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Netherlandsnational football team record

457
Wins
202
Draws
228
Defeats

887 matches, 1905 to 2026TFN Elo rating 2038, 9th in the world

Netherlands have played 887 internationals since 1905: 457 wins, 202 draws and 228 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Belgium, with 129 meetings. Their biggest win is 11–0 against San Marino in Euro qualifying on 2 September 2011.

Netherlands's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All8874572022281859–108652%
Competitive4262588583944–38361%
Friendlies461199117145915–70343%
At home41324293781019–42659%
Away35615179126605–54442%
Neutral venues118643024235–11654%

Record against every opponent

Netherlands have played 91 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Belgium129573141285–2212022
Germany4912191880–912026
Denmark321310963–452022
Switzerland321431566–612011
France311151557–532024
Sweden26126852–492026
Italy243101124–332023
England2379730–332024
Norway23117549–292026
Ireland23124740–292023
Poland22109332–222025
Austria21104740–272024
Scotland21105632–172024
Hungary19113556–302024
Luxembourg18151267–142017
Finland16132149–142025
Romania15113132–32024
Spain1564524–232025
Turkey1574423–152024
Portugal1424810–162019
Iceland13101237–72024
Brazil1245318–152014
Bulgaria1252520–172017
Czech Republic1233614–182021
Greece1292126–52026
Argentina1045115–82022
Belarus1080223–62019
Czechoslovakia103169–171987
Russia1043314–92008
Wales10100029–82022
Cyprus990034–12001
East Germany961217–101986
Mexico941415–162020
Malta880040–02025
Northern Ireland843117–52019
Andorra660021–02013
Curaçao622220–81962
Estonia651023–42019
San Marino660039–02011
USA650113–62022
Uruguay62137–92011
Yugoslavia63129–71992
Latvia550014–02021
North Macedonia532011–32021
Serbia550013–42026
Albania44007–12007
Australia41215–52014
Bosnia42209–42024
Ecuador41304–32026
Gibraltar440022–02023
Israel44006–11989
Japan42208–42026
Moldova44009–12011
Morocco42116–52026
Peru43107–12018
Tunisia422010–42026
Cameroon32103–12010
Croatia31026–62023
Egypt30213–41990
Ghana32105–12014
Slovakia32105–22018
South Africa330013–41997
Suriname330010–61960
Ukraine32107–32021
Armenia2–0 (2005), 1–0 (2005)22003–02005
Canada3–0 (1994), 4–0 (2024)22007–02024
Chile2–2 (1928), 2–0 (2014)21104–22014
China2–0 (1996), 2–0 (2013)22004–02013
Indonesia9–2 (1938), 3–0 (2013)220012–22013
Ivory Coast2–1 (2006), 5–0 (2017)22007–12017
Kazakhstan3–1 (2014), 2–1 (2015)22005–22015
Lithuania3–2 (2025), 4–0 (2025)22007–22025
Montenegro4–0 (2021), 2–2 (2021)21106–22021
Paraguay5–1 (1998), 0–0 (2009)21105–12009
Saar2–1 (1955), 3–2 (1956)22005–31956
Slovenia1–0 (2007), 2–0 (2007)22003–02007
South Korea5–0 (1998), 2–0 (2007)22007–02007
Algeria0–1 (2026)10010–12026
Aruba2–2 (1954)10102–21954
Colombia0–0 (2013)10100–02013
Costa Rica0–0 (2014)10100–02014
Faroe Islands3–0 (2004)11003–02004
Georgia3–0 (2021)11003–02021
Iran3–0 (1978)11003–01978
Liechtenstein3–0 (2004)11003–02004
Nigeria5–1 (1998)11005–11998
Qatar2–0 (2022)11002–02022
Saudi Arabia2–1 (1994)11002–11994
Senegal2–0 (2022)11002–02022
Thailand3–1 (2007)11003–12007
Uzbekistan2–1 (2026)11002–12026

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v San MarinoEuro qualifying, 2 Sept 201111–0 for Netherlands
  2. v NorwayWorld Cup qualifying, 1 Nov 19729–0 for Netherlands
  3. v FinlandOlympic Games, 4 Jul 19129–0 for Netherlands
  4. v BelgiumFriendly, 4 Oct 19599–1 for Netherlands
  5. v MaltaWorld Cup qualifying, 10 Jun 20258–0 for Netherlands

Heaviest defeats

  1. at GermanyFriendly, 21 Oct 19590–7 for Netherlands
  2. at EnglandFriendly, 27 Nov 19462–8 for Netherlands
  3. at BelgiumFriendly, 17 Mar 19401–7 for Netherlands
  4. at BelgiumFriendly, 12 Nov 19502–7 for Netherlands
  5. at SwedenFriendly, 19 May 19541–6 for Netherlands

Latest results

  1. v SerbiaNations League, 4 Oct 20262–1 for Netherlands
  2. at GreeceNations League, 1 Oct 20262–2 for Netherlands
  3. at SerbiaNations League, 27 Sept 20262–1 for Netherlands
  4. v GermanyNations League, 24 Sept 20261–1 for Netherlands
  5. v MoroccoWorld Cup, 29 Jun 20261–1 for Netherlands
  6. v TunisiaWorld Cup, 25 Jun 20263–1 for Netherlands
  7. v SwedenWorld Cup, 20 Jun 20265–1 for Netherlands
  8. v JapanWorld Cup, 14 Jun 20262–2 for Netherlands
  9. v UzbekistanFriendly, 8 Jun 20262–1 for Netherlands
  10. v AlgeriaFriendly, 3 Jun 20260–1 for Netherlands

Netherlands's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1905: 1534End of 1906: 1506End of 1907: 1513End of 1908: 1582End of 1909: 1609End of 1910: 1626End of 1911: 1651End of 1912: 1679End of 1913: 1653End of 1914: 1660End of 1919: 1639End of 1920: 1605End of 1921: 1625End of 1922: 1582End of 1923: 1594End of 1924: 1574End of 1925: 1598End of 1926: 1541End of 1927: 1551End of 1928: 1507End of 1929: 1457End of 1930: 1422End of 1931: 1455End of 1932: 1477End of 1933: 1444End of 1934: 1483End of 1935: 1520End of 1936: 1542End of 1937: 1537End of 1938: 1509End of 1939: 1509End of 1940: 1474End of 1946: 1490End of 1947: 1509End of 1948: 1524End of 1949: 1528End of 1950: 1452End of 1951: 1429End of 1952: 1417End of 1953: 1387End of 1954: 1405End of 1955: 1461End of 1956: 1508End of 1957: 1522End of 1958: 1601End of 1959: 1589End of 1960: 1589End of 1961: 1549End of 1962: 1544End of 1963: 1503End of 1964: 1547End of 1965: 1509End of 1966: 1555End of 1967: 1558End of 1968: 1548End of 1969: 1574End of 1970: 1603End of 1971: 1629End of 1972: 1690End of 1973: 1703End of 1974: 1973End of 1975: 1935End of 1976: 1918End of 1977: 1963End of 1978: 1961End of 1979: 1932End of 1980: 1820End of 1981: 1808End of 1982: 1782End of 1983: 1785End of 1984: 1751End of 1985: 1776End of 1986: 1789End of 1987: 1854End of 1988: 1962End of 1989: 1964End of 1990: 1872End of 1991: 1888End of 1992: 1900End of 1993: 1938End of 1994: 1906End of 1995: 1855End of 1996: 1911End of 1997: 1889End of 1998: 1960End of 1999: 1924End of 2000: 1968End of 2001: 1968End of 2002: 2027End of 2003: 1972End of 2004: 1928End of 2005: 1984End of 2006: 1994End of 2007: 1951End of 2008: 2033End of 2009: 2042End of 2010: 2125End of 2011: 2088End of 2012: 2015End of 2013: 2027End of 2014: 2064End of 2015: 1930End of 2016: 1919End of 2017: 1928End of 2018: 2023End of 2019: 2054End of 2020: 2034End of 2021: 1967End of 2022: 2125End of 2023: 2036End of 2024: 1995End of 2025: 2009End of 2026: 2038
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 2189, reached on 12 July 2014. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly461199117145915–703
World Cup qualifying143952820356–105
Euro qualifying126841626299–99
World Cup59321611107–57
European Championship452391375–48
Nations League321511661–40
Olympic Games1792644–30
Mundialito20111–3
Copa Confraternidad10101–1
FIFA 75th Anniversary Cup10100–0

Top scorers

  1. 1Memphis Depay44
  2. 2Robin van Persie35
  3. 3Ruud van Nistelrooy29
  4. 4Dennis Bergkamp27
  5. 5Klaas-Jan Huntelaar26
  6. 6Johan Cruyff25
  7. 7Georginio Wijnaldum24
  8. 8Arjen Robben22
  9. 9Cody Gakpo22
  10. 10Patrick Kluivert22

Counted from the 383 of 887 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Netherlands play their first international?

On 30 April 1905, a 4–1 win against Belgium in a friendly.

What is Netherlands's biggest win?

11–0 against San Marino in Euro qualifying on 2 September 2011.

What is Netherlands's heaviest defeat?

0–7 against Germany in a friendly on 21 October 1959.

Who have Netherlands played the most?

Belgium: 129 matches, with 57 wins, 31 draws and 41 defeats for Netherlands.

What is Netherlands's longest winning run?

10 wins in a row, from 3 March 2010 to 6 July 2010.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.