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"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

 

 
Netherlands against...
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... Czech Republic

It is amazing to see how often the Netherlands find themselves paired to the Czech Republic. Since 1994 Holland and the Czechs met during three qualification campaigns and twice during the European Championships finals. The most famous encounter is perhaps the one during Euro 2004, when Holland, lead by an incredible Arjen Robben, took a 2-0 lead only to see coach Dick Advocaat take Robben off shortly after half time. Holland lost the match and Advocaat lost his job. The record shows an almost perfect balance between two fine European sides.

There is a separate record for the matches against Czechoslovakia.

The all time table:

  M W D L G+ G- P
Netherlands 9 3 3 3 11 10 12
Czech Republic 9 3 3 3 10 11 12

All matches

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2005-10-08 Czech Republic - Netherlands WC Qualifications 00 - 02
2004-09-08 Netherlands - Czech Republic WC Qualifications 02 - 00
2004-06-19 Netherlands - Czech Republic EC Finals 02 - 03
2003-09-10 Czech Republic - Netherlands EC Qualifications 03 - 01
2003-03-29 Netherlands - Czech Republic EC Qualifications 01 - 01
2000-06-11 Netherlands - Czech Republic EC Finals 01 - 00
1999-11-13 Netherlands - Czech Republic Friendly 01 - 01
1995-04-26 Czech Republic - Netherlands EC Qualifications 03 - 01
1994-11-16 Netherlands - Czech Republic EC Qualifications 00 - 00

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