The Netherlands national handball team is the national

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team of

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and is controlled by the

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. Unlike the very successful

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, The Netherlands men's team qualified only once for the World Championships (1961) and twice for the European Championships (

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). For the

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The Netherlands has received a wildcard. But the team is steadily closing the gap with the leading European teams. In only their second ever appearance at EHF EURO 2022 the Dutch men's team won three matches and drew one. The Dutch did qualify for the Main round and finished as 10th overall.

Competitive record

World Championship

European Championship

Current squad

Squad for the

. Head coach:

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References

External links

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IHF profile
{{EHFs teams Men's national handball teams Handball in the Netherlands National sports teams of the Netherlands