Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship explained

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.

List of matches

Yearwidth=100Roundwidth=120Opponentwidth=65Scorewidth=85Resultwidth=85VenueNetherlands scorers
1976Semi-finals1–3 align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LZagrebOndruš (o.g.)
Third place play-off3–2 align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WZagrebGeels (2), Van de Kerkhof
1980Group stage1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WNaplesKist
2–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LNaplesRep, Van de Kerkhof
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DMilanKist
1988Group stage0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LCologne
3–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WDüsseldorfVan Basten (3)
1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WGelsenkirchenKieft
Semi-finals2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WHamburgKoeman, Van Basten
Finalalign=center bgcolor="gold"2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WMunichGullit, Van Basten
1992Group stage1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WGothenburgBergkamp
0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DGothenburg
3–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WGothenburgRijkaard, Witschge, Bergkamp
Semi-finalsalign=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"D
(Denmark Won)		GothenburgBergkamp, Rijkaard
1996Group stage0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DBirmingham
2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBirminghamCruyff, Bergkamp
1–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLondonKluivert
Quarter-finalsalign=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"D
(France Won)		Liverpool
2000Group stage1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WAmsterdamF. de Boer
3–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WRotterdamKluivert, R. de Boer, Zenden
3–2align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WAmsterdamKluivert, F. de Boer, Zenden
Quarter-finals6–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WRotterdamKluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g.), Overmars (2)
Semi-finalsalign=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"D
(Italy Won)		Amsterdam
2004Group stage1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DPortoVan Nistelrooy
2–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LAveiroBouma, Van Nistelrooy
3–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBragaVan Nistelrooy (2), Makaay
Quarter-finalsalign=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"D
(Netherlands Won)		Faro
Semi-finals1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LLisbonAndrade (o.g.)
2008Group stage3–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBernVan Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Van Bronckhorst
4–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBernKuyt, Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder
2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBernHuntelaar, Van Persie
Quarter-finalsalign=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBaselVan Nistelrooy
2012Group stage0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LKharkiv
1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LKharkivVan Persie
1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LKharkivVan der Vaart
2020Group stage3–2align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WAmsterdamWijnaldum, Weghorst, Dumfries
2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WAmsterdamDepay, Dumfries
3–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WAmsterdamDepay, Wijnaldum (2)
Round of 160–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBudapest
2024Group stage2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WHamburgGakpo, Weghorst
0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DLeipzig
2–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBerlinGakpo, Depay
Round of 163–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WMunichGakpo, Malen (2)
Quarter-finals2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBerlinDe Vrij, Müldür (o.g.)
Semi-finals1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LDortmundSimons

Head-to-head record

Opponent
210143
101000
310235
201124
311153
310257
422073
110061
521298
110010
211030
110030
110030
110010
220050
110021
200224
100113
211010
210121
101000
110020
110021
110032
110032
Total45239137548

Euro 1976

See main article: UEFA Euro 1976.

Final tournament

See main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament.

Semi-finals
Third place play-off

Euro 1980

See main article: UEFA Euro 1980.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1.

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Euro 1988

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage.

Semi-finals
Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988 final.

Euro 1992

See main article: UEFA Euro 1992.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage.

Semi-finals

Euro 1996

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals

Euro 2000

See main article: UEFA Euro 2000.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group D.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

Euro 2004

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group D.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

Euro 2008

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals

Euro 2012

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B.

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Euro 2020

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage.

Round of 16

Euro 2024

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group D. --------

Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage.

Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

Most appearances

RankPlayerMatchesYears
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

RankPlayerGoalsYears (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

External links

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