# Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of the Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup. The Netherlands entered qualification for 19 of the 22 FIFA World Cup tournaments to date, qualifying 11 times. They have a record of 3 World Cup final appearances (as of 2022) without winning the tournament.
After appearing in two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, the team had their biggest World Cup streak in the 1990s, reaching three straight tournaments. In 1990, two years after the European Championship at the UEFA Euro 1988, the Dutch went out in the Round of 16, defeated by West Germany. In 1994 Netherlands was eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-finals, and in 1998 lost to Brazil in the semi-finals and Croatia in the third-place play-off. Netherlands returned in 2006, being eliminated by Portugal in the Round of 16, a game known as the Battle of Nuremberg. In 2010 the team reached their third World Cup final, this time losing to Spain. The Dutch avenged this loss during the first match of the following 2014 World Cup, routing the Spanish 5–1, and eventually going on to their first third-place finish. After missing the 2018 World Cup, they returned in 2022, being eliminated in the quarter-final stage. The Dutch have never lost a World Cup match in regular time by more than one goal, and have not lost a match since the 2010 final, their 2014 and 2022 campaigns both ending in defeat by way of penalty shoot-out and both by Argentina.

## Record at the FIFA World Cup

Champions Runners-up Third place
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1934 | Round of 16 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 1938 | Round of 16 | 14th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1958 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1966 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 1974 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 1978 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
| 1990 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 1994 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 |
| 1998 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 |
| 2006 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2014 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Runners-up | 11/22 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 96 | 52 | — | 135 | 89 | 26 | 20 | 329 | 101 |
Netherlands' World Cup record :
| First Match | Switzerland 3–2 Netherlands (27 May 1934; Milan, Italy) |
| Best Result | Runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010 |
| Worst Result | First round in 1934 and 1938 |

### By match

| World Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Netherlands scorers |
| 1934 | Round of 16 | Switzerland | 2–3 | L | Milan | K. Smit, L. Vente |
| 1938 | Round of 16 | Czechoslovakia | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | L | Le Havre | — |
| 1974 | Group 3 | Uruguay | 2–0 | W | Hanover | J. Rep (2) |
| 1974 | Group 3 | Sweden | 0–0 | D | Dortmund | — |
| 1974 | Group 3 | Bulgaria | 4–1 | W | Dortmund | J. Neeskens (2), J. Rep, T. de Jong |
| 1974 | Group A | Argentina | 4–0 | W | Gelsenkirchen | J. Cruyff (2), R. Krol, J. Rep |
| 1974 | Group A | East Germany | 2–0 | W | Gelsenkirchen | J. Neeskens, R. Rensenbrink |
| 1974 | Group A | Brazil | 2–0 | W | Dortmund | J. Neeskens, J. Cruyff |
| 1974 | Final | West Germany | 1–2 | L | Munich | J. Neeskens |
| 1978 | Group 4 | Iran | 3–0 | W | Mendoza | R. Rensenbrink (3) |
| 1978 | Group 4 | Peru | 0–0 | D | Mendoza | — |
| 1978 | Group 4 | Scotland | 2–3 | L | Mendoza | R. Rensenbrink, J. Rep |
| 1978 | Group A | Austria | 5–1 | W | Córdoba | J. Rep (2), E. Brandts, R. Rensenbrink, W. van de Kerkhof |
| 1978 | Group A | West Germany | 2–2 | D | Córdoba | A. Haan, R. van de Kerkhof |
| 1978 | Group A | Italy | 2–1 | W | Buenos Aires | E. Brandts, A. Haan |
| 1978 | Final | Argentina | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | L | Buenos Aires | D. Nanninga |
| 1990 | Group F | Egypt | 1–1 | D | Palermo | W. Kieft |
| 1990 | Group F | England | 0–0 | D | Cagliari | — |
| 1990 | Group F | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | D | Palermo | R. Gullit |
| 1990 | Round of 16 | West Germany | 1–2 | L | Milan | R. Koeman |
| 1994 | Group F | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | W | Washington, D.C. | W. Jonk, G. Taument |
| 1994 | Group F | Belgium | 0–1 | L | Orlando | — |
| 1994 | Group F | Morocco | 2–1 | W | Orlando | D. Bergkamp, B. Roy |
| 1994 | Round of 16 | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | W | Orlando | D. Bergkamp, W. Jonk |
| 1994 | Quarter-finals | Brazil | 2–3 | L | Dallas | D. Bergkamp, A. Winter |
| 1998 | Group E | Belgium | 0–0 | D | Saint-Denis | — |
| 1998 | Group E | South Korea | 5–0 | W | Marseille | P. Cocu, M. Overmars, D. Bergkamp, P. van Hooijdonk, R. de Boer |
| 1998 | Group E | Mexico | 2–2 | D | Saint-Étienne | P. Cocu, R. de Boer |
| 1998 | Round of 16 | FR Yugoslavia | 2–1 | W | Toulouse | D. Bergkamp, E. Davids |
| 1998 | Quarter-finals | Argentina | 2–1 | W | Marseille | P. Kluivert, D. Bergkamp |
| 1998 | Semi-finals | Brazil | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | D | Marseille | P. Kluivert |
| 1998 | Third place play-off | Croatia | 1–2 | L | Paris | B. Zenden |
| 2006 | Group C | Serbia and Montenegro | 1–0 | W | Leipzig | A. Robben |
| 2006 | Group C | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | W | Stuttgart | R. van Persie, R. van Nistelrooy |
| 2006 | Group C | Argentina | 0–0 | D | Frankfurt | — |
| 2006 | Round of 16 | Portugal | 0–1 | L | Nuremberg | — |
| 2010 | Group E | Denmark | 2–0 | W | Johannesburg | D. Agger (o.g.), D. Kuyt |
| 2010 | Group E | Japan | 1–0 | W | Durban | W. Sneijder |
| 2010 | Group E | Cameroon | 2–1 | W | Cape Town | R. van Persie, K. Huntelaar |
| 2010 | Round of 16 | Slovakia | 2–1 | W | Durban | A. Robben, W. Sneijder |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | Brazil | 2–1 | W | Port Elizabeth | W. Sneijder (2) |
| 2010 | Semi-finals | Uruguay | 3–2 | W | Cape Town | G. van Bronckhorst, W. Sneijder, A. Robben |
| 2010 | Final | Spain | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | L | Johannesburg | — |
| 2014 | Group B | Spain | 5–1 | W | Salvador | R. van Persie (2), A. Robben (2), S. de Vrij |
| 2014 | Group B | Australia | 3–2 | W | Porto Alegre | A. Robben, R. van Persie, M. Depay |
| 2014 | Group B | Chile | 2–0 | W | São Paulo | L. Fer, M. Depay |
| 2014 | Round of 16 | Mexico | 2–1 | W | Fortaleza | W. Sneijder, K. Huntelaar |
| 2014 | Quarter-finals | Costa Rica | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | D | Salvador | — |
| 2014 | Semi-finals | Argentina | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | D | São Paulo | — |
| 2014 | Third place play-off | Brazil | 3–0 | W | Brasília | R. van Persie, D. Blind, G. Wijnaldum |
| 2022 | Group A | Senegal | 2–0 | W | Doha | C. Gakpo, D. Klaassen |
| 2022 | Group A | Ecuador | 1–1 | D | Al Rayyan | C. Gakpo |
| 2022 | Group A | Qatar | 2–0 | W | Al Khor | C. Gakpo, F. de Jong |
| 2022 | Round of 16 | United States | 3–1 | W | Al Rayyan | M. Depay, D. Blind, D. Dumfries |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | Argentina | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | D | Lusail | W. Weghorst (2) |

### Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team) :
| Opponent | Total | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
| Argentina | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Brazil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| West Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |

## Participations
### West Germany 1974

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |

#### Round 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |

#### Final
### Argentina 1978

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |

#### Round 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| West Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |

#### Final
### Italy 1990

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |

#### Round of 16
### United States 1994
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Quarter-finals
### France 1998
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Third place match
### Germany 2006
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Round of 16
### South Africa 2010
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Final

| Netherlands | Spain |
| GK | 1 | Maarten Stekelenburg |
| RB | 2 | Gregory van der Wiel | 111' |
| CB | 3 | John Heitinga | 57' 109' |
| CB | 4 | Joris Mathijsen | 117' |
| LB | 5 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) | 54' | 105' |
| CM | 6 | Mark van Bommel | 22' |
| CM | 8 | Nigel de Jong | 28' | 99' |
| RW | 11 | Arjen Robben | 84' |
| AM | 10 | Wesley Sneijder |
| LW | 7 | Dirk Kuyt | | 71' |
| CF | 9 | Robin van Persie | 15' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Eljero Elia | | 71' |
| MF | 23 | Rafael van der Vaart | | 99' |
| DF | 15 | Edson Braafheid | | 105' |
| Manager: ||
| Bert van Marwijk ||
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 15 | Sergio Ramos | 23' |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| CB | 5 | Carles Puyol | 16' |
| LB | 11 | Joan Capdevila | 67' |
| DM | 16 | Sergio Busquets |
| DM | 14 | Xabi Alonso | | 87' |
| CM | 8 | Xavi | 120+1' |
| RW | 6 | Andrés Iniesta | 118' |
| LW | 18 | Pedro | | 60' |
| CF | 7 | David Villa | | 106' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Jesús Navas | | 60' |
| MF | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | | 87' |
| FW | 9 | Fernando Torres | | 106' |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente del Bosque ||
* Man of the Match:
* Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Darren Cann (England)
* Michael Mullarkey (England)
* Fourth official:
* Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
* Fifth official:
* Toru Sagara (Japan)

### Brazil 2014

Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players. The team avenged their 2010 loss to Spain by defeating the defending champions with a stunning 5–1 victory in their opening game. They went on to achieve their first third place in any World Cup.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | |
* Group winner advance to play runner-up of Group A in the round of 16
* Group runner-up advance to play winner of Group A in the round of 16
| Spain | Netherlands |
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 22 | César Azpilicueta |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| CB | 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| LB | 18 | Jordi Alba |
| RM | 8 | Xavi |
| CM | 16 | Sergio Busquets |
| LM | 14 | Xabi Alonso | 62' |
| RW | 21 | David Silva | 78' |
| LW | 6 | Andrés Iniesta |
| CF | 19 | Diego Costa | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Fernando Torres | 62' |
| FW | 11 | Pedro | 62' |
| MF | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente del Bosque ||
| GK | 1 | Jasper Cillessen |
| RB | 2 | Ron Vlaar |
| CB | 3 | Stefan de Vrij | 41' | 77' |
| LB | 4 | Bruno Martins Indi |
| RWB | 7 | Daryl Janmaat |
| LWB | 5 | Daley Blind |
| CM | 6 | Nigel de Jong |
| CM | 8 | Jonathan de Guzmán | 25' | 62' |
| AM | 10 | Wesley Sneijder |
| CF | 9 | Robin van Persie (c) | 66' | 79' |
| CF | 11 | Arjen Robben |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Georginio Wijnaldum | | 62' |
| DF | 13 | Joël Veltman | | 77' |
| FW | 17 | Jeremain Lens | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Louis van Gaal ||
* Man of the Match:
* Robin van Persie (Netherlands)
* Assistant referees:
* Renato Faverani (Italy)
* Andrea Stefani (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
* Fifth official:
* Kim Thomas Haglund (Norway)
| Australia | Netherlands |
| GK | 1 | Mathew Ryan |
| RB | 19 | Ryan McGowan |
| CB | 22 | Alex Wilkinson |
| CB | 6 | Matthew Špiranović |
| LB | 3 | Jason Davidson |
| CM | 15 | Mile Jedinak (c) |
| CM | 17 | Matt McKay |
| RW | 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| AM | 23 | Mark Bresciano | | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Oar | | 77' |
| CF | 4 | Tim Cahill | 43' | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Oliver Bozanić | | 51' |
| MF | 10 | Ben Halloran | | 69' |
| FW | 9 | Adam Taggart | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Ange Postecoglou ||
| GK | 1 | Jasper Cillessen |
| RB | 2 | Ron Vlaar |
| CB | 3 | Stefan de Vrij |
| LB | 4 | Bruno Martins Indi | | 45+3' |
| RM | 7 | Daryl Janmaat |
| CM | 8 | Jonathan de Guzmán | | 78' |
| CM | 6 | Nigel de Jong |
| LM | 5 | Daley Blind |
| AM | 10 | Wesley Sneijder |
| CF | 9 | Robin van Persie (c) | 47' | 87' |
| CF | 11 | Arjen Robben |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Memphis Depay | | 45+3' |
| MF | 20 | Georginio Wijnaldum | | 78' |
| FW | 17 | Jeremain Lens | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Louis van Gaal ||
* Man of the Match:
* Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
* Assistant referees:
* Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
* Redouane Achik (Morocco)
* Fourth official:
* Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
* Fifth official:
* Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
| Netherlands | Chile |
| GK | 1 | Jasper Cillessen |
| RB | 7 | Daryl Janmaat |
| CB | 2 | Ron Vlaar |
| CB | 3 | Stefan de Vrij |
| LB | 5 | Daley Blind | 64' |
| RM | 20 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| CM | 6 | Nigel de Jong |
| LM | 15 | Dirk Kuyt | | 89' |
| AM | 10 | Wesley Sneijder | | 75' |
| CF | 11 | Arjen Robben (c) |
| CF | 17 | Jeremain Lens | | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Memphis Depay | | 69' |
| MF | 18 | Leroy Fer | | 75' |
| DF | 14 | Terence Kongolo | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Louis van Gaal ||
| GK | 1 | Claudio Bravo (c) |
| CB | 17 | Gary Medel |
| CB | 5 | Francisco Silva | 25' | 70' |
| CB | 18 | Gonzalo Jara |
| RWB | 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| LWB | 2 | Eugenio Mena |
| CM | 20 | Charles Aránguiz |
| CM | 21 | Marcelo Díaz |
| AM | 16 | Felipe Gutiérrez | | 46' |
| CF | 7 | Alexis Sánchez |
| CF | 11 | Eduardo Vargas | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Jean Beausejour | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Jorge Valdivia | | 70' |
| FW | 9 | Mauricio Pinilla | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Jorge Sampaoli ||
* Man of the Match:
* Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
* Assistant referees:
* Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
* Felicien Kabanda (Rwanda)
* Fourth official:
* Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
* Fifth official:
* William Torres (El Salvador)

#### Knockout stage
##### Round of 16

| Netherlands | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Jasper Cillessen |
| RB | 12 | Paul Verhaegh | 56' |
| CB | 2 | Ron Vlaar |
| CB | 3 | Stefan de Vrij |
| LB | 5 | Daley Blind |
| CM | 15 | Dirk Kuyt |
| CM | 6 | Nigel de Jong | 9' |
| CM | 20 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| AM | 10 | Wesley Sneijder |
| CF | 11 | Arjen Robben |
| CF | 9 | Robin van Persie (c) | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Bruno Martins Indi | 9' |
| MF | 21 | Memphis Depay | 56' |
| FW | 19 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Louis van Gaal ||
| GK | 13 | Guillermo Ochoa |
| CB | 2 | Francisco Javier Rodríguez |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) | 90+2' |
| CB | 15 | Héctor Moreno | | 46' |
| RWB | 22 | Paul Aguilar | 69' |
| LWB | 7 | Miguel Layún |
| CM | 6 | Héctor Herrera |
| CM | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| CM | 18 | Andrés Guardado | 90+3' |
| CF | 10 | Giovani dos Santos | | 61' |
| CF | 19 | Oribe Peralta | | 75' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 5 | Diego Reyes | | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Javier Aquino | | 61' |
| FW | 14 | Javier Hernández | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Miguel Herrera ||
* Man of the Match:
* Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Bertino Cunha (Portugal)
* Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
* Fourth official:
* Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
* Fifth official:
* Byron Romero (Ecuador)

##### Quarter-final

| Netherlands | Costa Rica |
| GK | 1 | Jasper Cillessen | | 120+1' |
| CB | 3 | Stefan de Vrij |
| CB | 2 | Ron Vlaar |
| CB | 4 | Bruno Martins Indi | 64' | 106' |
| RWB | 15 | Dirk Kuyt |
| LWB | 5 | Daley Blind |
| CM | 20 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| CM | 10 | Wesley Sneijder |
| RW | 11 | Arjen Robben |
| LW | 21 | Memphis Depay | | 76' |
| CF | 9 | Robin van Persie (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Jeremain Lens | | 76' |
| FW | 19 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 111' | 106' |
| GK | 23 | Tim Krul | | 120+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Louis van Gaal ||
| GK | 1 | Keylor Navas |
| CB | 2 | Jhonny Acosta | 107' |
| CB | 3 | Giancarlo González | 81' |
| CB | 4 | Michael Umaña | 52' |
| RWB | 16 | Cristian Gamboa | | 79' |
| LWB | 15 | Júnior Díaz | 37' |
| CM | 17 | Yeltsin Tejeda | | 97' |
| CM | 5 | Celso Borges |
| RW | 10 | Bryan Ruiz (c) |
| LW | 7 | Christian Bolaños |
| CF | 9 | Joel Campbell | | 66' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 21 | Marco Ureña | | 66' |
| DF | 8 | David Myrie | | 79' |
| MF | 22 | José Miguel Cubero | | 97' |
| Manager: ||
| Jorge Luis Pinto ||
* Man of the Match:
* Keylor Navas (Costa Rica)
* Assistant referees:
* Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
* Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
* Fourth official:
* Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
* Fifth official:
* Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)

##### Semi final

| Netherlands | Argentina |
| GK | 1 | Jasper Cillessen |
| CB | 3 | Stefan de Vrij |
| CB | 2 | Ron Vlaar |
| CB | 4 | Bruno Martins Indi | 45' | 46' |
| RWB | 15 | Dirk Kuyt |
| LWB | 5 | Daley Blind |
| CM | 6 | Nigel de Jong | | 62' |
| CM | 20 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| AM | 10 | Wesley Sneijder |
| CF | 11 | Arjen Robben |
| CF | 9 | Robin van Persie (c) | | 96' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 7 | Daryl Janmaat | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Jordy Clasie | | 62' |
| FW | 19 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 105' | 96' |
| Manager: ||
| Louis van Gaal ||
| GK | 1 | Sergio Romero |
| RB | 4 | Pablo Zabaleta |
| CB | 15 | Martín Demichelis | 49' |
| CB | 2 | Ezequiel Garay |
| LB | 16 | Marcos Rojo |
| CM | 6 | Lucas Biglia |
| CM | 14 | Javier Mascherano |
| CM | 8 | Enzo Pérez | | 81' |
| SS | 10 | Lionel Messi (c) |
| CF | 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín | | 82' |
| CF | 22 | Ezequiel Lavezzi | | 101' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 18 | Rodrigo Palacio | | 81' |
| FW | 20 | Sergio Agüero | | 82' |
| MF | 11 | Maxi Rodríguez | | 101' |
| Manager: ||
| Alejandro Sabella ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sergio Romero (Argentina)
* Assistant referees:
* Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
* Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
* Fourth official:
* Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
* Fifth official:
* Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)

##### Third place match

| Brazil | Netherlands |
| GK | 12 | Júlio César |
| RB | 23 | Maicon |
| CB | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) | 2' |
| CB | 4 | David Luiz |
| LB | 14 | Maxwell |
| CM | 8 | Paulinho | | 57' |
| CM | 17 | Luiz Gustavo | | 46' |
| RW | 16 | Ramires | | 73' |
| AM | 11 | Oscar | 68' |
| LW | 19 | Willian |
| CF | 21 | Jô |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 5 | Fernandinho | 54' | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Hernanes | | 57' |
| FW | 7 | Hulk | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||
| GK | 1 | Jasper Cillessen | | 90+3' |
| CB | 3 | Stefan de Vrij |
| CB | 2 | Ron Vlaar |
| CB | 4 | Bruno Martins Indi |
| RWB | 15 | Dirk Kuyt |
| LWB | 5 | Daley Blind | | 70' |
| CM | 20 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| CM | 16 | Jordy Clasie | | 90' |
| CM | 8 | Jonathan de Guzmán | 36' |
| CF | 9 | Robin van Persie (c) |
| CF | 11 | Arjen Robben | 9' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 7 | Daryl Janmaat | | 70' |
| DF | 13 | Joël Veltman | | 90' |
| GK | 22 | Michel Vorm | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Louis van Gaal ||
* Man of the Match:
* Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
* Assistant referees:
* Rédouane Achik (Morocco)
* Abdelhalk Etchiali (Algeria)
* Fourth official:
* Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
* Fifth official:
* Toru Sagara (Japan)

### Qatar 2022
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Quarter-finals
## Record players

| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
| 1 | Wesley Sneijder | 17 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 2 | Robin van Persie | 16 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 3 | Wim Jansen | 14 | 1974 and 1978 |
| 3 | Ruud Krol | 14 | 1974 and 1978 |
| 3 | Dirk Kuyt | 14 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 3 | Johnny Rep | 14 | 1974 and 1978 |
| 3 | Arjen Robben | 14 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 8 | Arie Haan | 13 | 1974 and 1978 |
| 8 | Rob Rensenbrink | 13 | 1974 and 1978 |
| 10 | Dennis Bergkamp | 12 | 1994 and 1998 |
| 10 | Jan Jongbloed | 12 | 1974 and 1978 |
| 10 | Johan Neeskens | 12 | 1974 and 1978 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
| 1 | Johnny Rep | 7 | 1974 (4) and 1978 (3) |
| 2 | Rob Rensenbrink | 6 | 1974 (1) and 1978 (5) |
| 2 | Dennis Bergkamp | 6 | 1994 (3) and 1998 (3) |
| 2 | Arjen Robben | 6 | 2006 (1), 2010 (2) and 2014 (3) |
| 2 | Robin van Persie | 6 | 2006 (1), 2010 (1) and 2014 (4) |
| 2 | Wesley Sneijder | 6 | 2010 (5) and 2014 (1) |
| 7 | Johan Neeskens | 5 | 1974 |
| 8 | Johan Cruyff | 3 | 1974 |
| 8 | Memphis Depay | 3 | 2014 (2) and 2022 (1) |
| 8 | Cody Gakpo | 3 | 2022 |