Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup

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This is a record of Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup. Netherlands has appeared in 3 World Cup finals as of 2018.

After appearing in two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, the team had their biggest World Cup streak in the 1990s, reaching three straight tournaments. In 1990, two years after the European Championship at the UEFA Euro 1988, the Dutch went out in the Round of 16, defeated by West Germany. In 1994 Netherlands was eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-finals, and in 1998 lost to Brazil in the semi-finals and Croatia in the third-place play-off. Netherlands returned in 2006, being eliminated by Portugal in the Round of 16, a game known as the Battle of Nuremberg. In 2010 the team reached their third World Cup final, this time losing to Spain, with a record number of cards (24 yellow and a yellow red one). Altogether the Dutch team have received 97 cards in World Cup history in 50 matches (90 yellow, 4 yellow red and 3 red in 50 games).[1] The Dutch avenged this loss during the first match of the following 2014 World Cup, routing the Spanish 5–1, and eventually going on to their first third-place finish. The Dutch have also never lost a World Cup match in regular time by more than one goal.

Record at the FIFA World Cup[]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934 Round of 16 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 Squad 2 2 0 0 9 4
France 1938 Round of 16 14th 1 0 0 1 0 3 Squad 2 1 1 0 5 1
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Declined participation
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 12 7
Chile 1962 3 0 2 1 4 7
England 1966 6 2 2 2 6 4
Mexico 1970 6 3 1 2 9 5
West Germany 1974 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 15 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 24 2
Argentina 1978 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 15 10 Squad 6 5 1 0 11 3
Spain 1982 Did not qualify 8 4 1 3 11 7
Mexico 1986 8 4 1 3 13 7
Italy 1990 Round of 16 15th 4 0 3 1 3 4 Squad 6 4 2 0 8 2
United States 1994 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 0 2 8 6 Squad 10 6 3 1 29 9
France 1998 Fourth place 4th 7 3 3 1 13 7 Squad 8 6 1 1 26 4
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 10 6 2 2 30 9
Germany 2006 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 3 2 Squad 12 10 2 0 27 3
South Africa 2010 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 12 6 Squad 8 8 0 0 17 2
Brazil 2014 Third place 3rd 7 5 2 0 15 4 Squad 10 9 1 0 34 5
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 10 6 1 3 21 12
Qatar 2022 Qualified 10 7 2 1 33 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Runners-up 10/21 50 27 12 11 86 48 — 128 84 24 20 307 97
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.


By Match[]

World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1934 Round of 16   Switzerland 2–3 L Milan K. Smit, L. Vente
1938 Round of 16  Czechoslovakia 0–3 (a.e.t.) L Le Havre —
1974 Group stage  Uruguay 2–0 W Hanover J. Rep (2)
 Sweden 0–0 D Dortmund —
 Bulgaria 4–1 W Dortmund J. Neeskens (2), J. Rep, T. de Jong
Second round  Argentina 4–0 W Gelsenkirchen J. Cruyff (2), R. Krol, J. Rep
 East Germany 2–0 W Gelsenkirchen J. Neeskens, R. Rensenbrink
 Brazil 2–0 W Dortmund J. Neeskens, J. Cruyff
Final  West Germany 1–2 L Munich J. Neeskens
1978 Group stage  Iran 3–0 W Mendoza R. Rensenbrink (3)
 Peru 0–0 D Mendoza —
 Scotland 2–3 L Mendoza R. Rensenbrink, J. Rep
Second round  Austria 5–1 W Córdoba J. Rep (2), E. Brandts, R. Rensenbrink, W. van de Kerkhof
 West Germany 2–2 D Córdoba A. Haan, R. van de Kerkhof
 Italy 2–1 W Buenos Aires E. Brandts, A. Haan
Final  Argentina 1–3 (a.e.t.) L Buenos Aires D. Nanninga
1990 Group stage  Egypt 1–1 D Palermo W. Kieft
 England 0–0 D Cagliari —
 Republic of Ireland 1–1 D Palermo R. Gullit
Round of 16  West Germany 1–2 L Milan R. Koeman
1994 Group stage  Saudi Arabia 2–1 W Washington, D.C. W. Jonk, G. Taument
 Belgium 0–1 L Orlando —
 Morocco 2–1 W Orlando D. Bergkamp, B. Roy
Round of 16  Republic of Ireland 2–0 W Orlando D. Bergkamp, W. Jonk
Quarter-finals  Brazil 2–3 L Dallas D. Bergkamp, A. Winter
1998 Group stage  Belgium 0–0 D Saint-Denis —
 South Korea 5–0 W Marseille P. Cocu, M. Overmars, D. Bergkamp, P. van Hooijdonk, R. de Boer
 Mexico 2–2 D Saint-Étienne P. Cocu, R. de Boer
Round of 16  FR Yugoslavia 2–1 W Toulouse D. Bergkamp, E. Davids
Quarter-finals  Argentina 2–1 W Marseille P. Kluivert, D. Bergkamp
Semi-finals  Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 pen.)		 D Marseille P. Kluivert
Third place play-off  Croatia 1–2 L Paris B. Zenden
2006 Group stage  Serbia and Montenegro 1–0 W Leipzig A. Robben
 Ivory Coast 2–1 W Stuttgart R. van Persie, R. van Nistelrooy
 Argentina 0–0 D Frankfurt —
Round of 16  Portugal 0–1 L Nuremberg —
2010 Group stage  Denmark 2–0 W Johannesburg D. Agger (o.g.), D. Kuyt
 Japan 1–0 W Durban W. Sneijder
 Cameroon 2–1 W Cape Town R. van Persie, K. Huntelaar
Round of 16  Slovakia 2–1 W Durban A. Robben, W. Sneijder
Quarter-finals  Brazil 2–1 W Port Elizabeth W. Sneijder (2)
Semi-finals  Uruguay 3–2 W Cape Town G. van Bronckhorst, W. Sneijder, A. Robben
Final  Spain 0–1 (a.e.t.) L Johannesburg —
2014 Group stage  Spain 5–1 W Salvador R. van Persie (2), A. Robben (2), S. de Vrij
 Australia 3–2 W Porto Alegre A. Robben, R. van Persie, M. Depay
 Chile 2–0 W São Paulo L. Fer, M. Depay
Round of 16  Mexico 2–1 W Fortaleza W. Sneijder, K. Huntelaar
Quarter-finals  Costa Rica 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 pen.)		 D Salvador —
Semi-finals  Argentina 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 pen.)		 D São Paulo —
Third place play-off  Brazil 3–0 W Brasília R. van Persie, D. Blind, G. Wijnaldum

Record by Opponent[]

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 Argentina 2 2 1 5 7 4
 Australia 1 0 0 1 3 2
 Austria 1 0 0 1 5 1
 Belgium 0 1 1 2 0 1
 Brazil 3 1 1 5 10 5
 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 4 1
 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 2 1
 Chile 1 0 0 1 2 0
 Costa Rica 0 1 0 1 0 0
 Croatia 0 0 1 1 1 2
 Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1 0 3
 Denmark 1 0 0 1 2 0
 East Germany 1 0 0 1 2 0
 Egypt 0 1 0 1 1 1
 England 0 1 0 1 0 0
 FR Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 2 1
 Iran 1 0 0 1 3 0
 Italy 1 0 0 1 2 1
 Ivory Coast 1 0 0 1 2 1
 Japan 1 0 0 1 1 0
 Mexico 1 1 0 2 4 3
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 2 1
 Peru 0 1 0 1 0 0
 Portugal 0 0 1 1 0 1
 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 2 3 1
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 2 1
 Scotland 0 0 1 1 2 3
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 0 1 1 0
 Slovakia 1 0 0 1 2 1
 South Korea 1 0 0 1 5 0
 Spain 1 0 1 2 5 2
 Sweden 0 1 0 1 0 0
  Switzerland 0 0 1 1 2 3
 Uruguay 2 0 0 2 5 2
 West Germany 0 1 2 3 4 6

Italy 1934[]

Switzerland  3–2 Netherlands
Kielholz 7', 43'[2]
Abegglen 69'		 Report Smit 19'
Vente 84'
Stadio San Siro, Milan
Attendance: ~40,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

France 1938[]

Czechoslovakia 3–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Košťálek 93'
Nejedlý 111'[3]
Zeman 118'[4]		 Report
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)

West Germany 1974[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
 Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
 Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
 Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Uruguay 0–2 Netherlands
Report Rep 16', 86'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 53,700
Netherlands 0–0 Sweden
Report
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 53,700
Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada)
Netherlands 4–1 Bulgaria
Neeskens 5' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Rep 71'
de Jong 88'		 Report Krol 78' (o.g.)
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 52,100
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

Round 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
 East Germany 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
 Argentina 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Netherlands 4–0 Argentina
Cruijff 11', 90'
Krol 25'
Rep 73'		 Report
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 55,348
Referee: Bob Davidson (Scotland)
East Germany 0–2 Netherlands
Report Neeskens 13'
Rensenbrink 59'
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 67,148
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Netherlands 2–0 Brazil
Neeskens 50'
Cruijff 65'		 Report
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 52,500
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Final[]

Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup Final
Netherlands 1–2 West Germany
Neeskens 2' (pen.) Report Breitner 25' (pen.)
Müller 43'
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 75,200
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Argentina 1978[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Peru 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 3
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3
 Iran 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Netherlands 3–0 Iran
Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 33,431
Referee: (Mexico)
Netherlands 0–0 Peru
Report
Attendance: 28,125
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
Scotland 3–2 Netherlands
Dalglish 44'
Gemmill 46' (pen.), 68'		 Report Rensenbrink 34' (pen.)
Rep 71'
Attendance: 35,130
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Round 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 5
 Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 West Germany 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 Austria 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
Austria 1–5 Netherlands
Obermayer 80' Report Brandts 6'
Rensenbrink 35' (pen.)
Rep 36', 53'
W. van de Kerkhof 82'
Attendance: 25,050
Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)
Netherlands 2–2 West Germany
Haan 27'
R. van de Kerkhof 82'		 Report Abramczik 3'
D. Müller 70'
Attendance: 40,750
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Italy 1–2 Netherlands
Brandts 19' (o.g.) Report Brandts 49'
Haan 76'
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 67,433
Referee: (Spain)

Final[]

Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup Final
Netherlands 1–3
(a.e.t.)		 Argentina
Nanninga 82' Report Kempes 37', 104'
Bertoni 115'
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 71,483
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Italy 1990[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Netherlands 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Egypt 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Netherlands 1–1Egypt 
Kieft 58' Abdelghani 83' (pen.)
Stadio La Favorita, Palermo
Attendance: 33,421
Referee: Aladrén (Spain)
England 0–0Netherlands 
Attendance: 35,267
Referee: Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Netherlands 1–1Republic of Ireland 
Gullit 10' Quinn 71'
Stadio La Favorita, Palermo
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Vautrot (France)

Round of 16[]

West Germany 2–1 Netherlands
Klinsmann 51'
Brehme 82'		 Report R. Koeman 89' (pen.)
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 74,559
Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)

USA 1994[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Netherlands 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Jonk 50'
Taument 86'		 Report Amin 18'
RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 50,535
Referee: Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain)
Belgium 1–0 Netherlands
Albert 65' Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 62,387
Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)
Morocco 1–2 Netherlands
Nader 47' Report Bergkamp 43'
Roy 77'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 60,578
Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Round of 16[]

Netherlands 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Bergkamp 11'
Jonk 41'		 Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 61,355
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Quarterfinals[]

Netherlands 2–3 Brazil
Bergkamp 64'
Winter 76'		 Report Romário 53'
Bebeto 63'
Branco 81'
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 63,500

France 1998[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
 Mexico 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
 Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7 1
Netherlands 0–0 Belgium
(Report)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Netherlands 5–0 South Korea
Cocu 38'
Overmars 42'
Bergkamp 71'
van Hooijdonk 80'
R. de Boer 83'		 (Report)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
Netherlands 2–2 Mexico
Cocu 4'
R. de Boer 18'		 (Report) Peláez 75'
Hernández 90+5'
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

Round of 16[]

Netherlands 2–1 FR Yugoslavia
Bergkamp 38'
Davids 90+2'		 (Report) Komljenović 48'
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: José Garcia Aranda (Spain)

Quarterfinals[]

Netherlands 2–1 Argentina
Kluivert 12'
Bergkamp 89'		 (Report) López 18'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Semifinal[]

Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Ronaldo 46' (Report) Kluivert 87'
Penalties
Ronaldo soccer ball with check mark
Rivaldo soccer ball with check mark
Emerson soccer ball with check mark
Dunga soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark F. de Boer
soccer ball with check mark Bergkamp
soccer ball with red X Cocu
soccer ball with red X R. de Boer
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 54,000

Third place match[]

Netherlands 1–2 Croatia
Zenden 21' (Report) Prosinečki 13'
Šuker 35'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Germany 2006[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Serbia and Montenegro 0–1 Netherlands
(Report) Robben 18'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Netherlands 2–1 Ivory Coast
van Persie 23'
van Nistelrooy 27'		 (Report) B. Koné 39'
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 52,000
Netherlands 0–0 Argentina
(Report)
FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Round of 16[]

Portugal 1–0 Netherlands
Maniche 23' (Report)
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

South Africa 2010[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Netherlands 2–0 Denmark
Agger 46' (o.g.)
Kuyt 85'		 Report
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 83,465
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)[5]
Netherlands 1–0 Japan
Sneijder 53' Report
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 62,010
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Cameroon 1–2 Netherlands
Eto'o 65' (pen.) Report Van Persie 36'
Huntelaar 83'
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 63,093
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Round of 16[]

Netherlands 2–1 Slovakia
Robben 18'
Sneijder 84'		 Report Vittek 90+4' (pen.)
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 61,962
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Quarter-finals[]

Netherlands 2–1 Brazil
Sneijder 53', 68' Report Robinho 10'
Attendance: 40,186
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Semi-final[]

Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands
Forlán 41'
M. Pereira 90+2'		 Report Van Bronckhorst 18'
Sneijder 69'
Robben 72'
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 62,479
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Final[]

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
Netherlands 0–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,490
Referee: Howard Webb (England)[6]
Netherlands[7]
Spain[7]
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel Yellow card 111'
CB 3 John Heitinga Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 109'
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen Yellow card 117'
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) Yellow card 54' downward-facing red arrow 105'
DM 6 Mark van Bommel Yellow card 22'
DM 8 Nigel de Jong Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 99'
RW 11 Arjen Robben Yellow card 84'
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
LW 7 Dirk Kuyt downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 9 Robin van Persie Yellow card 15'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Eljero Elia upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 23 Rafael van der Vaart upward-facing green arrow 99'
DF 15 Edson Braafheid upward-facing green arrow 105'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
Iker CasillasCarles PuyolJoan CapdevilaSergio RamosGerard PiquéSergio BusquetsXabi AlonsoAndrés IniestaPedro RodríguezXaviDavid VillaDirk KuytRobin van PersieWesley SneijderArjen RobbenNigel de JongMark van BommelGregory van der WielGiovanni van BronckhorstJoris MathijsenJohn HeitingaMaarten StekelenburgNED-ESP 2010-07-11.svg
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GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos Yellow card 23'
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 5 Carles Puyol Yellow card 16'
LB 11 Joan Capdevila Yellow card 67'
DM 16 Sergio Busquets
DM 14 Xabi Alonso downward-facing red arrow 87'
RW 6 Andrés Iniesta Yellow card 118'
AM 8 Xavi Yellow card 120+1'
LW 18 Pedro downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 7 David Villa downward-facing red arrow 106'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Jesús Navas upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 9 Fernando Torres upward-facing green arrow 106'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)[6]
Mike Mullarkey (England)[6]
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)[6]
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)[6]

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Brazil 2014[]

Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players.[8] The team avenged their 2010 loss to Spain by defeating the defending champions with a stunning 5–1 victory in their opening game. They went on to achieve their first third place in any World Cup.

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
  • Group winner advance to play runner-up of Group A in the round of 16
  • Group runner-up advance to play winner of Group A in the round of 16
Spain 1–5 Netherlands
Alonso 27' (pen.) Report Van Persie 44', 72'
Robben 53', 80'
De Vrij 65'
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 48,173
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)[9]
Spain
Netherlands
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) Yellow card 65'
RB 22 César Azpilicueta
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba
RM 8 Xavi
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 21 David Silva downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 6 Andrés Iniesta
CF 19 Diego Costa downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Fernando Torres upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 11 Pedro upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
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GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
RB 2 Ron Vlaar
CB 3 Stefan de Vrij Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 77'
LB 4 Bruno Martins Indi
RWB 7 Daryl Janmaat
LWB 5 Daley Blind
CM 6 Nigel de Jong
CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 62'
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
CF 9 Robin van Persie (c) Yellow card 66' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF 20 Georginio Wijnaldum upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 13 Joël Veltman upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 17 Jeremain Lens upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match:
Robin van Persie (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Fifth official:
Kim Thomas Haglund (Norway)

Australia 2–3 Netherlands
Cahill 21'
Jedinak 54' (pen.)		 Report Robben 20'
Van Persie 58'
Memphis 68'
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Australia
Netherlands
GK 1 Mathew Ryan
RB 19 Ryan McGowan
CB 22 Alex Wilkinson
CB 6 Matthew Špiranović
LB 3 Jason Davidson
CM 15 Mile Jedinak (c)
CM 17 Matt McKay
RW 7 Mathew Leckie
AM 23 Mark Bresciano downward-facing red arrow 51'
LW 11 Tommy Oar downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 4 Tim Cahill Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Oliver Bozanić upward-facing green arrow 51'
MF 10 Ben Halloran upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 9 Adam Taggart upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Ange Postecoglou
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GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
RB 2 Ron Vlaar
CB 3 Stefan de Vrij
LB 4 Bruno Martins Indi downward-facing red arrow 45+3'
RM 7 Daryl Janmaat
CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 6 Nigel de Jong
LM 5 Daley Blind
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
CF 9 Robin van Persie (c) Yellow card 47' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF 21 Memphis Depay upward-facing green arrow 45+3'
MF 20 Georginio Wijnaldum upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 17 Jeremain Lens upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Fifth official:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)

Netherlands 2–0 Chile
Fer 77'
Memphis 90+2'		 Report
Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,996
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Netherlands
Chile
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
RB 7 Daryl Janmaat
CB 2 Ron Vlaar
CB 3 Stefan de Vrij
LB 5 Daley Blind Yellow card 64'
RM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum
CM 6 Nigel de Jong
LM 15 Dirk Kuyt downward-facing red arrow 89'
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 11 Arjen Robben (c)
CF 17 Jeremain Lens downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Memphis Depay upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 18 Leroy Fer upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 14 Terence Kongolo upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
NED-CHI 2014-06-23.svg
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
CB 17 Gary Medel
CB 5 Francisco Silva Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 70'
CB 18 Gonzalo Jara
RWB 4 Mauricio Isla
LWB 2 Eugenio Mena
CM 20 Charles Aránguiz
CM 21 Marcelo Díaz
AM 16 Felipe Gutiérrez downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 7 Alexis Sánchez
CF 11 Eduardo Vargas downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Jean Beausejour upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Jorge Valdivia upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Argentina Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Felicien Kabanda (Rwanda)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)

Round of 16[]

Netherlands 2–1 Mexico
Sneijder 88'
Huntelaar 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Dos Santos 48'
Attendance: 58,817
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Netherlands
Mexico
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
RB 12 Paul Verhaegh downward-facing red arrow 56'
CB 2 Ron Vlaar
CB 3 Stefan de Vrij
LB 5 Daley Blind
CM 15 Dirk Kuyt
CM 6 Nigel de Jong downward-facing red arrow 9'
CM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
CF 11 Arjen Robben
CF 9 Robin van Persie (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Bruno Martins Indi upward-facing green arrow 9'
MF 21 Memphis Depay upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 19 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
NED-MEX 2014-06-29.svg
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
CB 2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez
CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c) Yellow card 90+2'
CB 15 Héctor Moreno downward-facing red arrow 46'
RWB 22 Paul Aguilar Yellow card 69'
LWB 7 Miguel Layún
CM 6 Héctor Herrera
CM 3 Carlos Salcido
CM 18 Andrés Guardado Yellow card 90+3'
CF 10 Giovani dos Santos downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 19 Oribe Peralta downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Diego Reyes upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 20 Javier Aquino upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 14 Javier Hernández upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Man of the Match:
Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Bertino Cunha (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Fifth official:
Byron Romero (Ecuador)

Quarter-final[]

Netherlands 0–0 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
Report
Penalties
Van Persie soccer ball with check mark
Robben soccer ball with check mark
Sneijder soccer ball with check mark
Kuyt soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Borges
soccer ball with red X Ruiz
soccer ball with check mark González
soccer ball with check mark Bolaños
soccer ball with red X Umaña
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,179
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Netherlands
Costa Rica
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen downward-facing red arrow 120+1'
CB 3 Stefan de Vrij
CB 2 Ron Vlaar
CB 4 Bruno Martins Indi Yellow card 64' downward-facing red arrow 106'
RWB 15 Dirk Kuyt
LWB 5 Daley Blind
CM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum
CM 10 Wesley Sneijder
RW 11 Arjen Robben
LW 21 Memphis Depay downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 9 Robin van Persie (c)
Substitutions:
MF 17 Jeremain Lens upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 19 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Yellow card 111' upward-facing green arrow 106'
GK 23 Tim Krul upward-facing green arrow 120+1'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
NED-CRC 2014-07-05.svg
GK 1 Keylor Navas
CB 2 Jhonny Acosta Yellow card 107'
CB 3 Giancarlo González Yellow card 81'
CB 4 Michael Umaña Yellow card 52'
RWB 16 Cristian Gamboa downward-facing red arrow 79'
LWB 15 Júnior Díaz Yellow card 37'
CM 17 Yeltsin Tejeda downward-facing red arrow 97'
CM 5 Celso Borges
RW 10 Bryan Ruiz (c)
LW 7 Christian Bolaños
CF 9 Joel Campbell downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutes:
FW 21 Marco Ureña upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 8 David Myrie upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 22 José Miguel Cubero upward-facing green arrow 97'
Manager:
Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto

Man of the Match:
Keylor Navas (Costa Rica)

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Fifth official:
Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)

Semi final[]

Netherlands 0–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Report
Penalties
Vlaar soccer ball with red X
Robben soccer ball with check mark
Sneijder soccer ball with red X
Kuyt soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Messi
soccer ball with check mark Garay
soccer ball with check mark Agüero
soccer ball with check mark Rodríguez
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 63,267
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Netherlands
Argentina
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
CB 3 Stefan de Vrij
CB 2 Ron Vlaar
CB 4 Bruno Martins Indi Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 46'
RWB 15 Dirk Kuyt
LWB 5 Daley Blind
CM 6 Nigel de Jong downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
CF 11 Arjen Robben
CF 9 Robin van Persie (c) downward-facing red arrow 96'
Substitutions:
DF 7 Daryl Janmaat upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Jordy Clasie upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 19 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Yellow card 105' upward-facing green arrow 96'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
NED-ARG 2014-07-09.svg
GK 1 Sergio Romero
RB 4 Pablo Zabaleta
CB 15 Martín Demichelis Yellow card 49'
CB 2 Ezequiel Garay
LB 16 Marcos Rojo
CM 6 Lucas Biglia
CM 14 Javier Mascherano
CM 8 Enzo Pérez downward-facing red arrow 81'
SS 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 22 Ezequiel Lavezzi downward-facing red arrow 101'
Substitutes:
FW 18 Rodrigo Palacio upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 20 Sergio Agüero upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 11 Maxi Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 101'
Manager:
Alejandro Sabella

Man of the Match:
Sergio Romero (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)

Third place match[]

Brazil 0–3 Netherlands
Report Van Persie 3' (pen.)
Blind 17'
Wijnaldum 90+1'
Attendance: 68,034
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Brazil
Netherlands
GK 12 Júlio César
RB 23 Maicon
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c) Yellow card 2'
CB 4 David Luiz
LB 14 Maxwell
CM 8 Paulinho downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 17 Luiz Gustavo downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 16 Ramires downward-facing red arrow 73'
AM 11 Oscar Yellow card 68'
LW 19 Willian
CF 21 Jô
Substitutes:
MF 5 Fernandinho Yellow card 54' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 18 Hernanes upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 7 Hulk upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
BRA-NED 2014-07-12.svg
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CB 3 Stefan de Vrij
CB 2 Ron Vlaar
CB 4 Bruno Martins Indi
RWB 15 Dirk Kuyt
LWB 5 Daley Blind downward-facing red arrow 70'
CM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum
CM 16 Jordy Clasie downward-facing red arrow 90'
CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán Yellow card 36'
CF 9 Robin van Persie (c)
CF 11 Arjen Robben Yellow card 9'
Substitutes:
DF 7 Daryl Janmaat upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 13 Joël Veltman upward-facing green arrow 90'
GK 22 Michel Vorm upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Rédouane Achik (Morocco)
Abdelhalk Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)

Record players[]

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Wesley Sneijder 17 2006, 2010 and 2014
2 Robin van Persie 16 2006, 2010 and 2014
3 Wim Jansen 14 1974 and 1978
Ruud Krol 14 1974 and 1978
Dirk Kuyt 14 2006, 2010 and 2014
Johnny Rep 14 1974 and 1978
Arjen Robben 14 2006, 2010 and 2014
8 Arie Haan 13 1974 and 1978
Rob Rensenbrink 13 1974 and 1978
10 Dennis Bergkamp 12 1994 and 1998
Jan Jongbloed 12 1974 and 1978
Johan Neeskens 12 1974 and 1978

Top goalscorers[]

No. Name Goals World Cups
1 Johnny Rep 7 1974 (4) and 1978 (3)
2 Rob Rensenbrink 6 1974 (1) and 1978 (5)
Dennis Bergkamp 6 1994 (3) and 1998 (3)
Arjen Robben 6 2006 (1), 2010 (2) and 2014 (3)
Robin van Persie 6 2006 (1), 2010 (1) and 2014 (4)
Wesley Sneijder 6 2010 (5) and 2014 (1)
7 Johan Neeskens 5 1974
8 Johan Cruyff 3 1974
9 Eight players 2 Various

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 29th minute.
  3. ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 118th minute.
  4. ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 111th minute.
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  6. ^ a b c d e "Referee designations: matches 63 – 64". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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  8. ^ 3 Michel Vorm And Two Minutes Of Glory sbnation.com
  9. ^ "Referee designations for matches 1-4" (PDF). fifa.com. 2014-06-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2014.

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