Nickname	Oranje
Association	Royal Netherlands Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond)
Coach	Marco van Basten, 2004-
Most caps	Frank de Boer (112)
Top scorer	Patrick Kluivert (40)
First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905)
Largest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972)
Worst defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1934)
Best result	Runners-up, 1974 and 1978
European Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1976)
Best result	Winners, 1988

The Dutch national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association.

Netherlands is consistently one of Europe's strongest national teams, having won the European Championship in 1988, and having reached two consecutive World Cup finals, but losing both (1974 and 1978). At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was nicknamed "Clockwork Orange" for its precise passing.

The Netherlands made their first World Cup appearance in 1934, and after coming back in 1938, entered the world of soccer wilderness. They came out of it in the 1970s with the invention of Total Football. Pioneered by Ajax Amsterdam club and lead by the creative genius of Johan Cruyff, the Dutch made huge strides, getting to two World Cup finals in the decade. The team has been strong since, winning Euro 88, reaching the semifinals in Euro 92, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, and finishing fourth in the 1998 World Cup.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Round 1
• 1938 - Round 1
• 1950 - Did not enter
• 1954 - Did not enter
• 1958 to 1970 - Did not qualify
• 1974 - Runners-up
• 1978 - Runners-up
• 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1990 - Round 2
• 1994 - Quarterfinals
• 1998 - Fourth place
• 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2006 - Qualified

European Championship record

• 1960 - Did not enter
• 1964 to 1972 - Did not qualify
• 1976 - Semifinals
• 1980 - Round 1
• 1984 - Did not qualify
• 1988 - Champions
• 1992 - Semifinals
• 1996 - Quarterfinals
• 2000 - Semifinals
• 2004 - Semifinals

Famous past players

Beb Bakhuys Dennis Bergkamp Johan Cruijff Frank de Boer Ronald de Boer Ruud Gullit Wim Jonk Piet Keizer Patrick Kluivert Ronald Koeman

Ruud Krol Abe Lenstra Arnold Muhren Johan Neeskens Arthur Numan Marc Overmars Rob Rensenbrink Frank Rijkaard Clarence Seedorf Jaap Stam

Marco van Basten Jan van Beveren René van de Kerkhof Willy van de Kerkhof Willy van der Kuijlen Willem van Hanegem Faas Wilkes Aron Winter Jan Wouters

Current Squad

Goalkeepers:

• Edwin van der Sar (captain)
• Maarten Stekelenburg
• Henk Timmer

Defenders:

• Khalid Boulahrouz
• Wilfred Bouma
• Tim de Cler
• Nigel de Jong
• Johnny Heitinga
• Jan Kromkamp
• Joris Mathijsen
• Mario Melchiot
• Barry Opdam
• Gio van Bronckhorst
• Ron Vlaar

Midfielders:

• Mark van Bommel
• Phillip Cocu
• Edgar Davids
• Denny Landzaat
• Hedwiges Maduro
• Wesley Sneijder
• Andy van der Meyde
• Rafael van der Vaart

Forwards:

• Ryan Babel
• Dirk Kuijt
• Roy Makaay
• Arjen Robben
• Ruud van Nistelrooij
• Robin van Persie
• Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink