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Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Oranje
Association	KNVB
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Louis van Gaal
Asst coach	Danny Blind Patrick Kluivert
Captain	Wesley Sneijder
Most caps	Edwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorer	Patrick Kluivert (40)
Ground	Amsterdam ArenA De Kuip Philips Stadion
FIFA code	NED
FIFA ranking	8
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (August 2011-September 2011)
Lowest FIFA ranking	25 (May 1998)
Elo ranking	6
Highest Elo ranking	1
Lowest Elo ranking	56 (1954)
First international	Belgium 1–4 Netherlands
Biggest win	Netherlands 11–0 San Marino
Biggest defeat	England Am. 12–2 Netherlands
World Cup appearances	9 (First in 1934)
Best result	Runners-Up, 1974, 1978, 2010
UEFA European Championship appearances	9 (First in 1976)
Best result	Winners, 1988

The Netherlands national football team is the national association football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB). It won Euro '88 and reached two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, but lost both finals to their respective host nations, West Germany and Argentina. At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Oranje for its precision passing. In many countries and even the Netherlands itself, the team is colloquially referred to as Holland. It is currently ranked fourth in the FIFA World Rankings and third in the World Football Elo Ratings.

HistoryEdit

Main article: History of the Netherlands national football team

FIFA World Cup historyEdit

Main article: Netherlands FIFA World Cup history

2010 FIFA World CupEdit

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 9Edit

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Netherlands 8 8 0 0 17 2 +15 24  Norway 8 2 4 2 9 7 +2 10  Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 11 -5 10  Macedonia 8 2 1 5 5 11 -6 7  Iceland 8 1 2 5 7 13 -6 5

Iceland  – 1 – 0 1 – 2 1 – 1 1 – 2 Macedonia  2 – 0 – 1 – 2 0 – 0 1 – 0 Netherlands  2 – 0 4 – 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 0 Norway  2 – 2 2 – 1 0 – 1 – 4 – 0 Scotland  2 – 1 2 – 0 0 – 1 0 – 0 –

2010 FIFA World CupEdit

The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed the Netherlands in Group E. They will play their first match against Denmark on 14 June, followed by Japan on 19 June and finally Cameroon on 22 June.

14 June 2010 13:30	Netherlands	2-0	Denmark	Soccer City, Johannesburg

19 June 2010 13:30	Netherlands	1-0	Japan	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

24 June 2010 20:30	Netherlands	2-1	Cameroon	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

UEFA European Football ChampionshipEdit

Main article: Netherlands UEFA European Football Championship history

Friendly matches 2009-10Edit

Main article: Netherlands friendly match history

Current squadEdit

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 22 GK Maarten Stekelenburg 22 September 1982 ( 1982 -09-22) (age 30) 54 0 AS Roma 23 GK Michel Vorm 20 October 1983 ( 1983 -10-20) (age 29) 9 0 Swansea City 1 GK Kenneth Vermeer 10 January 1986 ( 1986 -01-10) (age 27) 3 0 Ajax 14 DF Joris Mathijsen May 4 1980 (1980-05-04) (age 33) 84 3 Feyenoord 13 DF Ron Vlaar February 16 1985 (1985-02-16) (age 28) 14 1 Aston Villa 4 DF Bruno Martins Indi February 8 1992 (1992-02-08) (age 21) 9 2 Feyenoord 2 DF Daryl Janmaat July 22 1989 (1989-07-22) (age 23) 6 0 Feyenoord 12 DF Ricardo van Rhijn June 13 1991 (1991-06-13) (age 21) 6 0 Ajax 5 DF Stefan de Vrij February 5 1992 (1992-02-05) (age 21) 5 0 Feyenoord 3 DF Daley Blind March 9 1990 (1990-03-09) (age 23) 3 0 Ajax 10 MF Rafael van der Vaart February 11 1983 (1983-02-11) (age 30) 105 23 Hamburg 8 MF Kevin Strootman February 13 1990 (1990-02-13) (age 23) 18 1 PSV 16 MF Jordy Clasie June 27 1991 (1991-06-27) (age 21) 5 0 Feyenoord 20 MF Adam Maher July 20 1993 (1993-07-20) (age 19) 4 0 AZ 6 MF Jonathan De Guzmán September 13 1987 (1987-09-13) (age 25) 3 0 Swansea City 19 MF Siem de Jong January 26 1989 (1989-01-26) (age 24) 2 0 Ajax 18 MF Tonny Vilhena January 3 1995 (1995-01-03) (age 18) 0 0 Feyenoord 15 FW Dirk Kuyt July 22 1980 (1980-07-22) (age 32) 93 24 Fenerbahçe 9 FW Robin van Persie August 6 1983 (1983-08-06) (age 29) 74 34 Manchester United 11 FW Arjen Robben July 22 1980 (1980-07-22) (age 32) 66 17 FC Bayern Munich 7 FW Jeremain Lens November 24 1987 (1987-11-24) (age 25) 11 6 PSV 17 FW Ruben Schaken April 3 1982 (1982-04-03) (age 31) 3 2 Feyenoord 21 FW Ola John May 19 1992 (1992-05-19) (age 21) 1 0 Benfica

Recent call-upsEdit

The following players have also been called up to the Dutch squad within the last twelve months.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Tim Krul April 3 1988 (1988-04-03) (age 25) 5 0 Newcastle United GK Jeroen Zoet January 6 1991 (1991-01-06) (age 22) 0 0 RKC Waalwijk GK Jasper Cillessen April 22 1989 (1989-04-22) (age 24) 0 0 Ajax GK Erwin Mulder March 3 1989 (1989-03-03) (age 24) 0 0 Feyenoord DF Jetro Willems March 30 1994 (1994-03-30) (age 19) 8 0 PSV DF Mike van der Hoorn October 15 1992 (1992-10-15) (age 20) 0 0 Utrecht DF Khalid Boulahrouz December 28 1981 (1981-12-28) (age 31) 35 0 Sporting CPINJ DF John Heitinga November 15 1983 (1983-11-15) (age 29) 85 7 Everton DF Gregory van der Wiel February 3 1988 (1988-02-03) (age 25) 35 0 Paris Saint-Germain DF Nick Viergever August 3 1989 (1989-08-03) (age 23) 1 0 AZ DF Alexander Büttner February 11 1989 (1989-02-11) (age 24) 0 0 Manchester United MF Wesley Sneijder June 9 1984 (1984-06-09) (age 28) 91 24 GalatasarayINJ MF Marco van Ginkel December 1 1992 (1992-12-01) (age 20) 1 0 Vitesse MF Leroy Fer January 5 1990 (1990-01-05) (age 23) 2 0 Twente MF Nigel de Jong November 30 1984 (1984-11-30) (age 28) 67 1 Milan MF Urby Emanuelson June 16 1986 (1986-06-16) (age 26) 16 0 Fulham MF Vurnon Anita April 4 1989 (1989-04-04) (age 24) 3 0 Newcastle United MF Stijn Schaars January 11 1984 (1984-01-11) (age 29) 19 0 Sporting CPINJ MF Hedwiges Maduro February 13 1985 (1985-02-13) (age 28) 18 0 Sevilla MF Georginio Wijnaldum November 11 1990 (1990-11-11) (age 22) 2 1 PSV FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar August 12 1983 (1983-08-12) (age 29) 59 34 SchalkeINJ FW Jean-Paul Boëtius March 22 1994 (1994-03-22) (age 19) 0 0 Feyenoord FW Bas Dost May 31 1989 (1989-05-31) (age 23) 0 0 Wolfsburg FW Ricky van Wolfswinkel January 27 1989 (1989-01-27) (age 24) 1 0 Sporting CP FW Ibrahim Afellay April 2 1986 (1986-04-02) (age 27) 44 5 Schalke FW Eljero Elia February 13 1987 (1987-02-13) (age 26) 28 2 Werder Bremen FW Luuk de Jong August 27 1990 (1990-08-27) (age 22) 7 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury

Current coaching staffEdit

AlumniEdit

Former playersEdit

Main article: List of Dutch international players

ManagersEdit

Main article: List of Dutch international managers

HonoursEdit

External links and referencesEdit