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| Nickname | Oranje (Orange) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association | http://www.masterliness.com/a/Royal.Netherlands.Football.Association.htm">Royal Netherlands Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Marco van Basten, 2004- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Frank de Boer (112) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Patrick Kluivert (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First International Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands ( Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April, 1905) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Largest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway ( Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November, 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Worst defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England AmateurThe England national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for England at football. It was formed some time around 1900, due to the growth of the professional game which meant that amateur players could no longer easily find places in ( The HagueThis article is about the city in the Netherlands; there is also a region known as (the) Hague in France. The Hague ( Dutch: Den Haag or officially 's-Gravenhage is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the, Netherlands; 1 April, 1907Events January events January 6 Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo). January 14 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than a 1,000 January 23 Charles Curtis) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1934) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1974The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. It was won by the host nation, who beat the Netherlands in the final, 2:1. The victory was the second for West Germany, who first won in 1954. The tournament marked the first time that the current trop and 1978The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. It was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina who became the sixth team (after Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European ChampionshipThe UEFA European Championship (known as Euro year is the main national football competition of the UEFA nations. Held every four years since 1960 it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship in 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1976The 1976 European Football Championship Euro 76 final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the 5th edition of the European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 16 and June 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1988
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The Netherlands made their first World Cup in 1934, and after coming back in 1938, entered the world of soccer wilderness. They came out of it in the 1970s with the invention of Total Football. Pioneered by Ajax Amsterdam club and lead by the creative genius of Johan Cruyff, the Dutch made huge strides, getting to two World Cup finals in the decade. The team has been strong since, winning Euro 88 and finishing fourth in the 1998 World Cup.