Association | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) |
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
FIFA code | NED |
First international | |
Belgium B 2–2 Netherlands B (Ghent, Belgium; 4 May 1930) | |
Last international | |
Netherlands B 1–1 Italy U21 (Kerkrade, Netherlands; 31 March 2009) | |
Biggest win | |
Norway B 0–4 Netherlands B (Bergen, Norway; 12 June 1957) Netherlands B 4–0 Luxembourg ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; 13 May 1959) Luxembourg 2–6 Netherlands B (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; 11 November 1962) Germany U21 0–4 Netherlands B (Ahlen, Germany; 27 March 2009) | |
Biggest defeat | |
France B 5–0 Netherlands B (Bordeaux, France; 24 April 1949) |
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