Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond:
Founded in 1889, Netherlands have been affiliated with FIFA since 1904.
Holland have made ten World Cup Finals appearances
1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014.
2014 World Cup in Brazil
Group B.
Holland beat Spain (5:1) in Salvador.
Holland beat Australia
(3:2) in Porto Alegre.
Holland beat Chile (2:0) in Sao Paulo.
Second Round:
Holland beat Mexico (2:1) in Fortaleza.
Quarter-final:
Holland beat Costa Rica (0:0aet -
4:3pens) in Salvador.
Semi-final:
Holland lost to Argentina (0:0aet -
2:4 pens) in Sao
Paulo.
Third Place Match:
Holland beat Brazil (3:0) in Brasilia.
Holland's Best World Cup Performance
Three times in a World Cup Final and three times runners-up:
West Germany 1974, Argentina 1978 and South Africa 2010.
The top league in Dutch association football is the Eredivisie (Honorary Division), contested by 18
clubs.
Ajax (Amsterdam), PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord Rotterdam have won the most Eredivisie
titles.
Other teams to have claimed the title are AZ Alkmaar, DOS Utrecht, DWS Amsterdam, Sparta Rotterdam
and FC Twente.
Netherlands
Travel Notes:
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