Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

Last updated December 08, 2024

The Netherlands national football team has appeared in eleven UEFA European Championship tournaments. The team did not enter the first tournament during Euro 1960 and failed to qualify for Euro 1964, Euro 1968 and Euro 1972.

The Netherlands first appearance in the UEFA European Championship was at Euro 1976. During qualification they won their group ahead of Poland and Italy, and then defeated Belgium. During the four-team final tournament they lost the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, and then defeated Yugoslavia in the third-place playoff match. They qualified for Euro 1980 over Poland and East Germany. Despite an opening match win against Greece, a loss to West Germany and a draw with Czechoslovakia kept them from advancing past the group stage. They failed to reach Euro 1984 despite finishing level on points with Spain during qualification.

The Netherlands qualified for Euro 1988 with wins over Greece, Hungary and Poland. During the final tournament group stage they lost to the Soviet Union, and then went on to defeat England and Ireland. In the semi-finals they defeated hosts Germany 2-1, and then beat the Soviet Union 2-0 in the final to become 1988 champions. In the build-up for Euro 1992, the Netherlands qualified ahead of Portugal and Greece. In the group stage, they defeated Scotland and Germany, and drew with the CIS. They then lost to eventual champions Denmark in the semi-finals after 2-2, which was decided by a penalty shootout. The Netherlands finished behind the Czech Republic, and qualified for Euro 1996 via a play-off against Ireland. In the tournament, they drew with Scotland, beat Switzerland and then lost 4-1 to England; they went on to loss in a penalty shootout in the quarter finals to France after 0-0.

As co-hosts with Belgium, the Netherlands automatically qualified for Euro 2000. They won all of their group stage matches, against the Czech Republic, Denmark and France. In the quarter finals they defeated Yugoslavia 6-1 only to lose in the semi finals after 0-0 in a penalty shootout against Italy. The Netherlands finished behind the Czech Republic, and qualified for Euro 2004 via a play-off against Scotland. The opened their tournament match with a draw against Germany, then a loss to the Czech Republic amd a win over Latvia. In the quarter finals they won in a penalty shootout to Sweden before losing the semi finals to hosts Portugal 2-1. They finished second after Romania to qualify for Euro 2008; the Netherlands opened with three wins: 3-0 against Italy, 4-1 over France and 2-0 against Romania. In the quarter finals they lost 3-1 (aet) to Russia. Qualifying ahead of Sweden for Euro 2012, the Netherlands lost all group stage matches: to Denmark, Germany and Portugal. The Netherlands failed to reach Euro 2016 after loses to the Czech Republic, Turkey and Iceland.

Euro 2020 saw the Netherlands qualify behind Germany; they won all group stage matches against Ukraine, Austria and North Macedonia. In the round of 16, they lost 2-0 to the Czech Republic. The Netherlands finished behind France to qualify for Euro 2024; they opened with a win over Poland, followed by a draw against France and a loss to Austria. In the round of 16 they defeated Romania 3-0 followed by a 2-1 quarter final win against Turkey. In the semi finals they lost to England 2-1.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter									Did not enter
1964	Did not qualify									4	1	2	1	6	5
1968										6	2	1	3	11	11
1972										6	3	1	2	18	6
1976	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	4	5	Squad	8	6	0	2	21	9
1980	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	4	Squad	8	6	1	1	20	6
1984	Did not qualify									8	6	1	1	22	6
1988	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	8	3	Squad	8	6	2	0	15	1
1992	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	2	0	6	3	Squad	8	6	1	1	17	2
1996	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	3	4	Squad	11	7	2	2	25	5
2000	Semi-finals	3rd	5	4	1	0	13	3	Squad	Qualified as hosts
2004	Semi-finals	3rd	5	1	2	2	7	6	Squad	10	7	1	2	26	7
2008	Quarter-finals	6th	4	3	0	1	10	4	Squad	12	8	2	2	15	5
2012	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	2	5	Squad	10	9	0	1	37	8
2016	Did not qualify									10	4	1	5	17	14
2020	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	8	4	Squad	8	6	1	1	24	7
2024	Semi-finals	3rd	6	3	1	2	10	7	Squad	8	6	0	2	17	7
2028	To be determined									To be determined
2032	To be determined									To be determined
Total	1 Title	11/17	45	23	9	13	75	48	—	125	83	16	26	291	99

List of matches

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue	Netherlands scorers
1976	Semi-finals	Czechoslovakia	1–3 ( a.e.t. )	L	Zagreb	Ondruš (o.g.)
1976	Third place play-off	Yugoslavia	3–2 ( a.e.t. )	W	Zagreb	Geels (2), Van de Kerkhof
1980	Group stage	Greece	1–0	W	Naples	Kist
		West Germany	2–3	L	Naples	Rep, Van de Kerkhof
		Czechoslovakia	1–1	D	Milan	Kist
1988	Group stage	Soviet Union	0–1	L	Cologne	—
		England	3–1	W	Düsseldorf	Van Basten (3)
		Republic of Ireland	1–0	W	Gelsenkirchen	Kieft
	Semi-finals	West Germany	2–1	W	Hamburg	Koeman, Van Basten
	Final	Soviet Union	2–0	W	Munich	Gullit, Van Basten
1992	Group stage	Scotland	1–0	W	Gothenburg	Bergkamp
		CIS	0–0	D	Gothenburg	—
		Germany	3–1	W	Gothenburg	Rijkaard, Witschge, Bergkamp
	Semi-finals	Denmark	2–2 ( a.e.t. )(4–5 p)	D	Gothenburg	Bergkamp, Rijkaard
1996	Group stage	Scotland	0–0	D	Birmingham	—
		Switzerland	2–0	W	Birmingham	Cruyff, Bergkamp
		England	1–4	L	London	Kluivert
	Quarter-finals	France	0–0 ( a.e.t. )(4–5 p)	D	Liverpool	—
2000	Group stage	Czech Republic	1–0	W	Amsterdam	F. de Boer
		Denmark	3–0	W	Rotterdam	Kluivert, R. de Boer, Zenden
		France	3–2	W	Amsterdam	Kluivert, F. de Boer, Zenden
	Quarter-finals	FR Yugoslavia	6–1	W	Rotterdam	Kluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g.), Overmars (2)
	Semi-finals	Italy	0–0 ( a.e.t. )(1–3 p)	D	Amsterdam	—
2004	Group stage	Germany	1–1	D	Porto	Van Nistelrooy
		Czech Republic	2–3	L	Aveiro	Bouma, Van Nistelrooy
		Latvia	3–0	W	Braga	Van Nistelrooy (2), Makaay
	Quarter-finals	Sweden	0–0 ( a.e.t. )(5–4 p)	D	Faro	—
	Semi-finals	Portugal	1–2	L	Lisbon	Andrade (o.g.)
2008	Group stage	Italy	3–0	W	Bern	Van Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Van Bronckhorst
		France	4–1	W	Bern	Kuyt, Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder
		Romania	2–0	W	Bern	Huntelaar, Van Persie
	Quarter-finals	Russia	1–3 ( a.e.t. )	L	Basel	Van Nistelrooy
2012	Group stage	Denmark	0–1	L	Kharkiv	—
		Germany	1–2	L	Kharkiv	Van Persie
		Portugal	1–2	L	Kharkiv	Van der Vaart
2020	Group stage	Ukraine	3–2	W	Amsterdam	Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Dumfries
		Austria	2–0	W	Amsterdam	Depay, Dumfries
		North Macedonia	3–0	W	Amsterdam	Depay, Wijnaldum (2)
	Round of 16	Czech Republic	0–2	L	Budapest	—
2024	Group stage	Poland	2–1	W	Hamburg	Gakpo, Weghorst
		France	0–0	D	Leipzig	—
		Austria	2–3	L	Berlin	Gakpo, Depay
	Round of 16	Romania	3–0	W	Munich	Gakpo, Malen (2)
	Quarter-finals	Turkey	2–1	W	Berlin	De Vrij, Müldür (o.g.)
	Semi-finals	England	1–2	L	Dortmund	Simons

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Austria	2	1	0	1	4	3
CIS	1	0	1	0	0	0
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	3	5
Czechoslovakia	2	0	1	1	2	4
Denmark	3	1	1	1	5	3
England	3	1	0	2	5	7
France	4	2	2	0	7	3
FR Yugoslavia	1	1	0	0	6	1
Germany	5	2	1	2	9	8
Greece	1	1	0	0	1	0
Italy	2	1	1	0	3	0
Latvia	1	1	0	0	3	0
North Macedonia	1	1	0	0	3	0
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	1	0
Romania	2	2	0	0	5	0
Poland	1	1	0	0	2	1
Portugal	2	0	0	2	2	4
Russia	1	0	0	1	1	3
Scotland	2	1	1	0	1	0
Soviet Union	2	1	0	1	2	1
Sweden	1	0	1	0	0	0
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	2	0
Turkey	1	1	0	0	2	1
Ukraine	1	1	0	0	3	2
Yugoslavia	1	1	0	0	3	2
Total	45	23	9	13	75	48

Euro 1976

Final tournament

Semi-finals

16 June 1976

20:15

Czechoslovakia	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
Ondruš 19' Nehoda 114' Veselý 118'	Report	Ondruš 73' (o.g.)

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 17,879

Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Third place play-off

19 June 1976

20:15

Netherlands	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia
Geels 27', 107' W. van de Kerkhof 39'	Report	Katalinski 43' Džajić 82'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 6,766

Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Euro 1980

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5	Advance to final
2	Czechoslovakia	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3	Advance to third place play-off
3	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
4	Greece	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

11 June 1980

20:30

Netherlands	1–0	Greece
Kist 65' (pen.)	Report

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 14,990

Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

14 June 1980

17:45

West Germany	3–2	Netherlands
Allofs 20', 60', 65'	Report	Rep 79' (pen.) W. van de Kerkhof 85'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 29,889

Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

17 June 1980

17:45

Netherlands	1–1	Czechoslovakia
Kist 59'	Report	Nehoda 16'

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 11,889

Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Euro 1988

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	England	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

12 June 1988

20:15

Netherlands	0–1	Soviet Union
	Report	Rats 52'

Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne

Attendance: 54,336

Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

15 June 1988

17:15

England	1–3	Netherlands
Robson 53'	Report	Van Basten 44', 71', 75'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 63,940

Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

18 June 1988

15:30

Republic of Ireland	0–1	Netherlands
	Report	Kieft 82'

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 64,731

Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

21 June 1988

20:15

West Germany	1–2	Netherlands
Matthäus 55' (pen.)	Report	R. Koeman 74' (pen.) Van Basten 88'

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Attendance: 56,115

Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

Final

25 June 1988

15:30

Soviet Union	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Gullit 32' Van Basten 54'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 62,770^[1]

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Euro 1992

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	2
4	CIS	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

12 June 1992

17:15

Netherlands	1–0	Scotland
Bergkamp 75'	Report

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 35,720

Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

15 June 1992

20:15

Netherlands	0–0	CIS
	Report

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 34,440

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

18 June 1992

20:15

Netherlands	3–1	Germany
Rijkaard 4' Witschge 15' Bergkamp 72'	Report	Klinsmann 53'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 37,725

Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

22 June 1992

20:15

Netherlands	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Denmark
Bergkamp 23' Rijkaard 86'	Report	Larsen 5', 33'
Penalties
Koeman Van Basten Bergkamp Rijkaard Witschge	4–5	Larsen Povlsen Elstrup Vilfort Christofte

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 37,450

Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England (H)	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4^[a]
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

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

1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

10 June 1996

16:30

Netherlands	0–0	Scotland
	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 34,363

Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

13 June 1996

19:30

Switzerland	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Cruyff 66' Bergkamp 79'

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 36,800

Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

18 June 1996

19:30

Netherlands	1–4	England
Kluivert 78'	Report	Shearer 23' (pen.), 57' Sheringham 51', 62'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 76,798

Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

22 June 1996

18:30

France	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
	Report
Penalties
Zidane Djorkaeff Lizarazu Guérin Blanc	5–4	De Kock De Boer Kluivert Seedorf Blind

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 37,465^[2]

Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	7	2	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	France	3	2	1	7	4	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Czech Republic	3	1	2	3	3	0	3
4	Denmark	3	0	3	0	8	−8	0

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

11 June 2000

20:45

Netherlands	1–0	Czech Republic
F. de Boer 89' (pen.)	Report

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,800

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

16 June 2000

20:45

Denmark	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Kluivert 57' R. de Boer 66' Zenden 77'

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 51,425

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

21 June 2000

20:45

France	2–3	Netherlands
Dugarry 8' Trezeguet 31'	Report	Kluivert 14' F. de Boer 51' Zenden 59'

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

25 June 2000

18:00

Netherlands	6–1	FR Yugoslavia
Kluivert 24', 38', 54' Govedarica 51' (o.g.) Overmars 78', 90+1'	Report	Milošević 90+2'

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 44,000

Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Semi-finals

29 June 2000

18:00

Italy	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
	Report
Penalties
Di Biagio Pessotto Totti Maldini	3–1	F. de Boer Stam Kluivert Bosvelt

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2004

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	7	4	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Germany	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Latvia	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

15 June 2004

19:45

Germany	1–1	Netherlands
Frings 30'	Report	Van Nistelrooy 81'

Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Attendance: 48,197

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

19 June 2004

19:45

Netherlands	2–3	Czech Republic
Bouma 4' Van Nistelrooy 19'	Report	Koller 23' Baroš 71' Šmicer 88'

Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro

Attendance: 29,935

Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

23 June 2004

19:45

Netherlands	3–0	Latvia
Van Nistelrooy 27' (pen.), 35' Makaay 84'	Report

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Attendance: 27,904

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

26 June 2004

19:45

Sweden	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
	Report
Penalties
Källström Larsson Ibrahimović Ljungberg Wilhelmsson Mellberg	4–5	Van Nistelrooy Heitinga Reiziger Cocu Makaay Robben

Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé

Attendance: 27,762

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Semi-finals

30 June 2004

19:45

Portugal	2–1	Netherlands
Ronaldo 26' Maniche 58'	Report	Andrade 63' (o.g.)

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Attendance: 46,679

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Italy	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Romania	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
4	France	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

9 June 2008

20:45

Netherlands	3–0	Italy
Van Nistelrooy 26' Sneijder 31' Van Bronckhorst 79'	Report

Stade de Suisse, Bern

Attendance: 30,777^[3]

Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

13 June 2008

20:45

Netherlands	4–1	France
Kuyt 9' Van Persie 59' Robben 72' Sneijder 90+2'	Report	Henry 71'

Stade de Suisse, Bern

Attendance: 30,777^[4]

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

17 June 2008

20:45

Netherlands	2–0	Romania
Huntelaar 54' Van Persie 87'	Report

Stade de Suisse, Bern

Attendance: 30,777^[5]

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

21 June 2008

20:45

Netherlands	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Russia
Van Nistelrooy 86'	Report	Pavlyuchenko 56' Torbinski 112' Arshavin 116'

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 38,374^[6]

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Euro 2012

Group stage

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

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

9 June 2012

19:00 EEST

Netherlands	0–1	Denmark
	Report	Krohn-Dehli 24'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv

Attendance: 35,923^[7]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

13 June 2012

21:45 EEST

Netherlands	1–2	Germany
Van Persie 73'	Report	Gómez 24', 38'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv

Attendance: 37,750^[8]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

17 June 2012

21:45 EEST

Portugal	2–1	Netherlands
Ronaldo 28', 74'	Report	Van der Vaart 11'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv

Attendance: 37,445^[9]

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Austria	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3
4	North Macedonia	3	0	3	2	8	−6	0

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

13 June 2021

21:00

Netherlands	3–2	Ukraine
Wijnaldum 52' Weghorst 58' Dumfries 85'	Report	Yarmolenko 75' Yaremchuk 79'

Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 15,837^[10]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

17 June 2021

21:00

Netherlands	2–0	Austria
Depay 11' (pen.) Dumfries 67'	Report

Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 15,243^[11]

Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

21 June 2021

18:00

North Macedonia	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Depay 24' Wijnaldum 50', 58'

Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 15,227^[12]

Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Knockout stage

Round of 16

27 June 2021

18:00

Netherlands	0–2	Czech Republic
	Report	Holeš 68' Schick 80'

Puskás Aréna, Budapest

Attendance: 52,834^[13]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Euro 2024

Group stage

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

Source: UEFA

16 June 2024

15:00

Poland	1–2	Netherlands
Buksa 16'	Report	Gakpo 29' Weghorst 83'

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Attendance: 48,117^[14]

Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

21 June 2024

21:00

Netherlands	0–0	France
	Report

Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

Attendance: 38,531^[15]

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

25 June 2024

18:00

Netherlands	2–3	Austria
Gakpo 47' Depay 75'	Report	Malen 6' (o.g.) Schmid 59' Sabitzer 80'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 68,363^[16]

Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	F	Georgia	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4^[a]
3	E	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	C	Slovenia	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
5	A	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
6	B	Croatia	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking (or drawing of lots, if hosts Germany had been involved in the tiebreaker).^[18]
Notes:

1 2 Disciplinary points: Netherlands −2, Georgia −6.^[17]

Knockout stage

Round of 16

2 July 2024

18:00

Romania	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Gakpo 20' Malen 83', 90+3'

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 65,012^[19]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Quarter-finals

6 July 2024

21:00

Netherlands	2–1	Turkey
De Vrij 70' Müldür 76' (o.g.)	Report	Akaydin 35'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 70,091^[20]

Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Semi-finals

10 July 2024

21:00

Netherlands	1–2	England
Simons 7'	Report	Kane 18' (pen.) Watkins 90'

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Attendance: 60,926^[21]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Matches	Years
1	Edwin van der Sar	16	1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
2	Dennis Bergkamp	13	1992, 1996, 2000
2	Phillip Cocu	13	1996, 2000, 2004
4	Edgar Davids	12	1996, 2000, 2004
5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	11	2000, 2004, 2008
6	Michael Reiziger	10	1996, 2000, 2004
	Clarence Seedorf		1996, 2000, 2004
	Memphis Depay		2020, 2024
	Stefan de Vrij		2020, 2024
	Wout Weghorst		2020, 2024

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Years (goals)
1	Patrick Kluivert	6	1996 (1), 2000 (5), 2004
1	Ruud van Nistelrooy	6	2004 (4), 2008 (2)
3	Marco van Basten	5	1988
4	Dennis Bergkamp	4	1992 (3), 1996 (1)
5	Robin van Persie	3	2008 (2), 2012 (1)
	Georginio Wijnaldum		2020
	Memphis Depay		2020 (2), 2024 (1)
	Cody Gakpo		2024

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[table_hth_NED0.81097470168535-2] 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

[table_hth_GrD0.6473230550286-19] 1 2 Disciplinary points: Netherlands −2, Georgia −6.^[17]

[attendance-1] "European Football Championship 1988 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[fra-ned_report-3] Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[ned-ita_report-4] "Full-time report Netherlands-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[ned-fra_report-5] "Full-time Netherlands-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[ned-rou_report-6] "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[ned-rus_report-7] "Full-time report Netherlands-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[ned-den_report-8] "Full-time report Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. 9 June 2012.

[ned-ger_report-9] "Full-time report Netherlands-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[por-ned_report-10] "Full-time report Portugal-Netherlands" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.

[11] "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[12] "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[13] "Full Time Summary – North Macedonia v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[14] "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[15] "Full Time Report – Poland v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[16] "Full Time Report – Netherlands v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[17] "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[R16_booking_list-18] "European Championship 2024: Booking List before Round of 16" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[regulations-20] "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24". Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[21] "Full Time Report – Romania v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[22] "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

[23] "Full Time Report – Netherlands v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

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Contents

Overall record

List of matches

Head-to-head record

Euro 1976

Final tournament

Euro 1980

Group stage

Euro 1988

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 1992

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 1996

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 2000

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 2004

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 2008

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 2012

Group stage

Euro 2020

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 2024

Group stage

Knockout stage

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

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