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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. They first participated in 1976, and won the title in 1988. With Belgium, the Netherlands co-hosted the 2000 tournament. The team did not enter the first tournament in 1960, and did not qualify in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984 and 2016.

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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Main article: UEFA Euro 1976

Final tournament

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament
Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 6,766

Euro 1980

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1

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
 Report
Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Euro 1988

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2
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
Report
Attendance: 54,336
England 1–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 64,731

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage
Semi-finals
West Germany 1–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 56,115
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 final
Soviet Union 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 62,770[1]

Euro 1992

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1992

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2
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
Report
Attendance: 34,440
Netherlands 3–1 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,725

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage
Semi-finals
Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 37,450

Euro 1996

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A
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
Report
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 36,800
Netherlands 1–4 England
 Report
Attendance: 76,798

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 37,465[2]

Euro 2000

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group D

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
Report
Attendance: 51,425
France 2–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 44,000
Semi-finals
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2004

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group D

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
 Report
Attendance: 29,935
Netherlands 3–0 Latvia
 Report
Attendance: 27,904

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 27,762
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C

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
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[4]
Netherlands 2–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[5]

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
 Report
Attendance: 38,374[6]

Euro 2012

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B

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
 Report
Attendance: 37,750[8]
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 37,445[9]

Euro 2020

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C

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
 Report
Attendance: 15,837[10]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Netherlands 2–0 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 15,243[11]
North Macedonia 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 15,227[12]

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage
Round of 16
Netherlands 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 52,834[13]

Euro 2024

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group D

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
 Report
Attendance: 48,117[14]
Netherlands 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 38,531[15]
Netherlands 2–3 Austria
 Report
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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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage
Round of 16
Romania 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 65,012[19]
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 2–1 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 70,091[20]
Semi-finals
Netherlands 1–2 England
 Report
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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