Netherlands

Team Information

National Association

Royal Netherlands Football Association

Founded

1889

UEFA Affiliation

1954

FIFA Affiliation

1904

Colours

Orange - Black

Qualified

Hosts

Qualification Results

The team did not compete for qualification

European Championships Finals

1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996

European Championships Wins

1988

Coach

Frank Rijkaard

Click on the image above to go to the final squad list of 22 players as chosen by the national team coach.

Team Review
#	Date	Time	Venue	Status	Home Team	H	A	Away Team
1	11 Jun 2000	20:45	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Played	Netherlands	1	0	Czech Republic
2	16 Jun 2000	20:45	Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam	Played	Denmark	0	3	Netherlands
3	21 Jun 2000	20:45	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Played	France	2	3	Netherlands
4	25 Jun 2000	18:00	Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam	Played	Yugoslavia	1	6	Netherlands
5	29 Jun 2000	18:00	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Played (aet & pens)	Italy	3	1	Netherlands

Click on the number to the left of a fixture to go to to the page with the match details including links to video clips (no longer available due to copyright infringement) of action from the game. Please note that such information exists only for those games which have been played.

Video clips (no longer available due to copyright infringement) of goals from Netherlands's games

	- 1.2 MB - 2.3 MB - 2.5 MB 11-Jun-2000 vs Czech Republic - F. de Boer (89', pen.) (1-0). He scored from the penalty spot low to Srnicek's right.
	- 1.6 MB - 3.1 MB - 3.2 MB 16-Jun-2000 vs Denmark - Kluivert (57') (0-1). Bergkamp fired a shot at Schmeichel who could only push the ball out into the path of Kluivert who stabbed it home left-footed from 16 yards.
	- 1.6 MB - 3.2 MB - 3.3 MB 16-Jun-2000 vs Denmark - R. de Boer (66') (0-2). A fine cross from the left by Zenden found Ronald de Boer unmarked at the far side of the goal and he stabbed the ball home from close range.
	- 1.7 MB - 3.3 MB - 3.4 MB 16-Jun-2000 vs Denmark - Zenden (77') (0-3). Reiziger broke down the right and crossed to the unmarked Zenden who scored from ten yards out.
	- 1.4 MB - 3.0 MB - 2.9 MB 21-Jun-2000 vs France - Kluivert (14') (1-1). Bergkamp lobbed the ball over the French defence for Kluivert who beat the offside trap, took the ball into box and shot past Lama for the equaliser.
	- 1.1 MB - 2.1 MB - 2.1 MB 21-Jun-2000 vs France - F. de Boer (51') (2-2). He equalised with a fiercely driven left-foot freekick from 30 yards which Lama could only parry against the bar before it dropped into the net.
	- 1.6 MB - 2.9 MB - 2.9 MB 21-Jun-2000 vs France - Zenden (59') (2-3). He scored with a low shot from 12 yards after running on to a long clearance from Westerveld which evaded the French defence.
	- 1.6 MB - 3.4 MB - 3.5 MB 25-Jun-2000 vs Yugoslavia - Kluivert (24') (0-1). He took Bergkamp's pass running into the middle of the box, touched the ball once to control it and then poked it home with his second touch.
	- 1.4 MB - 2.8 MB - 2.9 MB 25-Jun-2000 vs Yugoslavia - Kluivert (38') (0-2). Davids took off down the left and then floated a superb ball to Kluivert in the middle of the box and the forward hit the ball first time to Kralj's left to score.
	- 1.0 MB - 2.0 MB - 2.2 MB 25-Jun-2000 vs Yugoslavia - Govedarica (51, own goal) (0-3). He put the goal into his own net after pressure by Kluivert.
	- 1.3 MB - 2.6 MB - 2.7 MB 25-Jun-2000 vs Yugoslavia - Kluivert (54') (0-4). He completed his hat-trick when he tapped in Zenden's cross from the left to the right of the goalkeeper.
	- 0.9 MB - 1.9 MB - 1.9 MB 25-Jun-2000 vs Yugoslavia - Overmars (78') (0-5). He smashed a superb volley into the top left-hand corner from the edge of the area after a cross from Bergkamp.
	- 0.9 MB - 2.0 MB - 2.0 MB 25-Jun-2000 vs Yugoslavia - Overmars (90') (0-6). He slotted in his second after a Cocu shot hit the right post.

Players
#	Player Name	Position	Apps	S (in)	S (o)	Gls	G (p)	OG	RC	YC
1	Edwin Van der Sar	Goalkeeper	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Michael Reiziger	Defence	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	Jaap Stam	Defence	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
4	Frank de Boer	Defence	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
5	Boudewijn Zenden	Midfield	5	0	3	2	0	0	0	1
6	Clarence Seedorf	Midfield	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	Philip Cocu	Midfield	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
8	Edgar Davids	Midfield	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
9	Patrick Kluivert	Forward	5	0	2	5	0	0	0	0
10	Dennis Bergkamp	Forward	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
11	Marc Overmars	Midfield	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
12	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	Midfield	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
13	Bert Konterman	Defence	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
14	Peter van Vossen	Forward	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Paul Bosvelt	Midfield	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
16	Ronald de Boer	Midfield	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
17	Pierre Van Hooijdonk	Forward	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Ed de Goey	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Arthur Numan	Defence	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Aron Winter	Midfield	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Roy Makaay	Forward	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Sander Westerveld	Goalkeeper	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

The number to the left of each player is the player's shirt number for the tournament. Click on a player name to go to the page with the player details including links to video clips (no longer available due to copyright infringement) of goals scored by that player.
	Key to player statistics Apps - Appearances S (in) - Appearance as substitute S (o) - Substituted Gls - Goals G (p) - Goals by penalty kicks OG - Own goals RC - Red Cards YC - Yellow Cards

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