Netherlands national football team

FIFA rankingCurrent 9 1 (20 July 2026)Highest1 (August 2011)Lowest36 (August 2017)First internationalBelgium1–4Netherlands
(Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)Biggest winNetherlands 11–0 San Marino
(Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011)Biggest defeatEngland Amateurs 12–2 Netherlands
(Darlington, England; 21 December 1907)World CupAppearances12 (first in 1934)Best resultRunners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)European ChampionshipAppearances11 (first in 1976)Best resultChampions (1988)Nations League FinalsAppearances2 (first in 2019)Best resultRunners-up (2019)Olympic GamesAppearances7 (first in 1908)Best resultThird place (1908, 1912, 1920)Websiteonsoranje.nl(in Dutch)

The Netherlands national football team has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of UEFA, under the jurisdiction of FIFA. Most of the Netherlands home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion, and De Grolsch Veste.

The team is colloquially referred to as Het Nederlands Elftal (The Dutch Eleven) or Oranje, after the House of Orange-Nassau and their distinctive orange jerseys. Their fan club is known as Het Oranje Legioen (The Orange Legion).

The Netherlands has competed in eleven FIFA World Cups, appearing in the final three times (in 1974, 1978, and 2010), finishing as runners-up on all three occasions. They have also appeared in eleven UEFA European Championships, winning the 1988 tournament in West Germany. Additionally, the team has won bronze medals at three Olympic football tournaments, in 1908, 1912, and 1920. The Netherlands has long-standing football rivalries with neighbours Belgium and Germany as well as the South American country of Argentina.