Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup

For the women's team, see Netherlands at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The Netherlands have entered qualification for 19 of the 22 FIFA World Cup tournaments to date, qualifying 11 times. They have a record of 3 World Cup final appearances (as of 2022) without winning the tournament.

After appearing in two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, the team had their longest World Cup appearance streak in the 1990s, reaching three straight tournaments. In 1990, two years after winning the European Championship at the UEFA Euro 1988, the Dutch went out in the Round of 16, defeated by West Germany. In 1994 Netherlands was eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-finals, and in 1998 lost to Brazil in the semi-finals and Croatia in the third-place play-off. 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 their third World Cup final, this time losing to Spain. The Dutch avenged this loss during the first match of the following 2014 World Cup, routing the Spanish 5–1, and eventually going on to their first third-place finish. After missing the 2018 World Cup, they returned in 2022, being eliminated in the quarter-final stage. The Dutch have never lost a World Cup match in regular time by more than one goal, and have not lost a match since the 2010 final, their 2014 and 2022 campaigns both ending in defeat by way of penalty shoot-out and both by Argentina.

Record at the FIFA World Cup

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter										Did not enter
1934	Round of 16	9th	1	0	0	1	2	3	Squad		2	2	0	0	9	4
1938		14th	1	0	0	1	0	3	Squad		2	1	1	0	5	1
1950	Did not enter										Did not enter
1954
1958	Did not qualify										4	2	1	1	12	7
1962											3	0	2	1	4	7
1966											6	2	2	2	6	4
1970											6	3	1	2	9	5
1974	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	3	Squad		6	4	2	0	24	2
1978	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	15	10	Squad		6	5	1	0	11	3
1982	Did not qualify										8	4	1	3	11	7
1986											8	4	1	3	13	7
1990	Round of 16	15th	4	0	3	1	3	4	Squad		6	4	2	0	8	2
1994	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	0	2	8	6	Squad		10	6	3	1	29	9
1998	Fourth place	4th	7	3	3	1	13	7	Squad		8	6	1	1	26	4
2002	Did not qualify										10	6	2	2	30	9
2006	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	3	2	Squad		12	10	2	0	27	3
2010	Runners-up	2nd	7	6	0	1	12	6	Squad		8	8	0	0	17	2
2014	Third place	3rd	7	5	2	0	15	4	Squad		10	9	1	0	34	5
2018	Did not qualify										10	6	1	3	21	12
2022	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	2	0	10	4	Squad		10	7	2	1	33	8
2026	To be determined										To be determined
2030
2034
Total	Runners-up	11/22	55	30	14	11	96	52	—		135	89	26	20	329	101

Netherlands' World Cup record
First Match	Switzerland 3–2 Netherlands   (27 May 1934; Milan, Italy)
Best Result	Runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010
Worst Result	First round in 1934 and 1938

By match

World Cup	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue	Netherlands scorers
1934	Round of 16	Switzerland	2–3	L	Milan	K. Smit, L. Vente
1938	Round of 16	Czechoslovakia	0–3 ( a.e.t. )	L	Le Havre	—
1974	Group 3	Uruguay	2–0	W	Hanover	J. Rep (2)
		Sweden	0–0	D	Dortmund	—
		Bulgaria	4–1	W	Dortmund	J. Neeskens (2), J. Rep, T. de Jong
	Group A	Argentina	4–0	W	Gelsenkirchen	J. Cruyff (2), R. Krol, J. Rep
		East Germany	2–0	W	Gelsenkirchen	J. Neeskens, R. Rensenbrink
		Brazil	2–0	W	Dortmund	J. Neeskens, J. Cruyff
	Final	West Germany	1–2	L	Munich	J. Neeskens
1978	Group 4	Iran	3–0	W	Mendoza	R. Rensenbrink (3)
		Peru	0–0	D	Mendoza	—
		Scotland	2–3	L	Mendoza	R. Rensenbrink, J. Rep
	Group A	Austria	5–1	W	Córdoba	J. Rep (2), E. Brandts, R. Rensenbrink, W. van de Kerkhof
		West Germany	2–2	D	Córdoba	A. Haan, R. van de Kerkhof
		Italy	2–1	W	Buenos Aires	E. Brandts, A. Haan
	Final	Argentina	1–3 ( a.e.t. )	L	Buenos Aires	D. Nanninga
1990	Group F	Egypt	1–1	D	Palermo	W. Kieft
		England	0–0	D	Cagliari	—
		Republic of Ireland	1–1	D	Palermo	R. Gullit
	Round of 16	West Germany	1–2	L	Milan	R. Koeman
1994	Group F	Saudi Arabia	2–1	W	Washington, D.C.	W. Jonk, G. Taument
		Belgium	0–1	L	Orlando	—
		Morocco	2–1	W	Orlando	D. Bergkamp, B. Roy
	Round of 16	Republic of Ireland	2–0	W	Orlando	D. Bergkamp, W. Jonk
	Quarter-finals	Brazil	2–3	L	Dallas	D. Bergkamp, A. Winter
1998	Group E	Belgium	0–0	D	Saint-Denis	—
		South Korea	5–0	W	Marseille	P. Cocu, M. Overmars, D. Bergkamp, P. van Hooijdonk, R. de Boer
		Mexico	2–2	D	Saint-Étienne	P. Cocu, R. de Boer
	Round of 16	FR Yugoslavia	2–1	W	Toulouse	D. Bergkamp, E. Davids
	Quarter-finals	Argentina	2–1	W	Marseille	P. Kluivert, D. Bergkamp
	Semi-finals	Brazil	1–1 ( a.e.t. ) (2–4 p)	D	Marseille	P. Kluivert
	Third place play-off	Croatia	1–2	L	Paris	B. Zenden
2006	Group C	Serbia and Montenegro	1–0	W	Leipzig	A. Robben
		Ivory Coast	2–1	W	Stuttgart	R. van Persie, R. van Nistelrooy
		Argentina	0–0	D	Frankfurt	—
	Round of 16	Portugal	0–1	L	Nuremberg	—
2010	Group E	Denmark	2–0	W	Johannesburg	D. Agger (o.g.), D. Kuyt
		Japan	1–0	W	Durban	W. Sneijder
		Cameroon	2–1	W	Cape Town	R. van Persie, K. Huntelaar
	Round of 16	Slovakia	2–1	W	Durban	A. Robben, W. Sneijder
	Quarter-finals	Brazil	2–1	W	Port Elizabeth	W. Sneijder (2)
	Semi-finals	Uruguay	3–2	W	Cape Town	G. van Bronckhorst, W. Sneijder, A. Robben
	Final	Spain	0–1 ( a.e.t. )	L	Johannesburg	—
2014	Group B	Spain	5–1	W	Salvador	R. van Persie (2), A. Robben (2), S. de Vrij
		Australia	3–2	W	Porto Alegre	A. Robben, R. van Persie, M. Depay
		Chile	2–0	W	São Paulo	L. Fer, M. Depay
	Round of 16	Mexico	2–1	W	Fortaleza	W. Sneijder, K. Huntelaar
	Quarter-finals	Costa Rica	0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (4–3 p)	D	Salvador	—
	Semi-finals	Argentina	0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (2–4 p)	D	São Paulo	—
	Third place play-off	Brazil	3–0	W	Brasília	R. van Persie, D. Blind, G. Wijnaldum
2022	Group A	Senegal	2–0	W	Doha	C. Gakpo, D. Klaassen
		Ecuador	1–1	D	Al Rayyan	C. Gakpo
		Qatar	2–0	W	Al Khor	C. Gakpo, F. de Jong
	Round of 16	United States	3–1	W	Al Rayyan	M. Depay, D. Blind, D. Dumfries
	Quarter-finals	Argentina	2–2 ( a.e.t. ) (3–4 p)	D	Lusail	W. Weghorst (2)

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent	Total	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals Scored	Goals Conceded
Argentina	6	2	3	1	9	6
Brazil	5	3	1	1	10	5
West Germany	3	0	1	2	4	6
Belgium	2	0	1	1	0	1
Mexico	2	1	1	0	4	3
Republic of Ireland	2	1	1	0	3	1
Spain	2	1	0	1	5	2
Uruguay	2	2	0	0	5	2
Australia	1	1	0	0	3	2
Austria	1	1	0	0	5	1
Bulgaria	1	1	0	0	4	1
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	2	1
Chile	1	1	0	0	2	0
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	0	0
Croatia	1	0	0	1	1	2
Czechoslovakia	1	0	0	1	0	3
Denmark	1	1	0	0	2	0
East Germany	1	1	0	0	2	0
England	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	1	1
Egypt	1	0	1	0	1	1
FR Yugoslavia	1	1	0	0	2	1
Iran	1	1	0	0	3	0
Italy	1	1	0	0	2	1
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	2	1
Japan	1	1	0	0	1	0
Morocco	1	1	0	0	2	1
Peru	1	0	1	0	0	0
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	1
Qatar	1	1	0	0	2	0
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2	1
Scotland	1	0	0	1	2	3
Senegal	1	1	0	0	2	0
Serbia and Montenegro	1	1	0	0	1	0
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	2	1
South Korea	1	1	0	0	5	0
Sweden	1	0	1	0	0	0
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	2	3
United States	1	1	0	0	3	1

Participations

Italy 1934

27 May 1934

16:30 CEST (UTC+02)

Switzerland	3–2	Netherlands
Kielholz 7', 43' [1] Abegglen 69'	Report	Smit 19' Vente 84'

Stadio San Siro, Milan

Attendance: ~40,000

Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

France 1938

5 June 1938

18:30 WEST (UTC+01)

Czechoslovakia	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
Košťálek 93' Nejedlý 111' [2] Zeman 118' [3]	Report

Stade de la Cavée Verte, Le Havre

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)

West Germany 1974

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
	Report	Rep 16', 86'

Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover

Attendance: 53,700

Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

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19 June 1974

19:30 CET

Netherlands	0–0	Sweden
	Report

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Attendance: 53,700

Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada)

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23 June 1974

16:00 CET

Netherlands	4–1	Bulgaria
Neeskens 5' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Rep 71' de Jong 88'	Report	Krol 78' (o.g.)

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Attendance: 52,100

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

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
Cruijff 11', 90' Krol 25' Rep 73'	Report

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 55,348

Referee: Bob Davidson (Scotland)

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30 June 1974

16:00 CET

East Germany	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Neeskens 13' Rensenbrink 59'

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 67,148

Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

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3 July 1974

19:30 CET

Netherlands	2–0	Brazil
Neeskens 50' Cruijff 65'	Report

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Attendance: 52,500

Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Final

Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup Final

7 July 1974

16:00 CET

Netherlands	1–2	West Germany
Neeskens 2' (pen.)	Report	Breitner 25' (pen.) Müller 43'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 75,200

Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Argentina 1978

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
Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza

Attendance: 33,431

Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)

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7 June 1978

16:45 ART

Netherlands	0–0	Peru
	Report

Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza

Attendance: 28,125

Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

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11 June 1978

16:45 ART

Scotland	3–2	Netherlands
Dalglish 44' Gemmill 46' (pen.), 68'	Report	Rensenbrink 34' (pen.) Rep 71'

Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza

Attendance: 35,130

Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

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
Obermayer 80'	Report	Brandts 6' Rensenbrink 35' (pen.) Rep 36', 53' W. van de Kerkhof 82'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba

Attendance: 25,050

Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)

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18 June 1978

16:45 ART

Netherlands	2–2	West Germany
Haan 27' R. van de Kerkhof 82'	Report	Abramczik 3' D. Müller 70'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba

Attendance: 40,750

Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

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21 June 1978

13:45 ART

Italy	1–2	Netherlands
Brandts 19' (o.g.)	Report	Brandts 49' Haan 76'

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 67,433

Referee: Angel Franco Martínez (Spain)

Final

Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup Final

25 June 1978

15:00 ART

Netherlands	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Argentina
Nanninga 82'	Report	Kempes 37', 104' Bertoni 115'

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 71,483

Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Italy 1990

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
Kieft 58'		Abdelghani 83' (pen.)

Stadio La Favorita, Palermo

Attendance: 33,421

Referee: Aladrén (Spain)

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June 16, 1990

21:00

England	0–0	Netherlands

Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari

Attendance: 35,267

Referee: Petrović (Yugoslavia)

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June 21, 1990

21:00

Netherlands	1–1	Republic of Ireland
Gullit 10'		Quinn 71'

Stadio La Favorita, Palermo

Attendance: 33,288

Referee: Vautrot (France)

Round of 16

24 June 1990

21:00

West Germany	2–1	Netherlands
Klinsmann 51' Brehme 82'	Report	R. Koeman 89' (pen.)

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 74,559

Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)

United States 1994

Group stage

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Belgium	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	6
4	Morocco	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Source: FIFA

20 June 1994

19:35 EDT

Netherlands	2–1	Saudi Arabia
Jonk 50' Taument 86'	Report	Amin 18'

RFK Stadium, Washington

Attendance: 50,535

Referee: Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain)

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25 June 1994

12:35 EDT

Belgium	1–0	Netherlands
Albert 65'	Report

Citrus Bowl, Orlando

Attendance: 62,387

Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)

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29 June 1994

12:35 EDT

Morocco	1–2	Netherlands
Nader 47'	Report	Bergkamp 43' Roy 77'

Citrus Bowl, Orlando

Attendance: 60,578

Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Knockout stage

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

4 July 1994

12:05 EDT

Netherlands	2–0	Republic of Ireland
Bergkamp 11' Jonk 41'	Report

Citrus Bowl, Orlando

Attendance: 61,355

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Quarter-finals

9 July 1994

14:35 CDT

Netherlands	2–3	Brazil
Bergkamp 64' Winter 76'	Report	Romário 53' Bebeto 63' Branco 81'

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 63,500

Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

France 1998

Group stage

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	1	2	0	7	2	+5	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	5
3	Belgium	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	South Korea	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1

Source: FIFA

13 June 1998

21:00

Netherlands	0–0	Belgium
	(Report)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

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20 June 1998

21:00

Netherlands	5–0	South Korea
Cocu 38' Overmars 42' Bergkamp 71' van Hooijdonk 80' R. de Boer 83'	(Report)

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

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25 June 1998

16:00

Netherlands	2–2	Mexico
Cocu 4' R. de Boer 18'	(Report)	Peláez 75' Hernández 90+5'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 30,600

Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

Knockout stage

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

29 June 1998

21:00

Netherlands	2–1	FR Yugoslavia
Bergkamp 38' Davids 90+2'	(Report)	Komljenović 48'

Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

Attendance: 33,500

Referee: José Garcia Aranda (Spain)

Quarterfinals

4 July 1998

16:30

Netherlands	2–1	Argentina
Kluivert 12' Bergkamp 89'	(Report)	López 18'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Semifinal

7 July 1998

21:00

Brazil	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
Ronaldo 46'	(Report)	Kluivert 87'
Penalties
Ronaldo Rivaldo Emerson Dunga	4–2	F. de Boer Bergkamp Cocu R. de Boer

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 54,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Third place match

11 July 1998

21:00

Netherlands	1–2	Croatia
Zenden 21'	(Report)	Prosinečki 13' Šuker 35'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 45,500

Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Germany 2006

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
3	Ivory Coast	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	Serbia and Montenegro	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

11 June 2006

15:00

Serbia and Montenegro	0–1	Netherlands
	(Report)	Robben 18'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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16 June 2006

18:00

Netherlands	2–1	Ivory Coast
van Persie 23' van Nistelrooy 27'	(Report)	B. Koné 39'

Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

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21 June 2006

21:00

Netherlands	0–0	Argentina
	(Report)

FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

25 June 2006

21:00

Portugal	1–0	Netherlands
Maniche 23'	(Report)

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

South Africa 2010

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Japan	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Denmark	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Cameroon	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

14 June 2010

13:30

Netherlands	2–0	Denmark
Agger 46' (o.g.) Kuyt 85'	Report

Soccer City, Johannesburg

Attendance: 83,465

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) ^[4]

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19 June 2010

13:30

Netherlands	1–0	Japan
Sneijder 53'	Report

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 62,010

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

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24 June 2010

20:30

Cameroon	1–2	Netherlands
Eto'o 65' (pen.)	Report	Van Persie 36' Huntelaar 83'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Attendance: 63,093

Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

28 June 2010

16:00

Netherlands	2–1	Slovakia
Robben 18' Sneijder 84'	Report	Vittek 90+4' (pen.)

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 61,962

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Quarter-finals

2 July 2010

16:00

Netherlands	2–1	Brazil
Sneijder 53', 68'	Report	Robinho 10'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Attendance: 40,186

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Semi-final

6 July 2010

20:30

Uruguay	2–3	Netherlands
Forlán 41' M. Pereira 90+2'	Report	Van Bronckhorst 18' Sneijder 69' Robben 72'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Attendance: 62,479

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Final

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final

11 July 2010

20:30

Netherlands	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Spain
	Report	Iniesta 116'

Soccer City, Johannesburg

Attendance: 84,490

Referee: Howard Webb (England) ^[5]

Netherlands [6]

Spain [6]

GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel  111' CB 3 John Heitinga  57'  109' CB 4 Joris Mathijsen  117' LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)  54'  105' CM 6 Mark van Bommel  22' CM 8 Nigel de Jong  28'  99' RW 11 Arjen Robben  84' AM 10 Wesley Sneijder LW 7 Dirk Kuyt  71' CF 9 Robin van Persie  15' Substitutions: MF 17 Eljero Elia  71' MF 23 Rafael van der Vaart  99' DF 15 Edson Braafheid  105' Manager: Bert van Marwijk

GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) RB 15 Sergio Ramos  23' CB 3 Gerard Piqué CB 5 Carles Puyol  16' LB 11 Joan Capdevila  67' DM 16 Sergio Busquets DM 14 Xabi Alonso  87' CM 8 Xavi  120+1' RW 6 Andrés Iniesta  118' LW 18 Pedro  60' CF 7 David Villa  106' Substitutions: MF 22 Jesús Navas  60' MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  87' FW 9 Fernando Torres  106' Manager: Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Spain) Assistant referees: Darren Cann (England) Michael Mullarkey (England) Fourth official: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Fifth official: Toru Sagara (Japan)

Brazil 2014

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup

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. ^[7] 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.

Group stage

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Australia	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

• 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

13 June 2014

16:00 UTC−3

Spain	1–5	Netherlands
Alonso 27' (pen.)	Report	Van Persie 44', 72' Robben 53', 80' De Vrij 65'

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 48,173

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) ^[8]

Spain

Netherlands

GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)  65' RB 22 César Azpilicueta CB 3 Gerard Piqué CB 15 Sergio Ramos LB 18 Jordi Alba RM 8 Xavi CM 16 Sergio Busquets LM 14 Xabi Alonso  62' RW 21 David Silva  78' LW 6 Andrés Iniesta CF 19 Diego Costa  62' Substitutions: FW 9 Fernando Torres  62' FW 11 Pedro  62' MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  78' Manager: Vicente del Bosque

GK 1 Jasper Cillessen RB 2 Ron Vlaar CB 3 Stefan de Vrij  41'  77' LB 4 Bruno Martins Indi RWB 7 Daryl Janmaat LWB 5 Daley Blind CM 6 Nigel de Jong CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán  25'  62' AM 10 Wesley Sneijder CF 9 Robin van Persie (c)  66'  79' CF 11 Arjen Robben Substitutions: MF 20 Georginio Wijnaldum  62' DF 13 Joël Veltman  77' FW 17 Jeremain Lens  79' Manager: Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match: Robin van Persie (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Renato Faverani (Italy) Andrea Stefani (Italy) Fourth official: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) Fifth official: Kim Thomas Haglund (Norway)

18 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Australia	2–3	Netherlands
Cahill 21' Jedinak 54' (pen.)	Report	Robben 20' Van Persie 58' Depay 68'

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 42,877

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Australia

Netherlands

GK 1 Mathew Ryan RB 19 Ryan McGowan CB 22 Alex Wilkinson CB 6 Matthew Špiranović LB 3 Jason Davidson CM 15 Mile Jedinak (c) CM 17 Matt McKay RW 7 Mathew Leckie AM 23 Mark Bresciano  51' LW 11 Tommy Oar  77' CF 4 Tim Cahill  43'  69' Substitutions: MF 13 Oliver Bozanić  51' MF 10 Ben Halloran  69' FW 9 Adam Taggart  77' Manager: Ange Postecoglou

GK 1 Jasper Cillessen RB 2 Ron Vlaar CB 3 Stefan de Vrij LB 4 Bruno Martins Indi  45+3' RM 7 Daryl Janmaat CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán  78' CM 6 Nigel de Jong LM 5 Daley Blind AM 10 Wesley Sneijder CF 9 Robin van Persie (c)  47'  87' CF 11 Arjen Robben Substitutions: MF 21 Memphis Depay  45+3' MF 20 Georginio Wijnaldum  78' FW 17 Jeremain Lens  87' Manager: Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match: Arjen Robben (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Redouane Achik (Morocco) Fourth official: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Fifth official: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)

23 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Netherlands	2–0	Chile
Fer 77' Depay 90+2'	Report

Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo

Attendance: 62,996

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Netherlands

Chile

GK 1 Jasper Cillessen RB 7 Daryl Janmaat CB 2 Ron Vlaar CB 3 Stefan de Vrij LB 5 Daley Blind  64' RM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum CM 6 Nigel de Jong LM 15 Dirk Kuyt  89' AM 10 Wesley Sneijder  75' CF 11 Arjen Robben (c) CF 17 Jeremain Lens  69' Substitutions: MF 21 Memphis Depay  69' MF 18 Leroy Fer  75' DF 14 Terence Kongolo  89' Manager: Louis van Gaal

GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) CB 17 Gary Medel CB 5 Francisco Silva  25'  70' CB 18 Gonzalo Jara RWB 4 Mauricio Isla LWB 2 Eugenio Mena CM 20 Charles Aránguiz CM 21 Marcelo Díaz AM 16 Felipe Gutiérrez  46' CF 7 Alexis Sánchez CF 11 Eduardo Vargas  81' Substitutions: MF 15 Jean Beausejour  46' MF 10 Jorge Valdivia  70' FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla  81' Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match: Arjen Robben (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Felicien Kabanda (Rwanda) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Fifth official: William Torres (El Salvador)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

29 June 2014

13:00

Netherlands	2–1	Mexico
Sneijder 88' Huntelaar 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Dos Santos 48'

Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza

Attendance: 58,817

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Netherlands

Mexico

GK 1 Jasper Cillessen RB 12 Paul Verhaegh  56' CB 2 Ron Vlaar CB 3 Stefan de Vrij LB 5 Daley Blind CM 15 Dirk Kuyt CM 6 Nigel de Jong  9' CM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum AM 10 Wesley Sneijder CF 11 Arjen Robben CF 9 Robin van Persie (c)  76' Substitutions: DF 4 Bruno Martins Indi  9' MF 21 Memphis Depay  56' FW 19 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  76' Manager: Louis van Gaal

GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa CB 2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)  90+2' CB 15 Héctor Moreno  46' RWB 22 Paul Aguilar  69' LWB 7 Miguel Layún CM 6 Héctor Herrera CM 3 Carlos Salcido CM 18 Andrés Guardado  90+3' CF 10 Giovani dos Santos  61' CF 19 Oribe Peralta  75' Substitutes: DF 5 Diego Reyes  46' MF 20 Javier Aquino  61' FW 14 Javier Hernández  75' Manager: Miguel Herrera

Man of the Match: Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico) Assistant referees: Bertino Cunha (Portugal) Tiago Trigo (Portugal) Fourth official: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) Fifth official: Byron Romero (Ecuador)

Quarter-final

5 July 2014

17:00

Netherlands	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Costa Rica
	Report
Penalties
Van Persie Robben Sneijder Kuyt	4–3	Borges Ruiz González Bolaños Umaña

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 51,179

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Netherlands

Costa Rica

GK 1 Jasper Cillessen  120+1' CB 3 Stefan de Vrij CB 2 Ron Vlaar CB 4 Bruno Martins Indi  64'  106' RWB 15 Dirk Kuyt LWB 5 Daley Blind CM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum CM 10 Wesley Sneijder RW 11 Arjen Robben LW 21 Memphis Depay  76' CF 9 Robin van Persie (c) Substitutions: MF 17 Jeremain Lens  76' FW 19 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  111'  106' GK 23 Tim Krul  120+1' Manager: Louis van Gaal

GK 1 Keylor Navas CB 2 Jhonny Acosta  107' CB 3 Giancarlo González  81' CB 4 Michael Umaña  52' RWB 16 Cristian Gamboa  79' LWB 15 Júnior Díaz  37' CM 17 Yeltsin Tejeda  97' CM 5 Celso Borges RW 10 Bryan Ruiz (c) LW 7 Christian Bolaños CF 9 Joel Campbell  66' Substitutes: FW 21 Marco Ureña  66' DF 8 David Myrie  79' MF 22 José Miguel Cubero  97' Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto

Man of the Match: Keylor Navas (Costa Rica) Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) Fifth official: Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)

Semi final

9 July 2014

17:00

Netherlands	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Argentina
	Report
Penalties
Vlaar Robben Sneijder Kuyt	2–4	Messi Garay Agüero Rodríguez

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 63,267

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Netherlands

Argentina

GK 1 Jasper Cillessen CB 3 Stefan de Vrij CB 2 Ron Vlaar CB 4 Bruno Martins Indi  45'  46' RWB 15 Dirk Kuyt LWB 5 Daley Blind CM 6 Nigel de Jong  62' CM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum AM 10 Wesley Sneijder CF 11 Arjen Robben CF 9 Robin van Persie (c)  96' Substitutions: DF 7 Daryl Janmaat  46' MF 16 Jordy Clasie  62' FW 19 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  105'  96' Manager: Louis van Gaal

GK 1 Sergio Romero RB 4 Pablo Zabaleta CB 15 Martín Demichelis  49' CB 2 Ezequiel Garay LB 16 Marcos Rojo CM 6 Lucas Biglia CM 14 Javier Mascherano CM 8 Enzo Pérez  81' SS 10 Lionel Messi (c) CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín  82' CF 22 Ezequiel Lavezzi  101' Substitutes: FW 18 Rodrigo Palacio  81' FW 20 Sergio Agüero  82' MF 11 Maxi Rodríguez  101' Manager: Alejandro Sabella

Man of the Match: Sergio Romero (Argentina) Assistant referees: Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Tarık Ongun (Turkey) Fourth official: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Fifth official: Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)

Third place match

12 July 2014

17:00

Brazil	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Van Persie 3' (pen.) Blind 17' Wijnaldum 90+1'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 68,034

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Brazil

Netherlands

GK 12 Júlio César RB 23 Maicon CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)  2' CB 4 David Luiz LB 14 Maxwell CM 8 Paulinho  57' CM 17 Luiz Gustavo  46' RW 16 Ramires  73' AM 11 Oscar  68' LW 19 Willian CF 21 Jô Substitutes: MF 5 Fernandinho  54'  46' MF 18 Hernanes  57' FW 7 Hulk  73' Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

GK 1 Jasper Cillessen  90+3' CB 3 Stefan de Vrij CB 2 Ron Vlaar CB 4 Bruno Martins Indi RWB 15 Dirk Kuyt LWB 5 Daley Blind  70' CM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum CM 16 Jordy Clasie  90' CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán  36' CF 9 Robin van Persie (c) CF 11 Arjen Robben  9' Substitutes: DF 7 Daryl Janmaat  70' DF 13 Joël Veltman  90' GK 22 Michel Vorm  90+3' Manager: Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match: Arjen Robben (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Rédouane Achik (Morocco) Abdelhalk Etchiali (Algeria) Fourth official: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Fifth official: Toru Sagara (Japan)

Qatar 2022

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	Qatar (H)	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

21 November 2022 (2022-11-21)

19:00

Senegal	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Gakpo 84' Klaassen 90+9'

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 41,721

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

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25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)

19:00

Netherlands	1–1	Ecuador
Gakpo 6'	Report	Valencia 49'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 44,833

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

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29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)

18:00

Netherlands	2–0	Qatar
Gakpo 26' F. de Jong 49'	Report

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Attendance: 66,784

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)

18:00

Netherlands	3–1	United States
Depay 10' Blind 45+1' Dumfries 81'	Report	Wright 76'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 44,846

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Quarter-finals

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)

22:00

Netherlands	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Argentina
Weghorst 83', 90+11'	Report	Molina 35' Messi 73' (pen.)
Penalties
Van Dijk Berghuis Koopmeiners Weghorst L. de Jong	3–4	Messi Paredes Montiel Fernández La. Martínez

Lusail Stadium, Lusail

Attendance: 88,235

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Record players

Rank	Player	Matches	World Cups
1	Wesley Sneijder	17	2006, 2010 and 2014
2	Robin van Persie	16	2006, 2010 and 2014
3	Wim Jansen	14	1974 and 1978
	Ruud Krol	14	1974 and 1978
	Dirk Kuyt	14	2006, 2010 and 2014
	Johnny Rep	14	1974 and 1978
	Arjen Robben	14	2006, 2010 and 2014
8	Arie Haan	13	1974 and 1978
	Rob Rensenbrink	13	1974 and 1978
10	Dennis Bergkamp	12	1994 and 1998
	Jan Jongbloed	12	1974 and 1978
	Johan Neeskens	12	1974 and 1978

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	World Cups
1	Johnny Rep	7	1974 (4) and 1978 (3)
2	Rob Rensenbrink	6	1974 (1) and 1978 (5)
	Dennis Bergkamp	6	1994 (3) and 1998 (3)
	Arjen Robben	6	2006 (1), 2010 (2) and 2014 (3)
	Robin van Persie	6	2006 (1), 2010 (1) and 2014 (4)
	Wesley Sneijder	6	2010 (5) and 2014 (1)
7	Johan Neeskens	5	1974
8	Johan Cruyff	3	1974
	Memphis Depay	3	2014 (2) and 2022 (1)
	Cody Gakpo	3	2022

See also

• Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

References

1. RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 29th minute.
2. RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 118th minute.
3. RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 111th minute.
4. "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
5. "Referee designations: matches 63–64". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
6. "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Tactical Line-up – Final – Netherlands–Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
7. 3 Michel Vorm And Two Minutes Of Glory sbnation.com
8. "Referee designations for matches 1-4" (PDF). fifa.com. 2014-06-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2014.

External links

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