Iconic Matches & Classics
25 entries in the Netherlands National Team compendium.
1978 World Cup Semi-Final vs West GermanyCorrecting a mislabeled entry: the 1978 semi-final vs West Germany is not supported by the source.1976 Euro Championship Semi-Final vs CzechoslovakiaThe night Total Football fell to the first-ever tournament penalty shootout.1974 World Cup Semi-Final vs BrazilOranje's 1974 run: a final loss, but no semi-final goal details in the source.1988 Euro Championship Semi-Final vs ItalyOranje: The Dutch Eleven1996 Euro Quarter-Final vs EnglandThe Oranje and Leeuwinnen of Dutch women's football.1998 World Cup Semi-Final vs BrazilBrazil defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in extra time.1988 Euro Championship Final vs Soviet UnionSoviet Union: European champions in 1960, runners-up three times.2010 World Cup Round of 16 vs SlovakiaNetherlands beat Slovakia 2–1 in the round of 16.2014 World Cup Group Stage vs ChileOranje and Leeuwinnen: Dutch women's football on the rise.2010 World Cup Quarter-Final vs UruguayNetherlands edge Uruguay 3–2 in semi-final thriller.2010 World Cup Final vs SpainA tense Johannesburg classic where Spain claimed their first World Cup title against a valiant Dutch side.1988 Euro Final – Netherlands 2–0 Soviet Union (Stuttgart)Netherlands 2–0 Soviet Union: Oranje's first European title in Munich.1974 World Cup Final – Netherlands 1–2 West Germany (Munich)West Germany's second World Cup title, sealed by Müller's winner after a penalty-filled first half.2010 World Cup Semi-Final – Netherlands 2–3 Germany (Johannesburg)Three final appearances, no titles, but a legacy of resilience.2014 World Cup Semi-Final – Netherlands 0–0 Argentina, 2–4 on penalties (Fortaleza)Three finals, no titles – the Dutch World Cup story.2014 World Cup Final – Netherlands 0–1 Argentina (Rio de Janeiro)One hundred and twenty minutes of orange defiance, undone by a penalty spot.2014 World Cup Quarter-Final – Netherlands 2–2 Costa Rica, 5–3 on penalties (Salvador)Three final appearances, no titles: the Dutch World Cup story.2014 World Cup Group Stage – Netherlands 5–1 Spain (Fortaleza)A stunning 5–1 revenge over Spain in Fortaleza.1974 World Cup Group Stage – Netherlands 2–0 Brazil (Frankfurt)The Oranje and Leeuwinnen: Dutch women's football on the rise.1988 Euro Group Stage – Netherlands 2–1 England (Stuttgart)Oranje's golden moment: Euro 1988 champions.1988 Euro Group Stage – Netherlands 1–0 West Germany (Stuttgart)Van Basten's late strike seals group win.1988 Euro Semi-Final – Netherlands 2–0 Denmark (Stuttgart)Oranje: European champions in 1988, three-time World Cup runners-up.1974 World Cup Semi-Final – Netherlands 1–2 West Germany (Nuremberg)Total Football met the wall, and the wall won one-nil in spirit.1974 World Cup Second Round – Netherlands 2–0 Brazil (Frankfurt)Oranje's Total Football triumphs over Brazil in a World Cup classic.1978 World Cup Semi-Final – Netherlands 2–1 Brazil (Buenos Aires)Three final appearances, no titles, but a legacy of resilience.
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