Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

The Netherlands national football team has appeared in nine UEFA European Football Championship tournaments, with an upcoming tournament in 2020. It first participated in 1976, and won the title in 1988. With Belgium, the Netherlands co-hosted the 2000 tournament. The team did not enter the first tournament in 1960, and did not qualify in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984 or 2016.

UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter									Did not enter
1964	Did not qualify									4	1	2	1	6	5
1968										6	2	1	3	11	11
1972										6	3	1	2	18	6
1976	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	4	5	Squad	8	6	0	2	21	9
1980	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	4	Squad	8	6	1	1	20	6
1984	Did not qualify									8	6	1	1	22	6
1988	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	8	3	Squad	8	6	2	0	15	1
1992	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	2	0	6	3	Squad	8	6	1	1	17	2
1996	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	3	4	Squad	11	7	2	2	25	5
2000	Semi-finals	3rd	5	4	1	0	13	3	Squad	Qualified as hosts
2004	Semi-finals	3rd	5	1	2	2	7	6	Squad	10	7	1	2	26	7
2008	Quarter-finals	6th	4	3	0	1	10	4	Squad	12	8	2	2	15	5
2012	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	2	5	Squad	10	9	0	1	37	8
2016	Did not qualify									10	4	1	5	17	14
2020	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	8	4	Squad	8	6	1	1	24	7
2024	Qualified									8	6	0	2	17	7
Total	1 Title	11/17	38	20	8	11	65	41	—	125	83	16	26	291	99

List of matches

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue	Scorers
1976	Semi-final	Czechoslovakia	1–3 (a.e.t.)	L	Zagreb	Ondruš (o.g.)
1976	Third place match	Yugoslavia	3–2	W	Zagreb	Geels (2), Van de Kerkhof
1980	Group stage	Greece	1–0	W	Naples	Kist
		West Germany	2–3	L	Naples	Rep, Van de Kerkhof
		Czechoslovakia	1–1	D	Milan	Kist
1988	Group stage	Soviet Union	0–1	L	Cologne	—
		England	3–1	W	Düsseldorf	Van Basten (3)
		Republic of Ireland	1–0	W	Gelsenkirchen	Kieft
	Semi-final	West Germany	2–1	W	Hamburg	Koeman, Van Basten
	Final	Soviet Union	2–0	W	Munich	Gullit, Van Basten
1992	Group stage	Scotland	1–0	W	Gothenburg	Bergkamp
		CIS	0–0	D	Gothenburg	—
		Germany	3–1	W	Gothenburg	Rijkaard, Witschge, Bergkamp
	Semi-final	Denmark	2–2 (4–5 p)	D	Gothenburg	Bergkamp, Rijkaard
1996	Group stage	Scotland	0–0	D	Birmingham
		Switzerland	2–0	W	Birmingham	Cruyff, Bergkamp
		England	1–4	L	London	Kluivert
	Quarter-final	France	0–0 (4–5 p)	D	Liverpool	—
2000	Group stage	Czech Republic	1–0	W	Amsterdam	F. De Boer
		Denmark	3–0	W	Rotterdam	Kluivert, R. De Boer, Zenden
		France	3–2	W	Amsterdam	Kluivert, F. De Boer, Zenden
	Quarter-final	Yugoslavia	6–1	W	Rotterdam	Kluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g.), Overmars (2)
	Semi-final	Italy	0–0 (1–3 p)	D	Amsterdam	—
2004	Group stage	Germany	1–1	D	Porto	Van Nistelrooy
		Czech Republic	2–3	L	Aveiro	Bouma, Van Nistelrooy
		Latvia	3–0	W	Braga	Van Nistelrooy (2), Makaay
	Quarter-final	Sweden	0–0 (5–4 p)	D	Faro	—
	Semi-final	Portugal	1–2	L	Lisbon	Andrade (o.g.)
2008	Group stage	Italy	3–0	W	Bern	Van Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Van Bronckhorst
		France	4–1	W	Bern	Kuyt, Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder
		Romania	2–0	W	Bern	Huntelaar, Van Persie
	Quarter-final	Russia	1–3 (a.e.t.)	L	Basel	Van Nistelrooy
2012	Group stage	Denmark	0–1	L	Kharkiv	—
		Germany	1–2	L	Kharkiv	Van Persie
		Portugal	1–2	L	Kharkiv	Van der Vaart
2020	Group stage	Ukraine			Amsterdam
		Austria			Amsterdam
		Winner Play-off Path D/A			Amsterdam

Euro 1976

Semi-finals

Czechoslovakia vs Netherlands

16 June 1976

20:15

Czechoslovakia	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
Ondruš 19' Nehoda 114' Veselý 118'	Report	Ondruš 73' (o.g.)

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 17,879

Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Czechoslovakia

Netherlands


GK	1	Ivo Viktor
SW	4	Anton Ondruš (c)
CB	5	Ján Pivarník
CB	3	Jozef Čapkovič		106'
CB	12	Koloman Gögh
RM	9	Jaroslav Pollák	51' 60'
CM	7	Antonín Panenka
CM	2	Karol Dobiaš	113'
LM	8	Jozef Móder		91'
CF	10	Marián Masný
CF	11	Zdeněk Nehoda
Substitutions:
MF	16	František Veselý		91'
DF	6	Ladislav Jurkemik		106'
Manager:
Václav Ježek


GK	1	Piet Schrijvers
SW	4	Adrie van Kraay
CB	2	Wim Suurbier
CB	3	Wim Rijsbergen		37'
CB	5	Ruud Krol
CM	6	Johan Neeskens	76'
CM	7	Wim Jansen
CM	10	Willy van de Kerkhof	57'
RW	8	Johnny Rep		65'
CF	9	Johan Cruyff (c)	76'
LW	11	Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutions:
MF	12	Willem van Hanegem	115'	37'
FW	13	Ruud Geels		65'
Manager:
George Knobel

Third place play-off

19 June 1976

20:15

Netherlands	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia
Geels 27', 107' W. van de Kerkhof 39'	Report	Katalinski 43' Džajić 82'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 6,766

Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Netherlands

Yugoslavia


GK	1	Piet Schrijvers
SW	4	Adrie van Kraay
CB	2	Wim Suurbier
CB	7	Wim Jansen	46'
CB	5	Ruud Krol (c)
CM	14	Jan Peters
CM	10	Willy van de Kerkhof
CM	16	Peter Arntz	70'
RW	15	René van de Kerkhof
CF	13	Ruud Geels
LW	11	Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutions:
DF	20	Wim Meutstege	46'
FW	19	Kees Kist	70'
Manager:
George Knobel


GK	1	Ognjen Petrović
SW	5	Josip Katalinski
CB	2	Ivan Buljan
CB	4	Dražen Mužinić
CB	6	Ivica Šurjak
CM	10	Jurica Jerković
CM	8	Branko Oblak
CM	9	Jovan Aćimović (c)	46'
RW	17	Slaviša Žungul	46'
CF	7	Danilo Popivoda
LW	11	Dragan Džajić
Substitutions:
FW	13	Vahid Halilhodžić	46'
MF	15	Franjo Vladić	46'
Manager:
Ante Mladinić

Euro 1980

Group stage

Template:UEFA Euro 1980 group tables

Netherlands vs Greece

11 June 1980

20:30

Netherlands	1–0	Greece
Kist 65' (pen.)	Report

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 14,990

Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

Netherlands

Greece


GK	1	Piet Schrijvers	15'
RB	2	Ben Wijnstekers
CB	5	Ruud Krol (c)
CB	3	Michel van de Korput
LB	4	Hugo Hovenkamp
DM	15	Huub Stevens
CM	10	Arie Haan
CM	8	Willy van de Kerkhof
RW	17	Martien Vreijsen	46'
CF	9	Kees Kist
LW	7	René van de Kerkhof
Substitutions:
GK	16	Pim Doesburg	15'
MF	13	Dick Nanninga	46'
Manager:
Jan Zwartkruis


GK	1	Vasilis Konstantinou
RB	2	Ioannis Kyrastas
CB	5	Giorgos Foiros
CB	4	Anthimos Kapsis (c)
LB	3	Konstantinos Iosifidis
CM	6	Spiros Livathinos
CM	16	Dinos Kouis
CM	7	Christos Terzanidis
RW	9	Christos Ardizoglou	68'
CF	19	Giorgos Kostikos	78'
LW	15	Thomas Mavros
Substitutions:
FW	20	Nikos Anastopoulos	68'
FW	10	Maik Galakos	78'
Manager:
Alketas Panagoulias

West Germany vs Netherlands

14 June 1980

17:45

West Germany	3–2	Netherlands
Allofs 20', 60', 65'	Report	Rep 79' (pen.) W. van de Kerkhof 85'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 29,889

Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

West Germany

Netherlands


GK	1	Harald Schumacher
CB	5	Bernard Dietz (c)	73'
CB	15	Uli Stielike
CB	4	Karlheinz Förster
RWB	20	Manfred Kaltz
LWB	2	Hans-Peter Briegel
CM	6	Bernd Schuster
CM	10	Hansi Müller	65'
AM	8	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
CF	9	Horst Hrubesch
CF	11	Klaus Allofs
Substitutions:
MF	14	Felix Magath	65'
MF	18	Lothar Matthäus	73'
Manager:
Jupp Derwall


GK	1	Piet Schrijvers
RB	2	Ben Wijnstekers
CB	5	Ruud Krol (c)
CB	3	Michel van de Korput
LB	4	Hugo Hovenkamp	46'
DM	15	Huub Stevens
CM	10	Arie Haan
CM	8	Willy van de Kerkhof
RW	12	Johnny Rep
CF	9	Kees Kist	69'
LW	7	René van de Kerkhof
Substitutions:
MF	13	Dick Nanninga	46'
MF	18	Frans Thijssen	69'
Manager:
Jan Zwartkruis

Netherlands vs Czechoslovakia

17 June 1980

17:45

Netherlands	1–1	Czechoslovakia
Kist 59'	Report	Nehoda 16'

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 11,889

Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Netherlands

Czechoslovakia


GK	1	Piet Schrijvers
RB	2	Ben Wijnstekers
CB	5	Ruud Krol (c)
CB	3	Michel van de Korput
LB	4	Hugo Hovenkamp
CM	6	Jan Poortvliet
CM	8	Willy van de Kerkhof
CM	18	Frans Thijssen
RW	12	Johnny Rep
CF	13	Dick Nanninga	46'
LW	7	René van de Kerkhof	15'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Kees Kist	15'
MF	10	Arie Haan	46'
Manager:
Jan Zwartkruis


GK	1	Jaroslav Netolička
RB	2	Jozef Barmoš
CB	12	Rostislav Vojáček
CB	4	Anton Ondruš (c)
LB	5	Koloman Gögh
DM	3	Ladislav Jurkemik
CM	7	Ján Kozák
CM	8	Antonín Panenka	89'
RW	10	Marián Masný	66'
CF	15	Ladislav Vízek
LW	11	Zdeněk Nehoda
Substitutions:
FW	13	Werner Lička	66'
MF	6	František Štambachr	89'
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Euro 1988

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
4	England	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Netherlands vs Soviet Union

12 June 1988

20:15

Netherlands	0–1	Soviet Union
	Report	Rats 52'

Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne

Attendance: 54,336

Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

Netherlands

Soviet Union


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg	59'
CM	20	Jan Wouters
CM	8	Arnold Mühren
LM	11	John van 't Schip
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	9	John Bosman
Substitutions:
FW	12	Marco van Basten	59'
Manager:
Rinus Michels


GK	1	Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW	3	Vagiz Khidiyatullin	40'
CB	2	Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB	4	Oleh Kuznetsov
CB	5	Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM	9	Oleksandr Zavarov		90'
CM	15	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM	8	Hennadiy Lytovchenko	21'
LM	6	Vasyl Rats
CF	11	Igor Belanov		82'
CF	10	Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
FW	7	Sergei Aleinikov		82'
DF	13	Tengiz Sulakvelidze		90'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Assistant referees:
Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)
Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

England vs Netherlands

15 June 1988

17:15

England	1–3	Netherlands
Robson 53'	Report	Van Basten 44', 71', 75'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 63,940

Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

England

Netherlands


GK	1	Peter Shilton
RB	2	Gary Stevens
CB	6	Tony Adams
CB	19	Mark Wright
LB	3	Kenny Sansom
RM	8	Trevor Steven	68'
CM	7	Bryan Robson (c)
CM	17	Glenn Hoddle
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	9	Peter Beardsley	72'
CF	10	Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF	12	Chris Waddle	68'
FW	18	Mark Hateley	72'
Manager:
Bobby Robson


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg	60'
CM	20	Jan Wouters
CM	8	Arnold Mühren
LM	13	Erwin Koeman
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	12	Marco van Basten	87'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Wim Kieft	60'
DF	18	Wilbert Suvrijn	87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Assistant referees:
Carlo Longhi (Italy)
Pierluigi Magni (Italy)

Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands

18 June 1988

15:30

Republic of Ireland	0–1	Netherlands
	Report	Kieft 82'

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 64,731

Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

Republic of Ireland

Netherlands


GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Chris Morris	46'
CB	4	Mick McCarthy
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Chris Hughton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	7	Paul McGrath
CM	6	Ronnie Whelan
LM	11	Tony Galvin
CF	10	Frank Stapleton (c)	83'
CF	9	John Aldridge
Substitutions:
MF	15	Kevin Sheedy	46'
FW	12	Tony Cascarino	83'
Manager:
Jack Charlton


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg
CM	20	Jan Wouters	60'
CM	8	Arnold Mühren		79'
LM	13	Erwin Koeman		50'
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	12	Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
FW	14	Wim Kieft		50'
FW	9	John Bosman		79'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Assistant referees:^[1]
Heinz Holzmann (Austria)
Helmut Kohl (Austria)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

West Germany vs Netherlands

21 June 1988

20:15

West Germany	1–2	Netherlands
Matthäus 55' (pen.)	Report	R. Koeman 74' (pen.) Van Basten 88'

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Attendance: 56,115

Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

West Germany

Netherlands


GK	1	Eike Immel
RB	6	Ulrich Borowka
CB	5	Matthias Herget	44'
CB	4	Jürgen Kohler
LB	3	Andreas Brehme
RM	10	Olaf Thon
CM	20	Wolfgang Rolff
CM	8	Lothar Matthäus (c)
LM	11	Frank Mill	79'
CF	9	Rudi Völler
CF	18	Jürgen Klinsmann
Substitutions:
DF	15	Hans Pflügler	44'
MF	7	Pierre Littbarski	79'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen	60'
RB	6	Berry van Aerle
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	4	Ronald Koeman
LB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg
CM	20	Jan Wouters
CM	8	Arnold Mühren		58'
LM	13	Erwin Koeman		89'
CF	12	Marco van Basten
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
Substitutions:
FW	14	Wim Kieft		58'
DF	18	Wilbert Suvrijn		89'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Assistant referees:
Ștefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)
Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

Final

25 June 1988

15:30

Soviet Union	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Gullit 32' Van Basten 54'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 62,770^[2]

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Soviet Union

Netherlands


GK	1	Rinat Dasayev (c)
RB	5	Anatoliy Demyanenko	31'
CB	7	Sergei Aleinikov
CB	3	Vagiz Khidiyatullin	42'
LB	6	Vasyl Rats
RM	8	Hennadiy Lytovchenko	33'
CM	9	Oleksandr Zavarov
CM	15	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
LM	18	Sergey Gotsmanov		68'
CF	10	Oleh Protasov		71'
CF	11	Igor Belanov
Substitutes:
DF	19	Sergei Baltacha		68'
MF	20	Viktor Pasulko		71'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
RB	6	Berry van Aerle	50'
CB	17	Frank Rijkaard
CB	4	Ronald Koeman
LB	2	Adri van Tiggelen
RM	7	Gerald Vanenburg
CM	20	Jan Wouters	37'
CM	8	Arnold Mühren
LM	13	Erwin Koeman
CF	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	12	Marco van Basten
Substitutes:
GK	16	Joop Hiele
DF	18	Wilbert Suvrijn
MF	11	John van 't Schip
FW	9	John Bosman
FW	14	Wim Kieft
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Linesmen:^[3]
Gérard Biguet (France)
Rémi Harrel (France)
Reserve referee:
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Euro 1992

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	2
4	CIS	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Netherlands vs Scotland

12 June 1992

17:15

Netherlands	1–0	Scotland
Bergkamp 75'	Report

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 35,720

Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Netherlands

Scotland


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	2	Berry van Aerle
CB	3	Adri van Tiggelen
RWB	8	Frank Rijkaard
LWB	6	Jan Wouters		54'
CM	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CM	7	Dennis Bergkamp		84'
CM	14	Rob Witschge	25'
CF	9	Marco van Basten
CF	20	Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF	18	Wim Jonk		54'
MF	15	Aron Winter		84'
Manager:
Rinus Michels


GK	1	Andy Goram
RB	9	Stewart McKimmie
CB	2	Richard Gough (c)
CB	8	Dave McPherson
LB	4	Maurice Malpas
RM	11	Gary McAllister
CM	3	Paul McStay
CM	10	Stuart McCall
LM	6	Brian McClair	78'
CF	7	Gordon Durie
CF	5	Ally McCoist	73'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Kevin Gallacher	73'
FW	20	Duncan Ferguson	78'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

Assistant referees:
Lennart Sundqvist (Sweden)
Bo Persson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Netherlands vs CIS

15 June 1992

20:15

Netherlands	0–0	CIS
	Report

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 34,440

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Netherlands

CIS


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman	26'
CB	2	Berry van Aerle
CB	3	Adri van Tiggelen
RWB	8	Frank Rijkaard
LWB	6	Jan Wouters	68'
CM	10	Ruud Gullit (c)		72'
CM	7	Dennis Bergkamp		80'
CM	14	Rob Witschge
CF	9	Marco van Basten
CF	20	Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF	11	John van 't Schip		72'
FW	19	Eric Viscaal		80'
Manager:
Rinus Michels


GK	1	Dmitri Kharine
SW	2	Andrey Chernyshov
CB	8	Andrei Kanchelskis
CB	5	Oleh Kuznetsov
DM	4	Akhrik Tsveiba	22'
RM	9	Sergei Aleinikov		57'
CM	7	Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)
CM	10	Igor Dobrovolski
LM	18	Viktor Onopko
CF	11	Sergei Yuran		65'
CF	15	Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutions:
MF	16	Dmitri Kuznetsov		57'
FW	13	Sergei Kiriakov		65'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets

Assistant referees:
Arne Paltoft (Denmark)
Jørgen Ohmeyer (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Netherlands vs Germany

18 June 1992

20:15

Netherlands	3–1	Germany
Rijkaard 4' Witschge 15' Bergkamp 72'	Report	Klinsmann 53'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 37,725

Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Netherlands

Germany


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	3	Adri van Tiggelen
CB	17	Frank de Boer	61'
RWB	8	Frank Rijkaard
LWB	6	Jan Wouters
CM	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CM	7	Dennis Bergkamp	87'
CM	14	Rob Witschge
CF	9	Marco van Basten
CF	20	Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF	15	Aron Winter	61'
MF	16	Peter Bosz	87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels


GK	1	Bodo Illgner
SW	5	Manfred Binz		46'
CB	3	Andreas Brehme (c)
CB	4	Jürgen Kohler	50'
RM	8	Thomas Häßler
CM	17	Stefan Effenberg
CM	14	Thomas Helmer
CM	7	Andreas Möller
LM	15	Michael Frontzeck
CF	18	Jürgen Klinsmann
CF	11	Karl-Heinz Riedle		76'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Matthias Sammer		46'
MF	10	Thomas Doll		76'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Assistant referees:
Domenico Ramicone (Italy)
Maurizio Padovan (Italy)
Fourth official:
Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Netherlands vs Denmark

22 June 1992

20:15

Netherlands	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Denmark
Bergkamp 23' Rijkaard 86'	Report	Larsen 5', 33'
Penalties
Koeman Van Basten Bergkamp Rijkaard Witschge	4–5	Larsen Povlsen Elstrup Vilfort Christofte

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 37,450

Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Netherlands

Denmark


GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
SW	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	3	Adri van Tiggelen
CB	17	Frank de Boer		46'
CM	8	Frank Rijkaard	42'
CM	6	Jan Wouters
RW	14	Rob Witschge
AM	7	Dennis Bergkamp
LW	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CF	9	Marco van Basten
CF	20	Bryan Roy		115'
Substitutions:
FW	12	Wim Kieft		46'
MF	11	John van 't Schip		115'
Manager:
Rinus Michels


GK	1	Peter Schmeichel
RB	2	John Sivebæk
CB	12	Torben Piechnik
CB	4	Lars Olsen (c)
LB	5	Henrik Andersen	15'	70'
RM	6	Kim Christofte
CM	7	John Jensen
CM	18	Kim Vilfort
LM	13	Henrik Larsen
SS	11	Brian Laudrup		57'
CF	9	Flemming Povlsen
Substitutions:
FW	10	Lars Elstrup		57'
DF	17	Claus Christiansen		70'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Assistant referees:
Francisco García Pacheco (Spain)
José Luis Iglesia Casas (Spain)

Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England (H)	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4^[a]
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

Netherlands vs Scotland

10 June 1996

16:30

Netherlands	0–0	Scotland
	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 34,363

Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Netherlands

Scotland


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	18	Johan de Kock
LB	15	Winston Bogarde
RM	6	Ronald de Boer (c)		68'
CM	4	Clarence Seedorf
CM	8	Edgar Davids
LM	14	Richard Witschge	26'	78'
RF	7	Gaston Taument	28'	63'
CF	10	Dennis Bergkamp
LF	17	Jordi Cruyff
Substitutions:
FW	9	Patrick Kluivert		63'
MF	12	Aron Winter		68'
MF	20	Philip Cocu		78'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink


GK	12	Andy Goram
RB	2	Stewart McKimmie		85'
CB	4	Colin Calderwood
CB	5	Colin Hendry
LB	3	Tom Boyd	4'
CM	8	Stuart McCall
CM	10	Gary McAllister (c)
CM	11	John Collins
RF	14	Gordon Durie
CF	18	Kevin Gallacher	32'	56'
LF	20	Scott Booth		46'
Substitutions:
FW	7	John Spencer		46'
MF	17	Billy McKinlay		56'
MF	16	Craig Burley		85'
Manager:
Craig Brown

Man of the Match:
Gary McAllister (Scotland)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Mikael Hansson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Switzerland vs Netherlands

13 June 1996

19:30

Switzerland	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Cruyff 66' Bergkamp 79'

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 36,800

Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

Switzerland

Netherlands


GK	1	Marco Pascolo
RB	2	Marc Hottiger
CB	15	Ramon Vega
CB	4	Stéphane Henchoz
CB	13	Sébastien Jeanneret	32'	69'
LB	3	Yvan Quentin
CM	17	Johann Vogel
CM	10	Ciriaco Sforza (c)
RF	9	Marco Grassi	72'
CF	11	Stéphane Chapuisat	40'
LF	14	Kubilay Türkyilmaz	62'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Alexandre Comisetti		69'
Manager:
Artur Jorge


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	3	Danny Blind (c)
LB	15	Winston Bogarde
RM	6	Ronald de Boer		80'
CM	12	Aron Winter
CM	4	Clarence Seedorf	14'	26'
LM	14	Richard Witschge
RF	17	Jordi Cruyff		84'
CF	10	Dennis Bergkamp
LF	11	Peter Hoekstra
Substitutions:
DF	18	Johan de Kock		26'
MF	8	Edgar Davids		80'
FW	9	Patrick Kluivert		84'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Ivan Borissov Lekov (Bulgaria)
Iordan Iordanov (Bulgaria)
Fourth official:
Stefan Ormandjiev (Bulgaria)

Netherlands vs England

18 June 1996

19:30

Netherlands	1–4	England
Kluivert 78'	Report	Shearer 23' (pen.), 57' Sheringham 51', 62'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 76,798

Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Netherlands

England


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	3	Danny Blind (c)	23'
LB	15	Winston Bogarde
RM	6	Ronald de Boer		73'
CM	4	Clarence Seedorf
CM	12	Aron Winter	18'
LM	14	Richard Witschge		46'
RF	17	Jordi Cruyff
CF	10	Dennis Bergkamp	67'
LF	11	Peter Hoekstra		72'
Substitutions:
DF	18	Johan de Kock		46'
FW	9	Patrick Kluivert		72'
MF	20	Philip Cocu		73'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Gary Neville
CB	5	Tony Adams (c)
CB	6	Gareth Southgate	90'
LB	3	Stuart Pearce
RM	11	Darren Anderton
CM	4	Paul Ince	43'	68'
CM	8	Paul Gascoigne
LM	17	Steve McManaman
CF	10	Teddy Sheringham	41'	77'
CF	9	Alan Shearer		76'
Substitutions:
MF	7	David Platt		68'
MF	14	Nick Barmby		76'
FW	21	Robbie Fowler		77'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Man of the Match:
Teddy Sheringham (England)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Egon Bereuter (Austria)
Manfred Zeiszer (Austria)
Fourth official:
Günter Benkö (Austria)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

France vs Netherlands

22 June 1996

18:30

France	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
	Report
Penalties
Zidane Djorkaeff Lizarazu Guérin Blanc	5–4	De Kock De Boer Kluivert Seedorf Blind

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 37,465^[5]

Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

France

Netherlands


GK	1	Bernard Lama
RB	15	Lilian Thuram
CB	5	Laurent Blanc
CB	8	Marcel Desailly
LB	12	Bixente Lizarazu
CM	19	Christian Karembeu	48'
CM	7	Didier Deschamps (c)	7'
CM	6	Vincent Guérin
AM	10	Zinedine Zidane
AM	9	Youri Djorkaeff
CF	11	Patrice Loko		61'
Substitutions:
FW	13	Christophe Dugarry		61'	80'
MF	18	Reynald Pedros			80'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	18	Johan de Kock	68'
LB	15	Winston Bogarde	90'
DM	3	Danny Blind (c)
RM	6	Ronald de Boer
LM	14	Richard Witschge		80'
AM	10	Dennis Bergkamp		60'
RW	17	Jordi Cruyff		69'
LW	20	Philip Cocu
CF	9	Patrick Kluivert	89'
Substitutions:
MF	4	Clarence Seedorf		60'
MF	12	Aron Winter		69'
FW	19	Youri Mulder		80'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Bernard Lama (France)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Manuel López Fernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Euro 2000

Group stage

Template:UEFA Euro 2000 group tables

Netherlands vs Czech Republic

11 June 2000

20:45

Netherlands	1–0	Czech Republic
F. de Boer 89' (pen.)	Report

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,800

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Netherlands

Czech Republic


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	3	Jaap Stam		75'
CB	4	Frank de Boer (c)	36'
LB	12	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	89'
RM	6	Clarence Seedorf		57'
CM	7	Phillip Cocu
CM	8	Edgar Davids
LM	5	Boudewijn Zenden		78'
SS	10	Dennis Bergkamp
CF	9	Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF	16	Ronald de Boer		57'
DF	13	Bert Konterman		75'
MF	11	Marc Overmars		78'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard


GK	1	Pavel Srníček
CB	2	Tomáš Řepka	66'
CB	19	Karel Rada
CB	21	Petr Gabriel
DM	3	Radoslav Látal	90'	70'
RM	8	Karel Poborský	48'
CM	11	Tomáš Rosický
CM	4	Pavel Nedvěd	22'	89'
LM	7	Jiří Němec (c)
CF	17	Vladimír Šmicer		83'
CF	10	Jan Koller
Substitutions:
MF	13	Radek Bejbl		70'
FW	9	Pavel Kuka		83'
FW	12	Vratislav Lokvenc		89'
Manager:
Jozef Chovanec

Man of the Match:
Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)
Turgay Güdü (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Denmark vs Netherlands

16 June 2000

20:45

Denmark	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Kluivert 57' R. de Boer 66' Zenden 77'

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 51,425

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Denmark

Netherlands


GK	1	Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB	12	Søren Colding
CB	3	René Henriksen
CB	2	Michael Schjønberg		82'
LB	5	Jan Heintze
RM	19	Morten Bisgaard
CM	20	Thomas Gravesen		67'
CM	7	Allan Nielsen	50'	61'
LM	8	Jesper Grønkjær
SS	9	Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF	11	Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF	15	Stig Tøfting		61'
MF	14	Brian Steen Nielsen		67'
DF	6	Thomas Helveg		82'
Manager:
Bo Johansson


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar	80'	89'
RB	2	Michael Reiziger	10'
CB	13	Bert Konterman	56'
CB	4	Frank de Boer (c)
LB	12	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	4'
RM	5	Boudewijn Zenden
CM	7	Phillip Cocu
CM	8	Edgar Davids
LM	11	Marc Overmars		62'
SS	10	Dennis Bergkamp		76'
CF	9	Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF	16	Ronald de Boer		62'
MF	20	Aron Winter		76'
GK	22	Sander Westerveld		89'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard

Man of the Match:
Frank de Boer (Netherlands)^[7]

Assistant referees:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

France vs Netherlands

21 June 2000

20:45

France	2–3	Netherlands
Dugarry 8' Trezeguet 31'	Report	Kluivert 14' F. de Boer 51' Zenden 59'

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

France

Netherlands


GK	1	Bernard Lama
RB	19	Christian Karembeu
CB	8	Marcel Desailly (c)	75'
CB	18	Frank Leboeuf
LB	2	Vincent Candela
RM	11	Robert Pires
CM	4	Patrick Vieira	90'	90'
LM	14	Johan Micoud
RF	21	Christophe Dugarry	45'	67'
CF	20	David Trezeguet
LF	13	Sylvain Wiltord		80'
Substitutions:
MF	6	Youri Djorkaeff		67'
FW	9	Nicolas Anelka		80'
MF	7	Didier Deschamps		90'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre


GK	22	Sander Westerveld
RB	15	Paul Bosvelt
CB	3	Jaap Stam
CB	4	Frank de Boer (c)
LB	19	Arthur Numan
RM	11	Marc Overmars		90'
CM	7	Phillip Cocu	85'
CM	8	Edgar Davids	81'
LM	5	Boudewijn Zenden
SS	10	Dennis Bergkamp		78'
CF	9	Patrick Kluivert		60'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Roy Makaay		60'
MF	20	Aron Winter		78'
FW	14	Peter van Vossen		90'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard

Man of the Match:
Edgar Davids (Netherlands)^[8]

Assistant referees:
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Markus Merk (Germany)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Netherlands vs FR Yugoslavia

25 June 2000

18:00

Netherlands	6–1	FR Yugoslavia
Kluivert 24', 38', 54' Govedarica 51' (o.g.) Overmars 78', 90+1'	Report	Milošević 90+2'

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 44,000

Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Netherlands

FR Yugoslavia


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar		65'
RB	15	Paul Bosvelt	48'
CB	3	Jaap Stam
CB	4	Frank de Boer (c)
LB	19	Arthur Numan
RM	11	Marc Overmars
CM	7	Philip Cocu
CM	8	Edgar Davids
LM	5	Boudewijn Zenden		86'
CF	9	Patrick Kluivert		60'
CF	10	Dennis Bergkamp
Substitutions:
FW	21	Roy Makaay		60'
GK	22	Sander Westerveld		65'
MF	16	Ronald de Boer		86'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard


GK	22	Ivica Kralj
RB	13	Slobodan Komljenović
CB	5	Miroslav Đukić
CB	11	Siniša Mihajlović
LB	14	Niša Saveljić	56'
RM	10	Dragan Stojković (c)	52'
CM	16	Dejan Govedarica
CM	7	Vladimir Jugović
LM	17	Ljubinko Drulović	70'
CF	8	Predrag Mijatović
CF	9	Savo Milošević
Substitutions:
MF	6	Dejan Stanković	52'
MF	19	Jovan Stanković	56'
FW	18	Darko Kovačević	70'
Manager:
Vujadin Boškov

Man of the Match:
Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands)^[9]

Assistant referees:
Carlos Martín Nieto (Spain)
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Günter Benkö (Austria)

Semi-finals

Italy vs Netherlands

29 June 2000

18:00

Italy	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
	Report
Penalties
Di Biagio Pessotto Totti Maldini	3–1	F. de Boer Stam Kluivert Bosvelt

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Italy

Netherlands


GK	12	Francesco Toldo	38'
RB	17	Gianluca Zambrotta	15' 34'
CB	5	Fabio Cannavaro
CB	13	Alessandro Nesta
CB	15	Mark Iuliano	16'
LB	3	Paolo Maldini (c)	45'
RM	14	Luigi Di Biagio	87'
CM	4	Demetrio Albertini		77'
LM	18	Stefano Fiore		83'
CF	10	Alessandro Del Piero
CF	9	Filippo Inzaghi		67'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Marco Delvecchio		67'
DF	11	Gianluca Pessotto		77'
MF	20	Francesco Totti		83'
Manager:
Dino Zoff


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	15	Paul Bosvelt
CB	3	Jaap Stam	93'
CB	4	Frank de Boer (c)
LB	12	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	75'
RM	11	Marc Overmars
CM	7	Philip Cocu		95'
CM	8	Edgar Davids	50'
LM	5	Boudewijn Zenden	28'	77'
CF	9	Patrick Kluivert
CF	10	Dennis Bergkamp		86'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Peter van Vossen		77'
MF	6	Clarence Seedorf		86'
MF	20	Aron Winter		95'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard

Man of the Match:
Francesco Toldo (Italy)^[10]

Assistant referees:
Kurt Ertl (Germany)
Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Euro 2004

Group stage

Template:UEFA Euro 2004 group tables

Germany vs Netherlands

15 June 2004

19:45

Germany	1–1	Netherlands
Frings 30'	Report	Van Nistelrooy 81'

Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Attendance: 48,197

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Germany

Netherlands


GK	1	Oliver Kahn (c)
RB	3	Arne Friedrich
CB	4	Christian Wörns
CB	5	Jens Nowotny
LB	21	Philipp Lahm
CM	8	Dietmar Hamann
CM	6	Frank Baumann
RW	19	Bernd Schneider		68'
CM	13	Michael Ballack	90+1'
LW	22	Torsten Frings		79'
CF	10	Kevin Kurányi	12'	85'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger		68'
MF	18	Fabian Ernst		79'
FW	9	Fredi Bobic		85'
Manager:
Rudi Völler


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	18	John Heitinga		74'
CB	3	Jaap Stam	73'
CB	4	Wilfred Bouma
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM	6	Phillip Cocu (c)	29'
CM	8	Edgar Davids		46'
RW	7	Andy van der Meyde
AM	11	Rafael van der Vaart
LW	22	Boudewijn Zenden		46'
CF	10	Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF	14	Wesley Sneijder		46'
MF	16	Marc Overmars		46'
FW	17	Pierre van Hooijdonk		74'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)^[11]

Assistant referees:
Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Peter Ekström (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Netherlands vs Czech Republic

19 June 2004

19:45

Netherlands	2–3	Czech Republic
Bouma 4' Van Nistelrooy 19'	Report	Koller 23' Baroš 71' Šmicer 88'

Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro

Attendance: 29,935

Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Netherlands

Czech Republic


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	18	John Heitinga	26' 75'
CB	3	Jaap Stam
CB	4	Wilfred Bouma
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM	6	Phillip Cocu (c)
CM	20	Clarence Seedorf	9'	86'
CM	8	Edgar Davids
RW	7	Andy van der Meyde		79'
LW	19	Arjen Robben		58'
CF	10	Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF	21	Paul Bosvelt		58'
DF	2	Michael Reiziger		79'
MF	11	Rafael van der Vaart		86'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat


GK	1	Petr Čech
RB	2	Zdeněk Grygera		25'
CB	13	Martin Jiránek
CB	21	Tomáš Ujfaluši
LB	6	Marek Jankulovski
RM	8	Karel Poborský
CM	10	Tomáš Rosický
CM	4	Tomáš Galásek	55'	62'
LM	11	Pavel Nedvěd (c)
CF	9	Jan Koller		75'
CF	15	Milan Baroš
Substitutions:
MF	7	Vladimír Šmicer		25'
FW	18	Marek Heinz		62'
DF	22	David Rozehnal		75'
Manager:
Karel Brückner

Man of the Match:
Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)^[12]

Assistant referees:
Rafael Guerrero Alonso (Spain)
Oscar Martínez Samaniego (Spain)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Netherlands vs Latvia

23 June 2004

19:45

Netherlands	3–0	Latvia
Van Nistelrooy 27' (pen.), 35' Makaay 84'	Report

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Attendance: 27,904

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Netherlands

Latvia


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	3	Jaap Stam
CB	15	Frank de Boer (c)
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM	20	Clarence Seedorf
CM	6	Phillip Cocu
CM	8	Edgar Davids	77'
RW	7	Andy van der Meyde	63'
LW	19	Arjen Robben
CF	10	Ruud van Nistelrooy	70'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Marc Overmars	63'
FW	12	Roy Makaay	70'
MF	14	Wesley Sneijder	77'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat


GK	1	Aleksandrs Koļinko
RB	7	Aleksandrs Isakovs
CB	4	Mihails Zemļinskis
CB	2	Igors Stepanovs
LB	6	Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM	8	Imants Bleidelis		83'
CM	14	Valentīns Lobaņovs	53'
CM	3	Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)
LM	10	Andrejs Rubins
SS	11	Andrejs Prohorenkovs		74'
CF	9	Māris Verpakovskis		62'
Substitutions:
FW	17	Marians Pahars		62'
MF	5	Juris Laizāns		74'
MF	19	Andrejs Štolcers		83'
Manager:
Aleksandrs Starkovs

Man of the Match:
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)^[13]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Sweden vs Netherlands

26 June 2004

19:45

Sweden	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
	Report
Penalties
Källström Larsson Ibrahimović Ljungberg Wilhelmsson Mellberg	4–5	Van Nistelrooy Heitinga Reiziger Cocu Makaay Robben

Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé

Attendance: 27,762

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Sweden

Netherlands


GK	1	Andreas Isaksson
RB	14	Alexander Östlund	88'
CB	3	Olof Mellberg (c)
CB	15	Andreas Jakobsson
LB	7	Mikael Nilsson
DM	6	Tobias Linderoth
RM	18	Mattias Jonson		64'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
AM	8	Anders Svensson		81'
CF	10	Zlatan Ibrahimović	58'
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF	21	Christian Wilhelmsson		64'
MF	16	Kim Källström		81'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	3	Jaap Stam
CB	15	Frank de Boer (c)	30'	35'
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM	8	Edgar Davids		61'
CM	20	Clarence Seedorf
CM	6	Phillip Cocu
RW	7	Andy van der Meyde	48'	87'
LW	19	Arjen Robben
CF	10	Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
DF	4	Wilfred Bouma		35'
DF	18	John Heitinga		61'
FW	12	Roy Makaay	116'	87'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match:
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)^[14]

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Markus Merk (Germany)

Semi-finals

Portugal vs Netherlands

30 June 2004

19:45

Portugal	2–1	Netherlands
Ronaldo 26' Maniche 58'	Report	Andrade 63' (o.g.)

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Attendance: 46,679

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Portugal

Netherlands


GK	1	Ricardo
RB	13	Miguel
CB	4	Jorge Andrade
CB	16	Ricardo Carvalho
LB	14	Nuno Valente	44'
CM	18	Maniche		87'
CM	6	Costinha
RW	17	Cristiano Ronaldo	27'	68'
AM	20	Deco
LW	7	Luís Figo (c)	90'
CF	9	Pauleta		75'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Petit		68'
FW	21	Nuno Gomes		75'
DF	5	Fernando Couto		87'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar
RB	2	Michael Reiziger
CB	3	Jaap Stam
CB	4	Wilfred Bouma		56'
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM	8	Edgar Davids
CM	20	Clarence Seedorf
CM	6	Phillip Cocu (c)
RW	16	Marc Overmars	39'	46'
LW	19	Arjen Robben	71'	81'
CF	10	Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
FW	12	Roy Makaay		46'
MF	11	Rafael van der Vaart		56'
FW	17	Pierre van Hooijdonk		81'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match:
Luís Figo (Portugal)^[15]

Assistant referees:
Kenneth Petersson (Sweden)
Peter Ekström (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Euro 2008

Group stage

Template:UEFA Euro 2008 group tables

Netherlands vs Italy

9 June 2008

20:45

Netherlands	3–0	Italy
Van Nistelrooy 26' Sneijder 31' Van Bronckhorst 79'	Report

Stade de Suisse, Bern

Attendance: 30,777^[16]

Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Netherlands^[17]

Italy^[17]


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB	2	André Ooijer
CB	21	Khalid Boulahrouz		77'
CB	4	Joris Mathijsen
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM	17	Nigel de Jong	58'
CM	8	Orlando Engelaar
RW	18	Dirk Kuyt		81'
AM	23	Rafael van der Vaart
LW	10	Wesley Sneijder
CF	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy		70'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Robin van Persie		70'
DF	3	John Heitinga		77'
MF	20	Ibrahim Afellay		81'
Manager:
Marco van Basten


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB	2	Christian Panucci
CB	6	Andrea Barzagli
CB	23	Marco Materazzi		54'
LB	19	Gianluca Zambrotta	35'
CM	13	Massimo Ambrosini
CM	21	Andrea Pirlo
CM	8	Gennaro Gattuso	51'
RW	16	Mauro Camoranesi		75'
LW	11	Antonio Di Natale		64'
CF	9	Luca Toni	27'
Substitutions:
DF	3	Fabio Grosso		54'
FW	7	Alessandro Del Piero		64'
FW	18	Antonio Cassano		75'
Manager:
Roberto Donadoni

Man of the Match:
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)^[16]

Assistant referees:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Netherlands vs France

13 June 2008

20:45

Netherlands	4–1	France
Kuyt 9' Van Persie 59' Robben 72' Sneijder 90+2'	Report	Henry 71'

Stade de Suisse, Bern

Attendance: 30,777^[18]

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Netherlands^[19]

France^[19]


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB	21	Khalid Boulahrouz
CB	2	André Ooijer	51'
CB	4	Joris Mathijsen
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM	17	Nigel de Jong
CM	8	Orlando Engelaar		46'
RW	18	Dirk Kuyt		55'
AM	23	Rafael van der Vaart		78'
LW	10	Wesley Sneijder
CF	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF	11	Arjen Robben		46'
FW	7	Robin van Persie		55'
DF	14	Wilfred Bouma		78'
Manager:
Marco van Basten


GK	23	Grégory Coupet
RB	19	Willy Sagnol
CB	15	Lilian Thuram (c)
CB	5	William Gallas
LB	13	Patrice Evra
CM	20	Jérémy Toulalan	82'
CM	6	Claude Makelele	32'
RW	10	Sidney Govou		75'
LW	7	Florent Malouda		60'
SS	22	Franck Ribéry
CF	12	Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW	18	Bafétimbi Gomis		60'
FW	8	Nicolas Anelka		75'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

Man of the Match:
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)^[18]

Assistant referees:
Carsten Kadach (Germany)
Volker Wezel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Netherlands vs Romania

17 June 2008

20:45

Netherlands	2–0	Romania
Huntelaar 54' Van Persie 87'	Report

Stade de Suisse, Bern

Attendance: 30,777^[20]

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Netherlands^[21]

Romania^[21]


GK	16	Maarten Stekelenburg
RB	21	Khalid Boulahrouz	58'
CB	3	John Heitinga (c)
CB	14	Wilfred Bouma
LB	15	Tim de Cler
CM	6	Demy de Zeeuw
CM	8	Orlando Engelaar
RW	20	Ibrahim Afellay
AM	7	Robin van Persie
LW	11	Arjen Robben	61'
CF	19	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	83'
Substitutions:
DF	12	Mario Melchiot	58'
FW	18	Dirk Kuyt	61'
FW	22	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	83'
Manager:
Marco van Basten


GK	1	Bogdan Lobonț
RB	2	Cosmin Contra
CB	4	Gabriel Tamaș
CB	14	Sorin Ghionea
LB	3	Răzvan Raț
DM	8	Paul Codrea		72'
CM	11	Răzvan Cociș
CM	5	Cristian Chivu (c)	78'
RW	16	Bănel Nicoliță		82'
LW	10	Adrian Mutu
CF	18	Marius Niculae		59'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Daniel Niculae		59'
MF	20	Nicolae Dică		72'
MF	7	Florentin Petre		82'
Manager:
Victor Pițurcă

Man of the Match:
Robin van Persie (Netherlands)^[20]

Assistant referees:
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Netherlands vs Russia

21 June 2008

20:45

Netherlands	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Russia
Van Nistelrooy 86'	Report	Pavlyuchenko 56' Torbinski 112' Arshavin 116'

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 38,374^[22]

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Netherlands^[23]

Russia^[23]


GK	1	Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB	21	Khalid Boulahrouz	50'	54'
CB	2	André Ooijer
CB	4	Joris Mathijsen
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM	17	Nigel de Jong
CM	8	Orlando Engelaar		62'
RW	18	Dirk Kuyt		46'
AM	23	Rafael van der Vaart	60'
LW	10	Wesley Sneijder
CF	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
FW	7	Robin van Persie	55'	46'
DF	3	John Heitinga		54'
MF	20	Ibrahim Afellay		62'
Manager:
Marco van Basten


GK	1	Igor Akinfeev
RB	22	Aleksandr Anyukov
CB	4	Sergei Ignashevich
CB	8	Denis Kolodin	71'
LB	18	Yuri Zhirkov	103'
DM	11	Sergei Semak (c)
RM	17	Konstantin Zyryanov
CM	20	Igor Semshov		69'
LM	9	Ivan Saenko		81'
SS	10	Andrei Arshavin
CF	19	Roman Pavlyuchenko		115'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Diniyar Bilyaletdinov		69'
MF	7	Dmitri Torbinski	111'	81'
FW	21	Dmitri Sychev		115'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Andrei Arshavin (Russia)^[22]

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Euro 2012

Group stage

Template:UEFA Euro 2012 group tables

Netherlands vs Denmark

9 June 2012

19:00

Netherlands	0–1	Denmark
	Report	Krohn-Dehli 24'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv

Attendance: 35,923^[24]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Netherlands^[25]

Denmark^[25]


GK	1	Maarten Stekelenburg
RB	2	Gregory van der Wiel		85'
CB	3	John Heitinga
CB	13	Ron Vlaar
LB	15	Jetro Willems
CM	8	Nigel de Jong		71'
CM	6	Mark van Bommel (c)	67'
RW	11	Arjen Robben
AM	10	Wesley Sneijder
LW	20	Ibrahim Afellay		71'
CF	16	Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
MF	23	Rafael van der Vaart		71'
FW	9	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar		71'
FW	7	Dirk Kuyt		85'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk


GK	1	Stephan Andersen
RB	6	Lars Jacobsen
CB	3	Simon Kjær
CB	4	Daniel Agger (c)
LB	5	Simon Poulsen	78'
CM	7	William Kvist	81'
CM	21	Niki Zimling
RW	10	Dennis Rommedahl		84'
AM	8	Christian Eriksen		74'
LW	9	Michael Krohn-Dehli
CF	11	Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF	14	Lasse Schøne		74'
FW	23	Tobias Mikkelsen		84'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Michael Krohn-Dehli (Denmark)^[24]

Assistant referees:
Primoz Arhar (Slovenia)
Matej Žunič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Additional assistant referees:
Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Netherlands vs Germany

13 June 2012

21:45

Netherlands	1–2	Germany
Van Persie 73'	Report	Gómez 24', 38'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv

Attendance: 37,750^[26]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Netherlands^[27]

Germany^[27]


GK	1	Maarten Stekelenburg
RB	2	Gregory van der Wiel
CB	3	John Heitinga
CB	4	Joris Mathijsen
LB	15	Jetro Willems	90'
CM	8	Nigel de Jong	80'
CM	6	Mark van Bommel (c)		46'
RW	11	Arjen Robben		83'
AM	10	Wesley Sneijder
LW	20	Ibrahim Afellay		46'
CF	16	Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
MF	23	Rafael van der Vaart		46'
FW	9	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar		46'
FW	7	Dirk Kuyt		83'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk


GK	1	Manuel Neuer
RB	20	Jérôme Boateng	87'
CB	5	Mats Hummels
CB	14	Holger Badstuber
LB	16	Philipp Lahm (c)
CM	6	Sami Khedira
CM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW	13	Thomas Müller		90+2'
AM	8	Mesut Özil		81'
LW	10	Lukas Podolski
CF	23	Mario Gómez		72'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Miroslav Klose		72'
MF	18	Toni Kroos		81'
MF	15	Lars Bender		90+2'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Mario Gómez (Germany)^[26]

Assistant referees:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Additional assistant referees:
Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Portugal vs Netherlands

17 June 2012

21:45

Portugal	2–1	Netherlands
Ronaldo 28', 74'	Report	Van der Vaart 11'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv

Attendance: 37,445^[28]

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Portugal^[29]

Netherlands^[29]


GK	12	Rui Patrício
RB	21	João Pereira	90+2'
CB	2	Bruno Alves
CB	3	Pepe
LB	5	Fábio Coentrão
CM	16	Raul Meireles		72'
CM	4	Miguel Veloso
CM	8	João Moutinho
RF	17	Nani		87'
CF	23	Hélder Postiga		64'
LF	7	Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW	11	Nélson Oliveira		64'
MF	6	Custódio		72'
DF	14	Rolando		87'
Manager:
Paulo Bento


GK	1	Maarten Stekelenburg
RB	2	Gregory van der Wiel
CB	13	Ron Vlaar
CB	4	Joris Mathijsen
LB	15	Jetro Willems	51'	67'
DM	8	Nigel de Jong
CM	23	Rafael van der Vaart (c)
RW	11	Arjen Robben
AM	16	Robin van Persie	69'
LW	10	Wesley Sneijder
CF	9	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Substitutions:
MF	20	Ibrahim Afellay		67'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)^[28]

Assistant referees:
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Martin Atkinson (England)
Additional assistant referees:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Euro 2020

Group stage

Template:UEFA Euro 2020 group tables

Goalscorers

Player	Goals	1976	1980	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012
Patrick Kluivert	6					1	5
Ruud van Nistelrooy	6							4	2
Marco van Basten	5			5
Dennis Bergkamp	4				3	1
Robin van Persie	3								2	1
Frank de Boer	2						2
Ruud Geels	2	2
Kees Kist	2		2
Marc Overmars	2						2
Frank Rijkaard	2				2
Wesley Sneijder	2								2
Willy van de Kerkhof	2	1	1
Boudewijn Zenden	2						2
Wilfred Bouma	1							1
Jordi Cruyff	1					1
Ronald de Boer	1						1
Ruud Gullit	1			1
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	1								1
Wim Kieft	1			1
Ronald Koeman	1			1
Dirk Kuyt	1								1
Roy Makaay	1							1
Johnny Rep	1		1
Arjen Robben	1								1
Giovanni van Bronckhorst	1								1
Rafael van der Vaart	1									1
Rob Witschge	1				1
Own goals	3	1					1	1
Total	57	4	4	8	6	3	13	7	10	2

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External links

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