Netherlands' all-time FIFA World Cup statistics

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In this continuously-updated article, we take a look at Netherlands' all-time FIFA World Cup statistics.

All-time record across 12 FIFA World Cup appearances (1934–2026)

Confederation	UEFA
Best FIFA World Cup achievement	Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026)	12 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022, 2026)
First FIFA World Cup	1934 (first round)
Most recent FIFA World Cup	2022 (quarter-finals)
Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026)	2 (since 2022)
FIFA World Cup hosts	n/a

Record by tournament

Year - Host	Result	Head coach	Top scorer	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD
1930 - URU	Did not participate
1934 - ITA	First round	Bob Glendenning, ENG	Kick Smit, Leen Vente (1)	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1
1938 - FRA	First round	Bob Glendenning, ENG		1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
1950 - BRA	Did not participate
1954 - SUI	Did not participate
1958 - SWE	Did not qualify
1962 - CHI	Did not qualify
1966 - ENG	Did not qualify
1970 - MEX	Did not qualify
1974 - FRG	Runners-up	Rinus Michels, NED	Johan Neeskens (5)	7	5	1	1	15	3	12
1978 - ARG	Runners-up	Ernst Happel, AUT	Rob Rensenbrink (5)	7	3	2	2	15	10	5
1982 - ESP	Did not qualify
1986 - MEX	Did not qualify
1990 - ITA	Round of 16	Leo Beenhakker, NED	Three players (1)	4	0	3	1	3	4	-1
1994 - USA	Quarter-finals	Dick Advocaat, NED	Dennis Bergkamp (3)	5	3	0	2	8	6	2
1998 - FRA	Fourth place	Guus Hiddink, NED	Dennis Bergkamp (3)	7	3	3	1	13	7	6
2002 - JPN/KOR	Did not qualify
2006 - GER	Round of 16	Marco Van Basten, NED	Three players (1)	4	2	1	1	3	2	1
2010 - RSA	Runners-up	Bert Van Marwijk, NED	Wesley Sneijder (5)	7	6	0	1	12	6	6
2014 - BRA	Third place	Louis Van Gaal, NED	Robin Van Persie (4)	7	5	2	0	15	4	11
2018 - RUS	Did not qualify
2022 - QAT	Quarter-finals	Louis Van Gaal, NED	Cody Gakpo (3)	5	3	2	0	10	4	6
OVERALL RECORD				55	30	14	11	96	52	44

P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

All-time World Cup record

Phase	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Overall	55	30	14	11	96	52	44
Group stage	33	21	10	2	64	21	43
Knockout phase	22	9	4	9	32	31	1

GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

General team records

Biggest win	5-0: vs Korea Republic (group stage, 20/06/1998)
Biggest defeat	0-3: vs Czechoslovakia (first round, 05/06/1938)
Highest scoring draw	2-2: three times, most recently vs Argentina (quarter-finals, 09/12/2022) aet L 3-4 PSO
Highest scoring match	6 goals: twice, most recently, Spain 1-5 Netherlands (group stage, 13/06/2014)
Most goals scored in a match	5 goals: three times, most recently, 5-1 vs Spain (group stage, 13/06/2014)
Most goals conceded in a match	3 goals: five times, most recently 2-3 vs Brazil (quarter-finals, 09/07/1994)
Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	15: three times, most recently, 2014 (7 matches)
Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	0: 1938 (1 match)
Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	10: 1978 (7 matches)
Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	2: 2006 (4 matches)

Streaks

Successive wins	6: 14/06/2010 -06/07/2010
Successive defeats	2: 27/05/1934 - 05/06/1938
Successive draws	3: 12/06/1990 - 21/06/1990
Successive matches without a defeat	12: 13/06/2014 - present
Successive matches without a win	5: 25/06/1978 - 24/06/1990
Successive matches with a goal scored	8: 20/06/1998 - 16/06/2006
Successive matches without scoring	2: twice, most recently, 05/07/2014 - 09/07/2014
Successive clean sheets	4: 05/07/2014 - 21/11/2022

Knockout records

Round by round WL record *ties won or lost

Round of 16 - W5 L4 *includes first round in 1934 & 1938

Quarter-finals - W3 L2

Semi-finals - W1 L2

Third-place - W1 L1

Final - W0 L3

Extra time

Czechoslovakia vs Netherlands	3-0 AET	1938, first round
Argentina vs Netherlands	3-1 AET (1-1, 1-0)	1978, final
Brazil vs Netherlands	1-1 AET (1-1, 0-0) 4-2 PSO	1998, semi-finals
Netherlands vs Spain	0-1 AET	2010, final
Netherlands vs Costa Rica	0-0 AET 4-3 PSO	2014, quarter-finals
Netherlands vs Argentina	0-0 AET 2-4 PSO	2014, semi-finals
Netherlands vs Argentina	2-2 AET (2-2, 0-1) 3-4 PSO	2022, quarter-finals

Penalty shoot-outs

W1 L3

L 2-4 vs Brazil (1998, semi-finals)

W 4-3 vs Costa Rica (2014, quarter-finals)

L 2-4 vs Argentina (2014, semi-finals)

L 3-4 vs Argentina (2022, quarter-finals)

Player records

Most FIFA World Cup participations

3 - Dirk Kuyt (2006, 2010, 2014)

3 - Andre Ooijer (1998, 2006, 2010)

3 - Arjen Robben (2006, 2010, 2014)

3 - Wesley Sneijder (2006, 2010, 2014)

3 - Giovanni Van Bronckhorst (1998, 2006, 2010)

3 - Edwin Van Der Sar (1994, 1998, 2006)

3 - Robin Van Persie (2006, 2010, 2014)

3 - Aron Winter (1990, 1994, 1998)

Most FIFA World Cup matches played

17 - Wesley Sneijder (4-2006; 7-2010; 6-2014)

17 - Robin Van Persie (4-2006; 7-2010; 6-2014)

15 - Dirk Kuyt (3-2006; 7-2010; 5-2014)

15 - Arjen Robben (3-2006; 5-2010; 7-2014)

14 - Ruud Krol (7-1974; 7-1978)

14 - Wim Jansen (7-1974; 7-1978)

14 - Johnny Rep (7-1974; 7-1978)

13 - Arie Haan (7-1974; 6-1978)

13 - Rob Rensenbrink (6-1974; 7-1978)

12 - Johan Neeskens (7-1974; 5-1978)

12 - Jan Jongbloed (7-1974; 5-1978)

12 - Dennis Bergkamp (5-1994; 7-1998)

12 - Daley Blind (7-2014; 5-2022)

Most FIFA World Cup goals scored

7 - Johnny Rep (4-1974; 3-1978)

6 - Dennis Bergkamp (3-1994; 3-1998)

6 - Rob Rensenbrink (1-1974; 5-1978)

6 - Arjen Robben (1-2006; 2-2010; 3-2014)

6 - Wesley Sneijder (5-2010; 1-2014)

6 - Robin Van Persie (1-2006; 1-2010; 4-2014)

5 - Johan Neeskens (5-1974)

3 - Johan Cruyff (3-1974)

3 - Memphis Depay (2-2014; 1-2022)

3 - Cody Gakpo (3-2022)

Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal

3 - Arjen Robben (2006, 2010, 2014)

3 - Robin Van Persie (2006, 2010, 2014)

Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

18y 142d - Bertus De Harder vs Czechoslovakia (05/06/1938)

19y 72d - Frans Van Der Veen vs Czechoslovakia (05/06/1938)

19y 184d - Ryan Babel vs Argentina (21/06/2006)

19y 226d - Xavi Simons vs USA (03/12/2022)

20y 87d - Mauk Weber vs Switzerland (27/05/1934)

Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

20y 125d - Memphis Depay vs Australia (18/06/2014)

21y 330d - Boudewijn Zenden vs Croatia (11/07/1998)

22y 3d - Patrick Kluivert vs Argentina (04/07/1998)

22y 128d - Stefan De Vrij vs Spain (13/06/2004)

22y 131d - Ernie Brandts vs Austria (14/06/1978)

Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

37y 212d - Jan Jongbloed vs Argentina (25/06/1978)

35y 356d - Andre Ooijer vs Brazil (02/07/2010)

35y 239d - Phillip Cocu vs Portugal (25/06/2006)

35y 239d - Edwin Van Der Sar vs Portugal (25/06/2006)

35y 156d - Giovanni Van Bronckhorst vs Spain (11/07/2010)

Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

35y 151d - Giovanni Van Bronckhorst vs Uruguay (06/07/2010)

32y 269d - Daley Blind vs USA (03/12/2022)

30y 346d - Rob Rensenbrink vs Austria (14/06/1978)

30y 340d - Robin Van Persie vs Brazil (12/07/2014)

30y 321d - Klaas Jan Huntelaar vs Mexico (29/06/2014)

Most consecutive appearances with a goal

3 - Wesley Sneijder (28/06/2010 - 06/07/2010)

3 - Dennis Bergkamp (29/06/1994 - 09/07/1994)

3 - Johan Neeskens (30/06/1974 - 07/07/1974)

3 - Cody Gakpo (21/11/2022 - 29/11/2022)

Most goals in a match

3 - Rob Rensenbrink vs IR Iran (1978, group stage)

Hat-tricks

3 goals - Rob Rensenbrink vs IR Iran (1978, group stage)

Fastest goal scored

2' - Johan Neeskens vs Germany FR (1974, final)

2' 32'' - Robin Van Persie vs Brazil (2014, third place play-off)

4' - Phillip Cocu vs Mexico (1998, group stage)

Most clean sheets (GK)

7 - Jan Jongbloed (5-1974; 2-1978)

4 - Jasper Cillessen (4-2014)

4 - Edwin Van Der Sar (2-1998; 2-2006)

Red cards

Dick Nanninga vs Germany FR (1978, second round group stage)

Frank Rijkaard vs Germany FR (1990, round of 16)

Patrick Kluivert vs Belgium (1998, group stage)

Arthur Numan vs Argentina (1998, quarter-finals)

Khalid Boulahrouz vs Portugal (2006, round of 16)

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst vs Portugal (2006, round of 16)

John Heitinga vs Spain (2010, final)

Denzel Dumfries vs Argentina (2022, quarter-finals)

Coaches

Most final tournaments

2 - Bob Glendenning, ENG (1934, 1938)

2 - Louis Van Gaal, NED (2014, 2022)

Most matches

12 - Louis Van Gaal, NED (7-2014; 5-2022)

7 - Ernst Happel, AUT (7-1978)

7 - Guus Hiddink, NED (7-1998)

7 - Bert Van Marwijk, NED (7-2010)

7 - Rinus Michels, NED (7-1974)

Most matches won

8 - Louis Van Gaal, NED (5-2014; 3-2022)

Youngest coach

41y 223d - Marco Van Basten vs Serbia and Montenegro (11/06/2006)

45y 355d - Bob Glendenning vs Switzerland (25/07/1934)

46y 126d - Rinus Michels vs Uruguay (15/06/1974)

Oldest coach

71y 123d - Louis Van Gaal vs Argentina (09/12/2022)

58y 53d - Bert Van Marwijk vs Spain (11/07/2010)

52y 208d - Ernst Happel vs Argentina (25/06/1978)

Penalties taken

Min.	Span	Player	Date	Match	Execution	Reason
5'	1H	Johan Neeskens, NED	23/06/1974	BUL vs NED	scored	Goal
45'	1H	Johan Neeskens, NED	23/06/1974	BUL vs NED	scored	Goal
2'	1H	Johan Neeskens, NED	07/07/1974	NED vs FRG	scored	Goal
40'	1H	Rob Rensenbrink, NED	03/06/1978	NED vs IRN	scored	Goal
79'	2H	Rob Rensenbrink, NED	03/06/1978	NED vs IRN	scored	Goal
34'	1H	Rob Rensenbrink, NED	11/06/1978	SCO vs NED	scored	Goal
35'	1H	Rob Rensenbrink, NED	14/06/1978	NED vs AUT	scored	Goal
89'	2H	Ronald Koeman, NED	24/06/1990	FRG vs NED	scored	Goal
90+4'	O2H	Klaas Jan Huntelaar, NED	29/06/2014	NED vs MEX	scored	Goal
3'	1H	Robin Van Persie, NED	12/07/2014	BRA vs NED	scored	Goal

Penalties faced

Min.	Span	Goalkeeper	Opposition player	Team	Date	Match	Execution
25'	1H	Jan Jongbloed	Paul Breitner	Germany FR	07/07/1974	NED vs FRG	Conceded
47'	2H	Jan Jongbloed	Archie Gemmill	Scotland	11/06/1978	SCO vs NED	Conceded
83'	2H	Hans Van Breukelen	Magdy Abdelghany	Egypt	12/06/1990	NED vs EGY	Conceded
52'	2H	Edwin Van Der Sar	Predrag Mijatovic	Yugoslavia	29/06/1998	NED vs YUG	Crossbar
65'	2H	Maarten Stekelenburg	Samuel Etoo	Cameroon	24/06/2010	CMR vs NED	Conceded
90+4'	O2H	Maarten Stekelenburg	Robert Vittek	Slovakia	28/06/2010	NED vs SVK	Conceded
27'	1H	Jasper Cillessen	Xabi Alonso	Spain	13/06/2014	ESP vs NED	Conceded
54'	2H	Jasper Cillessen	Mile Jedinak	Australia	18/06/2014	AUS vs NED	Conceded
73'	2H	Andries Noppert	Lionel Messi	Argentina	09/12/2022	NED vs ARG	Conceded

Complete World Cup match results

Tournament	Date	Match
1934	27/05/1934	Switzerland 3-2 Netherlands, First round (Milan-ITA)
1938	05/06/1938	Czechoslovakia 3-0 Netherlands, First round (Le Havre-FRA) aet
1974	15/06/1974	Uruguay 0-2 Netherlands, Group stage (Hanover-FRG)
1974	19/06/1974	Netherlands 0-0 Sweden, Group stage (Dortmund-FRG)
1974	23/06/1974	Bulgaria 1-4 Netherlands, Group stage (Dortmund-FRG)
1974	26/06/1974	Netherlands 4-0 Argentina, Second round (group) (Gelsenkirchen-FRG)
1974	30/06/1974	German DR 0-2 Netherlands, Second round (group) (Gelsenkirchen-FRG)
1974	03/07/1974	Netherlands 2-0 Brazil, Second round (group) (Dortmund-FRG)
1974	07/07/1974	Netherlands 1-2 Germany FR, Final (Munich-FRG)
1978	03/06/1978	Netherlands 3-0 IR Iran, Group stage (Mendoza-ARG)
1978	07/06/1978	Netherlands 0-0 Peru, Group stage (Mendoza-ARG)
1978	11/06/1978	Scotland 3-2 Netherlands, Group stage (Mendoza-ARG)
1978	14/06/1978	Netherlands 5-1 Austria, Second round (group) (Cordoba-ARG)
1978	18/06/1978	Germany FR 2-2 Netherlands, Second round (group) (Cordoba-ARG)
1978	21/06/1978	Netherlands 2-1 Italy, Second round (group) (Buenos Aires-ARG)
1978	25/06/1978	Argentina 3-1 Netherlands, Final (Buenos Aires-ARG) aet
1990	12/06/1990	Netherlands 1-1 Egypt, Group stage (Palermo-ITA)
1990	16/06/1990	England 0-0 Netherlands, Group stage (Cagliari-ITA)
1990	21/06/1990	Republic of Ireland 1-1 Netherlands, Group stage (Palermo-ITA)
1990	24/06/1990	Germany FR 2-1 Netherlands, Round of 16 (Milan-ITA)
1994	20/06/1994	Netherlands 2-1 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Washington DC-USA)
1994	25/06/1994	Belgium 1-0 Netherlands, Group stage (Orlando-USA)
1994	29/06/1994	Morocco 1-2 Netherlands, Group stage (Orlando-USA)
1994	04/07/1994	Netherlands 2-0 Republic of Ireland, Round of 16 (Orlando-USA)
1994	09/07/1994	Netherlands 2-3 Brazil, Quarter-finals (Dallas-USA)
1998	13/06/1998	Netherlands 0-0 Belgium, Group stage (Saint-Denis-FRA)
1998	20/06/1998	Netherlands 5-0 Korea Republic, Group stage (Marseille-FRA)
1998	25/06/1998	Netherlands 2-2 Mexico, Group stage (Saint-Etienne-FRA)
1998	29/06/1998	Netherlands 2-1 Yugoslavia, Round of 16 (Toulouse-FRA)
1998	04/07/1998	Netherlands 2-1 Argentina, Quarter-finals (Marseille-FRA)
1998	07/07/1998	Brazil 1-1 Netherlands, Semi-finals (Marseille-FRA) aet (4-2 PSO)
1998	11/07/1998	Netherlands 1-2 Croatia, Third-place play-off (Paris-FRA)
2006	11/06/2006	Serbia and Montenegro 0-1 Netherlands, Group stage (Leipzig-GER)
2006	16/06/2006	Netherlands 2-1 Cote d Ivoire, Group stage (Stuttgart-GER)
2006	21/06/2006	Netherlands 0-0 Argentina, Group stage (Frankfurt/Main-GER)
2006	25/06/2006	Portugal 1-0 Netherlands, Round of 16 (Nuremberg-GER)
2010	14/06/2010	Netherlands 2-0 Denmark, Group stage (Johannesburg-RSA)
2010	19/06/2010	Netherlands 1-0 Japan, Group stage (Durban-RSA)
2010	24/06/2010	Cameroon 1-2 Netherlands, Group stage (Cape Town-RSA)
2010	28/06/2010	Netherlands 2-1 Slovakia, Round of 16 (Durban-RSA)
2010	02/07/2010	Netherlands 2-1 Brazil, Quarter-finals (Port Elizabeth-RSA)
2010	06/07/2010	Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands, Semi-finals (Cape Town-RSA)
2010	11/07/2010	Netherlands 0-1 Spain, Final (Johannesburg-RSA) aet
2014	13/06/2014	Spain 1-5 Netherlands, Group stage (Salvador-BRA)
2014	18/06/2014	Australia 2-3 Netherlands, Group stage (Porto Alegre-BRA)
2014	23/06/2014	Netherlands 2-0 Chile, Group stage (Sao Paulo-BRA)
2014	29/06/2014	Netherlands 2-1 Mexico, Round of 16 (Fortaleza-BRA)
2014	05/07/2014	Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica, Quarter-finals (Salvador-BRA) aet (4-3 PSO)
2014	09/07/2014	Netherlands 0-0 Argentina, Semi-finals (Sao Paulo-BRA) aet (2-4 PSO)
2014	12/07/2014	Brazil 0-3 Netherlands, Third-place play-off (Brasilia-BRA)
2022	21/11/2022	Senegal 0-2 Netherlands, Group stage (Doha (Ad-Dawhah)-QAT)
2022	25/11/2022	Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador, Group stage (Al Rayyan-QAT)
2022	29/11/2022	Netherlands 2-0 Qatar, Group stage (Al Khor-QAT)
2022	03/12/2022	Netherlands 3-1 USA, Round of 16 (Al Rayyan-QAT)
2022	09/12/2022	Netherlands 2-2 Argentina, Quarter-finals (Al Dayyan-QAT) aet (3-4 PSO)