Federation
founded: 1889 |
FIFA
member since: 1904 |
WORLD
CUP HISTORY
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1930 - Did not participate |
1934 - First
round exit |
1938 - First
round exit |
1950 - Did not participate |
1954 - Did not participate |
1958 - Did not qualify |
1962 - Did not qualify |
1966 - Did not qualify |
1970 - Did not qualify |
1974 - Beaten
finalist |
1978 - Beaten
finalist |
1982 - Did not qualify |
1986 - Did not qualify |
1990 - Second
round exit |
1994 - Quarterfinal
exit |
1998 - 4th
place |
2002 - Did not qualify |
2006 - Second round exit |
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STATISTICS
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Played |
36
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Won |
16
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Drawn |
10
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Lost |
10
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Goals for |
59
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Goals against |
38
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Points |
58
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Netherlands
are 9th on the all-time table.
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TEAM
RECORDS
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Biggest
victory:
5-0 vs South
Korea in 1998.
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Biggest
defeat:
0-3 vs Czechoslovakia
in 1938.
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Overall
topscorer:
Johannes Rep
7 goals
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Most
appearances:
Johannes Rep,
Ruud Krol and Wim Jansen 14 matches.
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Hosted
the World Cup:
Never
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1930
No qualifying rounds held. Teams
were invited to take part, but NETHERLANDS
chose not to participate.
1934
(WCQ Group 7)
08.Apr 34 NETHERLANDS 5-2 Irish FS
29.Apr 34 Belgium 2-4 NETHERLANDS
P W D L Gls Pts
1.NETHERLANDS 2 2 0 0 9-4 4
2.Belgium 2 0 1 1 6-8 1
3.Irish Free State 2 0 1 1 6-9 1
NETHERLANDS qualified for Italy 1934.
1938
(WCQ Group 9)
28.Nov 37 NETHERLANDS 4-0 Luxembourg
03.Apr 38 Belgium 1-1 NETHERLANDS
P W D L Gls Pts
1.NETHERLANDS 2 1 1 0 5-1 3
2.Belgium 2 1 1 0 4-3 3
3.Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 2-7 0
NETHERLANDS qualified for France 1938.
1950
NETHERLANDS did not participate
in the qualifying rounds.
1954
NETHERLANDS did not participate
in the qualifying rounds.
1958
(UEFA Group 5)
20.Mar 57 NETHERLANDS 4-1 Luxembourg
26.May 57 Austria 3-2 NETHERLANDS
11.Sep 57 Luxembourg 2-5 NETHERLANDS
25.Sep 57 NETHERLANDS 1-1 Austria
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Austria 4 3 1 0 14- 3 7
2.NETHERLANDS 4 2 1 1 12- 7 5
3.Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 3-19 0
NETHERLANDS failed to qualify for Sweden 1958.
1962
(UEFA Group 4)
30.Apr 61 NETHERLANDS 0-3 Hungary
14.May 61 East Germany 1-1 NETHERLANDS
01.Oct 61 NETHERLANDS x-x East Germany
(not played due to visa problems.)
22.Oct 61 Hungary 3-3 NETHERLANDS
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Hungary 4 3 1 0 11- 5 7
2.NETHERLANDS 3 0 2 1 4- 7 2
3.East Germany 3 0 1 2 3- 6 1
NETHERLANDS failed to qualify for Chile 1962.
1966
(UEFA Group 5)
24.May 64 NETHERLANDS 2-0 Albania
25.Oct 64 Albania 0-2 NETHERLANDS
17.Mar 65 Northern Ireland 2-1 NETHERLANDS
07.Apr 65 NETHERLANDS 0-0 Northern Ireland
17.Oct 65 NETHERLANDS 0-0 Switzerland
14.Nov 65 Switzerland 2-1 NETHERLANDS
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Switzerland 6 4 1 1 7- 3 9
2.Northern Ireland 6 3 2 1 9- 5 8
3.NETHERLANDS 6 2 2 2 6- 4 6
4.Albania 6 0 1 5 2-12 1
NETHERLANDS failed to qualify for England 1966.
1970
(UEFA Group 8)
04.Sep 68 Luxembourg 0-2 NETHERLANDS
27.Oct 68 Bulgaria 2-0 NETHERLANDS
26.Mar 69 NETHERLANDS 4-0 Luxembourg
07.May 69 NETHERLANDS 1-0 Poland
07.Sep 69 Poland 2-1 NETHERLANDS
22.Oct 69 NETHERLANDS 1-1 Bulgaria
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Bulgaria 6 4 1 1 12- 7 9
2.Poland 6 4 0 2 19- 8 8
3.NETHERLANDS 6 3 1 2 9- 5 7
4.Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 4-24 0
NETHERLANDS failed to qualify for Mexico 1970.
1974
(UEFA Group 3)
01.Nov 72 NETHERLANDS 9-0 Norway
19.Nov 72 Belgium 0-0 NETHERLANDS
22.Aug 73 NETHERLANDS 5-0 Iceland
29.Aug 73 Iceland 1-8 NETHERLANDS
12.Sep 73 Norway 1-2 NETHERLANDS
18.Nov 73 NETHERLANDS 0-0 Belgium
P W D L Gls Pts
1.NETHERLANDS 6 4 2 0 24- 2 10
2.Belgium 6 4 2 0 12- 0 10
3.Norway 6 2 0 4 9-16 4
4.Iceland 6 0 0 6 2-29 0
NETHERLANDS qualified for West Germany 1974.
1978
(UEFA Group 4)
08.Sep 76 Iceland 0-1 NETHERLANDS
13.Oct 76 NETHERLANDS 2-2 Northern Ireland
26.Mar 77 Belgium 0-2 NETHERLANDS
31.Aug 77 NETHERLANDS 4-1 Iceland
12.Oct 77 Northern Ireland 0-1 NETHERLANDS
26.Oct 77 NETHERLANDS 1-0 Belgium
P W D L Gls Pts
1.NETHERLANDS 6 5 1 0 11- 3 11
2.Belgium 6 3 0 3 7- 6 6
3.Northern Ireland 6 2 1 3 7- 6 5
4.Iceland 6 1 0 5 2-12 2
NETHERLANDS qualified for Argentina 1978.
1982
(UEFA Group 2)
10.Sep 80 Rep. of Ireland 2-1 NETHERLANDS
19.Nov 80 Belgium 1-0 NETHERLANDS
22.Feb 81 NETHERLANDS 3-0 Cyprus
25.Mar 81 NETHERLANDS 1-0 France
29.Apr 81 Cyprus 0-1 NETHERLANDS
09.Sep 81 NETHERLANDS 2-2 Rep. of Ireland
14.Oct 81 NETHERLANDS 3-0 Belgium
18.Nov 81 France 2-0 NETHERLANDS
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Belgium 8 5 1 2 12- 9 11
2.France 8 5 0 3 20- 8 10
3.Rep. of Ireland 8 4 2 2 17-11 10
4.NETHERLANDS 8 4 1 3 11- 7 9
5.Cyprus 8 0 0 8 4-29 0
NETHERLANDS failed to qualify for Spain 1982.
1986
(UEFA Group 5)
17.Oct 84 NETHERLANDS 1-2 Hungary
14.Nov 84 Austria 1-0 NETHERLANDS
23.Dec 84 Cyprus 0-1 NETHERLANDS
27.Feb 85 NETHERLANDS 7-1 Cyprus
01.May 85 NETHERLANDS 1-1 Austria
14.May 85 Hungary 0-1 NETHERLANDS
P W D L Pts Pts
1.Hungary 6 5 0 1 12- 4 10
2.NETHERLANDS 6 3 1 2 11- 5 7
3.Austria 6 3 1 2 9- 8 7
4.Cyprus 6 0 0 6 3-18 0
NETHERLANDS to UEFA play-offs with
runner-up of group 1.
16.Oct 85 Belgium 1-0 NETHERLANDS
20.Nov 85 NETHERLANDS 2-1 Belgium
(Belgium won on away goals rule.)
NETHERLANDS failed to qualify for Mexico 1986.
1990
(UEFA Group 4)
14.Sep 88 NETHERLANDS 1-0 Wales
19.Oct 88 West Germany 0-0 NETHERLANDS
26.Apr 89 NETHERLANDS 1-1 West Germany
31.May 89 Finland 0-1 NETHERLANDS
11.Oct 89 Wales 1-2 NETHERLANDS
15.Nov 89 NETHERLANDS 3-0 Finland
P W D L Gls Pts
1.NETHERLANDS 6 4 2 0 8- 2 10
2.West Germany 6 3 3 0 13- 3 9
3.Finland 6 1 1 4 4-16 3
4.Wales 6 0 2 4 4- 8 2
NETHERLANDS qualified for Italy 1990.
1994
(UEFA Group 2)
23.Sep 92 Norway 2-1 NETHERLANDS
14.Oct 92 NETHERLANDS 2-2 Poland
16.Dec 92 Turkey 1-3 NETHERLANDS
24.Feb 93 NETHERLANDS 3-1 Turkey
24.Mar 93 NETHERLANDS 6-0 San Marino
28.Apr 93 England 2-2 NETHERLANDS
09.Jun 93 NETHERLANDS 0-0 Norway
22.Sep 93 San Marino 0-7 NETHERLANDS
13.Oct 93 NETHERLANDS 2-0 England
17.Nov 93 Poland 1-3 NETHERLANDS
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Norway 10 7 2 1 25- 5 16
2.NETHERLANDS 10 6 3 1 29- 9 15
3.England 10 5 3 2 26- 9 13
4.Poland 10 3 2 5 10-15 8
5.Turkey 10 3 1 6 11-19 7
6.San Marino 10 0 1 9 2-46 1
NETHERLANDS qualified for USA 1994.
1998
(UEFA Group 7)
05.Oct 96 Wales 1-3 NETHERLANDS
09.Nov 96 NETHERLANDS 7-1 Wales
14.Dec 96 Belgium 0-3 NETHERLANDS
29.Mar 97 NETHERLANDS 4-0 San Marino
02.Apr 97 Turkey 1-0 NETHERLANDS
30.Apr 97 San Marino 0-6 NETHERLANDS
06.Sep 97 NETHERLANDS 3-1 Belgium
11.Oct 97 NETHERLANDS 0-0 Turkey
P W D L Gls Pts
1.NETHERLANDS 8 6 1 1 26- 4 19
2.Belgium 8 6 0 2 20-11 18
3.Turkey 8 4 2 2 21- 9 14
4.Wales 8 2 1 5 20-21 7
5.San Marino 8 0 0 8 0-42 0
NETHERLANDS qualified for France 1998.
2002
(UEFA Group 2)
02.Sep 00 NETHERLANDS 2-2 Rep. of Ireland
07.Oct 00 Cyprus 0-4 NETHERLANDS
11.Oct 00 NETHERLANDS 0-2 Portugal
24.Mar 01 Andorra 0-5 NETHERLANDS
28.Mar 01 Portugal 2-2 NETHERLANDS
25.Apr 01 NETHERLANDS 4-0 Cyprus
02.Jun 01 Estonia 2-4 NETHERLANDS
01.Sep 01 Rep. of Ireland 1-0 NETHERLANDS
05.Sep 01 NETHERLANDS 5-0 Estonia
06.Oct 01 NETHERLANDS 4-0 Andorra
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Portugal 10 7 3 0 33- 7 24
2.Rep. of Ireland 10 7 3 0 23- 5 24
3.NETHERLANDS 10 6 2 2 30- 9 20
4.Estonia 10 2 2 6 10-26 8
5.Cyprus 10 2 2 6 13-31 8
6.Andorra 10 0 0 10 5-36 0
NETHERLANDS failed to qualify for Korea/Japan 2002.
2006
(UEFA Group 1)
08.Sep 04 NETHERLANDS 2-0 Czech Republic
09.Oct 04 Macedonia FYR 2-2 NETHERLANDS
13.Oct 04 NETHERLANDS 3-1 Finland
17.Nov 04 Andorra 0-3 NETHERLANDS
26.Mar 05 Romania 0-2 NETHERLANDS
30.Mar 05 NETHERLANDS 2-0 Armenia
04.Jun 05 NETHERLANDS 2-0 Romania
08.Jun 05 Finland 0-4 NETHERLANDS
03.Sep 05 Armenia 0-1 NETHERLANDS
07.Sep 05 NETHERLANDS 4-0 Andorra
08.Oct 05 Czech Republic 0-2 NETHERLANDS
12.Oct 05 NETHERLANDS 0-0 Macedonia FYR
P W D L Gls Pts
1.NETHERLANDS 12 10 2 0 27- 3 32
2.Czech Republic 12 9 0 3 35-12 27
3.Romania 12 8 1 3 20-10 25
4.Finland 12 5 1 6 21-19 16
5.Macedonia FYR 12 2 3 7 11-24 9
6.Armenia 12 2 1 9 9-25 7
7.Andorra 12 1 2 9 4-34 5
NETHERLANDS qualified for Germany 2006.
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