| team NETHERLANDS | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 19 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 11 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 2: + 2; = 0; - 0: 9 - 4 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | 1: + 0; = 0; - 1: 2 - 3 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | 2: + 1; = 1; - 0: 5 - 1 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | 1: + 0; = 0; - 1: 0 - 3 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 12 - 7 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 3: + 0; = 2; - 1: 4 - 7 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 6: + 2; = 2; - 2: 6 - 4 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 9 - 5 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 4; = 2; - 0: 24 - 2 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | 7: + 5; = 1; - 1: 15 - 3 16 | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 6: + 5; = 1; - 0: 11 - 3 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | 7: + 3; = 2; - 2: 15 - 10 11 | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 4; = 1; - 3: 11 - 7 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 4; = 1; - 3: 13 - 7 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 4; = 2; - 0: 8 - 2 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 4: + 0; = 3; - 1: 3 - 4 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 6; = 3; - 1: 29 - 9 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 5: + 3; = 0; - 2: 8 - 6 9 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 8: + 6; = 1; - 1: 26 - 4 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 7: + 3; = 3; - 1: 13 - 7 12 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 6; = 2; - 2: 30 - 9 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 10; = 2; - 0: 27 - 3 32 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 3 - 2 7 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 8: + 8; = 0; - 0: 17 - 2 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 7: + 6; = 0; - 1: 12 - 6 18 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 9; = 1; - 0: 34 - 5 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 7: + 5; = 2; - 0: 15 - 4 17 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 6; = 1; - 3: 21 - 12 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 10: + 7; = 2; - 1: 33 - 8 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 5: + 3; = 2; - 0: 10 - 4 11 | |
| Best achievement: |
2nd place FIFA World Cup (1974, 1978, 2014) |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 135: +89: =26; -20; 329 ‒ 101 293 | |
| Percentage indicators | +65,93%; =19,26%; -14,81%; 2,44 ‒ 0,75 72,35% | |
| FIFA world cup | 55: +30: =14; -11; 96 ‒ 52 104 | |
| Percentage indicators | +54,55%; =25,45%; -20,00%; 1,75 ‒ 0,95 63,03% | |
| Total: | 190: +119: =40; -31; 425 ‒ 153 397 | |
| Percentage indicators | +62,63%; =21,05%; -16,32%; 2,24 ‒ 0,81 69,65% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 190 (54) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 425 | |
| - home: | 203 (47,76%) | |
| - away: | 118 (27,76%) | |
| - neutral field: | 104 (24,47%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 153 | |
| - home: | 37 (24,18%) | |
| - away: | 69 (45,1%) | |
| - neutral field: | 47 (30,72%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 2,24 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,81 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 170/210 (80,95%) | |
| - away: | 120/198 (60,61%) | |
| - neutral field: | 107/162 (66,05%) | |
| Biggest win: | 9:0 - Norway | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:4 - France | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 90 (47,37%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 31 (16,32%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 48 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 3 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 5 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 222 (1,17) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 11 (0,06) | |
| - second yellow cards | 5 | |
| - straight red cards | 6 | |
| Players acted | 323 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 7 668 561 (40 361) | |
| Top scorer: | Robin VAN PERSIE (06 10 14 18) - 19 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Edwin VAN DER SAR (98 02 06 10) - 43 games | |