Netherlands national football team facts for kids
| Nickname(s) | Oranje Holland Clockwork Orange The Flying Dutchmen |
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| Association | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) | |||||||||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Ronald Koeman | |||||||||||||||
| Captain | Virgil van Dijk | |||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Wesley Sneijder (134) | |||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Robin van Persie (50) | |||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Johan Cruyff Arena (54,990) De Kuip (51,117) Philips Stadion (35,000) |
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| FIFA code | NED | |||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||
| Current | 14  (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 1 (August–September 2011) | |||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 36 (August 2017) | |||||||||||||||
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| Current | 5  6 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 1 (1978, 1988–1990, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014) | |||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 49 (October 1954) | |||||||||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||||||||
 Belgium 1–4 Netherlands  (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) |
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| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands 11–0 San Marino  (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011) |
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| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||
 England Amateurs 12–2 Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907) |
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| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1934) | |||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1974, 1978, and 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1976) | |||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions, 1988 | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Netherlands national football team is the national football team of Netherlands.
Most appearances
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Edwin van der Sar | 130 | 0 | 1995-2008 |
| 2 | Frank de Boer | 112 | 13 | 1990-2004 |
| 3 | Phillip Cocu | 101 | 10 | 1996-2006 |
| 4 | Clarence Seedorf | 87 | 11 | 1994-2014 |
| 5 | Marc Overmars | 86 | 17 | 1993-2004 |
| 5 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 86 | 5 | 1996-2010 |
| 7 | Aron Winter | 84 | 6 | 1987-2000 |
| 8 | Ruud Krol | 83 | 4 | 1969-1983 |
| 9 | Patrick Kluivert | 79 | 40 | 1994-2004 |
| 9 | Dennis Bergkamp | 79 | 39 | 1990-2000 |
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Patrick Kluivert | 40 | 79 | 1994-2004 |
| 2 | Dennis Bergkamp | 37 | 79 | 1990-2000 |
| 3 | Faas Wilkes | 35 | 38 | 1946-1961 |
| 4 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 34 | 64 | 1998-2008, 2010-2012 |
| 5 | Johan Cruijff | 33 | 48 | 1966-1977 |
| 5 | Abe Lenstra | 33 | 47 | 1946-1961 |
| 7 | Bep Bakhuys | 28 | 23 | 1928-1937 |
| 8 | Kick Smit | 26 | 29 | 1928-1937 |
| 9 | Marco van Basten | 24 | 58 | 1983-1992 |
| 10 | Leen Vente | 19 | 21 | 1983-1992 |
| 10 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 19 | 37 | 2006-present |
| 10 | Robin van Persie | 19 | 51 | 2005-present |
| 10 | Wesley Sneijder | 19 | 69 | 2003-present |
Notes
Images for kids
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1905 Netherlands team
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Netherlands make their way out to face Switzerland at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
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The Dutch team before their 1–2 loss against West Germany in the final of the 1974 World Cup
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The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam
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Netherlands at Euro 96 match against Scotland at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England
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Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup
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Netherlands – France at Euro 2008
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The Dutch team leaves the field after losing to Argentina at the 2014 World Cup.
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Dutch fans wearing the traditional orange colours at a 2006 World Cup match in Stuttgart
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The Netherlands plays most of their matches at the Johan Cruyff Arena.
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Wesley Sneijder is the Netherlands' most capped player with 134 appearances.
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Striker Robin van Persie is the Netherlands' top scorer with 50 goals.
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