- Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup
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This is a record of the Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]
The Netherlands have appeared in 9 World Cups so far, holding the record of losing the most finals without managing a single triumph after finishing as runners-up in 1974, 1978, and 2010, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively.
In 1934 and 1938, the Netherlands lost in the first round. In 1974 and 1978, with its mastery of Total Football, the Dutch managed to reach two straight finals, losing both to the host teams - West Germany and Argentina, respectively. The team had its biggest World Cup streak in the 1990s, with three straight tournaments. In 1990, two years after the European Championship at the UEFA Euro 1988, the Dutch went out at the Round of 16 in a defeat to West Germany. In 1994, the Netherlands were eliminated by Brazil in the quarterfinals, and in 1998, lost to Brazil in the semifinal and Croatia at the third place match. The Netherlands returned in 2006, being eliminated by Portugal in the Round of 16, a game known as the Battle of Nuremberg. In 2010, the team reached its third World Cup final, this time losing to Spain.
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Performance history
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Did Not Enter 1934 Round 1 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 1938 Round 1 14th 1 0 0 1 0 3 1950 Did Not Enter 1954 1958 Did Not Qualify 1962 1966 1970 1974 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 15 3 1978 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 15 10 1982 Did Not Qualify 1986 1990 Round of 16 15th 4 0 3 1 3 4 1994 Quarter-Final 7th 5 3 0 2 8 6 1998 Fourth Place 4th 7 3 3* 1 13 7 2002 Did Not Qualify 2006 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 3 2 2010 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 12 6 2014 To be determined Total 9/19 3 Finals 43 22 10 11 71 44 - *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.
Record vs
FIFA World Cup matches (By team) Total : Wins - Ties - Loses - games played Against Wins Draws Losses Total Argentina 2 1 1 4 Austria 1 0 0 1 Belgium 0 1 1 2 Brazil 2 1 1 4 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 Côte d'Ivoire 1 0 0 1 Croatia 0 0 1 1 Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1 Denmark 1 0 0 1 East Germany 1 0 0 1 Egypt 0 1 0 1 England 0 1 0 1 Germany 0 1 2 3 Iran 1 0 0 1 Italy 1 0 0 1 Japan 1 0 0 1 South Korea 1 0 0 1 Mexico 0 1 0 1 Morocco 1 0 0 1 Peru 0 1 0 1 Portugal 0 0 1 1 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 2 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 Scotland 0 0 1 1 Serbia 2 0 0 2 Slovakia 1 0 0 1 South Africa 1 0 0 1 Spain 0 0 1 1 Sweden 0 1 0 1 Switzerland 0 0 1 1 Uruguay 2 0 0 2 Italy 1934
Netherlands squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup MF Anderiesen • FW Bakhuys • FW Graafland • GK Halle • FW Lagendaal • FW Mijnders • FW Mol • MF Oprinsen • MF Paauwe • MF Pellikaan • FW Schoemaker • FW Smit • GK van der Meulen • DF van Diepenbeek • MF van Heel • GK van Male • FW van Nellen • DF van Run • FW Vente • FW Vrauwdeunt • DF Weber • FW Wels • Coach: Glendenning27 May 1934
16:30CEST (UTC+02)
Switzerland 3 – 2 Netherlands Stadio San Siro, Milan
Attendance: ~40,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)Kielholz 7', 43'[2]
Abegglen 69'Report Smit 19'
Vente 84'France 1938
Netherlands squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup 5 June 1938
18:30WEST (UTC+01)
Czechoslovakia 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands Stade Cavée Verte, Le Havre
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)Košťálek 93'
Nejedlý 111'[3]
Zeman 118'[4]Report West Germany 1974
Netherlands squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up 1 Geels • 2 Haan • 3 van Hanegem • 4 van Ierssel • 5 Israël • 6 Jansen • 7 de Jong • 8 Jongbloed • 9 Keizer • 10 R. van de Kerkhof • 11 W. van de Kerkhof • 12 Krol • 13 Neeskens • 14 Cruijff • 15 Rensenbrink • 16 Rep • 17 Rijsbergen • 18 Schrijvers • 19 Strik • 20 Suurbier • 21 Treijtel • 22 Vos • Coach: MichelsTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5 Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4 Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2 Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1 15 June 1974
16:00 CETUruguay 0 – 2 Netherlands Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 53,700
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)Report Rep 16', 86'
19 June 1974
19:30 CETNetherlands 0 – 0 Sweden Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 53,700
Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada)Report
23 June 1974
16:00 CETNetherlands 4 – 1 Bulgaria Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 52,100
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)Neeskens 5' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Rep 71'
de Jong 88'Report Krol 78' (o.g.) Round 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Brazil 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4 East Germany 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1 Argentina 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1 26 June 1974
19:30 CETNetherlands 4 – 0 Argentina Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 55,348
Referee: Bob Davidson (Scotland)Cruijff 11', 90'
Krol 25'
Rep 73'Report
30 June 1974
16:00 CETEast Germany 0 – 2 Netherlands Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 67,148
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)Report Neeskens 13'
Rensenbrink 59'
3 July 1974
19:30 CETNetherlands 2 – 0 Brazil Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 52,500
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)Neeskens 50'
Cruijff 65'Report Final
Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup Final7 July 1974
16:00 CETNetherlands 1 – 2 West Germany Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 75,200
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)Neeskens 2' (pen.) Report Breitner 25' (pen.)
Müller 43'Argentina 1978
Netherlands squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up 1 Schrijvers • 2 Poortvliet • 3 Schoenaker • 4 van Kraay • 5 Krol • 6 Jansen • 7 Wildschut • 8 Jongbloed • 9 Haan • 10 R. van de Kerkhof • 11 W. van de Kerkhof • 12 Rensenbrink • 13 Neeskens • 14 Boskamp • 15 Hovenkamp • 16 Rep • 17 Rijsbergen • 18 Nanninga • 19 Doesburg • 20 Suurbier • 21 Lubse • 22 Brandts • Coach: HappelTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Peru 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 3 Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3 Iran 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1 3 June 1978
16:45 ARTNetherlands 3 – 0 Iran Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Attendance: 33,431
Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) Report
7 June 1978
16:45 ARTNetherlands 0 – 0 Peru Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Attendance: 28,125
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)Report
11 June 1978
16:45 ARTScotland 3 – 2 Netherlands Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza
Attendance: 35,130
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)Dalglish 44'
Gemmill 46' (pen.), 68'Report Rensenbrink 34' (pen.)
Rep 71'Round 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 5 Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 West Germany 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 Austria 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2 14 June 1978
13:45 ARTAustria 1 – 5 Netherlands Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
Attendance: 25,050
Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)Obermayer 80' Report Brandts 6'
Rensenbrink 35' (pen.)
Rep 36', 53'
W. van de Kerkhof 82'
18 June 1978
16:45 ARTNetherlands 2 – 2 West Germany Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
Attendance: 40,750
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)Haan 27'
R. van de Kerkhof 82'Report Abramczik 3'
D. Müller 70'
21 June 1978
13:45 ARTItaly 1 – 2 Netherlands Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 67,433
Referee: Angel Franco Martínez (Spain)Brandts 19' (o.g.) Report Brandts 49'
Haan 76'Final
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup Final25 June 1978
15:00 ARTNetherlands 1 – 3
(a.e.t.)Argentina Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 71,483
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)Nanninga 82' Report Kempes 37', 104'
Bertoni 115'Italy 1990
Netherlands squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Van Breukelen • 2 Van Aerle • 3 Rijkaard • 4 R. Koeman • 5 Van Tiggelen • 6 Wouters • 7 E. Koeman • 8 Vanenburg • 9 Van Basten • 10 Gullit (c) • 11 Richard Witschge • 12 Kieft • 13 Rutjes • 14 Van 't Schip • 15 Roy • 16 Hiele • 17 Gillhaus • 18 Fräser • 19 Van Loen • 20 Winter • 21 Blind • 22 Menzo • Coach: BeenhakkerTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4 Republic of Ireland 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 Netherlands 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 Egypt 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2 June 12, 1990
21:00Netherlands 1–1 Egypt Stadio La Favorita, Palermo
Attendance: 33,421
Referee: Aladrén (Espanha)Kieft 58' Abdelghani 83' pen
June 16, 1990
21:00England 0–0 Netherlands Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari
Attendance: 35,267
Referee: Petrović (Iugoslávia)
June 21, 1990
21:00Netherlands 1–1 Republic of Ireland Stadio La Favorita, Palermo
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Vautrot (França)Gullit 10' Quinn 71' Round of 16
24 June 1990
21:00West Germany 2 – 1 Netherlands San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 74,559
Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)Klinsmann 51'
Brehme 82'Report R. Koeman 89' (pen.) USA 1994
Netherlands squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 de Goey • 2 F. de Boer • 3 Rijkaard • 4 Koeman • 5 Witschge • 6 Wouters • 7 Overmars • 8 Jonk • 9 R. de Boer • 10 Bergkamp • 11 Roy • 12 Bosman • 13 van der Sar • 14 van Gobbel • 15 Blind • 16 Numan • 17 Taument • 18 Valckx • 19 van Vossen • 20 Winter • 21 de Wolf • 22 Snelders • Coach: AdvocaatTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Belgium 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6 Morocco 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0 20 June 1994
19:35 EDTNetherlands 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 50,535
Referee: Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain)Jonk 50'
Taument 86'Report Amin 18'
25 June 1994
12:35 EDTBelgium 1 – 0 Netherlands Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 62,387
Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)Albert 65' Report
29 June 1994
12:35 EDTMorocco 1 – 2 Netherlands Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 60,578
Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)Nader 47' Report Bergkamp 43'
Roy 77'Round of 16
4 July 1994
12:05 EDTNetherlands 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 61,355
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)Bergkamp 11'
Jonk 41'Report Quarterfinals
9 July 1994
14:35 CDTNetherlands 2 – 3 Brazil Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 63,500
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)Bergkamp 64'
Winter 76'Report Romário 53'
Bebeto 63'
Branco 81'France 1998
Netherlands squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 van der Sar • 2 Reiziger • 3 Stam • 4 F. de Boer • 5 Numan • 6 Jonk • 7 R. de Boer • 8 Bergkamp • 9 Kluivert • 10 Seedorf • 11 Cocu • 12 Zenden • 13 Ooijer • 14 Overmars • 15 Bogarde • 16 Davids • 17 van Hooijdonk • 18 de Goey • 19 van Bronckhorst • 20 Winter • 21 Hasselbaink • 22 Hesp • Coach: HiddinkTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5 Mexico 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5 Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 South Korea 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7 1 13 June 1998
21:00Netherlands 0 – 0 Belgium Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)(Report)
20 June 1998
21:00Netherlands 5 – 0 South Korea Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)Cocu 38'
Overmars 42'
Bergkamp 71'
van Hooijdonk 80'
R. de Boer 83'(Report)
25 June 1998
16:00Netherlands 2 – 2 Mexico Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)Cocu 4'
R. de Boer 18'(Report) Peláez 75'
Hernández 90+5'Round of 16
29 June 1998
21:00Netherlands 2 – 1 Yugoslavia Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: José Garcia Aranda (Spain)Bergkamp 38'
Davids 90+2'(Report) Komljenović 48' Quarterfinals
4 July 1998
16:30Netherlands 2 – 1 Argentina Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)Kluivert 12'
Bergkamp 89'(Report) López 18' Semifinal
7 July 1998
21:00Brazil 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)Ronaldo 46' (Report) Kluivert 87' Penalties Ronaldo
Rivaldo
Emerson
Dunga4 – 2 F. de Boer
Bergkamp
Cocu
R. de BoerThird place match
11 July 1998
21:00Netherlands 1 – 2 Croatia Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)Zenden 21' (Report) Prosinečki 13'
Šuker 35'Germany 2006
Netherlands squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 van der Sar (c) • 2 Jaliens • 3 Boulahrouz • 4 Mathijsen • 5 van Bronckhorst • 6 Landzaat • 7 Kuyt • 8 Cocu • 9 van Nistelrooy • 10 van der Vaart • 11 Robben • 12 Kromkamp • 13 Ooijer • 14 Heitinga • 15 de Cler • 16 Maduro • 17 van Persie • 18 van Bommel • 19 Vennegoor of Hesselink • 20 Sneijder • 21 Babel • 22 Timmer • 23 Stekelenburg • Coach: van BastenTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Côte d'Ivoire 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3 Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 11 June 2006
15:00Serbia and Montenegro 0 – 1 Netherlands Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)(Report) Robben 18'
16 June 2006
18:00Netherlands 2 – 1 Côte d'Ivoire Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)van Persie 23'
van Nistelrooy 27'(Report) B. Koné 39'
21 June 2006
21:00Netherlands 0 – 0 Argentina FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)(Report) Round of 16
25 June 2006
21:00Portugal 1 – 0 Netherlands Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)Maniche 23' (Report) South Africa 2010
Netherlands squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up 1 Stekelenburg • 2 van der Wiel • 3 Heitinga • 4 Mathijsen • 5 van Bronckhorst (c) • 6 van Bommel • 7 Kuyt • 8 de Jong • 9 van Persie • 10 Sneijder • 11 Robben • 12 Boulahrouz • 13 Ooijer • 14 de Zeeuw • 15 Braafheid • 16 Vorm • 17 Elia • 18 Schaars • 19 Babel • 20 Afellay • 21 Huntelaar • 22 Boschker • 23 van der Vaart • Coach: van MarwijkTeamPld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 Cameroon 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0 14 June 2010
13:30Netherlands 2 – 0 Denmark Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 83,465
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)[5]Agger 46' (o.g.)
Kuyt 85'Report
19 June 2010
13:30Netherlands 1 – 0 Japan Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 62,010
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)Sneijder 53' Report
24 June 2010
20:30Cameroon 1 – 2 Netherlands Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 63,093
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)Eto'o 65' (pen.) Report Van Persie 36'
Huntelaar 83'Round of 16
28 June 2010
16:00Netherlands 2 – 1 Slovakia Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 61,962
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)Robben 18'
Sneijder 84'Report Vittek 90+4' (pen.) Quarterfinals
2 July 2010
16:00Netherlands 2 – 1 Brazil Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 40,186
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)Sneijder 53', 68' Report Robinho 10' Semifinal
6 July 2010
20:30Uruguay 2 – 3 Netherlands Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 62,479
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Forlán 41'
M. Pereira 90+2'Report Van Bronckhorst 18'
Sneijder 70'
Robben 73'Final
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final11 July 2010
20:30Netherlands 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Spain Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,490
Referee: Howard Webb (England)Report Iniesta 116' Top goalscorers
No. Name Goals World Cups 1 Rep 7 1974 and 1978 2 Bergkamp 6 1994 and 1998 Rensenbrink 6 1974 and 1978 4 Sneijder 5 2010 5 Cruijff 3 1974 Neeskens 3 1974 and 1978 Robben 3 2006 and 2010 References
- ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 29th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 118th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 111th minute.
- ^ "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/93/96/referee_designations.pdf. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
External links
- KVNB official site (in Dutch)
- FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930–2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930–2002
- FIFA official site
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