Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands National Football Team (known by its fans as Oranje, after their orange outfits) is one of Europe's best national teams, having won the European Championship in 1988, and having reached two consecutive World Cup finals, but losing both (1974 and 1978).

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