Netherlands national football teamNetherlands defeated Serbia 2–1 in UEFA Nations League Group A2. Netherlands goals: Teun Koopmeiners and Joshua Zirkzee. Serbia goals: Mihajlo Cvetković. Koopmeiners opened the scoring…
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The Netherlands won EURO 1988 with a team featuring Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten.
Upcoming matches
Netherlands — Greece—Nations League 2026/27Match report
Germany — Netherlands—Nations League 2026/27Match report
Results
Selected confirmed matches · 24/09/2026 — 04/10/2026
Netherlands — Serbia2 : 1Nations League 2026/27Match report
Greece — Netherlands2 : 2Nations League 2026/27Match report
Serbia — Netherlands1 : 2Nations League 2026/27Match report
Netherlands — Germany1 : 1Nations League 2026/27Match report
Players listed by UEFA for the 2026/27 Nations League
Appearances and goals refer to the Nations League 2026/27.
UEFA · competition squad · Source checked:
Goalkeepers
- Bart VerbruggenAppearances: 4
- Mark Flekken
- Robin Roefs
Defenders
- Denzel DumfriesAppearances: 4
- Jan Paul van HeckeAppearances: 2
- Jeremie Frimpong
- Jorrel HatoAppearances: 1
- Jurriën TimberAppearances: 2
- Lutsharel Geertruida
- Micky van de VenAppearances: 4
- Nathan Aké
- Virgil van DijkAppearances: 4 · Goals: 1
Midfielders
- Gjivai ZechiëlAppearances: 2
- Guus TilAppearances: 3
- Joey VeermanAppearances: 4
- Kenneth TaylorAppearances: 1
- Quinten TimberAppearances: 4
- Ryan GravenberchAppearances: 4
- Teun KoopmeinersAppearances: 1 · Goals: 1
- Tijjani ReijndersAppearances: 4 · Goals: 1
Forwards
- Brian BrobbeyAppearances: 1
- Cody GakpoAppearances: 2 · Goals: 1
- Crysencio SummervilleAppearances: 4
- Joshua ZirkzeeAppearances: 2 · Goals: 1
- Mexx MeerdinkAppearances: 4 · Goals: 2
- Noa LangAppearances: 2
- Ruben van BommelAppearances: 4
EURO 2028 qualifying
EURO 2028 qualifying opponents will be determined by the draw on 6 December 2026.
Team news
Đorđe Petrović has left Serbia's squad to join his wife ahead of a new arrival. Three goalkeepers remain available against the Netherlands.
MoreGreece and Netherlands drew 2–2 in UEFA Nations League Group A2. Greece goals: Fotis Ioannidis and Giorgos Masouras. Netherlands goals: Virgil van Dijk and Tijjani Reijnders. Greece led…
MoreOgnjen Mimović and Dragan Rosić join Serbia’s senior squad, while Stefan Bukinac moves to the youth side and Jovan Milošević and Lazar Nikolić leave the camp.
MoreMeerdink scored twice as the Netherlands beat Serbia 2–1, with Jović's equaliser proving insufficient for the hosts.
MoreMajor tournament record
- European Championship
- Winners — 1988
- World Cup
- Runners-up — 1974, 1978, 2010
Team history
The Netherlands won EURO 1988 with a 2–0 final victory against the Soviet Union, including Marco van Basten’s famous volley. It was their first major title after the World Cup final defeats of 1974 and 1978.
The Dutch returned to the World Cup final in 2010 and took third place in 2014. Their history also includes the EURO 2024 semi-finals. Johan Cruyff's era established an enduring reputation for positional play and collective movement, but later generations have used different systems.
The 1988 European champions lost their opening group match to the Soviet Union, then beat the same opponents 2–0 in the final. That reversal is a useful reminder that an opening result does not define an entire tournament. Later Dutch World Cup runs reached the final without delivering the title won by the 1988 side in Europe.
Notable players
- Johan Cruyff
- Ruud Gullit
- Marco van Basten
- Dennis Bergkamp
- Arjen Robben
Players from different eras of the national team.