NETHERLANDS WORLD CUP TEAM

LAST 5
RESULTS

Opponent Score Date
Norway
L 16/11/2021
Montenegro
L 13/11/2021
Gibraltar
L 11/10/2021
Latvia
L 08/10/2021
Turkey
L 07/09/2021

WORLD CUP
QUALIFIERS TABLE

Club MP W D L GD Pts GF GA
EcuadorEcuador 2 1 1 0 2 4 3 1
NetherlandsNetherlands 2 1 1 0 2 4 3 1
SenegalSenegal 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 3
QatarQatar 2 0 0 2 -4 0 1 5

NETHERLANDS MATCH SCHEDULE

Group A

29/11/2022

Stadium

Netherlands
Qatar

STARTS AT

16:00 GMT+0100

Al Bayt Stadium

Netherlands World Cup TEAM

The famous orange jerseys of the Netherlands will be back at the World Cup having failed to qualify last time around. This current squad is an interesting mixture of young and experienced players united under the stewardship of Louis van Gaal.

Automatic qualification was always going to be a challenge after being drawn in a group with Turkey and Norway, but an impressive campaign (which included a thumping 6-1 victory over 2nd place Turkey) saw the Netherlands finish top.

The more established names of the squad – Virgil van Dijk, Daley Blind, Gini Wijnaldum and Memphis Depay – will be hoping to inspire their side to advance deep into the tournament, especially after being drawn in a very favourable group alongside Senegal, Ecuador and Qatar. 

Attacker

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Quincy Promes
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Wout Weghorst
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Memphis Depay
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Luuk de Jong
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Cody Gakpo
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Donyell Malen
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Ryan Babel
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Arnaut Danjuma
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Noa Lang
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Steven Bergwijn
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Calvin Stengs

Midfielder

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Georginio Wijnaldum
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Davy Klaassen
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Marten de Roon
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Frenkie de Jong
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Donny van de Beek
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Steven Berghuis
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Teun Koopmeiners
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Ryan Gravenberch
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Kevin Strootman
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Mohamed Ihattaren
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Leroy Fer
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Guus Til

Defender

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Patrick van Aanholt
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Nathan Aké
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Stefan de Vrij
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Matthijs de Ligt
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Daley Blind
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Joël Veltman
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Denzel Dumfries
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Owen Wijndal
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Jurrien Timber
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Virgil van Dijk
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Kenny Tete
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Hans Hateboer
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Perr Schuurs
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Tyrell Malacia
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Sven Botman
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Devyne Rensch

Goalkeeper

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Maarten Stekelenburg
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Tim Krul
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Marco Bizot
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Jasper Cillessen
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Mark Flekken
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Justin Bijlow
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Joël Drommel

netherlands football team coach

The enigma that is Louis van Gaal has returned for his third stint as Netherlands manager after previously being in charge from 2000–2001 and 2012–2014. Although his first spell was disappointing, he did guide the side to a third-place finish at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. 

Having officially retired from the game after leaving Manchester United in 2016, Van Gaal was lured back after a poor showing by the national team at Euro 2020. However, despite an impressive qualifying campaign, serious illness means that the finals in Qatar will definitely be his last appearance in the hotseat of any side. 

netherlands football team captain

Virgil van Dijk is the captain of the Dutch national team, being awarded the honour back in 2018. At this point in his career, van Dijk had signed for Liverpool in a £75 million deal and had quickly established himself as one of the best defenders in the world.

Starting his career at Groningen in the Eredivisie, he impressed so much after transfers to Celtic and Southampton that Liverpool were willing to stump up such a big fee for a centre-half. Success has followed naturally for Van Dijk on Merseyside, collecting each a Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup medal, as well as the 2018–19 PFA Players’ Player of the Year. 

WHO ARE nethderlands top scorers?

Among Netherlands’ national team, their top scorers are:

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Memphis Depay
WITH A TOTAL OF 12 GOALS
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Davy Klaassen
WITH A TOTAL OF 4 GOALS
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Donyell Malen
WITH A TOTAL OF 3 GOALS

Which of netherlands’ players have the most assists?

Among Netherlands’ national team, players with the most assists are:

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Memphis Depay
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Davy Klaassen
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Steven Berghuis

all with 5 assists each.

How many times have the Netherlands won the World Cup?

Quite remarkably, the Netherlands have never won the World Cup despite producing some of Europe’s best ever players. However, they have finished as runners up on three occasions – 1974, 1978 and 2010. 

Who is the Netherlands most capped player?

Wesley Sneijder is the Netherlands all-time leading appearance maker with 134 caps. Quite surprisingly, he eclipses players such as goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and defender Frank de Boer for the record which doesn’t look like being broken any time soon. 

What is the first game of the FIFA World Cup?

In a change of tradition, the Netherlands’ game against Senegal will be the opening match of World Cup 2022 on the 21st November. The hosts usually compete in the flagship game, but this time Qatar will play their match vs Ecuador as the third fixture that day.