Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup

Summary

This is a record of the Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup. The Netherlands 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 biggest World Cup streak in the 1990s, reaching three straight tournaments. In 1990, two years after 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 edit

  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

By match edit

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 stage   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
Second round   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 stage   Iran 3–0 W Mendoza R. Rensenbrink (3)
  Peru 0–0 D Mendoza
  Scotland 2–3 L Mendoza R. Rensenbrink, J. Rep
Second round   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 stage   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 stage   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 stage   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 stage   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 stage   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 stage   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 stage   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 edit

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
  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

Italy 1934 edit

Switzerland  3–2  Netherlands
Kielholz   7', 43'[1]
Abegglen   69'
Report Smit   19'
Vente   84'
Attendance: ~40,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

France 1938 edit

Czechoslovakia  3–0 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands
Košťálek   93'
Nejedlý   111'[2]
Zeman   118'[3]
Report
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)

West Germany 1974 edit

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
Uruguay  0–2  Netherlands
Report Rep   16', 86'

Netherlands  0–0  Sweden
Report
Attendance: 53,700

Netherlands  4–1  Bulgaria
Neeskens   5' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Rep   71'
de Jong   88'
Report Krol   78' (o.g.)
Attendance: 52,100

Round 2 edit

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
Netherlands  4–0  Argentina
Cruijff   11', 90'
Krol   25'
Rep   73'
Report
Attendance: 55,348

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

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

Final edit

Netherlands  1–2  West Germany
Neeskens   2' (pen.) Report Breitner   25' (pen.)
Müller   43'
Attendance: 75,200
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Argentina 1978 edit

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
Netherlands  3–0  Iran
Rensenbrink   40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 33,431
Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)

Netherlands  0–0  Peru
Report

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

Round 2 edit

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
Austria  1–5  Netherlands
Obermayer   80' Report Brandts   6'
Rensenbrink   35' (pen.)
Rep   36', 53'
W. van de Kerkhof   82'

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

Italy  1–2  Netherlands
Brandts   19' (o.g.) Report Brandts   49'
Haan   76'
Attendance: 67,433
Referee: Angel Franco Martínez (Spain)

Final edit

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

Italy 1990 edit

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
Netherlands  1–1Egypt  
Kieft   58' Abdelghani   83' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,421
Referee: Aladrén (Spain)

England  0–0Netherlands  
Attendance: 35,267
Referee: Petrović (Yugoslavia)

Netherlands  1–1Republic of Ireland  
Gullit   10' Quinn   71'
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Vautrot (France)

Round of 16 edit

West Germany  2–1  Netherlands
Klinsmann   51'
Brehme   82'
Report R. Koeman   89' (pen.)
Attendance: 74,559

United States 1994 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
  Belgium 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
  Morocco 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Netherlands  2–1  Saudi Arabia
Jonk   50'
Taument   86'
Report Amin   18'
Attendance: 50,535

Belgium  1–0  Netherlands
Albert   65' Report
Attendance: 62,387

Morocco  1–2  Netherlands
Nader   47' Report Bergkamp   43'
Roy   77'
Attendance: 60,578

Round of 16 edit

Netherlands  2–0  Republic of Ireland
Bergkamp   11'
Jonk   41'
Report
Attendance: 61,355

Quarterfinals edit

Netherlands  2–3  Brazil
Bergkamp   64'
Winter   76'
Report Romário   53'
Bebeto   63'
Branco   81'
Attendance: 63,500

France 1998 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
  Mexico 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
  Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
  South Korea 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7 1
Netherlands  0–0  Belgium
(Report)
Attendance: 75,000

Netherlands  5–0  South Korea
Cocu   38'
Overmars   42'
Bergkamp   71'
van Hooijdonk   80'
R. de Boer   83'
(Report)
Attendance: 55,000

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

Round of 16 edit

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

Quarterfinals edit

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

Semifinal edit

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

Third place match edit

Netherlands  1–2  Croatia
Zenden   21' (Report) Prosinečki   13'
Šuker   35'
Attendance: 45,500

Germany 2006 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
  Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Serbia and Montenegro  0–1  Netherlands
(Report) Robben   18'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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

Netherlands  0–0  Argentina
(Report)

Round of 16 edit

Portugal  1–0  Netherlands
Maniche   23' (Report)
Attendance: 41,000

South Africa 2010 edit

Pos Team 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
Netherlands  2–0  Denmark
Agger   46' (o.g.)
Kuyt   85'
Report
Attendance: 83,465

Netherlands  1–0  Japan
Sneijder   53' Report

Cameroon  1–2  Netherlands
Eto'o   65' (pen.) Report Van Persie   36'
Huntelaar   83'
Attendance: 63,093
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Round of 16 edit

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

Quarter-finals edit

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

Semi-final edit

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

Final edit

Netherlands  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Report Iniesta   116'
Attendance: 84,490
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 edit

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.

Pos Team 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
Spain  1–5  Netherlands
Alonso   27' (pen.) Report Van Persie   44', 72'
Robben   53', 80'
De Vrij   65'
Attendance: 48,173
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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)

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

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

Round of 16 edit

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

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

Netherlands  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
Report
Penalties
Vlaar  
Robben  
Sneijder  
Kuyt  
2–4   Messi
  Garay
  Agüero
  Rodríguez
Attendance: 63,267
 
 
 
 
 
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 edit

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

Group stage edit

Pos Team 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
Senegal  0–2  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 41,721

Netherlands  1–1  Ecuador
Report

Netherlands  2–0  Qatar
Report
Attendance: 66,784

Knockout stage edit

Round of 16
Netherlands  3–1  United States
Report
Quarter-finals
Netherlands  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 88,235

Record players edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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. ^ a b "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 edit

  • 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