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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1974
1.8m
Average age in 1974
26
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1974
No jersey in 1974

Coaches in 1974

Michels, Rinus (Coach)

Michels Kindly provided by Tsipras
Michels provided by Tony Hollner
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Michels, Rinus (Coach)

Day of Birth
1928-02-09
Day of Death
2005-03-03
Place of Birth
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Height
1.86m
Matches
7 (7 / 0)
Goto coach Rinus Michels

Knobel, George (Coach)

Knobel Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
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Knobel, George (Coach)

Day of Birth
1922-12-10
Day of Death
2012-05-05
Place of Birth
Roosendaal (Netherlands)
Goto coach George Knobel

Players of Netherlands in 1974

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Jongbloed, Jan 1940-11-25 Goalkeeper Netherlands FC Amsterdam 12 0 0 - - -
Schrijvers, Piet 1946-12-15 Goalkeeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 - - -
Treijtel, Eddy 1948-05-28 Goalkeeper Netherlands SC Feyenoord 1 0 0 - - -
Krol, Ruud 1949-03-24 Sweeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 14 0 2 - - -
Suurbier, Wim 1945-01-16 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 12 0 0 - - -
Rijsbergen, Wim 1952-01-18 Centre Back Netherlands SC Feyenoord 8 1 0 - - -
van Ierssel, Kees 1945-12-06 Right Back Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 2 3 0 - - -
Israël, Rinus 1942-03-19 Centre Back Netherlands Excelsior Rotterdam 1 3 0 - - -
Schneider, Dick 1948-03-21 Right Back Netherlands SC Feyenoord 1 1 0 - - -
Strik, Pleun 1944-05-27 Defender Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1 - - -
Dekker, Chris 1945-12-06 Defender Netherlands MVV Maastricht 0 1 0 - - -
van Hanegem, Willem 1944-02-20 Centre Midfielder Netherlands SC Feyenoord 14 0 0 - - -
Neeskens, Johan 1951-09-15 Centre Midfielder Spain FC Barcelona 13 0 9 - - -
Haan, Arie 1948-11-16 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 13 0 2 - - -
Cruijff, Johan 1947-04-25 Attacking Midfielder Spain FC Barcelona 12 0 8 - - -
Jansen, Wim 1946-10-28 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands SC Feyenoord 10 1 0 - - -
de Jong, Theo 1947-08-11 Centre Midfielder Netherlands SC Feyenoord 5 4 1 - - -
Notten, René 1949-11-20 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 2 2 0 - - -
van der Kuijlen, Willy 1946-12-06 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 - - -
Peters, Jan 1954-08-18 Centre Midfielder Netherlands NEC Nijmegen 0 2 0 - - -
van de Kerkhof, René 1951-09-16 Right Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 2 0 - - -
van de Kerkhof, Willy 1951-09-16 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 2 0 - - -
Rensenbrink, Rob 1947-07-03 Left Winger Belgium RSC Anderlecht 12 0 4 - - -
Rep, Johnny 1951-11-25 Right Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 12 0 4 - - -
Geels, Ruud 1948-07-28 Secondary striker Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 2 1 - - -
Ressel, Peter 1945-12-04 Right Winger Netherlands SC Feyenoord 2 1 0 - - -
Keizer, Piet 1943-06-14 Left Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 - - -

Matches of Netherlands in 1974

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1974-06-15
Uruguay
Uruguay
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:2 c
Uruguay vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1974 - Group 3
HDI-Arena
1974-06-19
Netherlands
Netherlands
Sweden
Sweden
0:0 c
Netherlands vs. Sweden
World Cup 1974 - Group 3
Signal Iduna Park
1974-06-23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:4 c
Bulgaria vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1974 - Group 3
Signal Iduna Park
1974-06-26
Netherlands
Netherlands
Argentina
Argentina
4:0 c
Netherlands vs. Argentina
World Cup 1974 - Group A
Parkstadion
1974-06-30
East Germany
East Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:2 c
East Germany vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1974 - Group A
Parkstadion
1974-07-03
Netherlands
Netherlands
Brazil
Brazil
2:0 c
Netherlands vs. Brazil
World Cup 1974 - Group A
Signal Iduna Park
1974-07-07
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:1 c
Germany vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1974 - Final
Olympiastadion München
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Match Progress for Netherlands in 1974

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
46 21 12 13 102
Germany
Germany
34 9 14 11 57
France
France
23 7 4 12 38
Italy
Italy
19 2 8 9 19
Ireland
Ireland
19 11 4 4 34
England
England
17 6 7 4 25
Sweden
Sweden
17 9 4 4 41
Poland
Poland
16 9 6 1 26
Austria
Austria
15 9 2 4 36
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Hungary
Hungary
14 10 2 2 47
Portugal
Portugal
14 2 4 8 10
Turkey
Turkey
13 7 3 3 22
Spain
Spain
13 5 3 5 24
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 3 2 6 14
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Belarus
Belarus
10 8 0 2 23
Greece
Greece
10 8 1 1 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 14
Norway
Norway
10 5 4 1 13
Wales
Wales
10 10 0 0 29
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 34
Argentina
Argentina
8 3 2 3 16
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 7
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 40
Mexico
Mexico
7 4 1 2 13
Iceland
Iceland
7 4 1 2 12
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 13
Estonia
Estonia
6 5 1 0 23
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 39
Uruguay
Uruguay
6 2 1 3 7
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 21
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 2 2 1 10
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
Latvia
Latvia
5 5 0 0 14
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 5 0 0 15
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 2 0 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 0 1 3 2
Albania
Albania
4 4 0 0 7
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
4 4 0 0 22
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 9
Australia
Australia
4 1 2 1 5
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 1 0 4
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 6
Peru
Peru
3 2 1 0 4
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 6
Ghana
Ghana
3 2 1 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 2 1 0 7
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 2 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 0 2 6
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 1 5
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 3
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 2 0 0 7
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 1 1 0 5
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 1 1 2
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 0 7
Saarland
Saarland
2 2 0 0 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 2 0 0 3
South Korea
South Korea
2 2 0 0 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 6
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1 1 0 0 3
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
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