Prediction of worldcup 2014 : NETHERLAND SHALL PROBABLY WIN WORLDCUP 2014 (CHECK the Glorious HIstory. )

History Dutch squad for their first international match The Netherlands played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905. The players were selected by a five-member commission from the Dutch football association. After 90 minutes, the score was 1–1, but because the match was for a trophy (the "Coupe van den Abeele"), the game went into extra time, in which Eddy de Neve scored three times, making the score 4–1 for the Dutch side.[7] The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934. After a second appearance in 1938 they did not appear in another World Cup until 1974. Total Football in the 1970s The 1970s saw the invention of Total Football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by Feyenoord and Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made huge strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade. The captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Carlos Alberto, went on to say "The only team I’ve seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me…. Their ‘carousel’ style of play was amazing to watch and marvellous for the game."[8] In 1974, the Netherlands beat both Brazil and Argentina in the second group stage, reaching the final for the first time in their history. However, the team lost to West Germany in the final in Munich, despite having gone 1–0 up through Johan Neeskens' early penalty kick before any German had even touched the ball. However, supported by the crowd, a converted penalty by Paul Breitner and the winner from Gerd Müller led to a victory for the Germans. The Dutch team before their 1–2 loss against West Germany in the final of the 1974 World Cup By comparison, Euro '76 was a disappointment. The Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, as much because of fighting within the squad and the coach George Knobel, as well as the skill of the eventual winners. In 1978, the Netherlands again reached the final of a World Cup, only to be beaten by the host, this time Argentina. This side played without Johan Cruijff, Willem van Hanegem, and Jan van Beveren, who refused to participate in the World Cup. It still contained Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Arie Haan, Ruud Krol, Wim Jansen, Jan Jongbloed, Wim Suurbier and Rob Rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. The Netherlands were less impressive in the group stages. They qualified as runners-up, after a draw with Peru and a loss to Scotland. In the second group phase, however, the Netherlands topped a group including Italy and West Germany, setting up a final with Argentina. However, the Dutch finished as runners up for the second World Cup in a row as they ultimately lost 3–1 after two extra time goals from Argentina. Unfortunately for the Dutch, Rensenbrink hit the Argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1–1. Failure: 1982–86 Euro '80 was the last tournament for which the Total Football team qualified, but they did not advance past the group stage, despite the tournament format being expanded that year. Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Netherlands missed the 1982 World Cup, Euro '84, and the 1986 World Cup in succession. Qualification for Euro 1984 was within reach, but the Dutch ended the campaign on the same number of points as rivals Spain, and the same goal difference (+16). Spain advanced having scored two more goals. The failure to reach the 1986 World Cup was also very close. In a play off with neighbours Belgium, the Netherlands lost 1–0 in Brussels, but were leading 2–0 in the home leg in Rotterdam with a few minutes remaining. Belgium scored to end the tie 2–1, and overall play off 2–2. Belgium advanced on the away goal rule. European champions The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam Rinus Michels Rinus Michels returned to coach the team for the Euro '88 tournament. After losing the first group match against the Soviet Union (1–0), the Netherlands qualified for the semi-final by defeating England 3–1 (with a hat-trick by the tournament's top scorer Marco van Basten), and Republic of Ireland (1–0). For many Dutch football supporters, the most important match in the tournament was the semi-final against West Germany, the host country, considered a revenge for the lost 1974 World Cup final (also in West Germany). Marco van Basten scored in the 89th minute to sink the German side.[9] The Netherlands won the final with a victory over the USSR through a header by Ruud Gullit and a volley by van Basten. This was the national team's first major tournament win, and it restored them to the forefront of international football for the next three years after almost a decade in the wilderness. Despite high expectations as the team entered the 1990 World Cup, the tournament was not a success. Van Basten failed to score, as he was frequently marked by opposing defenders, while Gullit was ineffective having not fully recovered from injury. The Dutch managed to advance despite drawing all three group games, meeting their arch-rivals West Germany in the round of 16. The match is most remembered for the spitting-incident involving Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler as the Netherlands lost 2–1. The team reached the semi-finals in the Euro '92, which was noted for the emergence of Dennis Bergkamp, but they were eliminated by eventual champions Denmark, with Van Basten's kick in the penalty shootout being saved by Peter Schmeichel. This was to be van Basten's last major tournament as he suffered a serious ankle injury shortly after, eventually conceding defeat and retiring at the age of 30 in 1995. In the 1994 World Cup, in the absence of the injured van Basten and the striking Gullit, Dennis Bergkamp led the team with three goals and the Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals, where they lost 3–2 to eventual champions Brazil. 1996–2004 At Euro '96, after drawing 0–0 with Scotland and beating Switzerland 2–0, they faced the hosts England in the pool A decider, with both teams on 4 points. After 62 minutes, with Scotland beating Switzerland 1–0, the Netherlands were 4–0 down and looked like finishing third behind Scotland on goal difference and going out of the tournament, but Patrick Kluivert converted a Dennis Bergkamp assist and scored in the 78th minute to see the Dutch finish second on goals scored. They then played France in the quarter-finals, drawing 0–0 and being eliminated 5–4 on penalties. The Netherlands at Euro 96 in a match against Scotland. In the 1998 World Cup, Netherlands, whose team included Marc Overmars, Phillip Cocu, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer, and Patrick Kluivert, met Argentina in the quarter-final, a rematch of the 1978 final.[10] The Netherlands won 2–1 after a Bergkamp goal in the 89th minute. Bergkamp's goal was famous because of its quality[citation needed] — he touched down a 60-yard (55 m) pass from Frank de Boer then reverse-flicked it inside Roberto Ayala and finally volleyed it past the Argentine goalkeeper. In the semi-final, the Netherlands took Brazil to a penalty shootout after a late Kluivert goal tied the match 1–1, but Brazil won the shootout 4–2 and advanced to the final. Netherlands lost the third place match 2–1 to Croatia. Soon after the World Cup exit manager Guus Hiddink resigned after two tournaments in charge, and was replaced by legendary ex-midfielder Frank Rijkaard. Netherlands co-hosted Euro 2000 with Belgium and were one of the favourites coming into the tournament.[citation needed] Getting all three wins in the group stage, including a win over France, they then defeated Yugoslavia 6–1 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, their opponents, Italy, went down to ten men in the first half. Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo made two saves in the shootout to eliminate the Netherlands. Dennis Bergkamp retired from the national team after Euro 2000 (partly due to his fear of flying effectively ruling him out from the 2002 World Cup which was to be held in East Asia.) Coach Frank Rijkaard was widely criticized by the press after the defeat to the Italians as the Dutch had squandered several chances to kill the game. Rijkaard resigned, with Louis van Gaal taking over. Van Gaal is credited with initially bringing through the backbone of this Dutch side whilst manager of Ajax during the mid nineties,[citation needed] including Edwin van der Sar, Edgar Davids, Michael Reiziger, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Patrick Kluivert and the De Boer twins. Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup Surprisingly the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, with crucial losses to Portugal and the Republic of Ireland, the latter of which eliminated them from the Finals tournament. Van Gaal resigned at the conclusion of the Netherlands' unsuccessful campaign. Dick Advocaat returned to coach the Netherlands for a second time and led the team to the semifinals of Euro 2004 but lost to Portugal and, after receiving criticism for his tactics and player changes, stepped down. This was to be the end for many of the team's World Cup veterans (mostly made up of the Ajax generation of 1995.) Frank and Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Jaap Stam, and Patrick Kluivert had either retired or were not selected for the upcoming World Cup by new coach Marco van Basten. 2006–2010 The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and finished second in Group C after beating Serbia & Montenegro (1–0) and the Côte d'Ivoire (2–1) and drawing Argentina (0–0). Both Argentina and the Netherlands finished the group stage with seven points, but the Argentinians had a superior goal difference and finished first as a result. The Dutch were eliminated in the second round after losing 1–0 to Portugal, in a match that produced 16 yellow cards (which matched the World Cup record for most cautions in one game set in 2002) and set a new World Cup record of four red cards (two for either side) and was nicknamed "the Battle of Nuremberg" by the press.[11] Despite criticism surrounding his selection policy and the lack of attacking football from his team, Marco van Basten was offered a two-year extension to his contract by the Dutch FA, which would allow him to serve as national coach during Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. The move was widely regarded as a vote of confidence in van Basten and his assistants by the KNVB officials.[12] Netherlands – France at Euro 2008 The Dutch team was a participant in Euro 2008 the "Group of Death", together with France, Italy, and Romania. They began Euro 2008 with a 3–0 win over World Cup Champion Italy in Bern on 9 June 2008. This was the Netherlands' first victory over Italy since 1978. In their second group match against France on 13 June 2008, the Netherlands won convincingly with a 4–1 score. The Dutch closed out an incredible group stage campaign with a 2–0 win over Romania. However, they lost in the quarter-final to former coach Guus Hiddink's Russia by 3–1, despite a late 86th minute equaliser by Ruud van Nistelrooy. Netherlands – Denmark at the 2010 World Cup Under new coach Bert van Marwijk, the Dutch team went on to secure a 100 percent record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign, and qualifying for the World Cup. The World Cup Draw saw the Dutch being placed alongside Denmark, Cameroon and Japan in Group E. The Dutch won 2–0 against Denmark in their opener at the World Cup. They then beat Japan 1–0. They qualified for the Round of 16. In the first knockout round they faced Slovakia. At the end it was 2–1 victory. They advanced to the semifinals with a 2–1 victory over the favoured Brazilians. Brazil, who had held a 1–0 lead at the half, was the favourite to win the cup, had never lost in 37 World Cup matches (35–0–2) in which they had held a halftime lead.[citation needed] In the semi-final the Dutch beat Uruguay 3–2 to advance to their first World Cup final since 1978. The Dutch lost to Spain 1–0 after midfielder Andres Iniesta scored in extra time. The Dutch team was criticized for its rough play in the final, and was given nine yellow cards in the single game (including two double yellow cards that resulted in players being sent off). Johan Cruyff later public criticized the team for playing in an "ugly" and "vulgar" style. The Associated Press was of the opinion that the Dutch had "turned far too often to dirty tactics." This final also became Giovanni van Bronckhorst's last match in professional football. From August to September 2011, the team was ranked number 1 in the FIFA World Rankings, thus becoming the second national football team, after Spain, to top the rankings without previously winning a World Cup. (Spain won the World Cup in 2010.) Euro 2012 Netherlands was placed in Group B along with Germany, Portugal, and Denmark, thus making it the group of death. The Netherlands lost to Denmark 0-1, lost to Germany 1-2, and finally lost to Portugal 1-2 and exited the competition. Johan Cruyff criticised the team's star players of poor build up play and sloppy execution of the easy passes.[13][14] 2014 FIFA World Cup In the 2014 World Cup UEFA qualifying round, the Netherlands won 13 games and drew one, topping the group and earning automatic qualification. They were drawn into Group B, along with Spain, Chile and Australia. They avenged their loss from four years ago by beating Spain 1-5 in their opening match, with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie scoring two goals each, and Stefan de Vrij scoring one. Team image Colours Dutch fans wearing the traditional orange colours at a 2006 World Cup match in Stuttgart. The Netherlands national football team famously plays in bright orange shirts. Orange is the historic national colour of the Netherlands, originating from the coat of arms of the Dutch founding father William of Orange-Nassau. The top red band of the current flag was originally orange. The current Dutch away shirt is white, with a red patch surrounding the badge and continuing to the top of the left shoulder, and a blue patch at the right bottom of the kit. Nike is the kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1997 and is contracted to continue until at least 2018. Rivalries Main article: Germany–Netherlands football rivalry Netherlands' long-time football rivals are Germany. The rivalry is one of the few long-standing football rivalries at a national level. Beginning in 1974 when the Dutch lost the 1974 FIFA World Cup to West Germany in the final (though deeply rooted in Dutch anti-German sentiment due to the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany during World War II), the rivalry between the two nations has become one of the best-known international football rivalries in the world.[16] Kits Evolution[edit] Home 1934 1934 World Cup 1974 1974 (alt.) 1978-1980 1978 (alt.) 1988 1988 (alt.) 1990 1994 1998 2000 2002 2002 (alt.) 2004 2004 (alt.) 2006 2006 World Cup 2008 2008 (alt.) 2010 2010 (alt.) 2012 2014 Away 1990 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2010 (alt.) 2012 2013 2014 Coaching staff See also: List of Netherlands national football team managers Position Name Notes Manager Louis van Gaal Assistant Manager Danny Blind Assistant Manager Patrick Kluivert Goalkeeping Coach Frans Hoek Fitness Coach Rene Wormhoudt Team Manager Hans Jorritsma Head Scout Ronald Spelbos Physician Gert-Jan Goudswaard Physiotherapist Arno Philips Other Staff Rob Koster Carlo De Leeuw U-21 Manager Albert Stuivenberg U-19 Manager Wim van Zwam U-17 Manager Maarten Stekelenburg Current squad The following 23 players were named for the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. Caps and goals updated as of 13 June 2014 after the match against Spain. 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Jasper Cillessen (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 25) 9 0 Ajax 22 1GK Michel Vorm (1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 30) 14 0 Swansea City 23 1GK Tim Krul (1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 26) 5 0 Newcastle United 2 2DF Ron Vlaar (1985-02-16) 16 February 1985 (age 29) 25 1 Aston Villa 3 2DF Stefan de Vrij (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 22) 13 1 Feyenoord 4 2DF Bruno Martins Indi (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 22) 17 2 Feyenoord 5 2DF Daley Blind (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 24) 13 0 Ajax 7 2DF Daryl Janmaat (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 24) 17 0 Feyenoord 12 2DF Paul Verhaegh (1983-09-01) 1 September 1983 (age 30) 2 0 Augsburg 13 2DF Joël Veltman (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 22) 3 0 Ajax 14 2DF Terence Kongolo (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 20) 1 0 Feyenoord 6 3MF Nigel de Jong (1984-11-13) 13 November 1984 (age 29) 72 1 Milan 8 3MF Jonathan de Guzmán (1987-09-13) 13 September 1987 (age 26) 11 0 Swansea City 10 3MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 30) 100 26 Galatasaray 11 3MF Arjen Robben (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 30) 76 25 Bayern Munich 16 3MF Jordy Clasie (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 22) 8 0 Feyenoord 18 3MF Leroy Fer (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 24) 6 0 Norwich City 20 3MF Georginio Wijnaldum (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 (age 23) 6 1 PSV 21 3MF Memphis Depay (1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 (age 20) 6 0 PSV 9 4FW Robin van Persie (1983-08-06) 6 August 1983 (age 30) 86 45 Manchester United 15 4FW Dirk Kuyt (1980-07-22) 22 July 1980 (age 33) 98 24 Fenerbahçe 17 4FW Jeremain Lens (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 (age 26) 23 8 Dynamo Kyiv 19 4FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12) 12 August 1983 (age 30) 62 34 Schalke 04 Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Jeroen Zoet (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 23) 0 0 PSV 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad GK Kenneth Vermeer (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 25) 4 0 Ajax v.  Ecuador, 17 May 2014 (preliminary) GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22) 22 September 1982 (age 31) 54 0 Fulham v.  France, 5 March 2014 (preliminary) DF Patrick van Aanholt (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 23) 2 0 Vitesse 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF Karim Rekik (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 19) 1 0 PSV 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF Gregory van der Wiel (1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 26) 37 0 Paris Saint-Germain v.  France, 5 March 2014 INJ DF Jeffrey Bruma (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 (age 22) 7 0 PSV v.  France, 5 March 2014 (preliminary) DF Jetro Willems (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 20) 11 0 PSV v.  Japan, 16 November 2013 INJ DF Ricardo van Rhijn (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 23) 7 0 Ajax v.  Estonia, 6 September 2013 (preliminary) MF Jean-Paul Boëtius (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 20) 1 0 Feyenoord 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Quincy Promes (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 22) 1 0 Twente 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Tonny Vilhena (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 19) 0 0 Feyenoord 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 31) 109 25 Hamburg 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad INJ MF Luciano Narsingh (1990-09-13) 13 September 1990 (age 23) 7 2 PSV v.  Ecuador, 17 May 2014 (preliminary) MF Marco van Ginkel (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 21) 2 0 Chelsea v.  Ecuador, 17 May 2014 (preliminary) MF Davy Klaassen (1993-02-21) 21 February 1993 (age 21) 1 0 Ajax v.  Ecuador, 17 May 2014 (preliminary) MF Kevin Strootman (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 24) 25 3 Roma v.  France, 5 March 2014 INJ MF Stijn Schaars (1984-01-11) 11 January 1984 (age 30) 23 0 PSV v.  France, 5 March 2014 MF Siem de Jong (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989 (age 25) 6 2 Ajax v.  France, 5 March 2014 MF Ruben Schaken (1982-04-03) 3 April 1982 (age 32) 6 2 Feyenoord v.  Hungary, 11 October 2013 (preliminary) MF Davy Pröpper (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 22) 0 0 Vitesse v.  France, 5 March 2014 (preliminary) MF Adam Maher (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 20) 5 0 PSV v.  Andorra, 10 September 2013 FW Luc Castaignos (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 (age 21) 0 0 Twente v.  Ecuador, 17 May 2014 (preliminary) FW Jürgen Locadia (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 (age 20) 0 0 PSV v.  Ecuador, 17 May 2014 (preliminary) INJ FW Ricky van Wolfswinkel (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 25) 2 0 Norwich City v.  Hungary, 11 October 2013 (preliminary) INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. Previous squads FIFA World Cup 1934 FIFA World Cup squad 1938 FIFA World Cup squad 1974 FIFA World Cup squad 1978 FIFA World Cup squad 1990 FIFA World Cup squad 1994 FIFA World Cup squad 1998 FIFA World Cup squad 2006 FIFA World Cup squad 2010 FIFA World Cup squad 2014 FIFA World Cup squad European Championship UEFA Euro 1976 squad UEFA Euro 1980 squad UEFA Euro 1988 squad UEFA Euro 1992 squad UEFA Euro 1996 squad UEFA Euro 2000 squad UEFA Euro 2004 squad UEFA Euro 2008 squad UEFA Euro 2012 squad Olympic football tournament 1908 Summer Olympics squad 1912 Summer Olympics squad 1920 Summer Olympics squad 1924 Summer Olympics squad 1928 Summer Olympics squad 1948 Summer Olympics squad 1952 Summer Olympics squad 2008 Summer Olympics squad Results and fixtures For all past match results of the national team, see the team's results page The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons. Friendly 5 March France  2 – 0  Netherlands Paris, France [show]  21:00 (UTC+1) Benzema  32' Matuidi  41' Report Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) Friendly 17 May Netherlands  1 – 1  Ecuador Amsterdam, Netherlands [show]  20:30 (UTC+2) van Persie  37' Report Montero  9' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) Friendly 31 May Netherlands  1 – 0  Ghana Rotterdam, Netherlands [show]  20:30 (UTC+2) van Persie  5' Report Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 51,117 Referee: Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra (Portugal) Friendly 4 June Netherlands  2 – 0  Wales Amsterdam, Netherlands [show]  20:30 (UTC+2) Robben  32' Lens  76' Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Bülent Yildirim (Turkey) 2014 FIFA World Cup 13 June Spain  1 – 5  Netherlands Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador [show]  16:00 (UTC−3) Alonso  27' (pen.) Report Van Persie  44', 72' Robben  53', 80' De Vrij  65' Attendance: 48,173 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) 2014 FIFA World Cup 18 June Australia  v  Netherlands Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre [show]  13:00 (UTC−3) 2014 FIFA World Cup 23 June Netherlands  v  Chile Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo [show]  13:00 (UTC−3) UEFA Euro 2016 Q 9 September Czech Republic  v  Netherlands [show]  20:45 (UTC+2) Report UEFA Euro 2016 Q 10 October Netherlands  v  Kazakhstan [show]  20:45 (UTC+2) Report UEFA Euro 2016 Q 13 October Iceland  v  Netherlands Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík [show]  18:45 (UTC±0) Report UEFA Euro 2016 Q 16 November Netherlands  v  Latvia [show]  18:00 (UTC+1) Report Records Main article: Netherlands national football team records Competitive record FIFA World Cup Johan Cruyff in 1974. Main article: Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Did Not Enter 1934 Round 1 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 1938 Round 1 14th 1 0 0 1 0 3 1950 Did Not Enter 1954 1958 Did Not Qualify 1962 1966 1970 1974 Runners-Up 2nd 7 5 1 1 15 3 1978 Runners-Up 2nd 7 3 2 2 15 10 1982 Did Not Qualify 1986 1990 Round of 16 15th 4 0 3 1 3 4 1994 Quarter-Finals 7th 5 3 0 2 8 6 1998 Semi-Finals 4th 7 3 3 1 13 7 2002 Did Not Qualify 2006 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 3 2 2010 Runners-Up 2nd 7 6 0 1 12 6 2014 TBD TBD 1 1 0 0 5 1 Total 10/20 3 Finals 44 23 10 11 76 45 Summer Olympics Host nation(s) / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1908 Third Place 2 1 0 1 2 4 1912 Third Place 4 3 0 1 17 8 1920 Third Place 4 2 0 2 9 10 1924 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 11 7 1928 Round 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1948 Round 1 2 1 0 1 6 5 1952 Preliminary Round 1 0 0 1 1 5 2008 Quarter-Finals 4 1 2 1 4 4 Total 8/31 23 10 3 10 50 45 UEFA European Championship Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1960 Did Not Enter 1964 Did Not Qualify 1968 1972 1976 Semi Final 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 5 1980 Group Stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 1984 Did Not Qualify 1988 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 1992 Semi Final 3rd 4 2 2 0 6 3 1996 Quarter-Finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4 | 2000 Semi Final 3rd 5 4 1 0 13 3 2004 Semi Final 4th 5 1 2 2 7 6 2008 Quarter-Finals 6th 4 3 0 1 10 4 2012 Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Total 1 Titles 9/14 35 17 8 10 57 37 Honours The bronze medalists of the 1912 Summer Olympics FIFA World Cup: Runner-up (3): 1974, 1978, 2010 Fourth place (1): 1998 UEFA European Championship: Winners (1): 1988 Third place/Semi-Final* (4): 1976, 1992, 2000, 2004 Olympic football tournament: Third place (3): 1908, 1912, 1920 Fourth Place (1): 1924 PLayers   Robin van Persie	9	Forward
Arjen Robben	11	Midfielder
Wesley Sneijder	10	Midfielder
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	19	Forward
Dirk Kuyt	15	Forward
Nigel de Jong	6	Midfielder
Jeremain Lens	17	Forward
Jordy Clasie	16	Midfielder
Memphis Depay	21	Midfielder
Daley Blind	5	Defender
Bruno Martins Indi	4	Defender
Daryl Janmaat	7	Defender
Tim Krul	23	Goalkeeper
Ron Vlaar	2	Defender
Jasper Cillessen	1	Goalkeeper
Stefan de Vrij	3	Defender
Michel Vorm	22	Goalkeeper
Leroy Fer	18	Midfielder
Terence Kongolo	14	Defender
Paul Verhaegh	12	Defender
Joël Veltman	13	Defender
Jonathan de Guzman   Georginio   Wijnaldum 20		Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum	20	Midfielder     Nickname(s) Oranje Holland Clockwork Orange[1] The Flying Dutchmen[2] Association Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) Confederation UEFA (Europe) Head coach Louis van Gaal[3] Asst coach Danny Blind Patrick Kluivert[3] Captain Robin van Persie Most caps Edwin van der Sar (130) Top scorer Robin van Persie (45) Home stadium Amsterdam Arena (52,500) De Kuip (47,500) FIFA code NED FIFA ranking 15 Highest FIFA ranking 1[4] (August 2011 – September 2011) Lowest FIFA ranking 25 (May 1998) Elo ranking 5 Highest Elo ranking 1 (Mar 1911 – Mar 1912, Jun 1912, Aug 1920; Jun 1978, Jun 1988 – Jun 1990, Jun–Sep 1992, Jun 2002, Jun–Sep 2003, Oct 2005, Jun 2008, Jul 2010.) Lowest Elo ranking 56 (October 1954) First colours Second colours First international  Belgium 1–4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Biggest win Netherlands 11–0 San Marino  (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011) Biggest defeat England Am. 12–2 Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[5] World Cup Appearances 9 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974, 1978 and 2010 European Championship Appearances 9 (First in 1976) Best result Winners, 1988 Honours Olympic medal record Men's Football Bronze 1908 London Team Bronze 1912 Stockholm Team Bronze 1920 Antwerp Team The Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal voetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international