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Netherlands
Nickname(s)	Oranje, Clockwork Orange, Orange Crush, The Orangemen
Association	Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (Royal Netherlands Football Association)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Marco van Basten, (2004-)
Captain	Edwin van der Sar
Most caps	Edwin van der Sar (121)
Top scorer	Patrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadium	Amsterdam ArenA, De Kuip, Philips Stadion
FIFA code	NED
FIFA ranking	9
Highest FIFA ranking	2 (November 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	25 (May 1998)
Elo ranking	5
Highest Elo ranking	1 (1911-12, 1978, 1988-1990, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2005)
Lowest Elo ranking	56 (October 1954)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Biggest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Finland (Solna, Sweden; 4 July 1912) Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972)
Biggest defeat England Amateur 12 - 2 Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1934)
Best result	Runners-up, 1974 and 1978
European Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1976)
Best result	Winners, 1988

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	1908 London	Team
Bronze	1912 Stockholm	Team
Bronze	1920 Antwerp	Team

The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association. It won the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship and reached two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 but lost both finals to their respective host nations, West Germany and Argentina. At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed "Clockwork Orange" for its precision passing. In many countries the team is colloquially referred to as "Holland."

Contents 1 History 1.1 History to 1970 1.2 Total Football 1.3 European Champions 1.4 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 1.5 Recent 2 Origin of shirt colour 3 Rivalry with Germany 4 Competitive record 4.1 World Cup record 4.2 European Championship record 4.3 Summer Olympics 5 Most Regular Players 2007 6 Current squad 6.1 Recent call-up 6.2 Previous squads 7 Past managers 8 Players 8.1 Famous past players 8.2 Most capped players 8.3 Top goalscorers 9 Footnotes 10 See also 11 External links 12 Titles

The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934, and after coming back in 1938, the Dutch national team entered the wilderness of world football.

Not until a shift to a national league and full professionalism in the 1950s did the fortunes of the Netherlands improve at both club and international level. In the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they finished 2 points behind Austria, having lost 3-2 in Vienna after leading 2-0. The team saw continuous improvement throughout the 1960s.

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 Cruijff and national team coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made huge strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade.

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. Supported by the crowd, goals from Paul Breitner and Gerd Müller led to a victory for the Germans. In spite of losing the final, the "Clockwork Orange" and Johan Cruijff had already written a new page in football's history.

By comparison, the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship was a disappointment. The Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, as much because of infighting within the squad and because of coach George Knobel, as well as the skill of the eventual winners.

In 1978, the Netherlands again reached the final, only to be beaten by the hosts, Argentina. This side played without Johan Cruijff, Willem van Hanegem and Jan van Beveren, who refused to participate in the World Cup. It still contained players such as Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep, Arie Haan, Ruud Krol and Rob Rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. This time the Netherlands were less impressive in the group stages, as they qualified only 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. Agonisingly for the Dutch, Rensenbrink hit the Argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1-1.

The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship was the last tournament that the generation of Total Football qualified for, 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 FIFA World Cup, 1984 UEFA European Football Championship and 1986 FIFA World Cup in succession.

Rinus Michels returned to coach the team for Euro 88. After losing the first group match against the USSR (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.^[1] 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 after almost a decade in wilderness.

Despite high expectations as the team entered the 1990 World Cup, that 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 also Van Basten's last major tournament, as he retired shortly after due to injury.

In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Dennis Bergkamp led the team with 3 goals and the Netherlands advanced to the quarter-final, where they lost 3-2 to eventual champions Brazil.

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.

In 1998 FIFA 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 quarterfinal, 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^[2]. 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 3rd place match 2-1 to upstart Croatia.

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 save in regulation time) to eliminate the Netherlands. Coach Frank Rijkaard was widely criticized by the press as the Dutch had squandered several chances to kill the game and he resigned, with Louis van Gaal taking over. Dennis Bergkamp retired from the national team after Euro 2000, having failed to score during the tournament.

Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 FIFA 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.

Netherlands reached the semifinals of Euro 2004 but lost to Portugal. Coach Dick Advocaat was criticized for his tactics and player changes and stepped down after the tournament. Also, many of the team's World Cup veterans like Frank de Boer, 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.

The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and finished second in Group C after beating Serbia & Montenegro (1-0) and the Ivory Coast (2-1) and drawing Argentina (0-0). Both Argentina and the Netherlands finished the group stage with 7 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 0-1 to Portugal, in a match that produced a World Cup record of four red cards (two for either side) and was nicknamed "the Battle of Nuremberg" by the press^[3]. 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 Euro2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The move was widely regarded as a vote of confidence in Van Basten and his assistants by the KNVB officials.^[4]

The Netherlands began their Euro 2008 campaign with a win in Luxembourg on 2 September 2006. On September 8, 2007 the Oranje beat Bulgaria at the Amsterdam Arena on goals by Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy. On September 12, 2007, the Netherlands won a hard fought victory against Albania, with Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring the winning goal in stoppage time. This win takes the Dutch squad into second place in group G, on level with Romania for points, but behind on goal differential. The Oranje were beaten 1-0 in Romania on October 13, 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 UEFA Euro 2008.

The Netherlands national football team does not wear the colours of the Dutch flag of today, but instead plays in bright orange. 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 light blue.

Main article: Germany and Netherlands football rivalry

The Dutch national football team has a long standing rivalry with Germany. Although it might date back to the Second World War, usually people date it to the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where the Netherlands lost the final to West Germany, despite being regarded as the better team. Other notable clashes between the two nations were in the semifinal of Euro 88, where Marco van Basten slid the winning goal in the last minute past the German keeper, and the game in the Round of 16 in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, with Germany beating the Dutch after an infamous spitting incident involving Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler.

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1934 Round 1 9 1 0 0 1 2 3 1938 Round 1 14 1 0 0 1 0 3 1950 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1954 Did Not Enter - - - - - - - 1958 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1962 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1966 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1970 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1974 Final 2 7 5 1 1 15 3 1978 Final 2 7 3 2 2 15 10 1982 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1986 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 1990 Round 2 15 4 0 3 1 3 4 1994 Quarter-Finals 7 5 3 0 2 8 6 1998 Semi-Finals 4 7 3 3 1 13 7 2002 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - - 2006 Round 2 11 4 2 1 1 3 2 Total 8/18 2 Finals 36 16 10 10 59 38 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1960 Did not enter - - - - - - 1964 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1968 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1972 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1976 Third place 2 0 2 0 3 3 1980 Round 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 1984 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1988 Champions 5 4 0 1 8 3 1992 Semi-Final 4 2 2 0 6 3 1996 Quarter-Finals 4 1 2 1 3 4 2000 Semi-Final 5 4 0 1 13 3 2004 Semi-Final 5 1 2 2 8 5 2008 Qualified Total 1 Title 28 13 9 6 45 23 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Olympic medal record Men’s Football Bronze 1920 Antwerp Team Bronze 1912 Stockholm Team Bronze 1908 London Team

Goalkeepers	Club
Edwin van der Sar	Manchester United
Maarten Stekelenburg	Ajax
Henk Timmer	Feyenoord
Defenders	-
Khalid Boulahrouz	Sevilla FC
Wilfred Bouma	Aston Villa FC
Tim de Cler	Feyenoord
Urby Emanuelson	Ajax
John Heitinga	Ajax
Kew Jaliens	AZ Alkmaar
Joris Mathijsen	Hamburger SV
Mario Melchiot	Wigan Athletic
André Ooijer	Blackburn Rovers
Midfielders	-
Giovanni van Bronckhorst	Feyenoord
Nigel de Jong	HSV
Clarence Seedorf	AC Milan
Wesley Sneijder	Real Madrid
Rafael van der Vaart	HSV
Demy de Zeeuw	AZ Alkmaar
Attackers	-
Ryan Babel	Liverpool FC
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Ajax
Dirk Kuyt	Liverpool FC
Ruud van Nistelrooy	Real Madrid
Robin van Persie	Arsenal FC
Arjen Robben	Real Madrid
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	Celtic FC

Recently in (Pre)selection	Club
Boy Waterman	AZ Alkmaar
Ryan Donk	AZ Alkmaar
Denny Landzaat	Wigan Athletic
Orlando Engelaar	FC Twente
Ibrahim Afellay	PSV Eindhoven
Hedwiges Maduro	Ajax
Andwelé Slory	Feyenoord
Romeo Castelen	Hamburger SV
Boudewijn Zenden	Olympique Marseille
Danny Koevermans	PSV Eindhoven

Players with dual nationality	Club	Nationalities
Jonathan de Guzmán	Feyenoord	(Requested)
Ismaïl Aissati	PSV Eindhoven

The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying matches against Luxembourg on November 17, 2007 and Belarus on November 21, 2007.

Caps and goals as of November 21, 2007, included against Belarus.

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club GK Edwin van der Sar 29 October 1970 122 0 Manchester United GK Maarten Stekelenburg 22 September 1982 10 0 Ajax GK Henk Timmer 3 December 1971 4 0 Feyenoord DF Wilfred Bouma 15 June 1978 31 2 Aston Villa DF Tim de Cler 8 November 1978 10 0 Feyenoord DF Urby Emanuelson 16 June 1986 10 0 Ajax DF John Heitinga 15 November 1983 31 3 Ajax DF Kew Jaliens 15 September 1978 10 0 AZ DF Joris Mathijsen 5 April 1980 27 2 Hamburger SV DF Mario Melchiot 4 November 1976 19 0 Wigan Athletic DF André Ooijer 11 July 1974 33 2 Blackburn Rovers MF Giovanni van Bronckhorst 5 February 1975 73 4 Feyenoord MF Orlando Engelaar 24 August 1979 3 0 FC Twente MF Nigel de Jong 30 November 1984 19 0 Hamburger SV MF Hedwiges Maduro 13 February 1985 12 0 Ajax MF Clarence Seedorf 1 April 1976 86 11 AC Milan MF Wesley Sneijder 9 June 1984 41 8 Real Madrid MF Rafael van der Vaart 11 February 1983 50 12 Hamburger SV MF Demy de Zeeuw 26 May 1983 10 0 AZ FW Ryan Babel 19 December 1986 21 4 Liverpool FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 12 August 1983 9 3 Ajax FW Danny Koevermans 1 November 1978 4 1 PSV FW Dirk Kuyt 22 July 1980 35 6 Liverpool FW Ruud van Nistelrooy 1 July 1976 59 30 Real Madrid

The following players have all recently been called up to the Netherlands squad. Bracket shows last call-up time.

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club GK Boy Waterman 24 January 1984 0 0 AZ (Euro 2008 qual. v. Romania, 13 October and Slovenia, 17 October 2007) DF Khalid Boulahrouz 28 December 1981 21 0 Chelsea (Euro 2008 qual. v. Romania, 13 October and Slovenia, 17 October 2007) DF Civard Sprockel 10 May 1983 0 0 Vitesse (Friendly v. Russia, 7 February 2007) MF Ibrahim Afellay 2 April 1986 1 0 PSV (Euro 2008 qual. v. Slovenia, 28 March 2007) MF Theo Janssen 27 July 1982 2 0 Vitesse (Euro 2008 qual. v. Belarus, 6 September 2006) MF Denny Landzaat 6 May 1976 36 1 Wigan Athletic (Friendly v. Switserland, 22 August 2007) MF David Mendes da Silva 4 August 1982 1 0 AZ (Friendly v. Russia, 7 February 2007) MF Stijn Schaars 11 January 1984 6 0 AZ (Friendly v. England, 15 November 2006) MF Evander Sno 9 April 1987 0 0 Celtic (Friendly v. England, 15 November 2006) MF Arjen Robben 23 January 1984 31 8 Real Madrid (Euro 2008 qual. v. Romania, 13 October and Slovenia, 17 October 2007) FW Romeo Castelen 3 May 1983 10 1 Hamburger SV (Friendlies v. South Korea, 2 June and Thailand, 6 June 2007) FW Martijn Meerdink 27 July 1982 1 0 FC Groningen (Euro 2008 qual. v. Belarus, 6 September 2006) FW Robin van Persie 6 August 1983 23 7 Arsenal (Euro 2008 qual. v. Romania, 13 October and Slovenia, 17 October 2007) FW Andwélé Slory 27 September 1982 2 0 Feyenoord (Friendlies v. South Korea, 2 June and Thailand, 6 June 2007) FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 11 July 1978 12 1 Celtic (Euro 2008 qual. v. Bulgaria, 8 September and Albania, 12 September 2007)

• 2006 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands
• 2004 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands
• 2000 European Football Championship squads - Netherlands
• 1998 FIFA World Cup squads - Netherlands

Cees van Hasselt 1905-1908 Edgar Chadwick 1908-1913 Jimmy Hogan 1910 Tom Bradshaw 1913 Billy Hunter 1914 Jack Reynolds 1919 Fred Warburton 1919-1923 Jim Waites 1921 Bob Glendenning 1923 Bill Townley 1924 J.E. Bollington 1924 Bob Glendenning 1925-1940 Karel Kaufman 1946

Jesse Carver 1947-1948 Tom Sneddon 1948 Karel Kaufman 1949 Jaap van der Leck 1949-1954 Karel Kaufman 1954-1955 Friedrich Donenfeld 1955 Max Merkel 1955-1956 Wudi Müller 1956 Friedrich Donenfeld 1956-1957 George Hardwick 1957 Elek Schwartz 1957-1964 Denis Neville 1964-1966 Georg Kessler 1966-1970

Frantisek Fadrhonc 1970-1974 Rinus Michels 1974 George Knobel 1974-1976 Jan Zwartkruis 1976-1977 Ernst Happel 1977-1978 Jan Zwartkruis 1978-1981 Rob Baan 1981 Kees Rijvers 1981 Rob Baan 1981 Kees Rijvers 1981-1984 Rinus Michels 1984-1985 Leo Beenhakker 1985-1986 Rinus Michels 1986-1988

Thijs Libregts 1988-1990 Nol de Ruiter 1990 Leo Beenhakker 1990 Rinus Michels 1990-1992 Dick Advocaat 1992-1995 Guus Hiddink 1995-1998 Jan Rab 1997 Frank Rijkaard 1998-2000 Louis van Gaal 2000-2002 Dick Advocaat 2002-2004

Listed according to when they debuted for Netherlands (year in parentheses):

Bok de Korver (1905) Jan van Breda Kolff (1911) Harry Dénis (1919) Puck van Heel (1925) Wim Anderiesen (1926) Bep Bakhuys (1928) Leen Vente (1933) Kick Smit (1935) Abe Lenstra (1940) Faas Wilkes (1946) Kees Rijvers (1946) Roel Wiersma (1954) Cor van der Hart (1955) Coen Moulijn (1956) Sjaak Swart (1960) Jan Jongbloed (1962) Piet Keizer (1962) Rinus Israel (1964) Johan Cruijff (1966) Willy van der Kuijlen (1966)

Wim Suurbier (1966) Jan van Beveren (1967) Wim Jansen (1967) Willem van Hanegem (1968) Rob Rensenbrink (1968) Ruud Krol (1969) Johan Neeskens (1970) Barry Hulshoff (1971) Piet Schrijvers (1971) Arie Haan (1972) René van de Kerkhof (1973) Johnny Rep (1973) Ruud Geels (1974) Willy van de Kerkhof (1974) Kees Kist (1975) Ernie Brandts (1977) Hugo Hovenkamp (1977) Tscheu La Ling (1977) John Metgod (1978) Arnold Mühren (1978)

Dick Nanninga (1978) Piet Wildschut (1978) Michel van de Korput (1979) Huub Stevens (1979) Simon Tahamata (1979) Bennie Wijnstekers (1979) Hans van Breukelen (1980) Ronald Spelbos (1980) Ruud Gullit (1981) Wim Kieft (1981) Frank Rijkaard (1981) René van der Gijp (1982) Gerald Vanenburg (1982) Jan Wouters (1982) Marco van Basten (1983) Erwin Koeman (1983) Ronald Koeman (1983) Sonny Silooy (1983) Adri van Tiggelen (1983) Danny Blind (1986)

John Bosman (1986) John van 't Schip (1986) Berry van Aerle (1987) Aron Winter (1987) Bryan Roy (1989) Rob Witschge (1989) Dennis Bergkamp (1990) Frank de Boer (1990) Stan Valckx (1990) Richard Witschge (1990) Ed de Goey (1992) Wim Jonk (1992) Arthur Numan (1992) Peter van Vossen (1992) Ronald de Boer (1993) Marc Overmars (1993) Patrick Kluivert (1994) Roy Makaay (1996) Jaap Stam (1996) Philip Cocu (1996)

As of June 6, 2007, the ten players with the most caps for the Netherlands are: # Name Career Caps Goals 1. Edwin van der Sar 1995 - present 122 0 2. Frank de Boer 1990 - 2004 112 13 3. Phillip Cocu 1996 - 2006 101 10 4. Marc Overmars 1993 - 2004 86 17 Clarence Seedorf 1994 - present 86 11 6. Aron Winter 1987 - 2000 84 6 7. Ruud Krol 1969 - 1983 83 4 8. Patrick Kluivert 1994 - 2004 79 40 Dennis Bergkamp 1990 - 2000 79 37 10. Ronald Koeman 1983 - 1994 78 14

As of June 6, 2007, the ten players with the most goals for the Netherlands are: # Player Career Goals (Caps) Avg/game 1. Patrick Kluivert 1994 - 2004 40 (79) 0.51 2. Dennis Bergkamp 1990 - 2000 37 (79) 0.47 3. Faas Wilkes 1946 - 1961 35 (38) 0.92 4. Abe Lenstra 1940 - 1959 33 (47) 0.70 5 Johan Cruijff 1966 - 1977 33 (48) 0.69 6. Ruud van Nistelrooy 1998 - present 30 (58) 0.52 7. Bep Bakhuys 1928 - 1937 28 (23) 1.22 8. Kick Smit 1935 - 1946 26 (29) 0.90 9. Marco van Basten 1983 - 1992 24 (58) 0.41 10. Leen Vente 1933 - 1940 19 (21) 0.90

1. ^ "Cheeseheads vs Krauts": 30 Years of Enmity, Ajax-USA.com, June 14, 2004
2. ^ Phil Jones (1998-07-04). The Netherlands pay back controversial loss to Argentina. sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
3. ^ Stuart Watt (2006-06-26). Portugal wins battle of Nuremberg. www.abc.net.au. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
4. ^ Van Basten on right track. Football.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.

• Full list of all Netherlands international footballers
• Netherlands national under-21 football team
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• Official site (in Dutch)
• RSSSF archive of results 1908-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches
• Nederland - List of International Matches
• Netherlands National Football Team History
• IFFHS Archive:1905-1910
• Story of The Netherlands at the 1974 World Cup
• Story of The Netherlands at the 1978 World Cup
• The Netherlands national team ELO rating

Preceded by 1984 - France

European Champions 1988 (First title)

Succeeded by 1992 - Denmark

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