Global InformationNetherlands national football team information
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| Nickname(s) | Oranje Holland Clockwork Orange The Flying Dutchmen[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Ronald Koeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Virgil van Dijk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Wesley Sneijder (134) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Robin van Persie (50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Johan Cruyff Arena De Kuip Philips Stadion De Grolsch Veste | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | NED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 7  1 (4 April 2024)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest | 1[3] (August 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 36[4] (August 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium 1–4 Netherlands  (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands 11–0 San Marino  (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 England Amateurs 12–2 Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[A] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 11 (first in 1934) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 11 (first in 1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 2 (first in 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Website | onsoranje.nl (in Dutch) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply Het Nederlands elftal) has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of UEFA, under the jurisdiction of FIFA. Most of the Netherlands home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion, and De Grolsch Veste.
The team is colloquially referred to as Het Nederlands Elftal (The Dutch Eleven) or Oranje, after the House of Orange-Nassau and their distinctive orange jerseys. Informally the team, like the country itself, was referred to as Holland. The fan club is known as Het Oranje Legioen (The Orange Legion).[6]
The Netherlands has competed in eleven FIFA World Cups, appearing in the final three times (in 1974, 1978 and 2010). They finished runners-up on all three occasions. They have also appeared in ten UEFA European Championships, winning the 1988 tournament in West Germany. Additionally, the team won a bronze medal at the Olympic football tournament in 1908, 1912 and 1920. The Netherlands has long-standing football rivalries with neighbours Belgium and Germany.
They were sometimes regarded as the greatest national team of the respective generations,[7][8][9][10] and are often regarded as the best team that has never won the FIFA World Cup.[11][12][13][14][15]
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- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "International football | KNVB". KNVB. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Football's Greatest International Teams: Netherlands 1988". Bein Sports. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "HOLLAND 1974: THE GREATEST FAILURES IN HISTORY". These Football Times. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "'The Dutch team of 1974 is often compared to The Beatles with Johan Cruyff as John Lennon'". The 42. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Wonder goals and missed chances: The Netherlands at France 98, their last great World Cup squad". 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands headline top 12 countries to never win the World Cup ahead of Qatar". HITC. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Top Ten Countries Who Haven't Won the FIFA World Cup - TheTopTens". Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "The best teams never to win the World Cup". Holding Midfield. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "MOTD Top 10: Best teams not to win World Cup". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Macfarlane, Andy (25 October 2022). "The Five Finest Teams That Did Not Win The World Cup". History Of Soccer. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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