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Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

The Netherlands national football team has appeared in eleven UEFA European Championship tournaments. The team did not enter the first tournament during Euro 1960 and failed to qualify for Euro 1964, Euro 1968 and Euro 1972.

The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam

The Netherlands' first appearance in the UEFA European Championship was at Euro 1976. During qualification they won their group ahead of Poland and Italy, and then defeated Belgium. During the four-team final tournament, they lost the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, and then defeated Yugoslavia in the third place play-off match. They qualified for Euro 1980 over Poland and East Germany. Despite an opening match win against Greece, a loss to West Germany and a draw with Czechoslovakia kept them from advancing past the group stage. They failed to reach Euro 1984 despite finishing level on points with Spain during qualification.

The Netherlands qualified for Euro 1988 with wins over Greece, Hungary and Poland. During the final tournament group stage, they lost to the Soviet Union, and then went on to defeat England and the Republic of Ireland. In the semi-finals, they defeated hosts Germany 2–1, and then beat the Soviet Union 2–0 in the final to become 1988 champions. In the build-up for Euro 1992, the Netherlands qualified ahead of Portugal and Greece. In the group stage, they defeated Scotland and Germany, and drew with the CIS. They then lost to eventual champions Denmark in the semi-finals after a 2–2 draw, which was decided by a penalty shoot-out. The Netherlands finished behind the Czech Republic, and qualified for Euro 1996 via a play-off against the Republic of Ireland. In the tournament, they drew with Scotland, beat Switzerland and then lost 4–1 to England; they went on to lose in a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals to France after a 0–0 draw in regulation.

As co-hosts with Belgium, the Netherlands automatically qualified for Euro 2000. They won all of their group stage matches, against the Czech Republic, Denmark and France. In the quarter-finals, they defeated Yugoslavia 6–1, only to lose in the semi-finals after a 0–0 draw in a penalty shoot-out against Italy. The Netherlands finished behind the Czech Republic, and qualified for Euro 2004 via a play-off against Scotland. They opened their tournament match with a draw against Germany, then a loss to the Czech Republic and a win over Latvia. In the quarter-finals, they won in a penalty shoot-out against Sweden before losing the semi-finals to hosts Portugal 2–1. They finished second after Romania to qualify for Euro 2008; the Netherlands opened with three wins: 3–0 against Italy, 4–1 over France and 2–0 against Romania. In the quarter-finals, they lost 3–1 after extra time to Russia. Qualifying ahead of Sweden for Euro 2012, the Netherlands lost all three group stage matches: to Denmark, Germany and Portugal. The Netherlands failed to reach Euro 2016 after losses in qualifying to the Czech Republic, Turkey and Iceland.

Euro 2020 saw the Netherlands qualify behind Germany; they won all group stage matches against Ukraine, Austria and North Macedonia. In the round of 16, they lost 2–0 to the Czech Republic. The Netherlands finished behind France to qualify for Euro 2024; they opened with a win over Poland, followed by a draw against France and a loss to Austria. In the round of 16 they defeated Romania 3–0, followed by a 2–1 quarter-final win against Turkey. In the semi-finals, they lost to England 2–1.

Overall record

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UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 6 5
Italy 1968 6 2 1 3 11 11
Belgium 1972 6 3 1 2 18 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad 8 6 0 2 21 9
Italy 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 20 6
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 6 1 1 22 6
West Germany 1988 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 15 1
Sweden 1992 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 8 6 1 1 17 2
England 1996 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 11 7 2 2 25 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 1 0 13 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Portugal 2004 Semi-finals 3rd 5 1 2 2 7 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 26 7
Austria Switzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 10 4 Squad 12 8 2 2 15 5
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad 10 9 0 1 37 8
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 17 14
Europe 2020 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 8 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 24 7
Germany 2024 Semi-finals 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 7 Squad 8 6 0 2 17 7
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 11/17 45 23 9 13 75 48 — 125 83 16 26 291 99

List of matches

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Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue Netherlands scorers
1976Semi-finals Czechoslovakia1–3 (a.e.t.)LZagrebOndruš (o.g.)
Third place play-off Yugoslavia3–2 (a.e.t.)WZagrebGeels (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-finals West Germany2–1WHamburgKoeman, Van Basten
Final Soviet Union2–0WMunichGullit, Van Basten
1992Group stage Scotland1–0WGothenburgBergkamp
 CIS0–0DGothenburg—
 Germany3–1WGothenburgRijkaard, Witschge, Bergkamp
Semi-finals Denmark2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)DGothenburgBergkamp, Rijkaard
1996Group stage Scotland0–0DBirmingham—
  Switzerland2–0WBirminghamCruyff, Bergkamp
 England1–4LLondonKluivert
Quarter-finals France0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)DLiverpool—
2000Group stage Czech Republic1–0WAmsterdamF. de Boer
 Denmark3–0WRotterdamKluivert, R. de Boer, Zenden
 France3–2WAmsterdamKluivert, F. de Boer, Zenden
Quarter-finals FR Yugoslavia6–1WRotterdamKluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g.), Overmars (2)
Semi-finals Italy0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)DAmsterdam—
2004Group stage Germany1–1DPortoVan Nistelrooy
 Czech Republic2–3LAveiroBouma, Van Nistelrooy
 Latvia3–0WBragaVan Nistelrooy (2), Makaay
Quarter-finals Sweden0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)DFaro—
Semi-finals Portugal1–2LLisbonAndrade (o.g.)
2008Group stage Italy3–0WBernVan Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Van Bronckhorst
 France4–1WBernKuyt, Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder
 Romania2–0WBernHuntelaar, Van Persie
Quarter-finals Russia1–3 (a.e.t.)LBaselVan Nistelrooy
2012Group stage Denmark0–1LKharkiv—
 Germany1–2LKharkivVan Persie
 Portugal1–2LKharkivVan der Vaart
2020Group stage Ukraine3–2WAmsterdamWijnaldum, Weghorst, Dumfries
 Austria2–0WAmsterdamDepay, Dumfries
 North Macedonia3–0WAmsterdamDepay, Wijnaldum (2)
Round of 16 Czech Republic0–2LBudapest—
2024Group stage Poland2–1WHamburgGakpo, Weghorst
 France0–0DLeipzig—
 Austria2–3LBerlinGakpo, Depay
Round of 16 Romania3–0WMunichGakpo, Malen (2)
Quarter-finals Turkey2–1WBerlinDe Vrij, Müldür (o.g.)
Semi-finals England1–2LDortmundSimons

Head-to-head record

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Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Austria210143
 CIS101000
 Czech Republic310235
 Czechoslovakia201124
 Denmark311153
 England310257
 France422073
 FR Yugoslavia110061
 Germany521298
 Greece110010
 Italy211030
 Latvia110030
 North Macedonia110030
 Republic of Ireland110010
 Romania220050
 Poland110021
 Portugal200224
 Russia100113
 Scotland211010
 Soviet Union210121
 Sweden101000
  Switzerland110020
 Turkey110021
 Ukraine110032
 Yugoslavia110032
Total45239137548

Euro 1976

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Final tournament

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Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
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Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 6,766

Euro 1980

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Group stage

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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 1–0 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 14,990
West Germany 3–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 29,889
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Netherlands 1–1 Czechoslovakia
 Report
Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Euro 1988

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Group stage

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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 0–1 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 54,336
England 1–3 Netherlands
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Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 64,731

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals
West Germany 1–2 Netherlands
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Attendance: 56,115
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Final
Soviet Union 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 62,770[1]

Euro 1992

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Group stage

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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 1–0 Scotland
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Attendance: 35,720
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Netherlands 0–0 CIS
Report
Attendance: 34,440
Netherlands 3–1 Germany
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Attendance: 37,725

Knockout stage

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Euro 1996

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Group stage

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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[a]
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:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Netherlands 0–0 Scotland
Report
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 36,800
Netherlands 1–4 England
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Attendance: 76,798

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

Euro 2000

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Group stage

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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) Hosts
Netherlands 1–0 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 50,800
Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 51,425
France 2–3 Netherlands
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Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Netherlands 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
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Attendance: 44,000
Semi-finals

Euro 2004

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Group stage

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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 1–1 Netherlands
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Attendance: 48,197
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 29,935
Netherlands 3–0 Latvia
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Attendance: 27,904

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
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Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
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: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 3–0 Italy
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Attendance: 30,777[3]
Netherlands 4–1 France
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Attendance: 30,777[4]
Netherlands 2–0 Romania
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Attendance: 30,777[5]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
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Attendance: 38,374[6]

Euro 2012

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
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 0–1 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 35,923[7]
Netherlands 1–2 Germany
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Attendance: 37,750[8]
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
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Attendance: 37,445[9]

Euro 2020

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 3–2 Ukraine
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Attendance: 15,837[10]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Netherlands 2–0 Austria
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Attendance: 15,243[11]
North Macedonia 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 15,227[12]

Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Netherlands 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 52,834[13]

Euro 2024

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Poland 1–2 Netherlands
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Attendance: 48,117[14]
Netherlands 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 38,531[15]
Netherlands 2–3 Austria
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Attendance: 68,363[16]
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a] Advance to knockout stage
2 F  Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3 E  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 C  Slovenia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
5 A  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
6 B  Croatia 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking (or drawing of lots, if hosts Germany had been involved in the tiebreaker).[18]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Netherlands −2, Georgia −6.[17]

Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Romania 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 65,012[19]
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 2–1 Turkey
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Attendance: 70,091[20]
Semi-finals
Netherlands 1–2 England
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Attendance: 60,926[21]

Most appearances

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Rank Player Matches Years
1Edwin van der Sar161996, 2000, 2004, 2008
2Dennis Bergkamp131992, 1996, 2000
Phillip Cocu1996, 2000, 2004
4Edgar Davids121996, 2000, 2004
5Giovanni van Bronckhorst112000, 2004, 2008
6Michael Reiziger101996, 2000, 2004
Clarence Seedorf1996, 2000, 2004
Memphis Depay2020, 2024
Stefan de Vrij2020, 2024
Wout Weghorst2020, 2024

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Years (goals)
1Patrick Kluivert61996 (1), 2000 (5), 2004
Ruud van Nistelrooy2004 (4), 2008 (2)
3Marco van Basten51988
4Dennis Bergkamp41992 (3), 1996 (1)
5Robin van Persie32008 (2), 2012 (1)
Georginio Wijnaldum2020
Memphis Depay2020 (2), 2024 (1)
Cody Gakpo2024

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "European Football Championship 1988 Final". euro2000.org. UEFA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Full-time report Netherlands-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Full-time Netherlands-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Full-time report Netherlands-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Full-time report Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). UEFA. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Full-time report Netherlands-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Full-time report Portugal-Netherlands" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Full Time Summary – North Macedonia v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Full Time Report – Poland v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v France" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "European Championship 2024: Booking List before Round of 16" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24". Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Full Time Report – Romania v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  21. ↑ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v England" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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