General |
Netherlands | |
Nickname(s) | Oranje Holland Clockwork Orange The Flying Dutchmen |
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Association | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Louis van Gaal |
Asst coach | Danny Blind Henk Fraser |
Captain | Virgil van Dijk |
Most caps | Wesley Sneijder (134) |
Top scorer | Robin van Persie (50) |
Home Stadium | Johan Cruyff Arena (53,320) De Kuip (47.500) Philips Stadion (35,000) |
FIFA code | NED |
FIFA ranking | 10 (31 March 2022) |
Highest FIFA ranking | 1 (August 2011–September 2011) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 36 (August 2017) |
Elo ranking | 10 2 (31 March 2022) |
Highest Elo ranking | 1 (Mar 1911 – Mar 1912, Jun 1912, Aug 1920; Jun 1978, Jun 1988 – Jun 1990, Jun–Sep 1992, Jun 2002, Jun–Sep 2003, Oct 2005, Jun 2008, Jul 2010, Jun 2014) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 56 (October 1954) |
First international | Belgium 0–0 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) |
World Cup appearances | 11 (First in 1934) |
Best result | Runners-up, 1974, 1978, 2010 |
UEFA European Championship appearances | 10 (First in 1976) |
Best result | Winners, 1988 |
UEFA Nations League Finals appearances | 1 (First in 2019) |
Best result | Runners-up, 2019 |
The Netherlands national football team is the national association football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands. Netherlands play home matches at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam, De Kuip in Rotterdam, and Philips Stadion in Eindhoven.
It won Euro '88 and reached two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, but lost both finals to their respective host nations, West Germany and Argentina. At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Oranje for its precision passing. In many countries and even the Netherlands itself, the team is colloquially referred to as Holland.
Competitive records[]
FIFA World Cup[]
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squads | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||
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 | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||
1954 | |||||||||||||||||
1958 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||
1962 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
1966 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
1970 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||
1974 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 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 Football Championship[]
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squads | 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 | Third place | 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 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
2004 | Third place | 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 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 41 | — | 112 | 73 | 15 | 24 | 261 | 88 |
UEFA Nations League[]
UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||
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Season** | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | |
2018–19 | A | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2nd | ||
2020–21 | A | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6th | — | |
2022–23 | A | 4 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 2nd |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.
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.
2021[]
Friendly 2 June 2021 | Netherlands | 2–2 | Scotland | Faro/Loulé, Portugal | |
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Depay 17', 89' | Report | Hendry 10' Nisbet 63' |
Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal) |
Friendly 6 June 2021 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Georgia | Enschede, Netherlands | |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Depay 10' (pen.) Weghorst 55' Gravenberch 76' |
Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
UEFA Euro 2020 13 June 2021 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Ukraine | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Wijnaldum 52' Weghorst 58' Dumfries 85' |
Report | Yarmolenko 75' Yaremchuk 79' |
Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena Attendance: 15,837 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
UEFA Euro 2020 17 June 2021 | Netherlands | 2–0 | Austria | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Depay 11' (pen.) Dumfries 67' |
Report | Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena Attendance: 15,243 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
UEFA Euro 2020 21 June 2021 | North Macedonia | 0–3 | Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Depay 24' Wijnaldum 51', 58' |
Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena Attendance: 15,227 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 27 June 2021 | Netherlands | 0–2 | Czech Republic | Budapest, Hungary | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Holeš 68' Schick 80' |
Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 52,834 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
WCQ2022 UEFA Group G 1 September 2021 | Norway | 1–1 | Netherlands | Oslo, Norway | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Haaland 20' | Report | Klaassen 37' | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 6,711 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
WCQ2022 UEFA Group G 4 September 2021 | Netherlands | 4–0 | Montenegro | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Depay 38' (pen.), 62' Wijnaldum 70' Gakpo 76' |
Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 20,458 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
WCQ2022 UEFA Group G 7 September 2021 | Netherlands | 6–1 | Turkey | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Klaassen 1' Depay 16', 38' (pen.), 54' Til 80' Malen 90' |
Report | Ünder 90+2' | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 31,389 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
WCQ2022 UEFA Group G 8 October 2021 | Latvia | 0–1 | Netherlands | Riga, Latvia | |
21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Klaassen 19' | Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 4,711 Referee: Andrew Madley (England) |
WCQ2022 UEFA Group G 11 October 2021 | Netherlands | 6–0 | Gibraltar | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Van Dijk 9' Depay 21', 45+3' (pen.) Dumfries 48' Danjuma 75' Malen 86' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 31,583 Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia) |
WCQ2022 UEFA Group G 13 November 2021 | Montenegro | 2–2 | Netherlands | Podgorica, Montenegro | |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Vukotić 82' Vujnović 86' |
Report | Depay 25' (pen.), 54' | Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 1,844 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
WCQ2022 UEFA Group G 16 November 2021 | Netherlands | 2–0 | Norway | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Bergwijn 84' Depay 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
2022[]
Friendly 26 March 2022 | Netherlands | 4–2 | Denmark | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
CEST (UTC+2) | Bergwijn 16', 71' Aké 29' Depay 38' (pen.) |
Report | Vestergaard 20' Eriksen 48' |
Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
Friendly 29 March 2022 | Netherlands | 1–1 | Germany | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
CEST (UTC+2) | Bergwijn 68' | Report | Müller 45+1' | Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage 3 June | Belgium | v | Netherlands | Belgium | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage 6 June | Wales | v | Netherlands | Wales | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage 10 June | Netherlands | v | Poland | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage 13 June | Netherlands | v | Wales | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage 22 September | Poland | v | Netherlands | Poland | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage 25 September | Netherlands | v | Belgium | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena |
2022 FIFA World Cup 21 November 2022 | Senegal | v | Netherlands | Qatar | |
--:-- AST (UTC+3) | Stadium: TBD |
2022 FIFA World Cup 25 November 2022 | Netherlands | v | Ecuador | Qatar | |
--:-- AST (UTC+3) | Stadium: TBD |
2022 FIFA World Cup 29 November 2022 | Netherlands | v | Qatar | Qatar | |
--:-- AST (UTC+3) | Stadium: TBD |
Players[]
The following 28 players are part of the final squad for the friendly matches against Denmark and Germany on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.
Information correct as of 29 March 2022, after the match against Germany.
# | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Mark Flekken | 13 June 1993 | 2 | 0 | SC Freiburg | ||
13 | GK | Tim Krul | 3 April 1988 | 15 | 0 | Norwich City | ||
23 | GK | Joël Drommel | 16 November 1996 | 0 | 0 | PSV | ||
3 | DF | Matthijs de Ligt | 12 August 1999 | 35 | 2 | Juventus | ||
4 | DF | Virgil van Dijk (captain) | 8 July 1991 | 46 | 5 | Liverpool | ||
5 | DF | Nathan Aké | 18 February 1995 | 25 | 3 | Manchester City | ||
6 | DF | Tyrell Malacia | 17 September 1999 | 3 | 0 | Feyenoord | ||
17 | DF | Daley Blind | 9 March 1990 | 90 | 2 | Ajax | ||
22 | DF | Denzel Dumfries | 18 April 1996 | 32 | 3 | Internazionale | ||
DF | Jordan Teze | 30 September 1999 | 0 | 0 | PSV | |||
DF | Jurriën Timber | 17 June 2001 | 6 | 0 | Ajax | |||
12 | DF | Owen Wijndal | 28 November 1999 | 11 | 0 | AZ | ||
2 | DF | Hans Hateboer | 9 January 1994 | 11 | 0 | Atalanta | ||
8 | MF | Georginio Wijnaldum (vice-captain) | 11 November 1990 | 86 | 26 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
MF | Guus Til | 22 December 1997 | 4 | 1 | Feyenoord | |||
14 | MF | Davy Klaassen | 21 February 1993 | 32 | 8 | Ajax | ||
15 | MF | Marten de Roon | 29 March 1991 | 28 | 0 | Atalanta | ||
20 | MF | Teun Koopmeiners | 28 February 1998 | 5 | 0 | Atalanta | ||
21 | MF | Frenkie de Jong | 12 May 1997 | 40 | 1 | Barcelona | ||
16 | MF | Jordy Clasie | 27 June 1991 | 17 | 0 | AZ | ||
7 | FW | Steven Bergwijn | 8 October 1997 | 19 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
9 | FW | Arnaut Danjuma | 31 January 1997 | 6 | 2 | Villarreal | ||
10 | FW | Memphis Depay | 13 February 1994 | 77 | 39 | Barcelona | ||
FW | Noa Lang | 17 June 1999 | 3 | 0 | Club Brugge | |||
18 | FW | Donyell Malen | 19 January 1999 | 19 | 4 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
19 | FW | Wout Weghorst | 7 August 1992 | 12 | 2 | Burnley | ||
11 | FW | Steven Berghuis | 19 December 1991 | 35 | 2 | Ajax | ||
FW | Cody Gakpo | 7 May 1999 | 4 | 1 | PSV |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. Current coaching staff[]
Alumni[]Former players[]
Managers[]
Honours[]
External links[]
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