Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

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The Netherlands national football team has appeared in eleven UEFA European Championship tournaments. The team did not enter the first tournament during Euro 1960 and failed to qualify for Euro 1964, Euro 1968 and Euro 1972.

The Netherlands' first appearance in the UEFA European Championship was at Euro 1976. During qualification they won their group ahead of Poland and Italy, and then defeated Belgium. During the four-team final tournament, they lost the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, and then defeated Yugoslavia in the third place play-off match. They qualified for Euro 1980 over Poland and East Germany. Despite an opening match win against Greece, a loss to West Germany and a draw with Czechoslovakia kept them from advancing past the group stage. They failed to reach Euro 1984 despite finishing level on points with Spain during qualification.

The Netherlands qualified for Euro 1988 with wins over Greece, Hungary and Poland. During the final tournament group stage, they lost to the Soviet Union, and then went on to defeat England and the Republic of Ireland. In the semi-finals, they defeated hosts Germany 2–1, and then beat the Soviet Union 2–0 in the final to become 1988 champions. In the build-up for Euro 1992, the Netherlands qualified ahead of Portugal and Greece. In the group stage, they defeated Scotland and Germany, and drew with the CIS. They then lost to eventual champions Denmark in the semi-finals after a 2–2 draw, which was decided by a penalty shoot-out. The Netherlands finished behind the Czech Republic, and qualified for Euro 1996 via a play-off against the Republic of Ireland. In the tournament, they drew with Scotland, beat Switzerland and then lost 4–1 to England; they went on to lose in a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals to France after a 0–0 draw in regulation.

As co-hosts with Belgium, the Netherlands automatically qualified for Euro 2000. They won all of their group stage matches, against the Czech Republic, Denmark and France. In the quarter-finals, they defeated Yugoslavia 6–1, only to lose in the semi-finals after a 0–0 draw in a penalty shoot-out against Italy. The Netherlands finished behind the Czech Republic, and qualified for Euro 2004 via a play-off against Scotland. They opened their tournament match with a draw against Germany, then a loss to the Czech Republic and a win over Latvia. In the quarter-finals, they won in a penalty shoot-out against Sweden before losing the semi-finals to hosts Portugal 2–1. They finished second after Romania to qualify for Euro 2008; the Netherlands opened with three wins: 3–0 against Italy, 4–1 over France and 2–0 against Romania. In the quarter-finals, they lost 3–1 after extra time to Russia. Qualifying ahead of Sweden for Euro 2012, the Netherlands lost all three group stage matches: to Denmark, Germany and Portugal. The Netherlands failed to reach Euro 2016 after losses in qualifying to the Czech Republic, Turkey and Iceland.

Euro 2020 saw the Netherlands qualify behind Germany; they won all group stage matches against Ukraine, Austria and North Macedonia. In the round of 16, they lost 2–0 to the Czech Republic. The Netherlands finished behind France to qualify for Euro 2024; they opened with a win over Poland, followed by a draw against France and a loss to Austria. In the round of 16 they defeated Romania 3–0, followed by a 2–1 quarter-final win against Turkey. In the semi-finals, they lost to England 2–1.

Overall record

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 Semi-finals 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

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

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

Final tournament

Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
  • Ondruš 19'
  • Nehoda 114'
  • Veselý 118'
 Report
  • Ondruš 73' (o.g.)
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
  • Geels 27', 107'
  • W. van de Kerkhof 39'
 Report
  • Katalinski 43'
  • Džajić 82'
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 6,766
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Euro 1980

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Kist 65' (pen.)
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,990
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
West Germany 3–2 Netherlands
  • Allofs 20', 60', 65'
 Report
  • Rep 79' (pen.)
  • W. van de Kerkhof 85'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 29,889
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Netherlands 1–1 Czechoslovakia
  • Kist 59'
 Report
  • Nehoda 16'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Euro 1988

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Rats 52'
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 54,336
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
England 1–3 Netherlands
  • Robson 53'
 Report
  • Van Basten 44', 71', 75'
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Netherlands
Report
  • Kieft 82'
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 64,731
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
West Germany 1–2 Netherlands
  • Matthäus 55' (pen.)
 Report
  • R. Koeman 74' (pen.)
  • Van Basten 88'
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 56,115
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Final
Soviet Union 0–2 Netherlands
Report
  • Gullit 32'
  • Van Basten 54'
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 62,770
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Euro 1992

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Bergkamp 75'
 Report
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 35,720
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Netherlands 0–0 CIS
Report
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 34,440
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Netherlands 3–1 Germany
  • Rijkaard 4'
  • Witschge 15'
  • Bergkamp 72'
 Report
  • Klinsmann 53'
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,725
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) Denmark
  • Bergkamp 23'
  • Rijkaard 86'
 Report
  • Larsen 5', 33'
Penalties
  • Koeman
  • Van Basten
  • Bergkamp
  • Rijkaard
  • Witschge
4–5
  • Larsen
  • Povlsen
  • Elstrup
  • Vilfort
  • Christofte
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,450
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 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
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
Report
  • Cruyff 66'
  • Bergkamp 79'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 36,800
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
Netherlands 1–4 England
  • Kluivert 78'
 Report
  • Shearer 23' (pen.), 57'
  • Sheringham 51', 62'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,798
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
  • Zidane
  • Djorkaeff
  • Lizarazu
  • Guérin
  • Blanc
5–4
  • De Kock
  • De Boer
  • Kluivert
  • Seedorf
  • Blind
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,465
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • F. de Boer 89' (pen.)
 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,800
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
Report
  • Kluivert 57'
  • R. de Boer 66'
  • Zenden 77'
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 51,425
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
France 2–3 Netherlands
  • Dugarry 8'
  • Trezeguet 31'
 Report
  • Kluivert 14'
  • F. de Boer 51'
  • Zenden 59'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Netherlands 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
  • Kluivert 24', 38', 54'
  • Govedarica 51' (o.g.)
  • Overmars 78', 90+1'
 Report
  • Milošević 90+2'
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Semi-finals
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
  • Di Biagio
  • Pessotto
  • Totti
  • Maldini
3–1
  • F. de Boer
  • Stam
  • Kluivert
  • Bosvelt
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2004

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Frings 30'
 Report
  • Van Nistelrooy 81'
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 48,197
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic
  • Bouma 4'
  • Van Nistelrooy 19'
 Report
  • Koller 23'
  • Baroš 71'
  • Šmicer 88'
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Attendance: 29,935
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Netherlands 3–0 Latvia
  • Van Nistelrooy 27' (pen.), 35'
  • Makaay 84'
 Report
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Attendance: 27,904
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
  • Källström
  • Larsson
  • Ibrahimović
  • Ljungberg
  • Wilhelmsson
  • Mellberg
4–5
  • Van Nistelrooy
  • Heitinga
  • Reiziger
  • Cocu
  • Makaay
  • Robben
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 27,762
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
  • Ronaldo 26'
  • Maniche 58'
 Report
  • Andrade 63' (o.g.)
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Van Nistelrooy 26'
  • Sneijder 31'
  • Van Bronckhorst 79'
 Report
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 30,777
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Netherlands 4–1 France
  • Kuyt 9'
  • Van Persie 59'
  • Robben 72'
  • Sneijder 90+2'
 Report
  • Henry 71'
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 30,777
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Netherlands 2–0 Romania
  • Huntelaar 54'
  • Van Persie 87'
 Report
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 30,777
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
  • Van Nistelrooy 86'
 Report
  • Pavlyuchenko 56'
  • Torbinski 112'
  • Arshavin 116'
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 38,374
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Euro 2012

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Krohn-Dehli 24'
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 35,923
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Netherlands 1–2 Germany
  • Van Persie 73'
 Report
  • Gómez 24', 38'
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 37,750
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
  • Ronaldo 28', 74'
 Report
  • Van der Vaart 11'
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 37,445
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Wijnaldum 52'
  • Weghorst 58'
  • Dumfries 85'
 Report
  • Yarmolenko 75'
  • Yaremchuk 79'
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 15,837
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Netherlands 2–0 Austria
  • Depay 11' (pen.)
  • Dumfries 67'
 Report
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 15,243
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
North Macedonia 0–3 Netherlands
Report
  • Depay 24'
  • Wijnaldum 50', 58'
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 15,227
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Netherlands 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
  • Holeš 68'
  • Schick 80'
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 52,834
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Buksa 16'
 Report
  • Gakpo 29'
  • Weghorst 83'
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 48,117
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Netherlands 0–0 France
Report
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance: 38,531
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Netherlands 2–3 Austria
  • Gakpo 47'
  • Depay 75'
 Report
  • Malen 6' (o.g.)
  • Schmid 59'
  • Sabitzer 80'
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 68,363
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 F  Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
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).
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: Netherlands −2, Georgia −6.

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Romania 0–3 Netherlands
Report
  • Gakpo 20'
  • Malen 83', 90+3'
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 65,012
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 2–1 Turkey
  • De Vrij 70'
  • Müldür 76' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Akaydin 35'
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 70,091
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Semi-finals
Netherlands 1–2 England
  • Simons 7'
 Report
  • Kane 18' (pen.)
  • Watkins 90'
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 60,926
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Most appearances

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

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

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