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Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

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

The Netherlands national football team has appeared in eleven UEFA European Championship tournaments. They 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 and 2016.

The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam

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
  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 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 Semi-finals 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 7 Squad 8 6 0 2 17 7
    2028 To be determined To be determined
    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
1976 Semi-finals   Czechoslovakia 1–3 (a.e.t.) L Zagreb Ondruš (o.g.)
Third place play-off   Yugoslavia 3–2 (a.e.t.) 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-finals   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-finals   Denmark 2–2 (a.e.t.) (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-finals   France 0–0 (a.e.t.) (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-finals   FR Yugoslavia 6–1 W Rotterdam Kluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g.), Overmars (2)
Semi-finals   Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) (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-finals   Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) D Faro —
Semi-finals   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-finals   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 3–2 W Amsterdam Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Dumfries
  Austria 2–0 W Amsterdam Depay, Dumfries
  North Macedonia 3–0 W Amsterdam Depay, Wijnaldum (2)
Round of 16   Czech Republic 0–2 L Budapest —
2024 Group stage   Poland 2–1 W Hamburg Gakpo, Weghorst
  France 0–0 D Leipzig —
  Austria 2–3 L Berlin Gakpo, Depay
Round of 16   Romania 3–0 W Munich Gakpo, Malen (2)
Quarter-finals   Turkey 2–1 W Berlin De Vrij, Müldür (o.g.)
Semi-finals   England 1–2 L Dortmund Simons

Head-to-head record

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Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
  Austria 2 1 0 1 4 3
  CIS 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 5
  Czechoslovakia 2 0 1 1 2 4
  Denmark 3 1 1 1 5 3
  England 3 1 0 2 5 7
  France 4 2 2 0 7 3
  FR Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 6 1
  Germany 5 2 1 2 9 8
  Greece 1 1 0 0 1 0
  Italy 2 1 1 0 3 0
  Latvia 1 1 0 0 3 0
  North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 3 0
  Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 1 0
  Romania 2 2 0 0 5 0
  Poland 1 1 0 0 2 1
  Portugal 2 0 0 2 2 4
  Russia 1 0 0 1 1 3
  Scotland 2 1 1 0 1 0
  Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 2 1
  Sweden 1 0 1 0 0 0
   Switzerland 1 1 0 0 2 0
  Turkey 1 1 0 0 2 1
  Ukraine 1 1 0 0 3 2
  Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 3 2
Total 45 23 9 13 75 48

Euro 1976

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1976

Final tournament

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament
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
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Attendance: 6,766

Euro 1980

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage

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

Euro 1988

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988

Group stage

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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  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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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage
Semi-finals
West Germany  1–2  Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 56,115
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 final
Soviet Union  0–2  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 62,770[1]

Euro 1992

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1992

Group stage

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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  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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Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage
Semi-finals
Netherlands  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Denmark
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 37,450

Euro 1996

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

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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[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. ^ 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  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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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
France  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 37,465[2]

Euro 2000

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

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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) 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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Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Netherlands  6–1  FR Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 44,000
Semi-finals
Italy  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2004

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

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

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Sweden  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 27,762
Semi-finals
Portugal  2–1  Netherlands
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Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

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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 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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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Netherlands  1–3 (a.e.t.)  Russia
 Report
Attendance: 38,374[6]

Euro 2012

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

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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 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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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C

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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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage
Round of 16
Netherlands  0–2  Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 52,834[13]

Euro 2024

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group D

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. ^ a b Disciplinary points: Netherlands −2, Georgia −6.[17]

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage
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
1 Edwin van der Sar 16 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
2 Dennis Bergkamp 13 1992, 1996, 2000
Phillip Cocu 1996, 2000, 2004
4 Edgar Davids 12 1996, 2000, 2004
5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 11 2000, 2004, 2008
6 Michael Reiziger 10 1996, 2000, 2004
Clarence Seedorf 1996, 2000, 2004
Memphis Depay 2020, 2024
Stefan de Vrij 2020, 2024
Wout Weghorst 2020, 2024

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Years (goals)
1 Patrick Kluivert 6 1996 (1), 2000 (5), 2004
Ruud van Nistelrooy 2004 (4), 2008 (2)
3 Marco van Basten 5 1988
4 Dennis Bergkamp 4 1992 (3), 1996 (1)
5 Robin van Persie 3 2008 (2), 2012 (1)
Georginio Wijnaldum 2020
Memphis Depay 2020 (2), 2024 (1)
Cody Gakpo 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "European Football Championship 1988 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. 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. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time Netherlands-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. 9 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Netherlands" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – North Macedonia v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Full Time Report – Poland v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ^ "European Championship 2024: Booking List before Round of 16" (PDF). UEFA.com. 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.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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