Netherlands At The FIFA World Cup - Netherlands World Cup

This is a record of the Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup. The Netherlands have appeared in 10 World Cups as of 2014.

After appearing in two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, 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, with a record number of cards (24 yellow and a yellow red one). Altogether the Dutch team received 97 cards in World Cup history in 50 matches (90 yellow, 4 yellow red and 3 red in 50 games). The Netherlands team avenged this loss during the first match of the following 2014 World Cup, routing the Spanish 5-1, and eventually going on to reach their first 3rd place.

Performance history

*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 by opponent

Italy 1934

France 1938

West Germany 1974

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Round 2

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Final

Argentina 1978

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Round 2

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Final

Italy 1990

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Round of 16

USA 1994

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Round of 16

Quarterfinals

France 1998

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Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Third place match

Germany 2006

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Round of 16

South Africa 2010

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Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

Brazil 2014

The Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players. The team avenged their 2010 loss to Spain by defeating the defending champions with a stunning 5-1 victory in their opening game. They went on to achieve their first third place in any World Cup.

Standings

• Group winner advance to play runner-up of Group A in the round of 16
• Group runner-up advance to play winner of Group A in the round of 16

Spain vs Netherlands

Australia vs Netherlands

Netherlands vs Chile

Knockout stage

Netherlands vs Mexico

Netherlands vs Costa Rica

Netherlands vs Argentina

Brazil vs Netherlands

Top goalscorers

References

External links

• KVNB official site (in Dutch)
• FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930â€"2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930â€"2002
• FIFA official site