Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB). In 1974 and 1978 it won Euro '88 and reached two consecutive World Cup finals, but lost both finals to their respective host nations, West Germany and Argentina. At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed Clockwork Oranje for its precision passing. In many countries and even the Netherlands itself, the team is colloquially referred to as Holland. It is currently ranked third in the FIFA World Rankings and third in the World Football Elo Ratings.
Netherlands national football Team configuration
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Association | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB |
Nickname(s) | Oranje Holland The Flying Dutchmen A Clockwork |
Confederation | UEFA ( |
Head coach | Bert van Marwijk |
Asst coach | Philip Cocu Frank de Boer Dick Voorn |
Captain | Giovanni van Bronckhorst |
Most caps | Edwin van der Sar (130) |
Top scorer | Patrick Kluivert (40) |
Home stadium | |
FIFA code | NED |
FIFA ranking | 3 |
Highest FIFA ranking | 2 (November 1993, June 2009) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 25 (May 1998) |
Elo ranking | 3 |
1 (Mar 1911-Mar 1912, Jun 1912, Aug 1920; Jun 1978, Jun 1988-Jun 1990, Jun-Sep 1992, Jun 2002, Jun-Sep 2003, Oct 2005, Jun 2008) | |
Lowest Elo ranking | 56 (October 1954) |
