Netherlands national football team

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Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Oranje
Association	KNVB
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Guus Hiddink
Asst coach	Danny Blind Ruud van Nistelrooy
Captain	Robin van Persie
Most caps	Edwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorer	Robin van Persie (41)
Home Stadium	Amsterdam ArenA (52,500) De Kuip (51,137)
FIFA code	NED
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (August 2011-September 2011)
Lowest FIFA ranking	25 (May 1998)
Highest Elo ranking	1
Lowest Elo ranking	56 (1954)
World Cup appearances	9 (First in 1934)
Best result	Runners-Up, 1974, 1978, 2010
UEFA European Championship appearances	9 (First in 1976)
Best result	Winners, 1988

The Netherlands national football team is the national association football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB). 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.

History

Main article: History of the Netherlands national football team

FIFA World Cup history

Main article: Netherlands FIFA World Cup history

UEFA European Football Championship

Main article: Netherlands UEFA European Football Championship history

Friendly matches 2013-14

Main article: Netherlands friendly match history

Current squad

The following 23 players were named for the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.

Caps and goals updated as June 4, 2014 after the match against Wales.

#	Pos	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
22	1GK	Michel Vorm	October 20, 1983 (1983-10-20)	14	0	Swansea City
1	1GK	Jasper Cillessen	April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22)	20	0	Ajax
23	1GK	Tim Krul	April 3, 1988 (1988-04-03)	7	0	Newcastle United
2	2DF	Ron Vlaar	February 16, 1985 (1985-02-16)	24	1	Aston Villa
7	2DF	Daryl Janmaat	July 22, 1989 (1989-07-22)	16	0	Feyenoord
4	2DF	Bruno Martins Indi	February 8, 1992 (1992-02-08)	16	2	Feyenoord
3	2DF	Stefan de Vrij	February 5, 1992 (1992-02-05)	12	0	Feyenoord
13	2DF	Joël Veltman	January 15, 1992 (1992-01-15)	2	0	Ajax
12	2DF	Paul Verhaegh	September 1, 1983 (1983-09-01)	2	0	Augsburg
14	2DF	Terence Kongolo	February 14, 1994 (1994-02-14)	1	0	Feyenoord
10	3MF	Wesley Sneijder	June 9, 1984 (1984-06-09)	99	26	Galatasaray
8	3MF	Nigel de Jong	November 13, 1984 (1984-11-13)	71	1	Milan
5	3MF	Daley Blind	March 9, 1990 (1990-03-09)	12	0	Ajax
6	3MF	Jonathan de Guzmán	September 13, 1987 (1987-09-13)	10	0	Swansea City
16	3MF	Jordy Clasie	June 27, 1991 (1991-06-27)	11	0	Feyenoord
18	3MF	Leroy Fer	January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05)	6	0	Norwich City
20	3MF	Georginio Wijnaldum	November 11, 1990 (1990-11-11)	5	1	PSV Eindhoven
15	4FW	Dirk Kuyt	July 22, 1980 (1980-07-22)	98	24	Fenerbahçe
9	4FW	Robin van Persie	August 6, 1983 (1983-08-06)	85	43	Manchester United
11	4FW	Arjen Robben	January 23, 1984 (1984-01-23)	75	23	Bayern Munich
19	4FW	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	August 12, 1983 (1983-08-12)	62	34	Schalke 04
17	4FW	Jeremain Lens	November 24, 1987 (1987-11-24)	22	8	Dynamo Kyiv
21	4FW	Memphis Depay	February 13, 1994 (1994-02-13)	13	2	PSV Eindhoven

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 Jeroen Zoet 6 January 1991 (1991-01-06) 0 0 PSV Eindhoven 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad GK Kenneth Vermeer April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22) 4 0 Ajax v. Ecuador, May 17, 2014 (preliminary) GK Maarten Stekelenburg September 22, 1982 (1982-09-22) 54 0 Fulham v. France, March 5, 2014 (preliminary) DF Patrick van Aanholt 29 August 1990 (1990-08-29) 2 0 Vitesse Arnhem 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF Karim Rekik 2 December 1994 (1994-12-02) 1 0 PSV Eindhoven 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF Gregory van der Wiel February 3, 1988 (1988-02-03) 37 0 Paris Saint-Germain v. France, March 5, 2014 DF Jeffrey Bruma November 13, 1991 (1991-11-13) 7 0 PSV Eindhoven v. France, March 5, 2014 (preliminary) DF Jetro Willems March 30, 1994 (1994-03-30) 11 0 PSV Eindhoven v. Japan, November 16, 2013INJ DF Ricardo van Rhijn June 13, 1991 (1991-06-13) 7 0 Ajax v. Estonia, September 6, 2013 (preliminary) DF John Heitinga November 15, 1983 (1983-11-15) 87 7 Fulham v. China, June 11, 2013 DF Erik Pieters August 7, 1988 (1988-08-07) 17 0 Stoke City v. China, June 11, 2013 DF Miquel Nelom September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22) 2 0 Feyenoord v. China, June 11, 2013 DF Dwight Tiendalli October 21, 1985 (1985-10-21) 2 0 Swansea City v. China, June 11, 2013 MF Tonny Vilhena 3 January 1995 (1995-01-03) 0 0 Feyenoord 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Rafael van der Vaart 11 February 1983 (1983-02-11) 109 25 Hamburg 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad INJ MF Marco van Ginkel December 1, 1992 (1992-12-01) 2 0 Chelsea v. Ecuador, May 17, 2014 (preliminary) MF Davy Klaassen February 21, 1993 (1993-02-21) 1 0 Ajax v. Ecuador, May 17, 2014 (preliminary) MF Kevin Strootman February 13, 1990 (1990-02-13) 25 3 Roma v. France, March 5, 2014 MF Stijn Schaars January 11, 1984 (1984-01-11) 23 0 PSV Eindhoven v. France, March 5, 2014 MF Siem de Jong January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28) 6 2 Ajax v. France, March 5, 2014 MF Davy Pröpper September 2, 1991 (1991-09-02) 0 0 Vitesse Arnhem v. France, March 5, 2014 (preliminary) MF Adam Maher July 20, 1993 (1993-07-20) 5 0 PSV Eindhoven v. Andorra, September 10, 2013 MF Jens Toornstra April 4, 1989 (1989-04-04) 2 0 Utrecht v. China, June 11, 2013 MF Lerin Duarte August 11, 1990 (1990-08-11) 0 0 Ajax v. China, June 11, 2013 FW Jean-Paul Boëtius 22 March 1994 (1994-03-22) 1 0 Feyenoord 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad FW Quincy Promes 4 January 1992 (1992-01-04) 1 0 Twente Enschede 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad FW Luciano Narsingh September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13) 7 2 PSV Eindhoven v. Ecuador, May 17, 2014 (preliminary) FW Luc Castaignos September 27, 1992 (1992-09-27) 0 0 Twente Enschede v. Ecuador, May 17, 2014 (preliminary) FW Jürgen Locadia July 11, 1993 (1993-07-11) 0 0 PSV Eindhoven v. Ecuador, May 17, 2014 (preliminary)INJ FW Ruben Schaken April 3, 1982 (1982-04-03) 6 2 Feyenoord v. Hungary, October 11, 2013 (preliminary) FW Ricky van Wolfswinkel January 27, 1989 (1989-01-27) 2 0 Norwich City v. Hungary, October 11, 2013 (preliminary) Notes INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury Current coaching staff Alumni Former players Main article: List of Dutch international players Managers Main article: List of Dutch international managers Honours FIFA World Cup: Runner-up (3): 1974, 1978, 2010 Third Place (1): 2014 Fourth place (1): 1998 European Champions: Winners (1): 1988 Third place/Semi-Final* (4): 1976, 1992, 2000, 2004 Olympic football tournament: Third place (3): 1908, 1912, 1920 Fourth Place (1): 1924 External links Netherlands Dutch competitions Dutch coaches Dutch players Dutch stadiums Football in the Netherlands League competitions KNVB Cup competitions Eredivisie Netherlands KNVB Cup Eerste Divisie (U-21) (U-19) Johan Cruijff Schaal Tweede Divisie (from 2016) (U-17) (U-16) KNVB Amateur Cup Derde Divisie List of Players KNVB District Cup Vierde Divisie List of clubs Eerste, Tweede, Derde List of stadiums Vierde, Vijfde