Netherlands vs France – 1998 World Cup Quarterfinal
Oranje and Leeuwinnen: Dutch women's football on the rise.
The Netherlands women's national football team represents the Netherlands in international women's football, directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB).
Quick Facts
- Tournament
- 1998 FIFA World Cup – Quarterfinal
- Result
- France 1 – 0 Netherlands
- Venue
- Stade de France, Saint-Denis
- Dutch manager
- Guus Hiddink
- French manager
- Aimé Jacquet
- Notable dutch players
- Clarence Seedorf
- Edgar Davids
- Patrick Kluivert
- Jaap Stam
- Frank de Boer
- Notable french players
- Zinedine Zidane
- Lilian Thuram
- Marcel Desailly
- Youri Djorkaeff
Lore & Background
The team played its first FIFA-recognized women's international match against France on 17 April 1971, losing 4–0. They won the UEFA Women's Championship in 2017 as hosts and reached the final of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing 2–0 to the United States. They qualified for the 2020 Olympics, losing in the quarter-finals.
Reader's Guide
The team's nicknames are Oranje and Leeuwinnen. They play in bright orange. Arjan Veurink became head coach after the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Did You Know?
- The team's logo features a lioness, different from the men's team's male lion.
- The team grew in popularity after winning the 2017 Euros on home soil.
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