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 Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Clockwork Orange
Holland
Oranje
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBert van Marwijk
CaptainMark van Bommel
Most capsEdwin van der Sar (130)
Top scorerPatrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadiumAmsterdam Arena
De Kuip
Philips Stadion
FIFA codeNED
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current2
Highest2 (November 1993, June 2009, July 2010)
Lowest25 (May 1998)
First international
 Belgium 1–4 Netherlands Netherlands
(Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win
Netherlands Netherlands 9–0 Finland 
(Solna, Sweden; 4 July 1912)
Netherlands Netherlands 9–0 Norway 
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972)
Biggest defeat
England England Am. 12–2 Netherlands Netherlands
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)[1]
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-Up, 1974, 1978 and 2010
European Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best resultWinners, 1988
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Team

The Netherlands National Football Team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal voetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands. The manager is Bert van Marwijk. The team was first assembled in 1905. The football team is colloquially referred to as 'Het Nederlands Elftal' (The Dutch Eleven), 'Holland', referring to a region in the Netherlands, and 'Oranje', a tribute to the House of Orange-Nassau.[citation needed]

The Dutch hold the record for losing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the tournament, after finishing as runners-up in 1974, 1978, and 2010, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain respectively. Since July 2010, the team is currently number 2 in the FIFA world rankings and Elo; and it is one of the strongest football teams ever in Europe and the world. They won the European Championship in 1988. At the peak of their success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Orange for its precision passing.[citation needed]

The Oranje are generally considered to be the best national football team never to have won the World Cup.

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 1–4 for the Dutch side.[2]

The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934, and after returning in 1938, the Dutch national team entered the wilderness of world football.[citation needed]

Total Football

They came out of this wilderness in the 1970s with the invention of Total Football (Dutch: Totaalvoetbal), pioneered by 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."[3]

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 2–1 loss to 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 again by the host, this time Argentina. This side played without Johan Cruyff, 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.

Euro '80 was the last tournament for which the Total Football 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.

European Champions

The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam

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 went on to qualify 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, who would later become national team coach, scored in the 89th minute of the game to sink the German side. The game is also remembered for its post-match shenanigans, including Ronald Koeman, who, in front of the German supporters, provocatively pretended to wipe his backside with the shirt of Olaf Thon as if it were toilet paper, an action Koeman later regretted.[4] The Netherlands won the final with a convincing victory over the USSR, a rematch on the round robin game, 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 subsequently 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 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 chronically 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. Near the end of regular time, after an unsuccessful dive to draw a penalty, Argentinian Ariel Ortega head-butted Edwin van der Sar.[5] Ortega was sent off and the Netherlands won 2–1 after a Bergkamp goal in the 89th minute. Bergkamp's goal was famous because of its quality — 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 upstart 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. Getting all three wins in the group stage, including a win over reigning World Cup champions France, they then crushed Yugoslavia 6–1 in the quarter-finals, with Kluivert getting a hat-trick. In the semi-finals, their opponents, Italy, went down to ten men in the first half and the Netherlands were awarded two penalty kicks but failed to convert either chance. Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo made two saves in the shootout (in addition to his penalty saves in regulation time) to eliminate the Netherlands. Dennis Bergkamp, who failed to score during the tournament, 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 durting the mid ninieties, 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 the 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.

World Cup 2006–2010

Training in Germany

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.[6] 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.[7]

Netherlands – France at Euro 2008

The Netherlands began their Euro 2008 campaign with a win in Luxembourg on 2 September 2006. On 8 September 2007, the Oranje beat Bulgaria at the Amsterdam ArenA on goals by Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy. On 12 September 2007, the Netherlands won a hard fought victory against Albania, with van Nistelrooy scoring the winning goal in stoppage time. This win took the Dutch squad into second place in Group G, on par with Romania for points, but behind on goal differential. The Oranje were beaten 1–0 in Romania on 13 October 2007, but four days later, the Netherlands' 2–0 victory over Slovenia, while rivals Bulgaria could only draw in Albania, left the Dutch needing one win from their last two games, at home to Luxembourg and away to Belarus, to qualify for Euro 2008.

The Netherlands played their first game in 2008 against Croatia in Split. The team, without Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie, Clarence Seedorf, Orlando Engelaar, and Arjen Robben, won the match 3–0. The first goal was scored by John Heitinga on a header, while Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored the second goal on an assist from Tim de Cler. The final goal came from Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. The team used a new formation under Marco van Basten, scrapping the previously used 4–3–3 formation for a 4–2–3–1.

The Dutch team was a participant in 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 equalizer by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Netherlands – Denmark at the 2010 World Cup

The Dutch team went on to secure a 100 percent record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign, winning all eight games and becoming the first European team to qualify for the World Cup. The World Cup Draw in Cape Town on the 4 December 2009 saw the Dutch being placed alongside Denmark, Cameroon and Japan in Group E. On June 14 the Dutch won 2–0 against Denmark in their opener at the World Cup. On June 19th they then beat Japan 1–0 with a goal from Wesley Sneijder. They were the first team to qualify for the Round of 16 after a 2–1 victory from Denmark over Cameroon. In the first knockout round they faced Slovakia. At the end it was 2–1 victory after goals from Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder. The conceded goal came in injury time from a penalty taken by Róbert Vittek. They advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 victory over the favoured Brazilians on July 2, 2010. 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. The first Dutch goal was originally ruled an own goal by Felipe Melo, but was later officially changed to a goal by Wesley Sneijder. The second came from a corner kick headed into the net by Wesley Sneijder despite being the shortest player on the field. In the semi-final the Dutch beat Uruguay 3–2 to advance to their first World Cup final since 1978. The Dutch lost the final to Spain with a score of 1–0 after extra time in what was to be Giovanni van Bronckhorst's last match in professional football.


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Last 10 and known next games

Date Venue Opponent Competition Result
July 11, 2010 Soccer City,  South Africa  Spain WCF2010 0–1 L
August 11, 2010 Donbass Arena,  Ukraine  Ukraine Friendly match 1–1 D
September 3, 2010 Stadio Olimpico,  San Marino  San Marino ECQ2012 0–5 W
September 7, 2010 De Kuip,  Netherlands  Finland ECQ2012 2–1 W
October 8, 2010 Zimbru Stadium,  Moldova  Moldova ECQ2012 0–1 W
October 12, 2010 Amsterdam ArenA,  Netherlands  Sweden ECQ2012 4–1 W
November 17, 2010 Amsterdam ArenA,  Netherlands  Turkey Friendly match 1–0 W
February 09, 2011 Philips Stadion,  Netherlands  Austria Friendly match 3-1 W
March 25, 2011 Stadium Puskas Ferenc,  Hungary  Hungary ECQ2012 0-4 W
March 29, 2011 Amsterdam ArenA,  Netherlands  Hungary ECQ2012 5-3 W
June 4, 2011 Estádio Serra Dourada,  Brazil  Brazil Friendly match
August 10, 2011 Wembley Stadium,  England  England Friendly match
September 2, 2011 Philips Stadion,  Netherlands  San Marino ECQ2012
September 6, 2011 Helsinki Olympic Stadium,  Finland  Finland ECQ2012
October 7, 2011 De Kuip,  Netherlands  Moldova ECQ2012
October 11, 2011 Råsunda Stadium,  Sweden  Sweden ECQ2012
November 15, 2011 HSH Nordbank Arena,  Germany  Germany Friendly match
May 22, 2012 Allianz Arena,  Germany Germany FC Bayern Munich Friendly match

KEY: WCF2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup; ECQ2012 = UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Colours

Dutch fans wearing the traditional orange colours of the national team at a 2006 World Cup match at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart

The Netherlands national football team famously play in a bright orange shirt. 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 two thin lines outlining a chevron containing the colours of the Dutch flag. Occasionally, orange socks are worn instead of light blue socks, such as in the qualifier against Scotland on March 28, 2009.

Nike is the kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1996 and is contracted to continue until at least 2018.

Competitive record

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
**Gold background color indicates the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.'

Coaching staff

Position Name Notes
Manager Netherlands Bert van Marwijk
Assistant Manager Netherlands Phillip Cocu
Coach Netherlands Ernest Faber
Goalkeeping Coach Netherlands Ruud Hesp
Fitness Coach
Physiotherapists
U-23 Manager
U-20 Manager
U-17 Manager

Players

Current squad

The following players were named as part of the squad for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Hungary on March 25 and March 29.

Caps and goals as of 29 March 2011.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22) September 22, 1982 (age 41) 40 0 Netherlands Ajax
16 1GK Michel Vorm (1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 40) 7 0 Netherlands Utrecht
22 1GK Sander Boschker (1970-10-20) October 20, 1970 (age 53) 1 0 Netherlands Twente
4 2DF Joris Mathijsen (1980-04-05) April 5, 1980 (age 44) 70 3 Germany Hamburger SV
3 2DF John Heitinga (1983-11-15) November 15, 1983 (age 40) 68 6 England Everton
12 2DF Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-12-28) December 28, 1981 (age 42) 31 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
2 2DF Gregory van der Wiel (1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36) 24 0 Netherlands Ajax
19 2DF Hedwiges Maduro (1985-02-13) February 13, 1985 (age 39) 15 0 Spain Valencia
5 2DF Erik Pieters (1988-07-08) July 8, 1988 (age 35) 8 0 Netherlands PSV
13 2DF Ron Vlaar (1985-02-16) February 16, 1985 (age 39) 4 0 Netherlands Feyenoord
23 3MF Rafael van der Vaart (vice-captain) (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 41) 90 17 England Tottenham Hotspur
10 3MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09) June 9, 1984 (age 40) 76 21 Italy Internazionale
6 3MF Mark van Bommel (captain) (1977-04-22) April 22, 1977 (age 47) 68 10 Italy Milan
8 3MF Nigel de Jong (1984-11-30) November 30, 1984 (age 39) 52 1 England Manchester City
20 3MF Ibrahim Afellay (1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 38) 34 3 Spain Barcelona
14 3MF Demy de Zeeuw (1983-05-26) May 26, 1983 (age 41) 27 0 Netherlands Ajax
15 3MF Theo Janssen (1981-07-27) July 27, 1981 (age 42) 5 0 Netherlands Twente
7 4FW Dirk Kuyt (1980-07-22) July 22, 1980 (age 43) 76 21 England Liverpool
18 4FW Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976-07-01) July 1, 1976 (age 47) 70 35 Germany Hamburger SV
9 4FW Robin van Persie (1983-08-06) August 6, 1983 (age 40) 54 21 England Arsenal
11 4FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23) January 23, 1984 (age 40) 52 15 Germany Bayern Munich
21 4FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12) August 12, 1983 (age 40) 42 26 Germany Schalke 04
17 4FW Eljero Elia (1987-02-13) February 13, 1987 (age 37) 20 2 Germany Hamburger SV

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months and are still available for call up.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Piet Velthuizen (1986-11-03) November 3, 1986 (age 37) 1 0 Spain Hércules Qualifying match vs Sweden Sweden, October 12, 2010
DF Peter Wisgerhof (1979-11-19) November 19, 1979 (age 44) 2 0 Netherlands Twente Friendly vs Austria Austria, February 9, 2011
DF Vurnon Anita (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 (age 35) 3 0 Netherlands Ajax Qualifying match vs Finland Finland, September 7, 2010
DF Jeffrey Bruma (1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 32) 1 0 England Leicester City Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
DF Glenn Loovens (1983-10-22) October 22, 1983 (age 40) 2 0 Scotland Celtic Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
DF Dirk Marcellis (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988 (age 36) 3 0 Netherlands AZ Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
DF Edson Braafheid (1983-04-08) April 8, 1983 (age 41) 8 0 Germany Hoffenheim World Cup 2010
DF André Ooijer (1974-07-11) July 11, 1974 (age 49) 55 3 Netherlands Ajax World Cup 2010
MF Royston Drenthe (1987-04-08) April 8, 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Spain Hércules Friendly vs Turkey Turkey, November 17, 2010
MF Wout Brama (1986-08-21) August 21, 1986 (age 37) 3 0 Netherlands Twente Qualifying match vs Sweden Sweden, October 12, 2010
MF Siem de Jong (1989-01-28) January 28, 1989 (age 35) 1 0 Netherlands Ajax Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 11, 2010
MF Leroy Fer (1990-01-05) January 5, 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Netherlands Feyenoord Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 11, 2010
MF Otman Bakkal (1985-02-27) February 27, 1985 (age 39) 1 0 Netherlands PSV World Cup 2010 Preliminary Squad
MF Orlando Engelaar (1979-08-24) August 24, 1979 (age 44) 14 0 Netherlands PSV World Cup 2010 Preliminary Squad
MF David Mendes da Silva (1982-08-04) August 4, 1982 (age 41) 7 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg World Cup 2010 Preliminary Squad
FW Ryan Babel (1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 (age 37) 40 5 Germany Hoffenheim Friendly vs Turkey Turkey, November 17, 2010
FW Roy Beerens (1987-12-22) December 22, 1987 (age 36) 1 0 Netherlands Heerenveen Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
FW Ricky van Wolfswinkel (1989-01-27) January 27, 1989 (age 35) 1 0 Netherlands Utrecht Friendly vs Ukraine Ukraine, August 12, 2010
Notes

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Past managers

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Titles

Friendly titles

See also

References

  1. ^ Note that this match is not considered to be a full international by the English FA, and does not appear in the records of the England team
  2. ^ "Netherlands: Full "A" internationals (1905–1910)". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Tactics: Were Holland 1974 the last true innovators?". Football Further. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  4. ^ "Cheeseheads vs Krauts": 30 Years of Enmity, Ajax-USA.com, June 14, 2004
  5. ^ Phil Jones (1998-07-04). "The Netherlands pay back controversial loss to Argentina". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  6. ^ Stuart Watt (2006-06-26). "Portugal wins battle of Nuremberg". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  7. ^ "Van Basten on right track". Football.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-22.

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Preceded by
1984 – France 
 European Champions
1988 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Awards
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1999 Brazil 
 FIFA Team of the Year
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2001 Honduras 

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