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.

For the womens team, see Netherlands at the UEFA Women's Championship.

UEFA European Championship record
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squads 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 21 12
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 Qualified TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 Squad 8 6 1 1 24 7
2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 Title 10/16 35 17 8 10 57 37 — 112 73 15 24 261 88

List of matches
Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1976Semi-final Czechoslovakia1–3 (a.e.t.)LZagrebOndruš (o.g.)
Third place match Yugoslavia3–2WZagrebGeels (2), Van de Kerkhof
1980Group stage Greece1–0WNaplesKist
 West Germany2–3LNaplesRep, Van de Kerkhof
 Czechoslovakia1–1DMilanKist
1988Group stage Soviet Union0–1LCologne—
 England3–1WDüsseldorfVan Basten (3)
 Republic of Ireland1–0WGelsenkirchenKieft
Semi-final West Germany2–1WHamburgKoeman, Van Basten
Final Soviet Union2–0WMunichGullit, Van Basten
1992Group stage Scotland1–0WGothenburgBergkamp
 CIS0–0DGothenburg—
 Germany3–1WGothenburgRijkaard, Witschge, Bergkamp
Semi-final Denmark2–2 (4–5 p)DGothenburgBergkamp, Rijkaard
1996Group stage Scotland0–0DBirmingham
  Switzerland2–0WBirminghamCruyff, Bergkamp
 England1–4LLondonKluivert
Quarter-final France0–0 (4–5 p)DLiverpool—
2000Group stage Czech Republic1–0WAmsterdamF. De Boer
 Denmark3–0WRotterdamKluivert, R. De Boer, Zenden
 France3–2WAmsterdamKluivert, F. De Boer, Zenden
Quarter-final FR Yugoslavia6–1WRotterdamKluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g.), Overmars (2)
Semi-final Italy0–0 (1–3 p)DAmsterdam—
2004Group stage Germany1–1DPortoVan Nistelrooy
 Czech Republic2–3LAveiroBouma, Van Nistelrooy
 Latvia3–0WBragaVan Nistelrooy (2), Makaay
Quarter-final Sweden0–0 (5–4 p)DFaro—
Semi-final Portugal1–2LLisbonAndrade (o.g.)
2008Group stage Italy3–0WBernVan Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Van Bronckhorst
 France4–1WBernKuyt, Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder
 Romania2–0WBernHuntelaar, Van Persie
Quarter-final Russia1–3 (a.e.t.)LBaselVan Nistelrooy
2012Group stage Denmark0–1LKharkiv—
 Germany1–2LKharkivVan Persie
 Portugal1–2LKharkivVan der Vaart
2020Group stage UkraineAmsterdam
 AustriaAmsterdam
Winner Play-off Path D/A Amsterdam

Euro 1976
Main article: UEFA Euro 1976
Semi-finals

Czechoslovakia vs Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
GK1Ivo Viktor
SW4Anton Ondruš (c)
CB5Ján Pivarník
CB3Jozef Čapkovič 106'
CB12Koloman Gögh
RM9Jaroslav Pollák 51'  60'
CM7Antonín Panenka
CM2Karol Dobiaš 113'
LM8Jozef Móder 91'
CF10Marián Masný
CF11Zdeněk Nehoda
Substitutions:
MF16František Veselý 91'
DF6Ladislav Jurkemik 106'
Manager:
Václav Ježek
GK1Piet Schrijvers
SW4Adrie van Kraay
CB2Wim Suurbier
CB3Wim Rijsbergen 37'
CB5Ruud Krol
CM6Johan Neeskens 76'
CM7Wim Jansen
CM10Willy van de Kerkhof 57'
RW8Johnny Rep 65'
CF9Johan Cruyff (c) 76'
LW11Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutions:
MF12Willem van Hanegem 115' 37'
FW13Ruud Geels 65'
Manager:
George Knobel
Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 6,766
Netherlands
Yugoslavia
GK1Piet Schrijvers
SW4Adrie van Kraay
CB2Wim Suurbier
CB7Wim Jansen 46'
CB5Ruud Krol (c)
CM14Jan Peters
CM10Willy van de Kerkhof
CM16Peter Arntz 70'
RW15René van de Kerkhof
CF13Ruud Geels
LW11Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutions:
DF20Wim Meutstege 46'
FW19Kees Kist 70'
Manager:
George Knobel
GK1Ognjen Petrović
SW5Josip Katalinski
CB2Ivan Buljan
CB4Dražen Mužinić
CB6Ivica Šurjak
CM10Jurica Jerković
CM8Branko Oblak
CM9Jovan Aćimović (c) 46'
RW17Slaviša Žungul 46'
CF7Danilo Popivoda
LW11Dragan Džajić
Substitutions:
FW13Vahid Halilhodžić 46'
MF15Franjo Vladić 46'
Manager:
Ante Mladinić

Euro 1980
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Netherlands vs Greece
Netherlands 1–0 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 14,990
Netherlands
Greece
GK1Piet Schrijvers 15'
RB2Ben Wijnstekers
CB5Ruud Krol (c)
CB3Michel van de Korput
LB4Hugo Hovenkamp
DM15Huub Stevens
CM10Arie Haan
CM8Willy van de Kerkhof
RW17Martien Vreijsen 46'
CF9Kees Kist
LW7René van de Kerkhof
Substitutions:
GK16Pim Doesburg 15'
MF13Dick Nanninga 46'
Manager:
Jan Zwartkruis
GK1Vasilis Konstantinou
RB2Ioannis Kyrastas
CB5Giorgos Foiros
CB4Anthimos Kapsis (c)
LB3Konstantinos Iosifidis
CM6Spiros Livathinos
CM16Dinos Kouis
CM7Christos Terzanidis
RW9Christos Ardizoglou 68'
CF19Giorgos Kostikos 78'
LW15Thomas Mavros
Substitutions:
FW20Nikos Anastopoulos 68'
FW10Maik Galakos 78'
Manager:
Alketas Panagoulias

West Germany vs Netherlands
West Germany 3–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 29,889
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
West Germany
Netherlands
GK1Harald Schumacher
CB5Bernard Dietz (c) 73'
CB15Uli Stielike
CB4Karlheinz Förster
RWB20Manfred Kaltz
LWB2Hans-Peter Briegel
CM6Bernd Schuster
CM10Hansi Müller 65'
AM8Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
CF9Horst Hrubesch
CF11Klaus Allofs
Substitutions:
MF14Felix Magath 65'
MF18Lothar Matthäus 73'
Manager:
Jupp Derwall
GK1Piet Schrijvers
RB2Ben Wijnstekers
CB5Ruud Krol (c)
CB3Michel van de Korput
LB4Hugo Hovenkamp 46'
DM15Huub Stevens
CM10Arie Haan
CM8Willy van de Kerkhof
RW12Johnny Rep
CF9Kees Kist 69'
LW7René van de Kerkhof
Substitutions:
MF13Dick Nanninga 46'
MF18Frans Thijssen 69'
Manager:
Jan Zwartkruis

Netherlands vs Czechoslovakia
Netherlands 1–1 Czechoslovakia
 Report
Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
GK1Piet Schrijvers
RB2Ben Wijnstekers
CB5Ruud Krol (c)
CB3Michel van de Korput
LB4Hugo Hovenkamp
CM6Jan Poortvliet
CM8Willy van de Kerkhof
CM18Frans Thijssen
RW12Johnny Rep
CF13Dick Nanninga 46'
LW7René van de Kerkhof 15'
Substitutions:
FW9Kees Kist 15'
MF10Arie Haan 46'
Manager:
Jan Zwartkruis
GK1Jaroslav Netolička
RB2Jozef Barmoš
CB12Rostislav Vojáček
CB4Anton Ondruš (c)
LB5Koloman Gögh
DM3Ladislav Jurkemik
CM7Ján Kozák
CM8Antonín Panenka 89'
RW10Marián Masný 66'
CF15Ladislav Vízek
LW11Zdeněk Nehoda
Substitutions:
FW13Werner Lička 66'
MF6František Štambachr 89'
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Euro 1988
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2
Pos Team 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
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
Netherlands 0–1 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 54,336
Netherlands
Soviet Union
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB6Berry van Aerle
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburg 59'
CM20Jan Wouters
CM8Arnold Mühren
LM11John van 't Schip
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF9John Bosman
Substitutions:
FW12Marco van Basten 59'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Rinat Dasayev (c)
SW3Vagiz Khidiyatullin 40'
CB2Volodymyr Bezsonov
CB4Oleh Kuznetsov
CB5Anatoliy Demyanenko
RM9Oleksandr Zavarov 90'
CM15Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
CM8Hennadiy Lytovchenko 21'
LM6Vasyl Rats
CF11Igor Belanov 82'
CF10Oleh Protasov
Substitutions:
FW7Sergei Aleinikov 82'
DF13Tengiz Sulakvelidze 90'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

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

England vs Netherlands
England 1–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
England
Netherlands
GK1Peter Shilton
RB2Gary Stevens
CB6Tony Adams
CB19Mark Wright
LB3Kenny Sansom
RM8Trevor Steven 68'
CM7Bryan Robson (c)
CM17Glenn Hoddle
LM11John Barnes
CF9Peter Beardsley 72'
CF10Gary Lineker
Substitutions:
MF12Chris Waddle 68'
FW18Mark Hateley 72'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB6Berry van Aerle
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburg 60'
CM20Jan Wouters
CM8Arnold Mühren
LM13Erwin Koeman
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF12Marco van Basten 87'
Substitutions:
FW14Wim Kieft 60'
DF18Wilbert Suvrijn 87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

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

Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 64,731
Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
GK1Packie Bonner
RB2Chris Morris 46'
CB4Mick McCarthy
CB5Kevin Moran
LB3Chris Hughton
RM8Ray Houghton
CM7Paul McGrath
CM6Ronnie Whelan
LM11Tony Galvin
CF10Frank Stapleton (c) 83'
CF9John Aldridge
Substitutions:
MF15Kevin Sheedy 46'
FW12Tony Cascarino 83'
Manager:
Jack Charlton
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB6Berry van Aerle
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburg
CM20Jan Wouters 60'
CM8Arnold Mühren 79'
LM13Erwin Koeman 50'
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF12Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
FW14Wim Kieft 50'
FW9John Bosman 79'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

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

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage
Semi-finals

West Germany vs Netherlands
West Germany 1–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 56,115
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
West Germany
Netherlands
GK1Eike Immel
RB6Ulrich Borowka
CB5Matthias Herget 44'
CB4Jürgen Kohler
LB3Andreas Brehme
RM10Olaf Thon
CM20Wolfgang Rolff
CM8Lothar Matthäus (c)
LM11Frank Mill 79'
CF9Rudi Völler
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann
Substitutions:
DF15Hans Pflügler 44'
MF7Pierre Littbarski 79'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer
GK1Hans van Breukelen 60'
RB6Berry van Aerle
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB4Ronald Koeman
LB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburg
CM20Jan Wouters
CM8Arnold Mühren 58'
LM13Erwin Koeman 89'
CF12Marco van Basten
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
Substitutions:
FW14Wim Kieft 58'
DF18Wilbert Suvrijn 89'
Manager:
Rinus Michels

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

Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Final
Soviet Union 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 62,770[2]
Soviet Union
Netherlands
GK1Rinat Dasayev (c)
RB5Anatoliy Demyanenko 31'
CB7Sergei Aleinikov
CB3Vagiz Khidiyatullin 42'
LB6Vasyl Rats
RM8Hennadiy Lytovchenko 33'
CM9Oleksandr Zavarov
CM15Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
LM18Sergey Gotsmanov 68'
CF10Oleh Protasov 71'
CF11Igor Belanov
Substitutes:
DF19Sergei Baltacha 68'
MF20Viktor Pasulko 71'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
GK1Hans van Breukelen
RB6Berry van Aerle 50'
CB17Frank Rijkaard
CB4Ronald Koeman
LB2Adri van Tiggelen
RM7Gerald Vanenburg
CM20Jan Wouters 37'
CM8Arnold Mühren
LM13Erwin Koeman
CF10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF12Marco van Basten
Substitutes:
GK16Joop Hiele
DF18Wilbert Suvrijn
MF11John van 't Schip
FW9John Bosman
FW14Wim Kieft
Manager:
Rinus Michels

Linesmen:[3]
Gérard Biguet (France)
Rémi Harrel (France)

Euro 1992
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2
Pos Team 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
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
Netherlands 1–0 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 35,720
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Netherlands
Scotland
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB2Berry van Aerle
CB3Adri van Tiggelen
RWB8Frank Rijkaard
LWB6Jan Wouters 54'
CM10Ruud Gullit (c)
CM7Dennis Bergkamp 84'
CM14Rob Witschge 25'
CF9Marco van Basten
CF20Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF18Wim Jonk 54'
MF15Aron Winter 84'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Andy Goram
RB9Stewart McKimmie
CB2Richard Gough (c)
CB8Dave McPherson
LB4Maurice Malpas
RM11Gary McAllister
CM3Paul McStay
CM10Stuart McCall
LM6Brian McClair 78'
CF7Gordon Durie
CF5Ally McCoist 73'
Substitutions:
FW14Kevin Gallacher 73'
FW20Duncan Ferguson 78'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

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

Netherlands vs CIS
Netherlands 0–0 CIS
Report
Attendance: 34,440
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Netherlands
CIS
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman 26'
CB2Berry van Aerle
CB3Adri van Tiggelen
RWB8Frank Rijkaard
LWB6Jan Wouters 68'
CM10Ruud Gullit (c) 72'
CM7Dennis Bergkamp 80'
CM14Rob Witschge
CF9Marco van Basten
CF20Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF11John van 't Schip 72'
FW19Eric Viscaal 80'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Dmitri Kharine
SW2Andrey Chernyshov
CB8Andrei Kanchelskis
CB5Oleh Kuznetsov
DM4Akhrik Tsveiba 22'
RM9Sergei Aleinikov 57'
CM7Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)
CM10Igor Dobrovolski
LM18Viktor Onopko
CF11Sergei Yuran 65'
CF15Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutions:
MF16Dmitri Kuznetsov 57'
FW13Sergei Kiriakov 65'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets

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

Netherlands vs Germany
Netherlands 3–1 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,725
Netherlands
Germany
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB3Adri van Tiggelen
CB17Frank de Boer 61'
RWB8Frank Rijkaard
LWB6Jan Wouters
CM10Ruud Gullit (c)
CM7Dennis Bergkamp 87'
CM14Rob Witschge
CF9Marco van Basten
CF20Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF15Aron Winter 61'
MF16Peter Bosz 87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Bodo Illgner
SW5Manfred Binz 46'
CB3Andreas Brehme (c)
CB4Jürgen Kohler 50'
RM8Thomas Häßler
CM17Stefan Effenberg
CM14Thomas Helmer
CM7Andreas Möller
LM15Michael Frontzeck
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann
CF11Karl-Heinz Riedle 76'
Substitutions:
MF16Matthias Sammer 46'
MF10Thomas Doll 76'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

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

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage
Semi-finals

Netherlands vs Denmark
Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 37,450
Netherlands
Denmark
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB3Adri van Tiggelen
CB17Frank de Boer 46'
CM8Frank Rijkaard 42'
CM6Jan Wouters
RW14Rob Witschge
AM7Dennis Bergkamp
LW10Ruud Gullit (c)
CF9Marco van Basten
CF20Bryan Roy 115'
Substitutions:
FW12Wim Kieft 46'
MF11John van 't Schip 115'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Peter Schmeichel
RB2John Sivebæk
CB12Torben Piechnik
CB4Lars Olsen (c)
LB5Henrik Andersen 15' 70'
RM6Kim Christofte
CM7John Jensen
CM18Kim Vilfort
LM13Henrik Larsen
SS11Brian Laudrup 57'
CF9Flemming Povlsen
Substitutions:
FW10Lars Elstrup 57'
DF17Claus Christiansen 70'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

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

Euro 1996
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996
Main article: De kabel
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A
Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

Netherlands vs Scotland
Netherlands 0–0 Scotland
Report
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Netherlands
Scotland
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB18Johan de Kock
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer (c) 68'
CM4Clarence Seedorf
CM8Edgar Davids
LM14Richard Witschge 26' 78'
RF7Gaston Taument 28' 63'
CF10Dennis Bergkamp
LF17Jordi Cruyff
Substitutions:
FW9Patrick Kluivert 63'
MF12Aron Winter 68'
MF20Philip Cocu 78'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK12Andy Goram
RB2Stewart McKimmie 85'
CB4Colin Calderwood
CB5Colin Hendry
LB3Tom Boyd 4'
CM8Stuart McCall
CM10Gary McAllister (c)
CM11John Collins
RF14Gordon Durie
CF18Kevin Gallacher 32' 56'
LF20Scott Booth 46'
Substitutions:
FW7John Spencer 46'
MF17Billy McKinlay 56'
MF16Craig 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
Switzerland  0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 36,800
Switzerland
Netherlands
GK1Marco Pascolo
RB2Marc Hottiger
CB15Ramon Vega
CB4Stéphane Henchoz
CB13Sébastien Jeanneret 32' 69'
LB3Yvan Quentin
CM17Johann Vogel
CM10Ciriaco Sforza (c)
RF9Marco Grassi 72'
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat 40'
LF14Kubilay Türkyilmaz 62'
Substitutions:
MF20Alexandre Comisetti 69'
Manager:
Artur Jorge
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Danny Blind (c)
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer 80'
CM12Aron Winter
CM4Clarence Seedorf 14' 26'
LM14Richard Witschge
RF17Jordi Cruyff 84'
CF10Dennis Bergkamp
LF11Peter Hoekstra
Substitutions:
DF18Johan de Kock 26'
MF8Edgar Davids 80'
FW9Patrick 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
Netherlands 1–4 England
 Report
Attendance: 76,798
Netherlands
England
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Danny Blind (c) 23'
LB15Winston Bogarde
RM6Ronald de Boer 73'
CM4Clarence Seedorf
CM12Aron Winter 18'
LM14Richard Witschge 46'
RF17Jordi Cruyff
CF10Dennis Bergkamp 67'
LF11Peter Hoekstra 72'
Substitutions:
DF18Johan de Kock 46'
FW9Patrick Kluivert 72'
MF20Philip Cocu 73'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK1David Seaman
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Tony Adams (c)
CB6Gareth Southgate 90'
LB3Stuart Pearce
RM11Darren Anderton
CM4Paul Ince 43' 68'
CM8Paul Gascoigne
LM17Steve McManaman
CF10Teddy Sheringham 41' 77'
CF9Alan Shearer 76'
Substitutions:
MF7David Platt 68'
MF14Nick Barmby 76'
FW21Robbie 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
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals

France vs Netherlands
France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 37,465[5]
France
Netherlands
GK1Bernard Lama
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB5Laurent Blanc
CB8Marcel Desailly
LB12Bixente Lizarazu
CM19Christian Karembeu 48'
CM7Didier Deschamps (c) 7'
CM6Vincent Guérin
AM10Zinedine Zidane
AM9Youri Djorkaeff
CF11Patrice Loko 61'
Substitutions:
FW13Christophe Dugarry 61' 80'
MF18Reynald Pedros 80'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB18Johan de Kock 68'
LB15Winston Bogarde 90'
DM3Danny Blind (c)
RM6Ronald de Boer
LM14Richard Witschge 80'
AM10Dennis Bergkamp 60'
RW17Jordi Cruyff 69'
LW20Philip Cocu
CF9Patrick Kluivert 89'
Substitutions:
MF4Clarence Seedorf 60'
MF12Aron Winter 69'
FW19Youri 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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Netherlands vs Czech Republic
Netherlands 1–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 50,800
Netherlands
Czech Republic
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Jaap Stam 75'
CB4Frank de Boer (c) 36'
LB12Giovanni van Bronckhorst 89'
RM6Clarence Seedorf 57'
CM7Phillip Cocu
CM8Edgar Davids
LM5Boudewijn Zenden 78'
SS10Dennis Bergkamp
CF9Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF16Ronald de Boer 57'
DF13Bert Konterman 75'
MF11Marc Overmars 78'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard
GK1Pavel Srníček
CB2Tomáš Řepka 66'
CB19Karel Rada
CB21Petr Gabriel
DM3Radoslav Látal 90' 70'
RM8Karel Poborský 48'
CM11Tomáš Rosický
CM4Pavel Nedvěd 22' 89'
LM7Jiří Němec (c)
CF17Vladimír Šmicer 83'
CF10Jan Koller
Substitutions:
MF13Radek Bejbl 70'
FW9Pavel Kuka 83'
FW12Vratislav 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
Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 51,425
Denmark
Netherlands
GK1Peter Schmeichel (c)
RB12Søren Colding
CB3René Henriksen
CB2Michael Schjønberg 82'
LB5Jan Heintze
RM19Morten Bisgaard
CM20Thomas Gravesen 67'
CM7Allan Nielsen 50' 61'
LM8Jesper Grønkjær
SS9Jon Dahl Tomasson
CF11Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF15Stig Tøfting 61'
MF14Brian Steen Nielsen 67'
DF6Thomas Helveg 82'
Manager:
Bo Johansson
GK1Edwin van der Sar 80' 89'
RB2Michael Reiziger 10'
CB13Bert Konterman 56'
CB4Frank de Boer (c)
LB12Giovanni van Bronckhorst 4'
RM5Boudewijn Zenden
CM7Phillip Cocu
CM8Edgar Davids
LM11Marc Overmars 62'
SS10Dennis Bergkamp 76'
CF9Patrick Kluivert
Substitutions:
MF16Ronald de Boer 62'
MF20Aron Winter 76'
GK22Sander 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
France 2–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
France
Netherlands
GK1Bernard Lama
RB19Christian Karembeu
CB8Marcel Desailly (c) 75'
CB18Frank Leboeuf
LB2Vincent Candela
RM11Robert Pires
CM4Patrick Vieira 90' 90'
LM14Johan Micoud
RF21Christophe Dugarry 45' 67'
CF20David Trezeguet
LF13Sylvain Wiltord 80'
Substitutions:
MF6Youri Djorkaeff 67'
FW9Nicolas Anelka 80'
MF7Didier Deschamps 90'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK22Sander Westerveld
RB15Paul Bosvelt
CB3Jaap Stam
CB4Frank de Boer (c)
LB19Arthur Numan
RM11Marc Overmars 90'
CM7Phillip Cocu 85'
CM8Edgar Davids 81'
LM5Boudewijn Zenden
SS10Dennis Bergkamp 78'
CF9Patrick Kluivert 60'
Substitutions:
FW21Roy Makaay 60'
MF20Aron Winter 78'
FW14Peter 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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals

Netherlands vs FR Yugoslavia
Netherlands 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 44,000
Netherlands
FR Yugoslavia
GK1Edwin van der Sar 65'
RB15Paul Bosvelt 48'
CB3Jaap Stam
CB4Frank de Boer (c)
LB19Arthur Numan
RM11Marc Overmars
CM7Philip Cocu
CM8Edgar Davids
LM5Boudewijn Zenden 86'
CF9Patrick Kluivert 60'
CF10Dennis Bergkamp
Substitutions:
FW21Roy Makaay 60'
GK22Sander Westerveld 65'
MF16Ronald de Boer 86'
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard
GK22Ivica Kralj
RB13Slobodan Komljenović
CB5Miroslav Đukić
CB11Siniša Mihajlović
LB14Niša Saveljić 56'
RM10Dragan Stojković (c) 52'
CM16Dejan Govedarica
CM7Vladimir Jugović
LM17Ljubinko Drulović 70'
CF8Predrag Mijatović
CF9Savo Milošević
Substitutions:
MF6Dejan Stanković 52'
MF19Jovan Stanković 56'
FW18Darko 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
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Italy
Netherlands
GK12Francesco Toldo 38'
RB17Gianluca Zambrotta 15'  34'
CB5Fabio Cannavaro
CB13Alessandro Nesta
CB15Mark Iuliano 16'
LB3Paolo Maldini (c) 45'
RM14Luigi Di Biagio 87'
CM4Demetrio Albertini 77'
LM18Stefano Fiore 83'
CF10Alessandro Del Piero
CF9Filippo Inzaghi 67'
Substitutions:
FW21Marco Delvecchio 67'
DF11Gianluca Pessotto 77'
MF20Francesco Totti 83'
Manager:
Dino Zoff
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB15Paul Bosvelt
CB3Jaap Stam 93'
CB4Frank de Boer (c)
LB12Giovanni van Bronckhorst 75'
RM11Marc Overmars
CM7Philip Cocu 95'
CM8Edgar Davids 50'
LM5Boudewijn Zenden 28' 77'
CF9Patrick Kluivert
CF10Dennis Bergkamp 86'
Substitutions:
FW14Peter van Vossen 77'
MF6Clarence Seedorf 86'
MF20Aron 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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Germany 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Latvia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Germany vs Netherlands
Germany 1–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 48,197
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Germany
Netherlands
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
RB3Arne Friedrich
CB4Christian Wörns
CB5Jens Nowotny
LB21Philipp Lahm
CM8Dietmar Hamann
CM6Frank Baumann
RW19Bernd Schneider 68'
CM13Michael Ballack 90+1'
LW22Torsten Frings 79'
CF10Kevin Kurányi 12' 85'
Substitutions:
MF7Bastian Schweinsteiger 68'
MF18Fabian Ernst 79'
FW9Fredi Bobic 85'
Manager:
Rudi Völler
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB18John Heitinga 74'
CB3Jaap Stam 73'
CB4Wilfred Bouma
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM6Phillip Cocu (c) 29'
CM8Edgar Davids 46'
RW7Andy van der Meyde
AM11Rafael van der Vaart
LW22Boudewijn Zenden 46'
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF14Wesley Sneijder 46'
MF16Marc Overmars 46'
FW17Pierre 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
Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 29,935
Netherlands
Czech Republic
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB18John Heitinga 26'  75'
CB3Jaap Stam
CB4Wilfred Bouma
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM6Phillip Cocu (c)
CM20Clarence Seedorf 9' 86'
CM8Edgar Davids
RW7Andy van der Meyde 79'
LW19Arjen Robben 58'
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF21Paul Bosvelt 58'
DF2Michael Reiziger 79'
MF11Rafael van der Vaart 86'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK1Petr Čech
RB2Zdeněk Grygera 25'
CB13Martin Jiránek
CB21Tomáš Ujfaluši
LB6Marek Jankulovski
RM8Karel Poborský
CM10Tomáš Rosický
CM4Tomáš Galásek 55' 62'
LM11Pavel Nedvěd (c)
CF9Jan Koller 75'
CF15Milan Baroš
Substitutions:
MF7Vladimír Šmicer 25'
FW18Marek Heinz 62'
DF22David 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
Netherlands 3–0 Latvia
 Report
Attendance: 27,904
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Netherlands
Latvia
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Jaap Stam
CB15Frank de Boer (c)
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM20Clarence Seedorf
CM6Phillip Cocu
CM8Edgar Davids 77'
RW7Andy van der Meyde 63'
LW19Arjen Robben
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy 70'
Substitutions:
MF16Marc Overmars 63'
FW12Roy Makaay 70'
MF14Wesley Sneijder 77'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK1Aleksandrs Koļinko
RB7Aleksandrs Isakovs
CB4Mihails Zemļinskis
CB2Igors Stepanovs
LB6Oļegs Blagonadeždins
RM8Imants Bleidelis 83'
CM14Valentīns Lobaņovs 53'
CM3Vitālijs Astafjevs (c)
LM10Andrejs Rubins
SS11Andrejs Prohorenkovs 74'
CF9Māris Verpakovskis 62'
Substitutions:
FW17Marians Pahars 62'
MF5Juris Laizāns 74'
MF19Andrejs 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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals

Sweden vs Netherlands
Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 27,762
Sweden
Netherlands
GK1Andreas Isaksson
RB14Alexander Östlund 88'
CB3Olof Mellberg (c)
CB15Andreas Jakobsson
LB7Mikael Nilsson
DM6Tobias Linderoth
RM18Mattias Jonson 64'
LM9Freddie Ljungberg
AM8Anders Svensson 81'
CF10Zlatan Ibrahimović 58'
CF11Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF21Christian Wilhelmsson 64'
MF16Kim Källström 81'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Jaap Stam
CB15Frank de Boer (c) 30' 35'
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM8Edgar Davids 61'
CM20Clarence Seedorf
CM6Phillip Cocu
RW7Andy van der Meyde 48' 87'
LW19Arjen Robben
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
DF4Wilfred Bouma 35'
DF18John Heitinga 61'
FW12Roy 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
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Portugal
Netherlands
GK1Ricardo
RB13Miguel
CB4Jorge Andrade
CB16Ricardo Carvalho
LB14Nuno Valente 44'
CM18Maniche 87'
CM6Costinha
RW17Cristiano Ronaldo 27' 68'
AM20Deco
LW7Luís Figo (c) 90'
CF9Pauleta 75'
Substitutions:
MF8Petit 68'
FW21Nuno Gomes 75'
DF5Fernando Couto 87'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1Edwin van der Sar
RB2Michael Reiziger
CB3Jaap Stam
CB4Wilfred Bouma 56'
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM8Edgar Davids
CM20Clarence Seedorf
CM6Phillip Cocu (c)
RW16Marc Overmars 39' 46'
LW19Arjen Robben 71' 81'
CF10Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
FW12Roy Makaay 46'
MF11Rafael van der Vaart 56'
FW17Pierre 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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Netherlands vs Italy
Netherlands 3–0 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[16]
Netherlands[17]
Italy[17]
GK1Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB2André Ooijer
CB21Khalid Boulahrouz 77'
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM17Nigel de Jong 58'
CM8Orlando Engelaar
RW18Dirk Kuyt 81'
AM23Rafael van der Vaart
LW10Wesley Sneijder
CF9Ruud van Nistelrooy 70'
Substitutions:
FW7Robin van Persie 70'
DF3John Heitinga 77'
MF20Ibrahim Afellay 81'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
GK1Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB2Christian Panucci
CB6Andrea Barzagli
CB23Marco Materazzi 54'
LB19Gianluca Zambrotta 35'
CM13Massimo Ambrosini
CM21Andrea Pirlo
CM8Gennaro Gattuso 51'
RW16Mauro Camoranesi 75'
LW11Antonio Di Natale 64'
CF9Luca Toni 27'
Substitutions:
DF3Fabio Grosso 54'
FW7Alessandro Del Piero 64'
FW18Antonio 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
Netherlands 4–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[18]
Netherlands[19]
France[19]
GK1Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB21Khalid Boulahrouz
CB2André Ooijer 51'
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM17Nigel de Jong
CM8Orlando Engelaar 46'
RW18Dirk Kuyt 55'
AM23Rafael van der Vaart 78'
LW10Wesley Sneijder
CF9Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
MF11Arjen Robben 46'
FW7Robin van Persie 55'
DF14Wilfred Bouma 78'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
GK23Grégory Coupet
RB19Willy Sagnol
CB15Lilian Thuram (c)
CB5William Gallas
LB13Patrice Evra
CM20Jérémy Toulalan 82'
CM6Claude Makelele 32'
RW10Sidney Govou 75'
LW7Florent Malouda 60'
SS22Franck Ribéry
CF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW18Bafétimbi Gomis 60'
FW8Nicolas 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
Netherlands 2–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[20]
Netherlands[21]
Romania[21]
GK16Maarten Stekelenburg
RB21Khalid Boulahrouz 58'
CB3John Heitinga (c)
CB14Wilfred Bouma
LB15Tim de Cler
CM6Demy de Zeeuw
CM8Orlando Engelaar
RW20Ibrahim Afellay
AM7Robin van Persie
LW11Arjen Robben 61'
CF19Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 83'
Substitutions:
DF12Mario Melchiot 58'
FW18Dirk Kuyt 61'
FW22Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 83'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
GK1Bogdan Lobonț
RB2Cosmin Contra
CB4Gabriel Tamaș
CB14Sorin Ghionea
LB3Răzvan Raț
DM8Paul Codrea 72'
CM11Răzvan Cociș
CM5Cristian Chivu (c) 78'
RW16Bănel Nicoliță 82'
LW10Adrian Mutu
CF18Marius Niculae 59'
Substitutions:
FW21Daniel Niculae 59'
MF20Nicolae Dică 72'
MF7Florentin 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
Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
 Report
Attendance: 38,374[22]
Netherlands[23]
Russia[23]
GK1Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB21Khalid Boulahrouz 50' 54'
CB2André Ooijer
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM17Nigel de Jong
CM8Orlando Engelaar 62'
RW18Dirk Kuyt 46'
AM23Rafael van der Vaart 60'
LW10Wesley Sneijder
CF9Ruud van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
FW7Robin van Persie 55' 46'
DF3John Heitinga 54'
MF20Ibrahim Afellay 62'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
GK1Igor Akinfeev
RB22Aleksandr Anyukov
CB4Sergei Ignashevich
CB8Denis Kolodin 71'
LB18Yuri Zhirkov 103'
DM11Sergei Semak (c)
RM17Konstantin Zyryanov
CM20Igor Semshov 69'
LM9Ivan Saenko 81'
SS10Andrei Arshavin
CF19Roman Pavlyuchenko 115'
Substitutions:
MF15Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 69'
MF7Dmitri Torbinski 111' 81'
FW21Dmitri 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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Netherlands vs Denmark
Netherlands 0–1 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 35,923[24]
Netherlands[25]
Denmark[25]
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg
RB2Gregory van der Wiel 85'
CB3John Heitinga
CB13Ron Vlaar
LB15Jetro Willems
CM8Nigel de Jong 71'
CM6Mark van Bommel (c) 67'
RW11Arjen Robben
AM10Wesley Sneijder
LW20Ibrahim Afellay 71'
CF16Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
MF23Rafael van der Vaart 71'
FW9Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 71'
FW7Dirk Kuyt 85'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK1Stephan Andersen
RB6Lars Jacobsen
CB3Simon Kjær
CB4Daniel Agger (c)
LB5Simon Poulsen 78'
CM7William Kvist 81'
CM21Niki Zimling
RW10Dennis Rommedahl 84'
AM8Christian Eriksen 74'
LW9Michael Krohn-Dehli
CF11Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF14Lasse Schøne 74'
FW23Tobias 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
Netherlands 1–2 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,750[26]
Netherlands[27]
Germany[27]
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg
RB2Gregory van der Wiel
CB3John Heitinga
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB15Jetro Willems 90'
CM8Nigel de Jong 80'
CM6Mark van Bommel (c) 46'
RW11Arjen Robben 83'
AM10Wesley Sneijder
LW20Ibrahim Afellay 46'
CF16Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
MF23Rafael van der Vaart 46'
FW9Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 46'
FW7Dirk Kuyt 83'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK1Manuel Neuer
RB20Jérôme Boateng 87'
CB5Mats Hummels
CB14Holger Badstuber
LB16Philipp Lahm (c)
CM6Sami Khedira
CM7Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW13Thomas Müller 90+2'
AM8Mesut Özil 81'
LW10Lukas Podolski
CF23Mario Gómez 72'
Substitutions:
FW11Miroslav Klose 72'
MF18Toni Kroos 81'
MF15Lars 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
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 37,445[28]
Portugal[29]
Netherlands[29]
GK12Rui Patrício
RB21João Pereira 90+2'
CB2Bruno Alves
CB3Pepe
LB5Fábio Coentrão
CM16Raul Meireles 72'
CM4Miguel Veloso
CM8João Moutinho
RF17Nani 87'
CF23Hélder Postiga 64'
LF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW11Nélson Oliveira 64'
MF6Custódio 72'
DF14Rolando 87'
Manager:
Paulo Bento
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg
RB2Gregory van der Wiel
CB13Ron Vlaar
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB15Jetro Willems 51' 67'
DM8Nigel de Jong
CM23Rafael van der Vaart (c)
RW11Arjen Robben
AM16Robin van Persie 69'
LW10Wesley Sneijder
CF9Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Substitutions:
MF20Ibrahim 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
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4 Play-off winner D or A[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. If Romania win Play-off Path A, they will enter Group C. Otherwise, the winner of Play-off Path D will enter Group C.
Netherlands Match 5 Ukraine
Report
Netherlands Match 17 Austria
Report
Play-off winner D or A Match 29 Netherlands
Report


Goalscorers
Player Goals 1976 1980 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Patrick Kluivert 6 15
Ruud van Nistelrooy 6 42
Marco van Basten 5 5
Dennis Bergkamp 4 31
Robin van Persie 3 21
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 11
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 3 111
Total 57 44863137102

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