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Nickname
Oranje (Orange)
Association
Royal Netherlands Football Association
Current coach
Dick Advocaat, 2002-
Most capped player
Frank de Boer: 110
Highest goalscorer
Patrick Kluivert: 40
First International
Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands
(Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Largest win
Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972)
Largest defeat
Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur
(The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907)
World Cup
Finals appearances: 7 (First: 1934)
Best result: Runners-up 1974, 1978
European Championships
Finals appearances: 7 (First: 1976)
Best result: Winners 1988

The Netherlands national football team is one of Europe's best national teams, having won the European Championship in 1988, and having reached two consecutive World Cup finals, but losing both (1974 and 1978).

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World Cup record

  • 1930 - Did not enter
  • 1934 - Round 1
  • 1938 - Round 1
  • 1950 - Did not enter
  • 1954 - Did not enter
  • 1958 - Did not qualify
  • 1962 - Did not qualify
  • 1966 - Did not qualify
  • 1970 - Did not qualify
  • 1974 - Runners-up
  • 1978 - Runners-up
  • 1982 - Did not qualify
  • 1986 - Did not qualify
  • 1990 - Round 2
  • 1994 - Quarter finals
  • 1998 - Semi finals
  • 2002 - Did not qualify

European Championship record

  • 1960 - Did not enter
  • 1964 - Did not qualify
  • 1968 - Did not qualify
  • 1972 - Did not qualify
  • 1976 - Semi finals
  • 1980 - Round 1
  • 1984 - Did not qualify
  • 1988 - Winners
  • 1992 - Semi finals
  • 1996 - Quarter finals
  • 2000 - Semi finals
  • 2004 - Qualified

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International Football

FIFA (International) : FIFA World Cup (Women's) : FIFA World Rankings : FIFA World Player of the Year
AFC (Asia) : Asian Cup | CAF (Africa) : African Nations Cup
CONMEBOL (South America) : Copa America | CONCACAF (North America) - Gold Cup
OFC (Oceania) : Oceania Cup | UEFA (Europe) : European Championships



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