Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup

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.

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	Did Not Enter
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	Did Not Qualify
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: Glendenning

27 May 1934 16:30 CEST (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

1 Anderiesen 2 Been 3 Caldenhove 4 De Boer 5 De Harder 6 De Winter 7 Drok 8 Hogenbirk 9 Michel 10 Ooms 11 Paauwe 12 Pijpers 13 Plenter 14 Punt 15 Smit 16 Van der Veen 17 Van Heel 18 Van Male 19 Van Spaandonck 20 Vente 21 Weber 22 Wels Coach: Glendenning

5 June 1938 18:30 WEST (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: Michels

Team	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 CET	Uruguay	0 – 2	Netherlands	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover Attendance: 53,700 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)
		Report	Rep 16', 86'

19 June 1974 19:30 CET	Netherlands	0 – 0	Sweden	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 53,700 Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada)
		Report

23 June 1974 16:00 CET	Netherlands	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 CET	Netherlands	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 CET	East Germany	0 – 2	Netherlands	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 67,148 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
		Report	Neeskens 13' Rensenbrink 59'

3 July 1974 19:30 CET	Netherlands	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 Final

7 July 1974 16:00 CET	Netherlands	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: Happel

Team	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 ART	Netherlands	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 ART	Netherlands	0 – 0	Peru	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza Attendance: 28,125 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
		Report

11 June 1978 16:45 ART	Scotland	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 ART	Austria	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 ART	Netherlands	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 ART	Italy	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 Final

25 June 1978 15:00 ART	Netherlands	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: Beenhakker

Team	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 21:00	Netherlands	1–1	Egypt	Stadio La Favorita, Palermo Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Aladrén (Espanha)
	Kieft 58'		Abdelghani 83' pen

June 16, 1990 21:00	England	0–0	Netherlands	Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari Attendance: 35,267 Referee: Petrović (Iugoslávia)

June 21, 1990 21:00	Netherlands	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 21:00	West 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: Advocaat

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6
Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6
Belgium	3	2	1	2	1	+1	6
Morocco	3	0	3	2	5	−3	0

20 June 1994 19:35 EDT	Netherlands	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 EDT	Belgium	1 – 0	Netherlands	Citrus Bowl, Orlando Attendance: 62,387 Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)
	Albert 65'	Report

29 June 1994 12:35 EDT	Morocco	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 EDT	Netherlands	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 CDT	Netherlands	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: Hiddink

Team	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 21:00	Netherlands	0 – 0	Belgium	Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
		(Report)

20 June 1998 21:00	Netherlands	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 16:00	Netherlands	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 21:00	Netherlands	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 16:30	Netherlands	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 21:00	Brazil	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 Dunga	4 – 2	F. de Boer Bergkamp Cocu R. de Boer

Third place match

11 July 1998 21:00	Netherlands	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 Basten

Team	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 15:00	Serbia and Montenegro	0 – 1	Netherlands	Zentralstadion, Leipzig Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
		(Report)	Robben 18'

16 June 2006 18:00	Netherlands	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 21:00	Netherlands	0 – 0	Argentina	FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
		(Report)

Round of 16

25 June 2006 21:00	Portugal	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 Marwijk

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	3	0	5	1	+4	9
Japan	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6
Denmark	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3
Cameroon	3	0	3	2	5	−3	0

14 June 2010 13:30	Netherlands	2 – 0	Denmark	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 83,465 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)^[5]
	Agger 46' (o.g.) Kuyt 85'	Report

19 June 2010 13:30	Netherlands	1 – 0	Japan	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Attendance: 62,010 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
	Sneijder 53'	Report

24 June 2010 20:30	Cameroon	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 16:00	Netherlands	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 16:00	Netherlands	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 20:30	Uruguay	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 Final

11 July 2010 20:30	Netherlands	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
2	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.

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Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup

Contents

Performance history

Record vs

Italy 1934

France 1938

West Germany 1974

Round 2

Final

Argentina 1978

Round 2

Final

Italy 1990

Round of 16

USA 1994

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

France 1998

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Third place match

Germany 2006

Round of 16

South Africa 2010

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

Top goalscorers

References

External links