In the 1994 season the Netherlands national football team competed for the 1994 FIFA World Cup under the guidance of manager Dick Advocaat. The squad was eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual winner Brazil. Advocaat stepped down after the World Cup and was replaced by Guus Hiddink.
| January 19, 1994 Friendly |
Tunisia | 2 – 2 | Netherlands | Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 26,557 Referee: Hadqa (MAR) |
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| Rouissi 12' Hamrouni 51' |
Rijkaard 31' R. Koeman 59' |
| March 23, 1994 Friendly |
Scotland | 0 – 1 | Netherlands | Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 36,809 Referee: Milton Nielsen (DEN) |
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| Roy 21' |
| April 20, 1994 Friendly |
Netherlands | 0 – 1 | Republic of Ireland | Willem II Stadion, Tilburg Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Strampe (GER) |
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| Coyne 59' |
| May 27, 1994 Friendly |
Netherlands | 3 – 1 | Scotland | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Ansuategui (ESP) |
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| Roy 17' Van Vossen 62' Irwin 71' (og) |
Shearer 82' |
| 1994-06-01 Friendly |
Netherlands | 7 – 1 | Hungary | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 27,450 Referee: Elleray (ENG) |
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| Bergkamp 13', 88' Roy 18' R. Koeman 19' (pk) Taument 47' Rijkaard 59', 79' |
Illes 8' (pk) |
| June 12, 1994 Friendly |
Canada | 0 – 3 | Netherlands | Varsity Stadium, Toronto Attendance: 20,144 Referee: Reed (ENG) |
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| Bergkamp 7' Overmars 13' Rijkaard 37' |
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| June 20, 1994 World Cup (Group F) |
Netherlands | 2 – 1 | Saudi Arabia | RFK Stadium, Washington Attendance: 50,535 Referee: Vega (ESP) |
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| Jonk 50' Taument 86' |
(Report) | Amin 18' |
| June 25, 1994 World Cup (Group F) |
Belgium | 1 – 0 | Netherlands | Citrus Bowl, Orlando Attendance: 62,387 Referee: Marsiglia (BRA) |
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| Albert 65' | (Report) |
| June 29, 1994 World Cup (Group F) |
Morocco | 1 – 2 | Netherlands | Citrus Bowl, Orlando Attendance: 60,578 Referee: Noriega (PER) |
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| Nader 47' | (Report) | Bergkamp 43' Roy 77' |
| July 4, 1994 World Cup (Second Round) |
Netherlands | 2 – 0 | Republic of Ireland | Citrus Bowl, Orlando Attendance: 61,355 Referee: Mikkelsen (DEN) |
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| Bergkamp 11' Jonk 41' |
(Report) |
| July 9, 1994 World Cup (Quarterfinals) |
Netherlands | 2 – 3 | Brazil | Cotton Bowl, Dallas Attendance: 63,500 Referee: Badilla (CRC) |
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| Bergkamp 64' Winter 76' |
(Report) | Romário 53' Bebeto 63' Branco 81' |
| September 7, 1994 ECQ (Group 5) |
Luxembourg | 0 – 4 | Netherlands | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Attendance: 8,120 Referee: Snoddy (NIR) |
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| Roy 24' R. de Boer 65', 67' Jonk 90' |
| October 12, 1994 ECQ (Group 5) |
Norway | 1 – 1 | Netherlands | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 22,000 Referee: McCluskey (SCO) |
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| Rekdal 51' | Roy 21' |
| November 16, 1994 ECQ (Group 5) |
Netherlands | 0 – 0 | Czech Republic | De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Puhl (HUN) |
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| December 14, 1994 ECQ (Group 5) |
Netherlands | 5 – 0 | Luxembourg | De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Roduit (SUI) |
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| Mulder 7' Roy 17' Jonk 40' R. de Boer 52' Seedorf 90' |
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