Netherlands national football team
Nickname Oranje, Clockwork Orange,
Orange Crush, The Orangemen
Association Koninklijke Nederlandse
Voetbalbond
Head coach Marco van Basten, (2004-)
Captain Edwin van der Sar
Most caps Edwin van der Sar (116)
Top scorer Patrick Kluivert (40)
FIFA code NED
FIFA ranking 7
Highest FIFA ranking 2 (November 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking 25 (May 1998)
Elo ranking 5
Highest Elo ranking 1 (various 1911-2005)
The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association.
It has won the 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88), and having reached two consecutive World Cup finals, but losing both (1974 and 1978). At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and nicknamed "Clockwork Orange" for its precision passing.
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