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Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship

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The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam

The Netherlands national football team has appeared in eleven UEFA European Championship tournaments. The team did not enter the first tournament during Euro 1960 and failed to qualify for Euro 1964, Euro 1968 and Euro 1972.

The Netherlands first appearance in the UEFA European Championship was at Euro 1976. During qualification they won their group ahead of Poland and Italy, and then defeated Belgium. During the four-team final tournament they lost the semi-finals to Czechoslovakia, and then defeated Yugoslavia in the third-place playoff match. They qualified for Euro 1980 over Poland and East Germany. Despite an opening match win against Greece, a loss to West Germany and a draw with Czechoslovakia kept them from advancing past the group stage. They failed to reach Euro 1984 despite finishing level on points with Spain during qualification.

The Netherlands qualified for Euro 1988 with wins over Greece, Hungary and Poland. During the final tournament group stage they lost to the Soviet Union, and then went on to defeat England and Ireland. In the semi-finals they defeated hosts Germany 2-1, and then beat the Soviet Union 2-0 in the final to become 1988 champions. In the build-up for Euro 1992, the Netherlands qualified ahead of Portugal and Greece. In the group stage, they defeated Scotland and Germany, and drew with the CIS. They then lost to eventual champions Denmark in the semi-finals after 2-2, which was decided by a penalty shootout. The Netherlands finished behind the Czech Republic, and qualified for Euro 1996 via a play-off against Ireland. In the tournament, they drew with Scotland, beat Switzerland and then lost 4-1 to England; they went on to loss in a penalty shootout in the quarter finals to France after 0-0.

As co-hosts with Belgium, the Netherlands automatically qualified for Euro 2000. They won all of their group stage matches, against the Czech Republic, Denmark and France. In the quarter finals they defeated Yugoslavia 6-1 only to lose in the semi finals after 0-0 in a penalty shootout against Italy. The Netherlands finished behind the Czech Republic, and qualified for Euro 2004 via a play-off against Scotland. The opened their tournament match with a draw against Germany, then a loss to the Czech Republic amd a win over Latvia. In the quarter finals they won in a penalty shootout to Sweden before losing the semi finals to hosts Portugal 2-1. They finished second after Romania to qualify for Euro 2008; the Netherlands opened with three wins: 3-0 against Italy, 4-1 over France and 2-0 against Romania. In the quarter finals they lost 3-1 (aet) to Russia. Qualifying ahead of Sweden for Euro 2012, the Netherlands lost all group stage matches: to Denmark, Germany and Portugal. The Netherlands failed to reach Euro 2016 after loses to the Czech Republic, Turkey and Iceland.

Euro 2020 saw the Netherlands qualify behind Germany; they won all group stage matches against Ukraine, Austria and North Macedonia. In the round of 16, they lost 2-0 to the Czech Republic. The Netherlands finished behind France to qualify for Euro 2024; they opened with a win over Poland, followed by a draw against France and a loss to Austria. In the round of 16 they defeated Romania 3-0 followed by a 2-1 quarter final win against Turkey. In the semi finals they lost to England 2-1.

Overall record

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UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 6 5
Italy 1968 6 2 1 3 11 11
Belgium 1972 6 3 1 2 18 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad 8 6 0 2 21 9
Italy 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 20 6
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 6 1 1 22 6
West Germany 1988 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 15 1
Sweden 1992 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 8 6 1 1 17 2
England 1996 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 11 7 2 2 25 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 1 0 13 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Portugal 2004 3rd 5 1 2 2 7 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 26 7
Austria Switzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 10 4 Squad 12 8 2 2 15 5
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad 10 9 0 1 37 8
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 17 14
Europe 2020 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 8 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 24 7
Germany 2024 Semi-finals 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 7 Squad 8 6 0 2 17 7
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 11/17 45 23 9 13 75 48 125 83 16 26 291 99

List of matches

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Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue Netherlands scorers
1976 Semi-finals  Czechoslovakia 1–3 (a.e.t.) L Zagreb Ondruš (o.g.)
Third place play-off  Yugoslavia 3–2 (a.e.t.) W Zagreb Geels (2), Van de Kerkhof
1980 Group stage  Greece 1–0 W Naples Kist
 West Germany 2–3 L Naples Rep, Van de Kerkhof
 Czechoslovakia 1–1 D Milan Kist
1988 Group stage  Soviet Union 0–1 L Cologne
 England 3–1 W Düsseldorf Van Basten (3)
 Republic of Ireland 1–0 W Gelsenkirchen Kieft
Semi-finals  West Germany 2–1 W Hamburg Koeman, Van Basten
Final  Soviet Union 2–0 W Munich Gullit, Van Basten
1992 Group stage  Scotland 1–0 W Gothenburg Bergkamp
 CIS 0–0 D Gothenburg
 Germany 3–1 W Gothenburg Rijkaard, Witschge, Bergkamp
Semi-finals  Denmark 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) D Gothenburg Bergkamp, Rijkaard
1996 Group stage  Scotland 0–0 D Birmingham
  Switzerland 2–0 W Birmingham Cruyff, Bergkamp
 England 1–4 L London Kluivert
Quarter-finals  France 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) D Liverpool
2000 Group stage  Czech Republic 1–0 W Amsterdam F. de Boer
 Denmark 3–0 W Rotterdam Kluivert, R. de Boer, Zenden
 France 3–2 W Amsterdam Kluivert, F. de Boer, Zenden
Quarter-finals  FR Yugoslavia 6–1 W Rotterdam Kluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g.), Overmars (2)
Semi-finals  Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) D Amsterdam
2004 Group stage  Germany 1–1 D Porto Van Nistelrooy
 Czech Republic 2–3 L Aveiro Bouma, Van Nistelrooy
 Latvia 3–0 W Braga Van Nistelrooy (2), Makaay
Quarter-finals  Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) D Faro
Semi-finals  Portugal 1–2 L Lisbon Andrade (o.g.)
2008 Group stage  Italy 3–0 W Bern Van Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Van Bronckhorst
 France 4–1 W Bern Kuyt, Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder
 Romania 2–0 W Bern Huntelaar, Van Persie
Quarter-finals  Russia 1–3 (a.e.t.) L Basel Van Nistelrooy
2012 Group stage  Denmark 0–1 L Kharkiv
 Germany 1–2 L Kharkiv Van Persie
 Portugal 1–2 L Kharkiv Van der Vaart
2020 Group stage  Ukraine 3–2 W Amsterdam Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Dumfries
 Austria 2–0 W Amsterdam Depay, Dumfries
 North Macedonia 3–0 W Amsterdam Depay, Wijnaldum (2)
Round of 16  Czech Republic 0–2 L Budapest
2024 Group stage  Poland 2–1 W Hamburg Gakpo, Weghorst
 France 0–0 D Leipzig
 Austria 2–3 L Berlin Gakpo, Depay
Round of 16  Romania 3–0 W Munich Gakpo, Malen (2)
Quarter-finals  Turkey 2–1 W Berlin De Vrij, Müldür (o.g.)
Semi-finals  England 1–2 L Dortmund Simons

Head-to-head record

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Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Austria 2 1 0 1 4 3
 CIS 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 5
 Czechoslovakia 2 0 1 1 2 4
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 5 3
 England 3 1 0 2 5 7
 France 4 2 2 0 7 3
 FR Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 6 1
 Germany 5 2 1 2 9 8
 Greece 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Italy 2 1 1 0 3 0
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 3 0
 North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 3 0
 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Romania 2 2 0 0 5 0
 Poland 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Portugal 2 0 0 2 2 4
 Russia 1 0 0 1 1 3
 Scotland 2 1 1 0 1 0
 Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 2 1
 Sweden 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Turkey 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Ukraine 1 1 0 0 3 2
 Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 3 2
Total 45 23 9 13 75 48

Euro 1976

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Final tournament

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Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
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Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
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Euro 1980

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Greece
Report
Attendance: 14,990

West Germany 3–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 29,889
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Netherlands 1–1 Czechoslovakia
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Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Euro 1988

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4  England 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 0–1 Soviet Union
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England 1–3 Netherlands
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Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

Republic of Ireland 0–1 Netherlands
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Attendance: 64,731

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals
West Germany 1–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 56,115
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Final
Soviet Union 0–2 Netherlands
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Attendance: 62,770[1]

Euro 1992

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2
4  CIS 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Scotland
Report
Attendance: 35,720
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Netherlands 0–0 CIS
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Attendance: 34,440

Netherlands 3–1 Germany
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Attendance: 37,725

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

Euro 1996

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4[a]
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4[a]
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Netherlands 0–0 Scotland
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Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
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Attendance: 36,800

Netherlands 1–4 England
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Attendance: 76,798

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

Euro 2000

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 1–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 50,800

Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
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Attendance: 51,425

France 2–3 Netherlands
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Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Netherlands 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
Report
Semi-finals

Euro 2004

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Germany 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Latvia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 1–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 48,197
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic
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Netherlands 3–0 Latvia
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Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
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Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 3–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,777[3]

Netherlands 4–1 France
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Attendance: 30,777[4]

Netherlands 2–0 Romania
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Attendance: 30,777[5]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
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Attendance: 38,374[6]

Euro 2012

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 0–1 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 35,923[7]

Netherlands 1–2 Germany
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Attendance: 37,750[8]

Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
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Attendance: 37,445[9]

Euro 2020

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 3–2 Ukraine
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Netherlands 2–0 Austria
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North Macedonia 0–3 Netherlands
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Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Netherlands 0–2 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 52,834[13]

Euro 2024

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Poland 1–2 Netherlands
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Netherlands 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 38,531[15]

Netherlands 2–3 Austria
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Attendance: 68,363[16]
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a] Advance to knockout stage
2 F  Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3 E  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 C  Slovenia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
5 A  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
6 B  Croatia 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking (or drawing of lots, if hosts Germany had been involved in the tiebreaker).[18]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Disciplinary points: Netherlands −2, Georgia −6.[17]

Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Romania 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 65,012[19]
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 2–1 Turkey
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Attendance: 70,091[20]
Semi-finals
Netherlands 1–2 England
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Attendance: 60,926[21]

Most appearances

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Rank Player Matches Years
1 Edwin van der Sar 16 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
2 Dennis Bergkamp 13 1992, 1996, 2000
Phillip Cocu 1996, 2000, 2004
4 Edgar Davids 12 1996, 2000, 2004
5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 11 2000, 2004, 2008
6 Michael Reiziger 10 1996, 2000, 2004
Clarence Seedorf 1996, 2000, 2004
Memphis Depay 2020, 2024
Stefan de Vrij 2020, 2024
Wout Weghorst 2020, 2024

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Years (goals)
1 Patrick Kluivert 6 1996 (1), 2000 (5), 2004
Ruud van Nistelrooy 2004 (4), 2008 (2)
3 Marco van Basten 5 1988
4 Dennis Bergkamp 4 1992 (3), 1996 (1)
5 Robin van Persie 3 2008 (2), 2012 (1)
Georginio Wijnaldum 2020
Memphis Depay 2020 (2), 2024 (1)
Cody Gakpo 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "European Football Championship 1988 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time Netherlands-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. 9 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Netherlands" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – North Macedonia v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Full Time Report – Poland v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ^ "European Championship 2024: Booking List before Round of 16" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24". Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Full Time Report – Romania v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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