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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1978
1.82m
Average age in 1978
27.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1978
No jersey in 1978

Coaches in 1978

Happel, Ernst (Coach)

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Happel, Ernst (Coach)

Day of Birth
1925-11-29
Day of Death
1992-11-14
Place of Birth
Wien (Austria)
Height
1.78m
Matches
7 (7 / 0)
Goto coach Ernst Happel

Zwartkruis, Jan (Coach)

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Zwartkruis, Jan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-02-18
Day of Death
2013-03-07
Place of Birth
Elst (Netherlands)
Goto coach Jan Zwartkruis

Players of Netherlands in 1978

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Schrijvers, Piet 1946-12-15 Goalkeeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 8 0 0 - - -
Jongbloed, Jan 1940-11-25 Goalkeeper Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 6 1 0 - - -
Krol, Ruud 1949-03-24 Sweeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 14 0 1 - - -
Poortvliet, Jan 1955-09-21 Left Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 10 0 0 - - -
Brandts, Ernie 1956-02-03 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 8 0 4 - - -
Wildschut, Piet 1957-10-25 Left Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 1 - - -
Suurbier, Wim 1945-01-16 Right Back France FC Metz 6 1 0 - - -
Rijsbergen, Wim 1952-01-18 Centre Back France SÉC Bastia 5 1 0 - - -
Hovenkamp, Hugo 1950-10-05 Left Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 4 0 0 - - -
van Kraay, Adrie 1953-08-01 Centre Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 2 0 - - -
Metgod, Johnny 1958-02-27 Centre Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 0 2 0 - - -
Dusbaba, Johnny 1956-03-14 Sweeper Belgium RSC Anderlecht 0 1 0 - - -
van de Kerkhof, Willy 1951-09-16 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 13 0 1 - - -
Jansen, Wim 1946-10-28 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 11 1 0 - - -
van de Kerkhof, René 1951-09-16 Right Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 8 2 1 - - -
Haan, Arie 1948-11-16 Centre Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 8 1 3 - - -
Neeskens, Johan 1951-09-15 Centre Midfielder Spain FC Barcelona 8 0 0 - - -
Peters, Jan 1954-08-18 Centre Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 2 2 0 - - -
van Hanegem, Willem 1944-02-20 Centre Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 2 0 0 - - -
Mühren, Arnold 1951-06-02 Left Midfielder England Ipswich Town 1 0 0 - - -
Boskamp, Johan 1948-10-21 Centre Midfielder Belgium RWD Molenbeek 0 2 0 - - -
Schoenaker, Dick 1952-11-30 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 0 1 0 - - -
Rensenbrink, Rob 1947-07-03 Left Winger Belgium RSC Anderlecht 12 0 7 - - -
Rep, Johnny 1951-11-25 Right Winger France SÉC Bastia 8 1 3 - - -
Nanninga, Dick 1949-01-17 Centre Forward Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 3 4 3 - - -
Koster, Adrie 1954-11-18 Right Winger Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 2 1 0 - - -
Geels, Ruud 1948-07-28 Secondary striker Belgium RSC Anderlecht 2 0 3 - - -
Ling, Tscheu La 1956-01-06 Right Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 2 - - -
van Leeuwen, Henk 1951-04-02 Centre Forward Netherlands FC Den Haag 2 0 1 - - -
Vermeulen, Pierre 1956-03-16 Left Winger Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 1 - - -

Matches of Netherlands in 1978

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1978-06-03
Netherlands
Netherlands
Iran
Iran
3:0 c
Netherlands vs. Iran
World Cup 1978 - Group 4
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
1978-06-07
Netherlands
Netherlands
Peru
Peru
0:0 c
Netherlands vs. Peru
World Cup 1978 - Group 4
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
1978-06-11
Scotland
Scotland
Netherlands
Netherlands
3:2 c
Scotland vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1978 - Group 4
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
1978-06-14
Austria
Austria
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:5 c
Austria vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1978 - Group A
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
1978-06-18
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
2:2 c
Netherlands vs. Germany
World Cup 1978 - Group A
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
1978-06-21
Italy
Italy
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:2 c
Italy vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1978 - Group A
Estadio Mas Monumental
1978-06-25
Argentina
Argentina
Netherlands
Netherlands
3:1 AET c
Argentina vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1978 - Final
Estadio Mas Monumental
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Match Progress for Netherlands in 1978

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
45 21 12 12 102
Germany
Germany
33 9 13 11 56
France
France
22 7 3 12 38
Italy
Italy
19 2 8 9 19
Ireland
Ireland
18 11 4 3 33
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
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Hungary
Hungary
14 10 2 2 47
Portugal
Portugal
14 2 4 8 10
Turkey
Turkey
13 7 3 3 22
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Spain
Spain
12 5 3 4 24
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
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
Switzerland
Switzerland
9 3 1 5 13
Argentina
Argentina
8 3 2 3 16
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 40
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 7
Iceland
Iceland
7 4 1 2 12
Mexico
Mexico
7 4 1 2 13
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 21
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
5 2 1 2 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 5 0 0 15
Latvia
Latvia
5 5 0 0 14
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
4 4 0 0 22
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 9
Australia
Australia
4 1 2 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 2 0 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 0 1 3 2
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
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 6
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 1 0 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 2 1 0 9
Ghana
Ghana
3 2 1 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Peru
Peru
3 2 1 0 4
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 6
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
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 2 0 0 7
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 1 1 0 5
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 3
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
Albania
Albania
2 2 0 0 3
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 4
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1 1 0 0 3
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 3
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
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