes, with Scotland beating Switzerland 1–0, the Netherlands were 4–0 down and looked like finishing third behind Scotland on goal difference and going out of the tournament, but Patrick Kluivert converted a Dennis Bergkamp assist and scored in the 78th minute to see the Dutch finish second on goals scored. They then played France in the quarter-finals, drawing 0–0 and being eliminated 5–4 on penalties.

The Netherlands at Euro 96 in a match against Scotland.

In the 1998 World Cup, Netherlands, whose team included Marc Overmars, Phillip Cocu, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer, and Patrick Kluivert, met Argentina in the quarter-final, a rematch of the 1978 final. Near the end of regular time, after an unsuccessful dive to draw a penalty, Argentinian Ariel Ortega head-butted Edwin van der Sar.[10] Ortega was sent off and the Netherlands won 2–1 after a Bergkamp goal in the 89th minute. Bergkamp's goal was famous because of its quality — he touched down a 60-yard (55 m) pass from Frank de Boer then reverse-flicked it inside Roberto Ayala and finally volleyed it past the Argentine goalkeeper. In the semi-final, the Netherlands took Brazil to a penalty shootout after a late Kluivert goal tied the match 1–1, but Brazil won the shootout 4–2 and advanced to the final. Netherlands lost the third place match 2–1 to upstart Croatia. Soon after the World Cup exit manager Guus Hiddink resigned after two tournaments in charge and was replaced by legendary ex-midfielder Frank Rijkaard.

Patrick Kluivert, the team's leading scorer of all time, was a crucial component to the rise of the Oranje in France 1998 and Euro 2000.

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 save in regulation time) to eliminate the Netherlands. Dennis Bergkamp, who failed to score during the tournament, retired from the national team after Euro 2000 (partly due to his fear of flying effectively ruling him out from the 2002 World Cup which was to be held in East Asia.) Coach Frank Rijkaard was widely criticized by the press after the defeat to the Italians as the Dutch had squandered several chances to kill the game. Rijkaard resigned, with Louis van Gaal taking over. Van Gaal is credited with initially bringing through the backbone of this Dutch side whilst manager of Ajax during the mid nineties, including Edwin van der Sar, Edgar Davids, Michael Reiziger, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Patrick Kluivert and the De Boer twins.

Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup

Surprisingly the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, with crucial losses to Portugal and the Republic of Ireland, the latter of which eliminated them from the Finals tournament. Van Gaal resigned at the conclusion of the Netherlands' unsuccessful campaign.

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

2006–2010

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 Côte d'Ivoire (2–1) and drawing Argentina (0–0). Both Argentina and the Netherlands finished the group stage with seven points, but the Argentinians had a superior goal difference and finished first as a result. The Dutch were eliminated in the second round after losing 1–0 to Portugal, in a match that produced 16 yellow cards (which matched the World Cup record for most cautions in one game set in 2002) and set a new World Cup record of four red cards (two for either side) and was nicknamed "the Battle of Nuremberg" by the press.[11] 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.[12]

Netherlands – France at Euro 2008

The Netherlands began their Euro 2008 campaign with a win in Luxembourg on 2 September 2006. On 8 September 2007, the Oranje beat Bulgaria at the Amsterdam Arena on goals by Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy. On 12 September 2007, the Netherlands won a hard fought victory against Albania, with van Nistelrooy scoring the winning goal in stoppage time. This win took the Dutch squad into second place in Group G, on par with Romania for points, but behind on goal differential. The Oranje were beaten 1–0 in Romania on 13 October 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 an 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 Bern 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. 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 equalizer by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Netherlands – Denmark at the 2010 World Cup

Under new coach Bert van Marwijk, the Dutch team went on to secure a 100 percent record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign, winning all eight games and becoming the first European team to qualify for the World Cup. The World Cup Draw in Cape Town on the 4 December 2009 saw the Dutch being placed alongside Denmark, Cameroon and Japan in Group E. On June 14 the Dutch won 2–0 against Denmark in their opener at the World Cup. On June 19 they then beat Japan 1–0 with a goal from Wesley Sneijder. They were the first team to qualify for the Round of 16 after a 2–1 victory from Denmark over Cameroon. In the first knockout round they faced Slovakia. At the end it was 2–1 victory after goals from Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder. The conceded goal came in injury time from a penalty taken by Róbert Vittek. They advanced to the semifinals with a 2–1 victory over the favoured Brazilians on July 2, 2010. Brazil, who had held a 1–0 lead at the half, was the favourite to win the cup, had never lost in 37 World Cup matches (35–0–2) in which they had held a halftime lead. The first Dutch goal was originally ruled an own goal by Felipe Melo, but was later officially changed to a goal by Wesley Sneijder. The second came from a corner kick headed into the net by Wesley Sneijder despite being the shortest player on the field. In the semi-final the Dutch beat Uruguay 3–2 to advance to their first World Cup final since 1978. The Dutch hoped to cap off an undefeated run through the World Cup, but lost to Spain 1–0 after midfielder Andres Iniesta scored in extra time. This final also became Giovanni van Bronckhorst's last match in professional football.

Euro 2012

The Netherlands in 2011.

The Dutch went on after the World Cup tournament and started with the full score of 24 points from 8 matches in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.[13]

In between the qualification matches, the team went on a trip to South America for rematches of the World Cup quarter and semi-finals against Brazil and Uruguay. Although the matches ended in draws, coach Bert van Marwijk saw it as "a good test for his players, to prove they were fit to overcome hostile circumstances also."

The Netherlands reached the 1st place of the FIFA-World Ranking for the first time in August 2011, but in September they were on the second place again.

On 2 September 2011, the Netherlands defeated San Marino 11–0, their biggest victory in history.[14]

On 6 September 2011, the Dutch defeated Finland 2–0, ensuring a place at the Euro 2012, either as Group E winner or as the best runners-ups. They later secured the top spot in the group with a 1–0 win over Moldova.

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E

Template:UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group EFinals

The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December 2011 at the Ukraine Palace of Arts in Kiev, Ukraine.[15][16] Netherlands was placed in Group B along with Germany, Portugal, and Denmark, thus making it the group of death. On 17 June 2012, Netherlands lost to Portugal in a 2–1 defeat and exited the competition, having lost all three matches in the group. Johan Cruyff criticized the team's star players of poor build up play and sloppy execution of the easy passes.[17][18]

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Deutschland 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Dänemark 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Niederlande 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Niederlande 0–1 Dänemark
Bericht
Attendance: 35,923[19]
Deutschland 1–0 Portugal
 Bericht
Attendance: 32,990[20]
Dänemark 2–3 Portugal
 Bericht
Attendance: 31,840[21]
Niederlande 1–2 Deutschland
 Bericht
Attendance: 37,750[22]
Portugal 2–1 Niederlande
 Bericht
Attendance: 37,445[23]
Dänemark 1–2 Deutschland
 Bericht
Attendance: 32,990[24]
Niederlande 0–1 Dänemark
Bericht Krohn-Dehli 24'
Attendance: 35,923
Niederlande 1–2 Deutschland
van Persie 73' Bericht Gómez 24', 38'
Attendance: 37,750
Portugal 2–1 Niederlande
Ronaldo 28', 74' Bericht Van der Vaart 11'
Attendance: 37,445

2014 FIFA World Cup

On 30 July 2011 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw, the Netherlands were placed in Group D. They commence their qualifying campaign in late 2012 in a group that features contenders Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia and Andorra[25]

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures (2012–2013)

Main article: Netherlands national football team results

2012

29 February 2012 Friendly England  2–3  Niederlande London, England
15:00 GMT Cahill 85'
Young 90+1'		 Bericht Robben 57', 90+2'
Huntelaar 58'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,283
Referee: Felix Brych
26 May 2012 Friendly Niederlande  1–2  Bulgarien Amsterdam, Netherlands
17:00 GMT Van Persie 45' Bericht Popov 50' (pen.)
Mitsanski 90+3'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann
30 May 2012 Friendly Niederlande  2–0  Slowakei Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:30 GMT Saláta 8' (o.g.)
Van Der Vaart 75'		 Bericht Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
2 June 2012 Friendly Niederlande  6–0  Northern Ireland Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 GMT Van Persie 11', 29' (pen.)
Sneijder 15'
Afellay 37', 51'
Vlaar 78'		 Bericht Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
9 June 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 Niederlande  0–1  Dänemark Kharkiv, Ukraine
12:00 GMT Bericht Krohn-Dehli 24' Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Attendance: 43,614
Referee: Damir Skomina
13 June 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 Niederlande  1–2  Deutschland Kharkiv, Ukraine
14:45 GMT Van Persie 73' Bericht Gómez 24', 38' Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Attendance: 37,750
Referee: Jonas Eriksson
17 June 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 Portugal  2–1  Niederlande Kharkiv, Ukraine
14:45 GMT Ronaldo 28', 74' Bericht Van Der Vaart 11' Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Attendance: 37,445
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
15 August 2012 Friendly Belgien  4–2  Niederlande Brussels, Belgium
14:45 Benteke 20'
Mertens 75'
Lukaku 77'
Vertonghen 80'		 Bericht Narsingh 54'
Huntelaar 55'		 Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 September 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Niederlande  2–0  Türkei Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 GMT Van Persie 17'
Narsingh 90+3'		 Bericht Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 52,960
Referee: Carlos Velasco
11 September 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Ungarn  1–4  Niederlande Budapest, Hungary
14:30 GMT Dzsudzsák 7' (pen.) Bericht Lens 3', 53'
Martins Indi 19'
Huntelaar 74'		 Stadium: Puskás Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Pedro Proença
12 October 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Niederlande  3–0  Andorra Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:30 GMT Van Der Vaart 7'
Huntelaar 15'
Schaken 50'		 Bericht Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Serge Gumienny
16 October 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Rumänien  1–4  Niederlande Bucharest, Romania
14:00 GMT Marica 40' Bericht Lens 9'
Martins Indi 29'
Van Der Vaart 45+3'
Van Persie 86'		 Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 53,329
Referee: Craig Thompson
14 November 2012 Friendly Niederlande  0–0  Deutschland Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bericht Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Pedro Proença

2013

6 February 2013 Friendly Niederlande  1–1  Italien Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 GMT Lens 33' Bericht Verratti 90+1' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Cüneyt Çakιr
22 March 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Niederlande  3–0  Estland Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:30 GMT Van Der Vaart 47'
Van Persie 72'
Schaken 84'		 Bericht Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Vitaly Meshkov
26 March 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Niederlande  4–0  Rumänien Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:30 GMT Van Der Vaart 12'
Van Persie 56', 65' (pen.)
Lens 90'		 Bericht Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Mark Klattenburg
7 June 2013 Friendly Indonesien  0–3  Niederlande Jakarta, Indonesia
21:00 GMT Bericht S. De Jong 57', 67'
Robben 90'		 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Nagor Amir bin Noor Mohamed
11 June 2013 Friendly China  0–2  Niederlande Beijing, China
8:00 GMT Bericht Van Persie 11' (pen.)
Sneijder 66'		 Stadium: Workers Stadium
Attendance: 39,368
Referee: Chris Beath
14 August 2013 Friendly Portugal  1–1  Niederlande Faro, Portugal
Ronaldo 87' Bericht Strootman 17' Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 29,021
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
6 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Estland  -  Niederlande Tallinn, Estonia
14:30 GMT Bericht Stadium: Lilleküla Arena
9 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Andorra  -  Niederlande Unknown
Bericht
11 October 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Niederlande  -  Ungarn Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bericht Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
14 October 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Türkei  -  Niederlande Unknown
Bericht

2014

5 March 2014 Friendly Frankreich  -  Niederlande Unknown

Colours

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 team famously plays in bright orange shirts. 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 white, with a red patch surrounding the badge and continuing to the top of the left shoulder, and a blue patch at the right bottom of the kit.

Nike is the kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1997 and is contracted to continue until at least 2018.

Kit history

Startseite

1934
1934 World Cup
1974
1974 (alt.)
1978-1980
1978 (alt.)
1988
1988 (alt.)
1990
1994
1998
2000
2002
2002 (alt.)
2004
2004 (alt.)
2006
2006 World Cup
2008
2008 (alt.)
2010
2010 (alt.)
2012

Away

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

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Coaching staff

Position Name Notes
Manager Niederlande Louis van Gaal
Assistant Manager Niederlande Danny Blind
Assistant Manager Niederlande Patrick Kluivert
Goalkeeping Coach Niederlande Frans Hoek
Fitness Coach Niederlande Rene Wormhoudt
Team Manager Niederlande Hans Jorritsma
Head Scout Niederlande Ronald Spelbos
Physician Niederlande Gert-Jan Goudswaard
Physiotherapist Niederlande Arno Philips
Other Staff Niederlande Rob Koster
Niederlande Carlo De Leeuw
U-21 Manager Niederlande Cor Pot
U-19 Manager Niederlande Wim van Zwam
U-17 Manager Niederlande Albert Stuivenberg

Current squad

The following players were called up to the preliminairy squad for the matches vs. Estonia & Andorra.

Caps and goals updated as August 14, 2013 after the match against Portugal.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Michel Vorm (1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 40) 11 0 Wales Swansea City
1GK Kenneth Vermeer (1986-01-10) January 10, 1986 (age 38) 4 0 Niederlande Ajax
1GK Jeroen Zoet (1991-01-06) January 6, 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Niederlande PSV
2DF Ron Vlaar (1985-02-16) February 16, 1985 (age 39) 16 1 England Aston Villa
2DF Bruno Martins Indi (1992-02-08) February 8, 1992 (age 32) 10 2 Niederlande Feyenoord
2DF Daryl Janmaat (1989-07-22) July 22, 1989 (age 35) 8 0 Niederlande Feyenoord
2DF Jetro Willems (1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 (age 30) 8 0 Niederlande PSV
2DF Stefan de Vrij (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32) 7 0 Niederlande Feyenoord
2DF Jeffrey Bruma (1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 32) 4 0 Niederlande PSV
2DF Paul Verhaegh (1983-09-01) September 1, 1983 (age 41) 1 0 Deutschland Augsburg
3MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09) June 9, 1984 (age 40) 93 25 Türkei Galatasaray
3MF Arjen Robben (vice-captain) (1984-01-23) January 23, 1984 (age 40) 69 18 Deutschland Bayern Munich
3MF Stijn Schaars (1984-01-11) January 11, 1984 (age 40) 19 0 Niederlande PSV
3MF Kevin Strootman (1990-02-13) February 13, 1990 (age 34) 19 2 Italien Roma
3MF Ruben Schaken (1982-04-03) April 3, 1982 (age 42) 6 2 Niederlande Feyenoord
3MF Jonathan de Guzmán (1987-09-13) September 13, 1987 (age 37) 5 0 Wales Swansea City
3MF Adam Maher (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Niederlande PSV
4FW Dirk Kuyt (1980-07-22) July 22, 1980 (age 44) 94 24 Türkei Fenerbahçe
4FW Robin van Persie (captain) (1983-08-06) August 6, 1983 (age 41) 77 35 England Manchester United
4FW Jeremain Lens (1987-11-24) November 24, 1987 (age 36) 14 6 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Ricky van Wolfswinkel (1989-01-27) January 27, 1989 (age 35) 2 0 England Norwich City

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 Jasper Cillessen (1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 35) 1 0 Niederlande Ajax v.  Portugal, August 14, 2013
GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22) September 22, 1982 (age 41) 54 0 England Fulham v.  Rumänien, March 26, 2013
GK Tim Krul (1988-04-03) April 3, 1988 (age 36) 5 0 England Newcastle United v.  Italien, February 6, 2013
DF Joris Mathijsen (1980-04-05) April 5, 1980 (age 44) 84 3 Niederlande Feyenoord v.  Estland, September 6, 2013 (preliminary)
DF Ricardo van Rhijn (1991-06-13) June 13, 1991 (age 33) 7 0 Niederlande Ajax v.  Estland, September 6, 2013 (preliminary)
DF Daley Blind (1990-03-09) March 9, 1990 (age 34) 4 0 Niederlande Ajax v.  Estland, September 6, 2013 (preliminary)INJ
DF Karim Rekik (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Niederlande PSV v.  Estland, September 6, 2013 (preliminary)INJ
DF John Heitinga (1983-11-15) November 15, 1983 (age 40) 87 7 England Everton v.  China, June 11, 2013
DF Erik Pieters (1988-08-07) August 7, 1988 (age 36) 17 0 England Stoke City v.  China, June 11, 2013
DF Miquel Nelom (1990-09-22) September 22, 1990 (age 33) 2 0 Niederlande Feyenoord v.  China, June 11, 2013
DF Dwight Tiendalli (1985-10-21) October 21, 1985 (age 38) 2 0 Wales Swansea City v.  China, June 11, 2013
DF Mike van der Hoorn (1992-10-15) October 15, 1992 (age 31) 0 0 Niederlande Ajax v.  Estland, March 22, 2013 (preliminary)
DF Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-12-28) December 28, 1981 (age 42) 35 0 Unattached v.  Italien, February 6, 2013INJ
DF Gregory van der Wiel (1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36) 35 0 Frankreich Paris Saint-Germain v.  Deutschland, November 14, 2012 (preliminary)
DF Nick Viergever (1989-08-03) August 3, 1989 (age 35) 1 0 Niederlande AZ v.  Rumänien, October 16, 2012
DF Douglas (1988-01-12) January 12, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Russland Dynamo Moscow v.  Rumänien, October 16, 2012
MF Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 41) 106 23 Deutschland Hamburg v.  Estland, September 6, 2013INJ
MF Georginio Wijnaldum (1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 33) 3 1 Niederlande PSV v.  Estland, September 6, 2013INJ
MF Jordy Clasie (1991-06-27) June 27, 1991 (age 33) 5 0 Niederlande Feyenoord v.  Estland, September 6, 2013 (preliminary)INJ
MF Marco van Ginkel (1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 31) 2 0 England Chelsea v.  Estland, September 6, 2013 (preliminary)
MF Siem de Jong (1989-01-26) January 26, 1989 (age 35) 4 2 Niederlande Ajax v.  Portugal, August 14, 2013 (preliminary)
MF Tonny Vilhena (1995-01-03) January 3, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Niederlande Feyenoord v.  Portugal, August 14, 2013 (preliminary)
MF Jens Toornstra (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 (age 35) 2 0 Niederlande Utrecht v.  China, June 11, 2013
MF Lerin Duarte (1990-08-11) August 11, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Niederlande Ajax v.  China, June 11, 2013
MF Leroy Fer (1990-01-05) January 5, 1990 (age 34) 2 0 England Norwich City v.  Italien, February 6, 2013 (preliminary)
MF Nigel de Jong (1984-11-30) November 30, 1984 (age 39) 67 1 Italien Milan v.  Deutschland, November 14, 2012
MF Ibrahim Afellay (1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 38) 44 5 Spanien Barcelona v.  Deutschland, November 14, 2012
MF Urby Emanuelson (1986-06-16) June 16, 1986 (age 38) 16 0 Italien Milan v.  Deutschland, November 14, 2012
MF Vurnon Anita (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 (age 35) 3 0 England Newcastle United v.  Ungarn, September 11, 2012 (preliminary)
FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12) August 12, 1983 (age 41) 60 34 Deutschland Schalke 04 v.  Portugal, August 14, 2013
FW Ola John (1992-05-19) May 19, 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Rumänien, March 26, 2013
FW Jean-Paul Boëtius (1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Niederlande Feyenoord v.  Estland, March 22, 2013 (preliminary)
FW Bas Dost (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Deutschland Wolfsburg v.  Estland, March 22, 2013 (preliminary)
FW Eljero Elia (1987-02-13) February 13, 1987 (age 37) 28 2 Deutschland Werder Bremen v.  Deutschland, November 14, 2012
FW Luuk de Jong (1990-08-27) August 27, 1990 (age 34) 7 1 Deutschland Borussia Mönchengladbach v.  Ungarn, September 11, 2012
FW Luciano Narsingh (1990-09-13) September 13, 1990 (age 34) 6 2 Niederlande PSV v.  Ungarn, September 11, 2012
Notes

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury

Previous squads

Past managers

Individual all-time records

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