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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 2008
1.83m
Average age in 2008
26.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2008
No jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

van Marwijk, Bert (Coach)

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van Marwijk, Bert (Coach)

Day of Birth
1952-05-19
Place of Birth
Deventer (Netherlands)
Height
1.81m
Matches
6 (3 / 3)
Goto coach Bert van Marwijk

van Basten, Marco (Coach)

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van Basten, Marco (Coach)

Day of Birth
1964-10-31
Place of Birth
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Height
1.88m
Matches
9 (4 / 5)
Goto coach Marco van Basten

Players of Netherlands in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
van der Sar, Edwin 1970-10-29 Goalkeeper England Manchester United 8 0 0 0 0 0
Stekelenburg, Maarten 1982-09-22 Goalkeeper Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 0 0 0 0
Timmer, Henk 1971-12-03 Goalkeeper Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 1 0 0 0 0
Vorm, Michel 1983-10-20 Goalkeeper Netherlands FC Utrecht 0 1 0 0 0 0
van Bronckhorst, Giovanni 1975-02-05 Left Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 14 0 1 0 0 0
Mathijsen, Joris 1980-04-05 Centre Back Germany Hamburger SV 13 1 1 0 0 0
Ooijer, André 1974-07-11 Centre Back England Blackburn Rovers 13 0 0 0 0 0
Heitinga, John 1983-11-15 Centre Back Spain Atlético Madrid 10 2 3 0 0 0
Boulahrouz, Khalid 1981-12-28 Centre Back Germany VfB Stuttgart 4 2 0 0 0 0
de Cler, Tim 1978-11-08 Left Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 3 4 0 0 0 0
Bouma, Wilfred 1978-06-15 Centre Back England Aston Villa FC 2 2 0 0 0 0
Marcellis, Dirk 1988-04-13 Right Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 0 0 0
Melchiot, Mario 1976-11-04 Right Back England Wigan Athletic 1 2 0 0 0 0
van der Vaart, Rafael 1983-02-11 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Madrid 13 1 1 0 0 0
Sneijder, Wesley 1984-06-09 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Madrid 8 2 3 0 0 0
de Zeeuw, Demy 1983-05-26 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 8 2 0 0 0 0
de Jong, Nigel 1984-11-30 Defensive Midfielder England Manchester City 7 4 0 0 0 0
Engelaar, Orlando 1979-08-24 Defensive Midfielder Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 7 1 0 0 0 0
van Bommel, Mark 1977-04-22 Defensive Midfielder Germany Bayern München 6 0 1 0 0 0
Afellay, Ibrahim 1986-04-02 Left Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 11 0 0 0 0
Landzaat, Denny 1976-05-06 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 2 0 0 0 0
Emanuelson, Urby 1986-06-16 Left Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mendes da Silva, David 1982-08-04 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 0 1 0 0 0 0
Seedorf, Clarence 1976-04-01 Attacking Midfielder Italy AC Milan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Huntelaar, Klaas-Jan 1983-08-12 Centre Forward Spain Real Madrid 9 0 7 0 0 0
Kuijt, Dirk 1980-07-22 Right Winger England Liverpool FC 7 6 3 0 0 0
van Persie, Robin 1983-08-06 Centre Forward England Arsenal FC 6 4 5 0 0 0
Babel, Ryan 1986-12-19 Left Winger England Liverpool FC 5 3 1 0 0 0
Robben, Arjen 1984-01-23 Right Winger Spain Real Madrid 5 1 2 0 0 0
van Nistelrooy, Ruud 1976-07-01 Centre Forward Spain Real Madrid 5 0 3 0 0 0
Vennegoor of Hesselink, Jan 1978-07-11 Centre Forward Scotland Celtic Glasgow 0 7 2 0 0 0

Matches of Netherlands in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-02-06
Croatia
Croatia
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:3 c
Croatia vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Stadion Poljud
2008-03-26
Austria
Austria
Netherlands
Netherlands
3:4 c
Austria vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
2008-05-24
Netherlands
Netherlands
Ukraine
Ukraine
3:0 c
Netherlands vs. Ukraine
Friendly
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
2008-05-29
Netherlands
Netherlands
Denmark
Denmark
1:1 c
Netherlands vs. Denmark
Friendly
Philips Stadion
2008-06-01
Netherlands
Netherlands
Wales
Wales
2:0 c
Netherlands vs. Wales
Friendly
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
2008-06-09
Netherlands
Netherlands
Italy
Italy
3:0 c
Netherlands vs. Italy
Euro 2008 - Group C
Wankdorf Stadion
2008-06-13
Netherlands
Netherlands
France
France
4:1 c
Netherlands vs. France
Euro 2008 - Group C
Wankdorf Stadion
2008-06-17
Netherlands
Netherlands
Romania
Romania
2:0 c
Netherlands vs. Romania
Euro 2008 - Group C
Wankdorf Stadion
2008-06-21
Netherlands
Netherlands
Russia
Russia
1:3 c
Netherlands vs. Russia
Euro 2008 - Quarter Final
St. Jakob Park
2008-08-20
Russia
Russia
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:1 c
Russia vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Lokomotiv Stadium Moskva
2008-09-06
Netherlands
Netherlands
Australia
Australia
1:2 c
Netherlands vs. Australia
Friendly
Philips Stadion
2008-09-10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:2 c
North Macedonia vs. Netherlands
World Cup 2010 - Group 9
Nacionalna Arena Toše Proeski
2008-10-11
Netherlands
Netherlands
Iceland
Iceland
2:0 c
Netherlands vs. Iceland
World Cup 2010 - Group 9
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
2008-10-15
Norway
Norway
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:1 c
Norway vs. Netherlands
World Cup 2010 - Group 9
Ullevaal Stadion
2008-11-19
Netherlands
Netherlands
Sweden
Sweden
3:1 c
Netherlands vs. Sweden
Friendly
Johan Cruijff ArenA
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Match Progress for Netherlands in 2008

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
45 21 12 12 102
Germany
Germany
34 9 14 11 57
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
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
12 5 3 4 24
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 3 2 6 14
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
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
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
Uruguay
Uruguay
5 2 1 2 7
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 2 2 1 10
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
Albania
Albania
4 4 0 0 7
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 2 1 0 7
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 0 2 6
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 2 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 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
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
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
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 0 7
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
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
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
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