fifa world cup 2014

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

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

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)	[show]

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)	[show]

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)	[show]

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)	[show]

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)	[show]

2014 FIFA World Cup 18 June	Australia	v	Netherlands	Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre	[show]
13:00 (UTC−3)					[show]

2014 FIFA World Cup 23 June	Netherlands	v	Chile	Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo	[show]
13:00 (UTC−3)					[show]

UEFA Euro 2016 Q 9 September	Czech Republic	v	Netherlands	[show]
20:45 (UTC+2)		Report		[show]

UEFA Euro 2016 Q 10 October	Netherlands	v	Kazakhstan	[show]
20:45 (UTC+2)		Report		[show]

UEFA Euro 2016 Q 13 October	Iceland	v	Netherlands	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík	[show]
18:45 (UTC±0)		Report			[show]

UEFA Euro 2016 Q 16 November	Netherlands	v	Latvia	[show]
18:00 (UTC+1)		Report		[show]

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	Did Not Enter
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	Did Not Qualify
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