Netherlands national football team 2000

In the 2000 season the Netherlands national football team competed at Euro 2000 in their own country, falling to Italy in the semifinals of the tournament. Afterwards manager Frank Rijkaard decided to resign. He was replaced by Louis van Gaal.

Netherlands vs Germany

February 23, 2000 Friendly	Netherlands	2–1	Germany	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Messina (ITA)
	Kluivert 15' Zenden 28'		Ziege 22'

Belgium vs Netherlands

March 29, 2000 Friendly	Belgium	2–2	Netherlands	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 46,400 Referee: Braschi (ITA)
	Verheyen 14' E. Mpenza 26'		Kluivert 33', 84'

Netherlands vs Scotland

April 26, 2000 Friendly	Netherlands	0–0	Scotland	Gelredome, Arnhem Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Strampe (GER)

Netherlands vs Romania

May 27, 2000 Friendly	Netherlands	2–1	Romania	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Hauge (NOR)
	Overmars 43' Kluivert 68'		Moldovan 70'

Netherlands vs Poland

June 4, 2000 Friendly	Netherlands	3–1	Poland	Stade Olympique, Lausanne Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Tavel (SUI)
	F. de Boer 29' (pen) Kluivert 56', 60'		Kryszałowicz 38'

UEFA Euro 2000

Netherlands vs Czech Republic

June 11, 2000 Euro 2000 (Group D)	Netherlands	1–0	Czech Republic	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Collina (ITA)
	F. de Boer 89' (pen)	(Report)

Denmark vs Netherlands

June 16, 2000 Euro 2000 (Group D)	Denmark	0–3	Netherlands	De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Meier (SUI)
		(Report)	Kluivert 57' R. de Boer 66' Zenden 77'

France vs Netherlands

June 21, 2000 Euro 2000 (Group D)	France	2–3	Netherlands	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Frisk (SWE)
	Dugarry 8' Trézéguet 31'	(Report)	Kluivert 14' F. de Boer 51' Zenden 59'

Netherlands vs Yugoslavia

June 25, 2000 Euro 2000 (Quarterfinal)	Netherlands	6–1	Yugoslavia	De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Garcia Aranda (ESP)
	Kluivert 24', 38', 54' Govedarica 51' (og) Overmars 78', 90'	(Report)	Milošević 90'

Italy vs Netherlands

June 29, 2000 Euro 2000 (Semifinal)	Italy	0–0 (AET) (3–1 PSO)	Netherlands	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Merk (GER)
		(Report)

|penalties1 = Di Biagio: scored
Pessotto: scored
Totti: scored
Maldini: Van der Sar saved |penaltyscore = 3–1 |penalties2 = F. de Boer: Toldo saved
Stam: out
Kluivert: scored
Bosvelt: Toldo saved }}

Netherlands vs Ireland

September 2, 2000 WCQ (Group 2)	Netherlands	2–2	Republic of Ireland	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Michel (SVK)
	Talan 71' Van Bronckhorst 84'		Robbie Keane 21' McAteer 65'

Cyprus vs Netherlands

October 7, 2000 WCQ (Group 2)	Cyprus	0–4	Netherlands	GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 10,250 Referee: Cesari (ITA)
			Seedorf 69', 78' Overmars 82' Kluivert 90'

Netherlands vs Portugal

October 11, 2000 WCQ (Group 2)	Netherlands	0–2	Portugal	De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 44,620 Referee: Poll (ENG)
			Sérgio Conceição 11' Pedro Pauleta 44'

Spain vs Netherlands

November 15, 2000 Friendly	Spain	1–2	Netherlands	Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Messina (ITA)
	Hierro 67'		Hasselbaink 74' F. de Boer 80'

See also

• 1999–2000 in Dutch football
• 2000-01 in Dutch football

References

• detailed results