"The intellectualisation
of football has
always foundered
on a simple problem-
-the players. Doing
all your most
rewarding thinking
with your feet seems
to dull the philo-
sophical impulse.
Unless, of course,
you are Dutch.
According to legend,
Europeans played
a moronic, muscular
version of the world's
game, until Holland
proclaimed its vision
of total football in the
1974 World Cup,
and enlightenment
dawned."

From:
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football

National Team of the Netherlands

2010 World Cup South Africa

Final
Netherlands	-	Spain	0-1

Semifinal
Uruguay	-	Netherlands	2-3

Quarterfinal
Netherlands	-	Brazil	2-1

Round of 16
Netherlands	-	Slovakia	2-1

Group E - Results
Netherlands	-	Denmark	2-0
Japan	-	Cameroon	1-0
Netherlands	-	Japan	1-0
Cameroon	-	Denmark	1-2
Denmark	-	Japan	1-3
Cameroon	-	Netherlands	1-2

Complete schedule at FIFA.com or have a look at this great calendar bij Marca.

Entire World Cup campaign (Qualifiers and finals)
Played	won	draw	lost	g+	-	g-
15	14	0	1	29	-	8


Group E - Table
	G	W	D	L	P	F		A
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	9	5	-	1
Japan	3	2	0	1	6	4	-	2
Denmark	3	1	0	2	3	3	-	6
Cameroon	3	0	0	3	0	2	-	5
All groups

Topscorers

The Netherlands - 2010 World Cup squad			Played	Goals	Ass.
Goal keepers	1	Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax)	7
	16	Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht)	0
	22	Sander Boschker (FC Twente)	0
Defenders	2	Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax)	5
	3	John Heitinga (Everton)	7
	4	Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg)	6
	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord)	7	1
	12	Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart)	2
	13	André Ooijer (PSV)	1
	15	Edson Braafheid (Celtic)	1
Midfielders	6	Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich)	7
	8	Nigel de Jong (Manchester City)	6
	10	Wesley Sneijder (Inter)	7	5	1
	14	Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax)	1		1
	18	Stijn Schaars (AZ)	0
	20	Ibrahim Afellay (PSV)	3
	23	Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid)	5		1
Forwards	7	Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool)	7	1	3
	9	Robin van Persie (Arsenal)	7	1	1
	11	Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)	5	2	1
	17	Eljero Elia (Hamburg)	6		1
	19	Ryan Babel (Liverpool)	0
	21	Klaas Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan)	4	1

The staff
Bert van Marwijk	manager (bondscoach)
Frank de Boer	assistant
Phillip Cocu	assistant
Dick Voorn	assistant
Ruud Hesp	keepers coach
Luc van Agt	fitness coach
Ron Spelbos	head of scouting
Hans Jorritsma	teammanager
FIFA World Rankings All matches ever played The Netherlands at the World Cup Head-to-head records


Friendlies
2010-06-05	Netherlands	-	Hungary	6-1
2010-06-01	Netherlands	-	Ghana	4-1
2010-05-26	Netherlands	-	Mexico	2-1
2010-03-03	Netherlands	-	USA	2-1

World Cup 2010 - Qualifications Group 9
Results
10/09/2008	Macedonia	-	Netherlands	1	-	2	John Heitinga ('46) , Rafael van der Vaart ('60) , Pandev ('78/pen)
11/10/2008	Netherlands	-	Iceland	2	-	0	Joris Mathijsen ('15) , Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ('65)
15/10/2008	Norway	-	Netherlands	0	-	1	Mark van Bommel ('63)
28/03/2009	Netherlands	-	Scotland	3	-	0	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ('29) , Robin van Persie ('45+1) , Dirk Kuyt ('76/pen)
01/04/2009	Netherlands	-	Macedonia	4	-	0	Dirk Kuyt ('16, '41), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ('25), Rafael van der Vaart ('88)
06/06/2009	Iceland	-	Netherlands	1	-	2	Nigel de Jong (8'), Mark van Bommel (16'), K. Sigurdsson (88')
10/06/2009	Netherlands	-	Norway	2	-	0	Andre Ooijer (32'), Arjen Robben (51')
09/09/2009	Scotland	-	Netherlands	0	-	1	Eljero Elia (82')

Table
Team	M	W	D	L	G+	G-	Pts
Netherlands	8	8	0	0	17	2	24
Norway	8	2	4	2	9	7	10
Scotland	8	3	1	4	6	11	10
Macedonia FYR	8	2	1	5	5	11	7
Iceland	8	1	2	5	7	13	5

The squad during qualifications
Goal keepers	Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht), Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse)
Defenders	Glenn Loovens (Celtic Glasgow), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), John Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (HSV), Andre Ooijer (PSV)
Midfielders	Ibrahim Afellay (PSV), Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich), Orlando Engelaar (PSV), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Stijn Schaars (AZ), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid), Otman Bakkal (PSV), Wout Brama (FC Twente), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) , Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax), Urby Emanuaelson (Ajax)
Forwards	Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich), Eljero Elia (HSV), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic Glasgow)