Nederland International Matches - Details 1970-1979


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Format of Entries

Key: (All details provided where known)
MATCHTYPE
Date, Time, City, Stadium, Crowd
VERSUS SCORE [HALF TIME]
Scorer(s): Player time (Score after goal)

Team [color]
Player                      [Club] [Caps/Goals]
    >Sub Time  Substitution [Club] [Caps/Goals]
    [Coach]
Opponents details provided where known
Cautions provided where known
Expulsions provided where known
Referee (Country)

1970

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
14.01.1970, 19.45, London, Wembley Stadium, 75.000
ENGLAND - NEDERLAND 0-0 (0-0)
Socrers: -
ENGLAND:
    1-Gordon Banks (GK), 2-Keith Newton, 3-Terry Cooper, 4-Martin Peters, 5-Jack Charlton, 6-Norman Hunter, 
    7-Francis Lee (67' Alan Mullery), 8-Colin Bell, 9-Michael Jones (73' Geoff Hurst), 10-Bobby Charlton [c], 
    11-Ian Storey-Moore. Coach: Alf Ramsey
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [Sparta Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
10. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >66' Wietze Veenstra                [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Nico Rijnders                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >20' Gerrit Muhren                  [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 4. Hans Eijkenbroek [c]                [Sparta Rotterdam]
 8. Dick van Dijk                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Epi Drost                           [FC Twente]
 3. Rinus Israel                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 9. Johan Cruyff                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
11. Piet Kiezer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Georg Kessler WEST GERMANY]
Referee: Heinz Siebert (West Germany)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
28.01.1970, Jaffa, Bloomfield Stadium, 18.000
ISRAEL - NEDERLAND 0-1 (0-1)
Scorers: 0-1 4' Brokamp
ISRAEL:
    Itzik Visoker (GK), Shraga Bar, Zvi Rozen, Yohanan Vollach, Menahem Bello, Roni Shuruk, Itzhak Shum, 
    Mordechai Spiegler, Moshe Romano, Yehoshua Feigenbaum (Meir Barad), Eli Ben-Rimoj. Coach: Imanuel Shefer
NEDERLAND:
    Eddy Treytel (GK)                   [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Epi Drost                           [FC Twente]
    Pleun Strik                         [PSV Eindhoven]
    Rinus Israel [c]                    [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Gerrit Muhren                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Theo Pahlplatz                      [FC Twente]
    Dick van Dijk                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >HT. Wietze Veenstra                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Willy Brokamp                       [M.V.V.]
    Rob Rensenbrink                     [Club Brugge BEL]
    [Coach: Georg Kessler WEST GERMANY]
Referee: Aurel Radulescu (Romania)

IV. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1972, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 7
11.10.1970, 14.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 56.200
NEDERLAND - YUGOSLAVIA 1-1 (0-1)
Scorers: 0-1 22' Dzajic, 1-1 49' Israel PK
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Pleun Strik                         [PSV Eindhoven]
 4. Theo Laseroms                       [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 3. Rinus Israel [c]                    [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Theo van Duivenbode                 [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
10. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Nico Rijnders                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 8. Jan Klijnjan                        [Sparta Rotterdam]
 9. Willy van der Kuijlen               [PSV Eindhoven]
    >35' 16. Henk Wery                  [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
11. Wietse Veenstra                     [PSV Eindhoven]
    >50' 13. Wytze Couperus             [A.D.O.]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
YUGOSLAVIA:
    1-Ivan Curkovic (GK), 2-Andjelko Tesan, 3-Dragoslav Stepanovic,  5-Blagoje Paunovic, 4-Miroslav Pavlovic 
    (25' 15-Jovan Acimovic (82' 14-Branko Oblak)), 6-Dragan Holcer, 7-Ilija Petkovic, 8-Dusko Bajevic, 
    9-Vahidin Musemic, 10-Jurica Jerkovic, 11-Dragan Dzajic [c]. Coach: Rajko Mitic
Caution: Stepanovic
Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)

IV. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1972, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 7
11.11.1970, 18.30, Dresden, Rudolf Harbig Stadium, 30.089
EAST GERMANY - NEDERLAND 1-0 (0-0)
Scorers: 1-0 55' Ducke
EAST GERMANY:
    1-Jurgen Croy (GK), 3-Peter Rock, 6-Michael Strempel, 4-Klaus Sammer, 2-Lothar Kurbjuweit, 5-Frank Ganzera, 
    10-Otto Frassdorf [c], 7-Henning Frenzel (54' 12-Harald Irmscher), 8-Hans-Jurgen Kreische, 9-Peter Ducke, 
    11-Eberhard Vogel. Coach: Georg Buschner
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Rinus Israel [c]                    [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 4. Pleun Strik                         [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Epi Drost                           [FC Twente]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 8. Nico Rijnders                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 9. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >84' 12. Henk Wery                  [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
10. Jan Klijnjan                        [Sparta Rotterdam]
11. Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Cautions: 23' Ganzera, 32' van Hanegem, 40' Keizer, 84' Ducke
Referee: Curth Liedberg (Sweden)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
02.12.1970, 20.15, Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion, 52.000
NEDERLAND - ROMANIA 2-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 37' Cruyff, 2-0 57' Cruyff
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Rinus Israel [c]                    [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Epi Drost                           [FC Twente]
    Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Theo Pahplatz                       [FC Twente]
    Jan Mulder                          [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    Johan Cruyff                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
ROMANIA:
    Raducanu Necula (GK), Lajos Satmareanu, Nicolae Lupescu [c], Bujor Halmageanu (HT. Dan Anca), Mihai Mocanu, 
    Ion Dumitru, Radu Nunweiller, Emerich Dembrovschi (HT. Flavius Domide 46'), Nicolae Dobrin, Florea Dumitrache,     Florian Dumitrescu. Coach: Angelo Niculescu
Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)

1971

IV. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1972, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 7
24.02.1971, 20.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 38.117
NEDERLAND - LUXEMBURG 6-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 26' Lippens, 2-0 53' Keizer, 3-0 59' Cruyff, 4-0 69' Cruyff, 5-0 80' Keizer, 6-0 83' Suurbier
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Rinus Israel [c]                    [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 3. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 5. Epi Drost                           [FC Twente]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Theo Pahlplatz                      [FC Twente]
11. Willy Lippens                       [Rot-Weiss Essen FRG]
 9. Johan Cruyff                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
10. Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Luxemburg:         
    1-Rene Hoffmann (GK), 2-Leon Schmit, 3-Louis Pilot, 4-Rene Flenghi, 6-Fernand Jeitz, 5-Johny Hoffmann, 
    7-Nicolas Hoffmann [c], 8-Gilbert Dussier, 9-Nico Braun, 10-Paul Philipp, 11-Josy Kirchens. 
    Coach: Ernst Melchior (Austria)
Cautions: 44' van Hanegem
Referee: Faik Bajrami (Albania)

IV. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1972, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 7
04.04.1971, 15.00, Split, Plinada Stadium, 15.563
YUGOSLAVIA - NEDERLAND 2-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 8' J.Jerkovic, 2-0 84' Dzajic
YUGOSLAVIA:
    1-Radomir Vukcevic (GK), 2-Miroslav Pavlovic, 3-Dragoslav Stepanovic, 5-Blagoje Paunovic, 4-Zoran Antonijevic 
    (65' 13-Ljubisa Rajkovic), 6-Dragan Holcer, 7-Ilija Petkovic, 8-Jurica Jerkovic, 9-Josip Bukal 
    (65' 15-Nenad Bjekovic), 10-Jovan Acimovic, 11-Dragan Dzajic. Coach: Vujadin Boskov
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Pleun Strik                         [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Epi Drost                           [FC Twente]
    >76' 15. Jan Klijnjan               [Sparta Rotterdam]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Gerrit Muhren                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
10. Wim van Hanegem [c]                 [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Henk Wery                           [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 9. Eef Mulders                         [PSV Eindhoven]
11. Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Cautions: 36' I.Petkovic, 36' Strik, 39' Stepanovic
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

IV. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1972, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 7
10.10.1971, 14.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 48.037
NEDERLAND - EAST GERMANY 3-2 (1-1)
Scorers: 0-1 9' Vogel, 1-1 25' Hulshoff, 2-1 52' Keizer, 3-1 72' Keizer, 3-2 81' Vogel
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Hans Venneker                       [Sparta Rotterdam]
 5. Rinus Israel                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 4. Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Pleun Strik                         [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Wim van Hanegem [c]                 [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 9. Henk Wery                           [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Dick van Dijk                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >71' 15. Jan Jeuring                [FC Twente]
10. Johan Cruyff                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
11. Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
EAST GERMANY:
    1-Jurgen Croy (GK), 3-Bernd Bransch [c], 5-Michael Strempel, 6-Konrad Weise, 2-Gerd Kische, 4-Klaus Sammer, 
    10-Hans-Jurgen Kreische, 7-Jurgen Sparwasser (68' 12-Harald Irmscher), 8-Joachim Streich, 9-Peter Ducke 
    (80' 13-Wolfram Lowe), 11-Eberhard Vogel. Coach: Georg Buschner
Cautions: 75' Ducke
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

IV. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1972, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 7
17.11.1971, 20.00, Eindhoven, Philips Stadium, 12.561
LUXEMBURG - NEDERLAND 0-8 (0-5)
Scorers: 0-1 4' Cruyff, 0-2 7' Keizer, 0-3 12' Pahlplatz, 0-4 14' Cruyff, 0-5 37' Hulshoff, 0-6 54' Hoekema, 
    0-7 60' Cruyff, 0-8 82' Israel
LUXEMBURG:
    1-Jeannot Moes (GK) (HT. 12-Theo Stendebach (GK)), 2-Jean-Pierre Hoffmann, 3-Rene Kollwelter, 4-Rene Flenghi, 
    5-Johny Hoffmann, 6-Jeannot Krecke, 7-Nicolas Hoffmann [c], 8-Gilbert Dussier, 9-Nico Braun, 10-Paul Philipp, 
    11-Josy Kirchens. Coach: Ernst Melchior (Austria)
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Hans Venneker                       [Sparta Rotterdam]
 4. Rinus Israel                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 3. Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Gerrit Muhren                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Theo Pahlplatz                      [FC Twente]
 9. Oekie Hoekema                       [PSV Eindhoven]
10. Johan Cruyff                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
11. Piet Keizer [c]                     [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Referee: Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
01.12.1971, 20.15, Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion, 18.000
NEDERLAND - SCOTLAND 2-1 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 5' Cruyff, 1-1 52' Graham, 2-1 88' Hulshoff
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [FC Twente]
 2. Hans Venneker                       [Sparta Rotterdam]
 3. Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Rinus Israel                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. Gerrit Muhren                  [Ajax Amsterdam]
 8. Henk Wery                           [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 9. Theo Pahlplatz                      [FC Twente]
10. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [Ajax Amsterdam]
11. Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >HT. Wim Jansen                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
SCOTLAND:
    1-Robert Wilson (GK), 2-Sandy Jardine, 3-David Hay, 6-Pat Stanton, 5-Edmond Colquhoun, 7-Jimmy Johnstone 
    (56' 12-John O'Hare), 4-Billy Bremner [c], 8-Archie Gemmill, 11-Eddie Gray (84' 13-Peter Cormack), 
    10-George Graham, 9-Kenny Dalglish. Coach: Tommy Docherty
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

1972

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
16.02.1972, 15.30, Athens, Karaiskaikis Stadium, 8.654
GREECE - NEDERLAND 0-5 (0-2)
Scorers: 0-1 4' Hulshoff, 0-2 42' Hulshoff, 0-3 56' Cruyff, 0-4 60' Neeskens, 0-5 82' Cruyff
GREECE:
    Nikos Christidis (GK), Theodoros Pallas, Apostolos Toskas, Anthimos Kapsis, Thanasis Aggelis, Stavros Sarafis, 
    Mimis Domazos [c], Takis Synetopoulos, Georgios Dedes (60' Kostas Eleftherakis), Koulis Apostolidis
    (HT. Kostas Davourlis), Thomas Mavros. Coach: Billy Bingham (Northern Ireland)
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Hans Venneker                       [Sparta Rotterdam]
    Rinus Israel                        [Feyenoord Roterdam]
    Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Theo de Jong                        [NEC Nijmegen]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Roterdam]
    Henk Wery                           [Feyenoord Roterdam]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Referee: Josip Strmecki (Yugoslavia)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
03.05.1972, 20.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 22.000
NEDERLAND - PERU 3-0 (2-0)
Scorers: 1-0 20' Klijnjan PK, 2-0 32' van Hanegem, 3-0 83' Schneider PK
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Dick Schneider                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Rinus Israel                        [Feyenoord Roterdam]
    Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Roterdam]
    Jan Klijnjan                        [Sparta Rotterdam]
    Henk Wery                           [Feyenoord Roterdam]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >68' Gerrit Muhren                  [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
PERU:
    Manuel Uribe (GK), Rodulfo Manzo, Jose Velasquez, Hector Chumpitaz, Ruben Diaz, Alfredo Quesada, Ramon Mifflin,
    Teofilo Cubillas, Juan Munante (48' Percy Rojas), Roberto Drago (73' Geronimo Barbadillo), Hugo Sotil. 
    Coach: Lajos Baroti (Hungary)
Referee: Mario Clematide (Switzerland)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
30.08.1972, 18.00, Praha, Letna Stadium, 38.000
CZECHOSLOVAKIA - NEDERLAND 1-2 (0-1)
Scorers: 0-1 21' Cruyff, 0-2 47' Neeskens, 1-2 61' Hagara
CZECHOSLOVAKIA:
    Ivo Viktor (GK) [c], Karol Dobias, Ludovit Zlocha, Karel Dvorak, Vladimir Hagara, Premysl Bicovsky 
    (HT. Igor Novak), Jaroslav Pollak, Jan Medvid (HT. Karol Jokl), Frantisek Vesely, Pavel Stratil, Dusan Herda. 
    Coach: Vaclav Jezek
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Dick Schneider                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Aad Mansveld                        [FC Den Haag]
    Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. Arie Haan                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Sjaak Swart                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Theo Pahlplatz                      [FC Twente]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Referee: Heinz Einbeck (East Germany)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 3
01.11.1972, 20.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 49.417
NEDERLAND - NORWAY 9-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 31' Neeskens, 2-0 51' Neeskens, 3-0 55' Cruyff, 4-0 63' Neeskens, 5-0 70' de Jong, 6-0 76' Brokamp, 
    7-0 80' Keizer PK, 8-0 82' Cruyff, 9-0 87' Brokamp
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Dick Schneider                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Aad Mansveld                        [FC Den Haag]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Theo Pahlplatz                      [FC Twente]
    >66' Willy Brokamp                  [M.V.V.]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
NORWAY:
    1-Per Haftorsen (GK), 2-Erling Meirik, 3-Per Pettersen, 4-Thor Spydevold, 5-Sigbjorn Slinning 
    (60' 13-Tor Alsaker-Nostal), 6-Trygve Borno, 8-Svein Hammero (80' 15-Sven Otto Birkelund), 7-Tor Egil Johansen,
    11-Harry Hestad, 10-Tor Fuglset, 9-Jan Fuglset. Coach: George Curtis (England)
Cautions: Haftorsen
Referee: Stanislaw Eksztain (Poland)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 3
19.11.1972, 19.00, Antwerp, Bosuil Stadium, 54.293
BELGIUM - NEDERLAND 0-0 (0-0)
Scorers: -
BELGIUM:
    1-Christian Piot (GK), 2-Georges Heylens, 3-Nicolas Dewalque, 4-Erwin Vandendaele, 5-Jean Thissen, 
    6-Maurice Martens, 7-Jean Dockx, 8-Wilfried van Moer (70' 14-Jan Verheyen), 9-Leon Semmeling, 
    10-Paul van Himst [c], 11-Johan Devrindt. Coach: Raymond Goethals
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3  Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Aad Mansveld                        [FC Den Haag]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 8. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 9. Willy Brokamp                       [M.V.V.]
10. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [Ajax Amsterdam]
11. Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Cautions: 88' Neeskens, van Himst, Thissen, van Hanegem
Referee: Keith Walker (England)

1973

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
28.03.1973, 19.00, Wien, Prater Stadium, 40.000
AUSTRIA - NEDERLAND 1-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 44' Kogelberger
AUSTRIA:
    Friedrich Koncilia (GK), Johann Schmidradner, Gerhard Sturmberger, Heinz Schilcher (HT. Peter Pumm), 
    Eduard Krieger (57' Robert Sara), Roland Hattenberger, Franz Hasil, August Starek, Josef Hickersberger
    (66' Geza Gallos), Thomas Parits, Helmut Kogelberger. Coach: Leopold Stastny (Czechoslovakia)
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Dick Schneider                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Aad Mansveld                        [FC Den Haag]
    Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. Wim Suurbier                   [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Rene van de Kerkhof                 [FC Twente]
    Jan Jeuring                         [FC Twente]
    Piet Keizer [c]                     [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Cautions: van Hanegem, Mansveld
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
02.05.1973, 20.15, Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion, 26.000
NEDERLAND - SPAIN 3-2 (2-1)
Scorers: 1-0 13' Rep, 1-1 20' Valdez, 2-1 43' Reina OG, 2-2 49' Valdez, 3-2 90' Cruyff
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Rinus Israel                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >57' Dick Schneider                 [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
SPAIN:
    Reina (GK) (Garcia Remon (GK)), Sol [c], Benito, Violeta, Claramunt, Macias, Pirri, Irureta (Planelles), 
    Aguilar, Garate (Galan), Oscar Valdez. Coach: Ladislao Kubala
Referee: Gunther Mannig (East Germany)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 3
22.08.1973, 20.00, Amsterdam, Stadion de Meer, 17.213
NEDERLAND - ICELAND 5-0 (4-0)
Scorers: 1-0 6' van Hanegem, 2-0 8' Cruyff, 3-0 17' Haan, 4-0 29' Brokamp, 5-0 57' Cryuff
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >32' Dick Schneider                 [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Willy Brokamp                       [M.V.V.]
    >60' Gerrit Muhren                  [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
ICELAND:
    Didrik Olafsson (GK), Olafur Sigurvinsson, Astradur Gunnarsson, Einar Gunnarsson, Gudni Kjartansson [c], 
    Marteinn Geirsson, Johannes Edvaldsson, Gudgeir Leifsson, Olafur Juliusson, Hermann Gunnarsson 
    (65' Matthias Hallgrimsson), Elmar Geirsson. Coach: Henning Enoksen (Denmark)
Cautions: Suurbier
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxemburg)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 3
29.08.1973, Deventer, Stadion de Adelaarshorst, 23.000
ICELAND - NEDERLAND 1-8 (1-4)
Scorers: 0-1 15' Brokamp, 0-2 21' Cruyff, 0-3 24' Neeskens, 0-4 28' Cruyff, 1-4 45' Geirsson, 
    1-5 46' R. van de Kerkhof, 1-6 48' Schneider PK, 1-7 71' van Hanegem, 1-8 75' Brokamp
ICELAND:
    Didrik Olafsson (GK), Olafur Sigurvinsson, Astradur Gunnarsson, Einar Gunnarsson, Gudni Kjartansson [c], 
    Marteinn Geirsson, Johannes Edvaldsson, Gudgeir Leifsson, Olafur Juliusson (HT. Orn Oskarsson), 
    Matthias Hallgrimsson (65' Hermann Gunnarsson), Elmar Geirsson. Coach: Henning Enoksen (Denmark)
NEDERLAND:
    Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [FC Twente]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Dick Schneider                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
    Willy Brokamp                       [M.V.V.]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 3
12.09.1973, 19.00, Oslo, Ullevaal Stadium, 19.241
NORWAY - NEDERLAND 1-2 (0-1)
Scorers: 0-1 7' Cruyff, 1-1 77' Hestad, 1-2 87' Hulshoff
NORWAY:
    1-Geir Karlsen (GK), 2-Helge Karlsen, 3-Jan Birkelund, 4-Svein Groendalen, 5-Jan Anders Hovdan, 
    6-Jan Christiansen, 7-Per Pettersen, 8-Svein Kvia, 9-Harald Sunde (15' 15-Tor Egil Johansen), 11-Tom Lund, 
    10-Harry Hestad. Coach: George Curtis (England)
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Dick Schneider                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Epi Drost                           [FC Twente]
    Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >81' Arie Haan                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Gerrit Muhren                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
    Willy Brokamp                       [M.V.V.]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
Cautions: Hestad, Cruyff, van Hanegem
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
10.10.1973, 20.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 16.500
NEDERLAND - POLAND 1-1 (1-1)
Scorers: 1-0 32' de Jong, 1-1 45' Deyna
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    >HT. Piet Schrijvers (GK)           [FC Twente]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Aad Mansveld                        [FC Den Haag]
    Dick Schneider                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >78' Kees van Ierssel               [FC Twente]
    Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
10. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
    >56' Henk Wery                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >HT. Rob Rensenbrink                [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
POLAND:
    Jan Tomaszewski (GK) (HT. Zygmunt Kalinowski (GK)), Antoni Szymanowski, Miroslaw Bulzacki, Jerzy Gorgon, 
    Adam Musial (HT. Zbigniew Gut), Leslaw Cmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna [c], Henryk Kasperczak, Grzegorz Lato,
    Jan Domarski, Robert Gadocha. Coach: Kazimierz Gorski
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 3
18.11.1973, 14.30, Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion, 62.847
NEDERLAND - BELGIUM 0-0 (0-0)
Scorers: -
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [FC Twente]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Barry Hulshoff                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Aad Mansveld                        [FC Den Haag]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 8. Gerrit Muhren                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 9. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
10. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Frantisek Fadrhonc CZECHOSLOVAKIA]
BEGIUM:
    1-Christian Piot (GK), 2-Gilbert van Binst (76' 13-Gerard Desanghere), 3-Nicolas Delwaque, 4-Erwin Vandendaele,
    5-Jean Thissen, 6-Maurice Martins, 7-Jan Verheyen, 9-Leon Semmeling, 8-Jean Dockx, 10-Paul van Himst [c],
    11-Raoul Lambert. Coach: Raymond Goethals
Cautions: 80' Lambert
Referee: Pavel Kazakov (USSR)

1974

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
27.03.1974, 20.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 29.000
NEDERLAND - AUSTRIA 1-1 (1-1)
Scorers: 0-1 38' Krankl, 1-1 45' Krol
NEDERLAND:
    Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [FC Twente]
    Rene Notten                         [FC Twente]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >76' Chris Dekker                   [FC Amsterdam]
    Kees van Ierssel                    [FC Twente]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >HT. Wim Jansen                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
    Gert Geels                          [Club Brugge BEL]
    Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
AUSTRIA:            
    Herbert Rettensteiner (GK), Johann Schmidradner, Rudolf Horvath, Werner Kreiss, Johann Eigenstiller, 
    Josef Hickersberger, Eduard Krieger, Norbert Hof, Helmut Koglberger, Wilhelm Kreuz, Hans Krankl.
    Coach: Leopold Strastny (Czechoslovakia]
Referee: Karl Keller (Switzerland)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
26.05.1974, 14.30, Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion, 30.000
NEDERLAND - ARGENTINA 4-1 (2-1)
Scorers: 1-0 29' Neeskens PK, 2-0 31' Rensenbrink, 2-1 34' Strik OG, 3-1 74' Strik, 4-1 77' Haan
NEDERLAND:
    Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Rinus Israel                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Pleun Strik                         [PSV Eindhoven]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >62' Kees van Ierssel               [FC Twente]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >62' Gert Geels                     [Club Brugge BEL]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
    Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
ARGENTINA:
    Daniel Carnevali (GK), Angel Bargas, Roberto Perfumo, Enrique Wolff, Francisco Sa, Roberto Telch 
    (67' Aldo Poy), 2-Ramon Heredia, Carlos Squeo, Hector Yazalde (60' Enrique Chazarreta), Ruben Ayala,
    Mario Kempes (44' Rene Houseman). Coach: Vladislao Wenceslao Cap
Cautions: Perfumo
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
05.06.1974, 20.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 22.000
NEDERLAND - ROMANIA 0-0 (0-0)
Scorers: -
NEDERLAND:
    Eddy Treytel (GK)                   [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. Wim Rijsbergen                 [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >65' Kees van Ierssel               [FC Twente]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. Willy van de Kerkhof           [PSV Eindhoven]
    Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    Gert Geels                          [Club Brugge BEL]
    Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >77' Rene van de Kerkhof            [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
ROMANIA:
    Raducanu Necula (GK), Florin Cheran, Gabriel Sandu, Dumitru Antonescu, Teodor Anghelini, Ion Dumitru, 
    Cornel Dinu [c], Anghel Iordanescu, Mircea Lucescu, Florea Dumitrache, Attila Kun. Coach: Valentin Stanescu
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, FINAL PHASE, 1ST ROUND GROUP C
15.06.1974, 18.00, Hannover, Niedersachsen Stadium, 55.100
NEDERLAND - URUGUAY 2-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 16' Rep, 2-0 86' Rep
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
12. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
16. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
15. Rob Resenbrink                      [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
URUGUAY:
    1-Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (GK), 2-Baudilio Jauregui, 3-Juan Masnik [c], 4-Pablo Forlan, 5-Julio Montero, 
    6-Ricardo Pavoni, 7-Luis Cubilla (64' 19-Denis Milar), 8-Victor Esparrago, 18-Walter Mantegazza, 
    9-Fernando Morena, 10-Pedro Rocha. Coach: Roberto Porta
Cautions: 25' Mantegazza, 50' Forlan, 65' Masnik
Expulsions: 69' Montero
Referee: Karoly Palotai (Hungary)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, FINAL PHASE, 1ST ROUND GROUP C
19.06.1974, 19.30, Dortmund, Westfalen Stadium, 53.700
NEDERLAND - SWEDEN 0-0 (0-0)
Scorers: -
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 2. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
12. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >73' 7. Theo de Jong                [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
16. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
 9. Piet Keizer                         [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
SWEDEN:
    1-Ronnie Hellstrom (GK), 2-Jan Olsson (76' 13-Roland Grip), 3-Kent Karlsson, 7-Bo Larsson, 5-Bjorn Andersson, 
    4-Bjorn Nordqvist [c], 14-Staffan Tapper (61' 21-Orjan Persson), 6-Ove Grahn, 16-Inge Ejderstedt, 
    11-Roland Sandberg, 10-Ralf Edstrom. Coach: Georg Ericsson
Cautions: 35' Nordqvist, 68' Persson, 72' Rep, 74' B. Andersson, 85' Grahn
Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, FINAL PHASE, 1ST ROUND GROUP C
23.06.1974, 16.00, Dortmund, Westfalen Stadium, 52.100
NEDERLAND - BULGARIA 4-1 (2-0)
Scorers: 1-0 8' Neeskens PK, 2-0 45' Neeskens PK, 3-0 71' Rep, 3-1 78' Krol OG, 4-1 88' de Jong
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 2. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
12. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >78' 7. Theo de Jong                [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 3. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. 5. Rinus Israel                [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
16. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
15. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
BULGARIA:
    21-Stefan Staikov (GK), 18-Tsonio Vassilev, 19-Kiril Ivkov, 6-Dimitar Penev, 4-Stefan Velichkov, 
    5-Bozhil Kolev, 8-Hristo Bonev [c], 10-Ivan Stoianov (HT. 9-Atanas Mihailov), 7-Voin Voinov, 15-Pavel Panov 
    (57' 20-Krassimir Borisov), 11-Georgi Denev. Coach: Hristo Mladenov
Cautions: 5' Jansen, 21' va Hanegem, 30' Cruyff, 67' Denev
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia).

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, FINAL PHASE, 2ND ROUND GROUP 1
26.06.1974, 19.30, Gelsenkirchen, Park Stadium, 56.548
NEDERLAND - ARGENTINA 4-0 (2-0)
Scorers: 1-0 11' Cruyff, 2-0 25' Krol, 3-0 72' Rep, 4-0 89' Cruyff
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >85' 5. Rinus Israel                [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 2. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
12. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
16. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
15. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
ARGENTINA:
    1-Daniel Carnevali (GK), 10-Ramon Heredia, 14-Roberto Perfumo [c], 20-Enrique Wolff (64' 9-Ruben Glaria), 
    16-Francisco Sa, 2-Ruben Ayala, 18-Roberto Telch, 22-Hector Yazalde, 17-Carlos Squeo, 4-Agustin Balbuena, 
    11-Rene Houseman (64' 13-Mario Kempes). Coach: Vladislao Wenceslao Cap
Cautions: 22' Neeskens, 35' Perfumo, 58' Suurbier
Referee: Robert Davidson (Scotland)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, FINAL PHASE, 2ND ROUND GROUP 1
30.06.1974, 16.00, Gelsenkirchen, Park Stadium, 67.148
NEDERLAND - EAST GERMANY 2-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 8' Neeskens, 2-0 59' Rensenbrink
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
12. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
16. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
15. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
EAST GERMANY:
    1-Jurgen Croy (GK), 3-Bernd Bransch [c], 18-Gerd Kische, 4-Konrad Weise, 2-Lothar Kurbjuweit, 13-Reinhard Lauck
    (65' Hans-Jurgen Kreische), 7-Jurgen Pommerenke, 6-Rudiger Schnuphase, 8-Wolfram Lowe (54' 9-Peter Ducke), 
    14-Jurgen Sparwasser, 20-Martin Hoffmann. Coach: Georg Buschner
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, FINAL PHASE, 2ND ROUND GROUP 1
03.07.1974, 19.30, Dortmund, Wesfalen Stadium, 53.700
NEDERLAND - BRAZIL 2-0 (0-0)
Scorers: 1-0 50' Neeskens, 2-0 65' Cruyff
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
12. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >84' 5. Rinus Israel                [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 3. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
16. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
15. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    >67' 7. Theo de Jong                [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
BRAZIL:
    1-Emerson Leao (GK), 4-Ze Maria I, 2-Luis Pereira, 3-Marinho Peres [c], 17-Paulo Cesar Carpegiani, 
    6-Marinho Chagas, 10-Rivellino, 13-Valdomiro, 11-Paulo Cesar Caju (62' 19-Mirandinha I), 7-Jairzinho, 
    21-Dirceu II. Coach: Mario Zagallo
Cautions: 29' Luis Pereira, 37' Ze Maria I, 44' Marinho Peres, 69' Rep
Expulsions: 84' Luis Pereira
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

X. FIFA WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY 1974, FINAL PHASE, FINAL
07.07.1974, 16.00, Munchen, Olympia Stadium 77.833
WEST GERMANY - NEDERLAND 2-1 (2-1)
Scorers: 0-1 2' Neeskens PK, 1-1 25' Breitner, 2-1 43' G.Muller
WEST GERMANY:
    1-Sepp Maier (GK), 2-Berti Vogts, 5-Franz Beckenbauer [c], 4-Georg Schwarzenbeck, 3-Paul Breitner, 
    14-Uli Hoeness, 16-Rainer Bonhof, 12-Wolfgang Overath, 9-Jurgen Grabowski, 13-Gerd Muller, 17-Bernd Holzenbein.
    Coach: Helmut Schon
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >69' 7. Theo de Jong                [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 2. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
12. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
16. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
15. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    >HT. 10. Rene van de Kerkhof        [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: Rinus Michels]
Cautions: 3' Vogts, 22' van Hanegem, 39' Neeskens, 45' Cruyff
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
04.09.1974, 19.00, Stockholm, Rasunda Stadium, 34.527
SWEDEN - NEDERLAND 1-5 (0-2)
Scorers: 0-1 10' Cruyff, 0-1 33' Haan, 0-3 46' Neeskens, 1-3 54' B. Larsson, 1-4 75' Neeskens, 1-5 83' Rensenbrink
SWEDEN:
    1-Ronnie Hellstrom (GK), 2-Roland Andersson (Jan Olsson), 3-Kent Karlsson, 4-Claes Cronqvist, 
    5-Bjorn Andersson, 8-Ove Grahn, 7-Bo Larsson, 6-Staffan Tapper (Anders Ljungberg), 10-Benno Magnusson 
    (Jan Sjostrom), 11-Roland Sandberg, 9-Thomas Ahlstrom. Coach: Georg Ericsson
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Dick Schneider                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 3. Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >78' Jan Peters                     [NEC Nijmegen]
 7. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
10. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >58' Rene Notten                    [FC Twente]
 8. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >20' Peter Ressel                   [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
Cautions: Krol
Referee: Rudolf Glockner (East Germany)

V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIOINSHIP 1976, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 5
25.09.1974, 18.30, Helsinki, Olympia Stadium, 20.449
FINLAND - NEDERLAND 1-3 (1-2)
Scorers: 1-0 16' Rahja, 1-1 28' Cruyff, 1-3 40' Cruyff, 1-3 51' Neeskens PK
FINLAND:
    1-Harri Holli (GK), 2-Raimo Saari, 3-Arto Tolsa, 4-Erkki Vihtila, 5-Esko Ranta, 6-Jouko Suomalainen [c], 
    7-Aki Heiskanen (60' 15-Olavi Rissanen), 8-Raimo Hukka (54' 14-Miikka Toivola), 9-Timo Rahja, 
    10-Rutger Petterson, 11-Juha-Pekka Laine. Coach: Olavi Laaksonen
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
 2. Kees van Ierssel                    [FC Twente]
 4. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
10. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. 12. Rene Notten                [Ajax Amsterdam]
11. Peter Ressel                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
14. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
 8. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >66' 15. Gert Geels                 [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
Cautions: 33' Tolsa, 52' Neeskens, 67' Cruyff
Referee: Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
09.10.1974, 20.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 15.000
NEDERLAND - SWITZERLAND 1-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 39' Geels
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >47' Dick Schneider                 [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Theo de Jong                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Rene Notten                         [FC Twente]
    >65' Kees van Ierssel               [FC Twente]
10. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >74' Jan Peters                     [NEC Nijmegen]
 8. Peter Ressel                        [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 9. Gert Geels                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
SWITZERLAND:
    1-Erich Burgener (GK), 2-Gilbert Guyot (HT. Pirmin Stierli), 3-Jacky Ducret, 4-Luciano Bizzini, 
    5-Hans-Peter Schild, 6-Rene Hasler, 7-Jakob Kuhn, 8-Otto Demarmels, 9-Hans-Jorg Pfister, 
    10-Daniel Jeandupeux, 11-Rene Botteron. Coach: Rene Hussy
Cautions: van Hanegem
Referee: Lajos Somlai (Hungary)

V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIOINSHIP 1976, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 5
20.11.1974, 20.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 58.463
NEDERLAND - ITALY 3-1 (1-1)
Scorers: 0-1 5' Boninsegna, 1-1 24' Rensenbrink, 2-1 64' Cruyff, 3-1 80' Cruyff
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [FC Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Arie Haan                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Willy van der Kuijlen               [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
10. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Johnny Rep                          [Ajax Amsterdam]    
    >HT. 14. Willy van de Kerkhof       [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
ITALY:
    1-Dino Zoff (GK) [c], 2-Francesco Rocca, 3-Moreno Roggi, 4-Andrea Orlandini, 5-Francesco Morini, 
    6-Luciano Zecchini, 7-Franco Causio, 8-Antonio Juliano, 9-Roberto Boninsegna, 10-Giancarlo Antognoni, 
    11-Pietro Anastasi. Coach: Fulvio Bernardini
Cautions: 40' van Hanegem, 41' Anastasi
Referee: Pavel Kazakov (USSR)

1975

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
30.04.1975, 20.00, Antwerp, Bosuil Stadium, 15.488
BELGIUM - NEDERLAND 1-0 (0-0)
Scorers: 1-0 78' Lambert
BELGIUM:
    1-Christian Piot (GK), 2-Gilbert van Binst, 3-Nicolas Dewalque, 4-Erwin Vandendaele, 5-Xavier Caers 
    (78' 14-Jean-Baptiste Dockx), 6-Wilfried van Moer [c], 7-Ludo Coeck, 8-Julien Cools, 9-Francois van der Elst, 
    10-Raoul Lambert, 11-Jacques Teugels. Coach: Raymond Goethals
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 8. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. 13. Peter Arntz                [Go Ahead Eagles]
 7. Frans Thijssen                      [FC Twente]
    >79' 15. Jan Everse II              [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Jan Peters                          [NEC Nijmegen]
 9. Johan Zuidema                       [FC Twente]
10. Kees Kist                           [AZ Alkmaar]
    >62' 14. Bobby Vosmaer              [AZ Alkmaar]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
17.05.1975, 16.00, Frankfurt, Wald Stadium, 53.000
WEST GERMANY - NEDERLAND 1-1 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 8' Wimmer, 1-1 56' van Hanegem
WEST GERMANY:
    1-Sepp Maier (GK), 2-Berti Vogts, 6-Rainer Bonhof, 3-Uwe Kliemann, 5-Franz Beckenbauer [c], 6-Manfred Ritschel,
    4-Karl-Heinz Korbel, 8-Herbert Wimmer (70' Bernd Cullmann), 10-Wolfgang Seel, 11-Bernd Holzenbein, 
    9-Erich Beer. Coach: Helmut Schon
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 8. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Frans Thijssen                      [FC Twente]
    >HT. Niels Overweg                  [FC Twente]
 6. Jan Peters                          [NEC Nijmegen]
 9. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
10. Willy van der Kuijlen               [PSV Eindhoven]
11. Johan Zuidema                       [FC Twente]
    >HT. Kees Kist                      [AZ Alkmaar]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
Cautions: van Hanegem, Suurbier
Referee: Josef Hungerbuhler (Switzerland)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
31.05.1975, Beograd, Partizan Stadium, 25.000
YUGOSLAVIA - NEDERLAND 3-0 (2-0)
Scorers: 1-0 12' Savic, 2-0 18' Popivoda, 3-0 81' Izevic
YUGOSLAVIA:
    1-Ognjen Petrovic (GK), 2-Ivan Buljan, 3-Dzemal Hadziabdic, 4-Drazen Muzinic, 5-Josip Katalinski [c]
    (86' Martin Novoselac), 6-Vladislav Bogicevic, 7-Danilo Popivoda, 8-Branko Oblak, 9-Dusan Savic, 
    10-Franjo Vladic (65' Vladimir Petrovic), 11-Ivica Surjak (53' Zvonko Ivezic). Coach: Ante Mladinic
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan Jongbloed (GK) [c]              [FC Amsterdam]
 2. Henk van Rijnsoever                 [AZ Alkmaar]
 3. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Niels Overweg                       [FC Twente]
    Jan Everse II                       [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Peter Arntz                         [Go Ahead Eagles]
    >71' Heini Otto                     [FC Amsterdam]
 6. Jan Peters                          [NEC Nijmegen]
    Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
    Bobby Vosmaer                       [AZ Alkmaar]
10. Kees Kist                           [AZ Alkmaar]
    Bert van Marwijk                    [Go Ahead Eagles]
    >HT. Nico Jansen                    [FC Amsterdam]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
Cautions: N.Jansen
Referee: Lajos Somlai (Hungary)

V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIOINSHIP 1976, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 5
03.09.1975, 20.00, Nijmegen, Goffert Stadium, 19.189
NEDERLAND - FINLAND 4-1 (2-1)
Scorers: 0-1 9' Paetalainen, 1-1 29' van der Kuijlen, 2-1 35' van der Kuijlen, 3-1 48' Lubse, 
    4-1 55' van der Kuijlen
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Niels Overweg                       [FC Twente]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Jan Peters                          [NEC Nijmegen]
10. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Harry Lubse                         [PSV Eindhoven]
11. Willy van der Kuijlen               [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
FINLAND:
    1-Goran Enckelman, 2-Erkki Vihtila, 3-Matti Paatelainen [c], 4-Henry Forssell, 6-Jouko Suomalainen, 
    5-Esko Ranta, 7-Aki Heiskanen (78' 16-Pertti Jantunen), 8-Hannu Hamalainen (50' 15-Juha-Pekka Laine), 
    9-Olavi Rissanen, 10-Ari Makynen, 11-Eero Rissanen. Coach: Aulis Rytkonen
Referee: Eric Smyton (Northern Ireland)

V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIOINSHIP 1976, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 5
10.09.1975, 17.30, Chorzow, Slaski Stadium, 70.409
POLAND - NEDERLAND 4-1 (2-0)
Scorers: 1-0 16' Lato, 2-0 44' Gadocha, 3-0 64' Szarmach, 4-0 74' Szarmach, 4-1 81' R. van de Kerkhof
POLAND:
    1-Jan Tomaszewski (GK), 2-Antoni Szymanowski, 5-Wladyslaw Zmuda, 3-Miroslaw Bulzacki, 4-Henryk Wawrowski, 
    8-Henryk Kasperczak, 9-Kazimierz Deyna [c], 6-Zygmunt Maszczyk, 7-Grzegorz Lato, 10-Andrzej Szarmach, 
    11-Robert Gadocha. Coach: Kazimierz Gorski
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Niels Overweg                       [FC Twente]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
10. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. 16. Gert Geels                 [Ajax Amsterdam]
 8. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Willy van der Kuijlen               [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
Referee: Patrick Partridge (England)


V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIOINSHIP 1976, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 5
15.10.1975, 20.15, Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion, 56.030
NEDERLAND - POLAND 3-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 16' Neeskens, 2-0 47' Geels, 3-0 59' Thijssen
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Kees Krijgh II                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
10. Frans Thijssen                      [FC Twente]
 8. Gert Geels                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
 9. Johan Cruyff                        [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
POLAND:
    1-Jan Tomaszewski (GK), 2-Antoni Szymanowski, 3-Miroslaw Bulzacki, 5-Wladyslaw Zmuda, 4-Henryk Wiecorek, 
    8-Henryk Kasperczak, 9-Kazimierz Deyna, 6-Zygmunt Maszczyk [c] (67' 14-Bronislaw Bula), 7-Grzegorz Lato, 
    10-Andrzej Szarmach, 11 Robert Gadocha. Coach: Kazimierz Gorski
Cautions: 33' Cruyff
Referee: Karoly Palotai (Hungary)

V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIOINSHIP 1976, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 5
22.11.1975, 14.30, Roma, Olimpico Stadium, 33.307
ITALY - NEDERLAND 1-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 2' Capello
ITALY:
    1-Dino Zoff (GK), 2-Claudio Gentile, 3-Francesco Rocca, 4-Romeo Benetti, 5-Mauro Bellugi, 7-Franco Causio, 
    6-Giacinto Facchetti [c], 8-Giancarlo Antognoni, 9-Giuseppe Savoldi, 10-Fabio Capello, 11-Paolino Pulici. 
    Coach: Fulvio Bernardini
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Kees Krijgh II                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Jan Peters                          [NEC Nijmegen]
10. Frans Thijssen                      [FC Twente]
 8. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    >70' 13. Rene Notten                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 9. Gert Geels                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
11. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

1976

V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIOINSHIP 1976, PRELIMINARIES, QUARTER FINAL ROUND
25.04.1976, 14.30, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 38.000
NEDERLAND - BELGIUM 5-0 (2-0)
Scorers: 1-0 17' Rijsbergen, 2-0 27' Rensenbrink, 3-0 58' Rensenbrink, 4-0 79' Neeskens PK, 5-0 85' Rensenbrink
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
    >84' 12. Jan Peters                 [NEC Nijmegen]
10. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 8. Johnny Rep                          [Valencia SPA]
 9. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
BELGIUM:
    1-Christian Piot (GK), 5-Eric Gerets, 4-Georges Leekens, 2-Gilbert van Binst, 3-Maurice Martens, 
    11-Jan Verheyen, 6-Julien Cools (HT. 15-Francois van der Elst), 10-Ludo Coeck, 7-Rene Vandereycken, 
    8-Roger van Gool, 9-Raoul Lambert (81' 16-Jacques Teugels 81'). Coach: Raymond Goethals
Cautions: 65' Rijsbergen, Francois van der Elst, Verheyen
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIOINSHIP 1976, PRELIMINARIES, QUARTER FINAL ROUND
22.05.1976, 17.00, Brussels, Heysel Stadium, 19.050
BELGIUM - NEDERLAND 1-2 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 27' van Gool, 1-1 61' Rep, 1-2 77' Cruyff
BELGIUM:
    1-Jean-Marie Pfaff (GK), 2-Gilbert van Binst, 3-Michel Renquin, 4-Robert Dalving, 5-Maurice Martens, 
    6-Julien Cools, 7-Francois van der Elst, 10-Rene Verheyen, 9-Willy Wellens, 11-Rene Vandereycken, 
    8-Roger van Gool (66' 15-Herve Delesie). Coach: Raymond Goethals
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
10. Wim van Hanegem                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >82' 12. Jan Peters                 [NEC Nijmegen]
 8. Johnny Rep                          [Valencia SPA]
 9. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
Cautions: 49' Martens, 83' Delesie
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP YUGOSLAVIA 1976, FINAL PHASE, SEMI FINAL
16.06.1976, 20.15, Zagreb, Maksimir Stadium, 17.969
CZECHOSLOVAKIA - NEDERLAND 3-1 (1-0,1-1) a.e.t.
Scorers: 1-0 20' Ondrus, 1-1 77' Ondrus OG, 2-1 114' Nehoda, 3-1 119' Vesely
CZECHOSLOVAKIA:
    1-Ivo Viktor (GK), 5-Jan Pivarnik, 3-Jozef Capkovic (106' 6-Ladislav Jurkemik), 4-Anton Ondrus [c], 
    12-Koloman Gogh, 9-Jaroslav Pollak, 8-Jozef Moder (96' 16-Frantisek Vesely), 7-Antonin Panenka, 
    2-Karol Dobias, 11-Zdenek Nehoda, 10-Marian Masny. Coach: Vaclav Jezek
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >37' 12. Wim van Hanegem            [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
10. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 8. Johnny Rep                          [Valencia SPA]
    >65' 13. Gert Geels                 [Ajax Amsterdam]
 9. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
Cautions: 1' Cruyff, 51' Pollak, 57' W. van de Kerkhof, 102' Dobias
Expulsions: 60' Pollak, 76' Neeskens, 115' van Hanegem
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

V. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP YUGOSLAVIA 1976, FINAL PHASE, THIRD PLACE MATCH
19.06.1976, 20.15, Zagreb, Maksimir Stadium, 6.766
NEDERLAND - YUGOSLAVIA 3-2 (2-1,2-2) a.e.t.
Scorers: 1-0 27' Geels, 2-0 39' W. van de Kerkhof, 2-1 43' Katalinski, 2-2 82' Dzajic, 3-2 107' Geels
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. 9. Wim Meutstege               [Sparta Rotterdam]
14. Jan Peters                          [NEC Nijmegen]
16. Peter Arntz                         [Go Ahead Eagles]
    >71' 12. Kees Kist                  [AZ Alkmaar]
10. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
15. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
13. Gert Geels                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: George Knobel]
YUGOSLAVIA:
    1-Ognjen Petrovic (GK), 2-Ivan Buljan, 4-Drazen Muzinic, 8-Branko Oblak, 5-Josip Katalinski, 17-Slavisa Zungul
    (HT. 13-Vahid Halilhodzic), 10-Jurica Jerkovic, 7-Danilo Popivoda, 6-Ivica Surjak, 9-Jovan Acimovic 
    (HT. 15-Franjo Vladic), 11-Dragan Dzajic [c]. Coach: Ante Mladinic
Referee: Walter Hungerbuhler (Switzerland)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
08.09.1976, Reykjavik, Laugardalsvollur Stadium, 10.210
ICELAND - NEDERLAND 0-1 (0-1)
Scorers: 0-1 42' Geels
ICELAND:
    Arni Stefansson (GK), Olafur Sigurvinsson, Jon Petursson, Marteinn Geirsson, Johannes Edvaldsson [c], 
    Gisli Torfason, Gudgeir Leifsson, Asgeir Sigurvinsson, Asgeir Eliasson, Matthias Hallgrimsson, 
    Teitur Tordarson. Coach: Tony Knapp (England)
NEDERLAND:
    Jan Ruiter (GK)                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
    Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Willy van der Kuijlen               [PSV Eindhoven]
    Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    Gert Geels                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >60' Kees Kist                      [AZ Alkmaar]
    Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Cautions: 85' Haan
Referee: Patrick Mullan (Ireland Republic)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
13.10.1976, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 56.000
NEDERLAND - NORTHERN IRELAND 2-2 (0-1)
Scorers: 0-1 4' McGrath, 1-1 64' Krol, 2-1 66' Cruyff, 2-2 88' Spence
NEDERLAND:
    Eddy Treytel (GK)                   [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    >HT. Rene van de Kerkhof            [PSV Eindhoven]
    Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
    Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
    Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    Gert Geels                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >60' Willy van der Kuijlen          [PSV Eindhoven]
    Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
    Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
NORTHERN IRELAND:
    Pat Jennings (GK), Jimmy Nicholl, Tommy Jackson, Pat Rice, Allan Hunter, Bryan Hamilton, George Best, 
    Sammy McIlroy, David McCreery, Chris McGrath (74' Derek Spence), Trevor Anderson. Coach: Danny Blanchflower
Cautions: 88' Neeskens, 88' Best, Rice, Nicholl
Referee: Angel Franco Martinez (Spain)

1977

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
09.02.1977, 20.00, London, Wembley Stadium, 90.260
ENGLAND - NEDERLAND 0-2 (0-2)
Scorers: 0-1 28' Peters, 0-2 36' Peters
ENGLAND:
    1-Ray Clemence (GK), 2-Dave Clement, 3-Kevin Beattie, 6-Mike Doyle, 5-Dave Watson, 8-Brian Greenhoff 
    (40' Colin Todd), 4-Paul Madeley (74' Stuart Pearson), 7-Kevin Keegan [c], 9-Trevor Francis, 10-Stan Bowles,
    11-Trevor Brooking. Coach: Don Revie
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 5. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
10. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 8. Jan Peters                          [NEC Nijmegen]
 4. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
 7. Johnny Rep                          [Valencia SPA]
    >75' Kees Kist                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 9. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Cautions: Rijsbergen
Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
26.03.1977, 20.00, Antwerp, Bosuil Stadium, 48.343
BELGIUM - NEDERLAND 0-2 (0-1)
Scorers: 0-1 19' Rep, 0-2 65' Cruyff
BELGIUM:
    1-Christian Piot (GK), 2-Alfons Bastijns, 3-Hugo Broos, 4-Ludo Coeck, 5-Jozef Volders, 6-Julien Cools, 
    7-Francois van der Elst, 8-Rene Verheyen, 9-Roger van Gool (HT. 16-Jan Ceulemans), 10-Paul Courant, 
    11-Willy Wellens. Coach: Guy Thys
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 7. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Kees Kist                           [AZ Alkmaar]
    >65' 13. Willy van der Kuijlen      [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
 8. Johnny Rep                          [Valencia SPA]
10. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
31.08.1977, Nijmegen, Goffert Stadium, 25.000
NEDERLAND - ICELAND 4-1 (3-0)
Scorers: 1-0 15' van Hanegem, 2-0 17' Geels, 3-0 23' Rep, 3-1 Sigurvinsson PK, 4-1 90' Geels
NEDERLAND:
    Jan van Beveren (GK)                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >65' Johnny Dusbaba                 [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
    Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [AZ Alkmaar]
    Johnny Rep                          [Valencia SPA]
    Gert Geels                          [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
ICELAND:
    Sigurdur Dagsson (GK), Olafur Sigurvinsson, Janus Gudlaugsson, Marteinn Geirsson, Gisli Torfason, 
    Gudgeir Leifsson, Hordur Hilmarsson, Asgeir Sigurvinsson [c], Arni Sveinsson, Teitur Tordarson 
    (72' Matthias Hallgrimsson), Ingi Bjorn Albertsson (HT. Asgeir Eliasson). Coach: Tony Knapp (England)
Cautions: Hilmarsson
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
05.10.1977, 20.00, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 15.000
NEDERLAND - SOVIET UNION 0-0 (0-0)
Scorers: -
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [Roda JC]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >63' Ernie Brandts                  [PSV Eindhoven]
 4. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 3. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >HT. Willy van der Kuijlen          [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 8. Jan Peters                          [AZ Alkmaar]
 9. Tschen La Ling                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >55' Gert Geels                     [Ajax Amsterdam]
10. Kees Kist                           [AZ Alkmaar]
11. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
SOVIET UNION:
    1-Yury Degtyarev (GK), 2-Anatoly Konkov [c], 3-Shota Khinchigashvili, 4-Aleksandr Makhovikov, 
    5-Aleksandr Bubnov, 6-Sergei Prigoda, 7-Leonid Buryak, 8-Yury Chesnokov (62' Viktor Kolotov), 
    9-Vladimir Bessonov, 10-Vladimir Veremeev (80' Aleksandr Minaev), 11-Oleg Blokhin. Coach: Nikita Simonyan
Referee: Adolf Mathias (Austria).


XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
12.10.1977, 13.00, Belfast, Windsor Park, 33.000
NORTHERN IRELAND - NEDERLAND 0-1 (0-0)
Scorers: 0-1 74' W. van de Kerkhof
NORTHERN IRELAND:
    Pat Jennings (GK), Pat Rice, Sammy Nelson, Allan Hunter, Jimmy Nicholl, Chris McGrath, David McCreery, 
    Sammy McIlroy, Martin O'Neill, George Best, Trevor Anderson. Coach: Danny Blanchflower
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [Roda JC]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >50' Johnny Dusbaba                 [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
 5. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 8. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 7. Wim van Hanegem                     [AZ Alkmaar]
11. Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
10. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
    >71' Willy van der Kuijlen          [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
Cautions: 61' W. van de Kerkhof
Referee: Antonio Jose da Silva Garrido (Portugal)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
26.10.1977, 20.00, Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion, 62.000
NEDERLAND - BELGIUM 1-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 4' R. van de Kerkhof
NEDERLAND:
 1. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [Roda JC]
 2. Wim Suurbier                        [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Johnny Dusbaba                      [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
 5. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 8. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >14' 13. Wim van Hanegem            [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 7. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
 9. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    >63' 14. Gert Geels                 [Ajax Amsterdam]
10. Johan Cruyff [c]                    [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
BELGIUM:
    1-Jean-Marie Pfaff (GK), 2-Eric Gerets, 3-Walter Meeuws, 4-Hugo Broos, 6-Michel Renquin, 5-Jean Thissen 
    (62' 16-Francois van der Elst), 7-Julien Cools, 8-Ludo Coeck, 9-Rene Vandereycken, 10-Roger van Gool, 
    11-Raoul Lambert. Coach: Guy Thys
Referee: Patrick Partridge (England)

1978

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
22.02.1978, Ramat-Gan, National Stadium, 25.000
ISRAEL - NEDERLAND 1-2 (1-1)
Scorers: 0-1 30' Rensenbrink PK, 1-1 42' Peretz, 1-2 65' La Ling
ISRAEL:
    Arie Haviv (GK), Gadi Machnes, Avi Yerushalmi (90' Ariel Ben-Arie), Haim Bar, Yaacov Cohen, Uri Malmilian, 
    Avi Cohen, Itzhak Shum, Gidi Damti, Viki Peretz, David Lavi (73' Shalom Schwartz). Coach: Imanuel Shefer
NEDERLAND:
    Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Schalke 04 FRG]
    Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
    Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Jan Peters                          [NEC Nijmegen]
    >HT. Rene van de Kerkhof            [PSV Eindhoven]
    Wim van Hanagem                     [AZ Alkmaar]
    >HT. Wim Jansen                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Tschen La Ling                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Henk van Leeuwen                    [FC Den Haag]
    Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
Referee: Peter Scherz (Switzerland)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
05.04.1978, Tunis, Stade Olympique El-Menzah, 28.000
TUNISIA - NEDERLAND 0-4 (0-2)
Scorers: 0-1 12' Nanninga, 0-2 41' van Leeuwen, 0-3 83' Nanninga, 0-4 89' Vermeulen
NEDERLAND:
    Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [Roda JC]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Schalke 04 FRG]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
    >HT. Wim Rijsbergen                 [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Piet Wildschut                      [FC Twente]
    Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    >65' Johan Boskamp                  [RWD Molenbeek BEL]
    Wim Jansen [c]                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Arnold Muhren                       [FC Twente]
    Henk van Leeuwen                    [FC Den Haag]
    Dick Nanninga                       [Roda JC]
    Pierre Vermeulen                    [Roda JC]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
Cautions: W. van de Kerkhof
Referee: Youssef El-Ghoul (Libya)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
20.05.1978, 16.30, Wien, Prater Stadium, 61.000
AUSTRIA - NEDERLAND 0-1 (0-0)
Scorers: 0-1 55' Haan
AUSTRIA:
    Friedrich Koncilia (GK), Robert Sara, Erich Obermayer, Bruno Pezzey, Gerhard Breitenberger, Herbert Prohaska, 
    Roland Hattenberger (HT. Heribert Weber), Gunther Happich (76' Ernst Baumeister), Wilhelm Kreuz, Johann Krankl,
    Kurt Jara. Coach: Helmut Senekowitsch
NEDERLAND:
    Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [Roda JC]
    Wim Suurbier                        [Schalke 04 FRG]
    Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
    Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    >HT. Arie Haan                      [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
    Wim van Hanegem                     [AZ Alkmaar]
    Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
    >60' Rene van de Kerkhof            [PSV Eindhoven]
    Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
Referee: Jaromir Fausek (Czechoslovakia)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, FINAL PHASE, 1ST ROUND GROUP D
03.06.1978, 16.45, Mendoza, San Martin Stadium, 33.431
NEDERLAND - IRAN 3-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 40' Rensenbrink PK, 2-0 62' Rensenbrink, 3-0 77' Rensenbrink PK
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [Roda JC]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Schalke 04 FRG]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
11. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
 9. Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
16. Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
10. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    >70' 18. Dick Nanninga              [Roda JC]
12. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
IRAN:
    1-Nasser Hejazi (GK), 14-Hassan Nazari, 20-Nasrollah Abdollahi, 21-Hossein Kazerani, 15-Andaranik Eskandarian,
    7-Ali Parvin [c], 8-Ebrahim Ghasimpour, 9-Mohammad Sadeghi, 6-Hassan Nayeb-Agha, 18-Hossein Faraki 
    (52' 10-Hassan Rowshan), 17-Ghafour Jahani. Coach: Heshmat Mohajerani
Cautions: Eskandarian
Referee: Alfonso Gonzalez Archundia (Mexico)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, FINAL PHASE, 1ST ROUND GROUP D
07.06.1978, 16.45, Mendoza, San Martin Stadium, 28.125
NEDERLAND - PERU 0-0 (0-0)
Scorers: -
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [Roda JC]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Schalke 04 FRG]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 2. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
11. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
    >70' 18. Dick Nanninga              [Roda JC]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 9. Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
10. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    >HT. 16. Johnny Rep                 [SC Bastia FRA]
12. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
PERU:
    21-Ramon Quiroga (GK), 4-Hector Chumpitaz [c], 2-Jaime Duarte, 3-Rodolfo Manzo, 5-Ruben Toribio Diaz, 
    6-Jose Velasquez, 8-Cesar Augusto Cueto, 10-Teofilo Cubillas, 11-Juan Carlos Oblitas, 7-Juan Munante, 
    19-Guillermo La Rosa (63' 20-Hugo Sotil). Coach: Marcos Medrano
Cautions: 1' Munante, 25' R. van de Kerkhof
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, FINAL PHASE, 1ST ROUND GROUP D
11.06.1978, 16.45, Mendoza, San Martin Stadium, 35.130
SCOTLAND - NEDERLAND 3-2 (1-1)
Scorers: 0-1 34' Rensenbrink PK, 1-1 44' Dalglish, 2-1 47' A. Gemmill PK, 3-1 68' A. Gemmill, 3-2 68' Rep
SCOTLAND:
    1-Alan Rough (GK), 4-Martin Buchan, 13-Robert Kennedy, 14-Thomas Forsyth, 3-William Donachie, 6-Bruce Rioch, 
    15-Archie Gemmill, 10-Richard Hartford, 18-Graeme Souness, 8-Kenny Dalglish, 9-Joe Jordan. 
    Coach: Alistair McLeod
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [Roda JC]
20. Wim Suurbier                        [Schalke 04 FRG]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
17. Wim Rijsbergen                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >44' 7. Piet Wildschut              [FC Twente]
 2. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
11. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
    >10' 14. Johan Boskamp              [RWD Molenbeek BEL]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
10. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
16. Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
12. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
Cautions: A. Gemmil
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, FINAL PHASE, 2ND ROUND GROUP 1
14.06.1978, 13.45, Cordoba, Chateau Carreras Stadium, 25.050
NEDERLAND - AUSTRIA 5-1 (3-0)
Scorers: 1-0 7' Brandts, 2-0 35' Rensenbrink PK, 3-0 37' Rep, 4-0 53' Rep, 4-1 70' Obermayer, 
    5-1 87' W. van de Kerkhof
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
22. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
    >65' 4. Adri van Kraay              [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Piet Wildschut                      [FC Twente]
11. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
10. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    >61' 3. Dick Schoenaker             [Ajax Amsterdam]
16. Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
12. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
AUSTRIA:
    1-Friedrich Koncilia (GK), 2-Robert Sara [c], 5-Bruno Pezzey, 3-Erich Obermayer, 4-Gerhard Breitenberger, 
    7-Josef Hickersberger, 12-Eduard Krieger, 8-Herbert Prohaska, 10-Wilhelm Kreuz, 9-Hans Krankl, 11-Kurt Jara. 
    Coach: Helmut Senekowitsch
Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, FINAL PHASE, 2ND ROUND GROUP 1
18.06.1978, 16.45, Cordoba, Chateau Carreras Stadium, 40.750
NEDERLAND - WEST GERMANY 2-2 (1-1)
Scorers: 0-1 3' Abramczik, 1-1 27' Haan, 1-2 70' D. Muller, 2-2 84' R. van de Kerkhof
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
22. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Piet Wildschut                      [FC Twente]
    >80' 13. Dick Nanninga              [Roda JC]
11. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
10. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
16. Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
12. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
WEST GERMANY:
    1-Sepp Maier (GK), 2-Berti Vogts [c], 4-Rolf Ruessmann, 3-Bernard Dietz, 5-Manfred Kaltz, 6-Rainer Bonhof, 
    15-Erich Beer, 11-Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, 7-Ruediger Abramczik, 17-Bernd Holzenbein, 14-Dieter Muller. 
    Coach: Helmut Schoen
Cautions: Maier, 6' W. van de Kerkhof, 87' Nanninga
Expulsions: 88' Nanninga
Referee: Ramon Barreto (Uruguay)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, FINAL PHASE, 2ND ROUND GROUP 1
21.06.1978, 13.45, Buenos Airea, Antonio Liberty Monumental Stadium, 67.433
NEDERLAND - ITALY 2-1 (0-1)
Scorers: 0-1 18' Brandts OG, 1-1 50' Brandts, 2-1 75' Haan
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >21' 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)          [Roda JC]
 2. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
22. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
11. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
10. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
16. Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
    >65' 4. Adri van Kraay              [PSV Eindhoven]
12. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
ITALY:
    1-Dino Zoff (GK) [c], 5-Claudio Gentile, 4-Antonello Cuccureddu, 8-Gaetano Scirea, 3-Antonio Cabrini, 
    15-Renato Zaccarelli, 10-Romeo Benetti (79' 19-Francesco Graziani), 14-Marco Tardelli, 16-Franco Causio 
    (HT. 17-Claudio Sala), 21-Paolo Rossi, 18-Roberto Bettega. Coach: Enzo Bearzot
Cautions: 35' Rep, 40' Benetti, 50' Haan, 65' Cabrini, 70' Tardelli
Referee: Angel Franco Martinez (Spain)

XI. FIFA WORLD CUP ARGENTINA 1978, FINAL PHASE, FINAL
25.06.1978, 15.00, Buenos Airea, Antonio Liberty Monumental Stadium, 77.260
ARGENTINA - NEDERLAND 3-1 (1-0,1-1) a.e.t.
Scorers: 1-0 38' Kempes, 1-1 82' Nanninga, 2-1 105' Kempes, 3-1 115' Bertoni
ARGENTINA:
    5-Ubaldo Fillol (GK), 15-Jorge Olguin, 7-Luis Galvan, 19-Daniel Passarella [c], 20-Alberto Tarantini, 
    2-Osvaldo Ardiles (66' 12-Omar Larrosa), 6-Americo Gallego, 10-Mario Kempes, 4-Daniel Bertoni, 
    14-Leopoldo Luque, 16-Oscar Ortiz (75' 9-Rene Houseman). Coach: Cesar Luis Menotti
NEDERLAND:
 8. Jan Jongbloed (GK)                  [Roda JC]
 2. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
22. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >75' 20. Wim Suurbier               [Schalke 04 FRG]
11. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
13. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
 9. Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
10. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
16. Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
    >59' 18. Dick Nanninga              [Roda JC]
12. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Ernst Happel AUSTRIA]
Cautions: 15' Krol, 40' Ardiles, 94' Suurbier, 96' Poortvliet
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

VI. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY 1980, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
20.09.1978, 20.00, Nijmegen, Goffert Stadium, 13.113
NEDERLAND - ICELAND 3-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 31' Krol, 2-0 53' Brandts, 3-0 63' Rensenbrink PK
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Piet Wildschut                      [FC Twente]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
 6. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Adri Koster                         [Roda JC]
    >75' 15. Jan Peters                 [AZ Alkmaar]
10. Dick Nanninga                       [Roda JC]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
ICELAND:
    1-Thorsteinn Bjarnasson (GK), 2-Janus Gudlaugsson, 3-Karl Thordarsson, 5-Gudmundur Thorbjornsson, 
    4-Jon Petursson, 6-Johannes Edvaldsson, 7-Ingi Bjorn Albertsson (68' 15-Dyri Gudmundsson), 8-Atli Edvaldsson, 
    9-Petur Petursson, 10-Asgeir Sigurvinsson, 11-Arni Sveinsson. Coach: Yury Ilitetsev (USSR)
Cautions: 11' Sveinsson, 63' A.Edvaldsson
Referee: Anders Mattsson (Finland)

VI. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY 1980, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
11.10.1978, 20.15, Bern, Wankdorf Stadium, 23.000
SWITZERLAND - NEDERLAND 1-3 (1-1)
Scorers: 0-1 19' Wildschut, 1-1 32' Tanner, 1-2 67' Brandts, 1-3 90' Geels
SWITZERLAND:
    1-Erich Burgener (GK), 2-Jakob Brechbuhl, 3-Luciano Bizzini, 4-Francis Montadon, 5-Pierre-Albert Chapuisat, 
    6-Markus Tanner (82' 13-Roger Wehrli), 7-Umberto Barberis, 8-Karl Elsener, 9-Claudio Sulser, 10-Marc Schnyder 
    (HT. 15-Raymondo Ponte), 11-Rene Botteron. Coach: Roger Vonlanthen
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
 4. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
    >30' 14. Jan Peters                 [AZ Alkmaar]
 2. Piet Wildschut                      [FC Twente]
 6. Arie Haan                           [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
 8. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    >34' 13. Johnny Dusbaba             [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
11. Gert Geels                          [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
10. Dick Nanninga                       [Roda JC]
 9. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Referee: Cesar Correia Diaz da Luz (Portugal)

VI. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY 1980, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
15.11.1978, 20.00, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 45.000
NEDERLAND - EAST GERMANY 3-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 18' Kische OG, 2-0 72' Geels PK, 3-0 88' Geels
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
 4. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 2. Piet Wildschut                      [FC Twente]
 7. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
    >HT. 14. John Metgod                [AZ Alkmaar]
 8. Jan Peters                          [AZ Alkmaar]
11. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    >78' 13. Adri Koster                [Roda JC]
10. Gert Geels                          [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
 9. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
EAST GERMANY:
    1-Jurgen Croy (GK), 2-Gerd Kische, 3-Hans-Jurgen Dorner, 4-Rudiger Schnuphase, 5-Gerd Weber, 6-Lutz Eigendorf,
    7-Reinhard Haefner, 8-Lutz Lindemann (53' 14-Wolf-Rudiger Netz), 9-Hans-Jurgen Riediger, 10-Hartmut Schade 
    (HT. 15-Werner Peter), 11-Martin Hoffmann. Coach: Georg Buschner
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
20.12.1978, 20.15, Dusseldorf, Rhein Stadium, 68.000
WEST GERMANY - NEDERLAND 3-1 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 32' Rummenigge, 2-0 57' Fischer, 2-1 62' La Ling, 3-1 85' Bonhof
WEST GERMANY:
    Dieter Burdenski (GK), Manfred Kaltz, Bernard Dietz, Rainer Bonhof, Gerd Zewe, Uli Stielike, 
    Rudiger Abramczik (79' Ronald Borchers), Bernd Cullmann (57' Herbert Zimmermann), Klaus Fischer, 
    Klaus Allofs, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Coach: Jupp Derwall
NEDERLAND:
    Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
    Ruud Krol                           [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >62' John Metgod                    [AZ Alkmaar]
    Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
    Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
    Wim Jansen [c]                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
    Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    Tschen La Ling                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
    Adri Koster                         [Roda JC]
    >55' Pierre Vermeulen               [Roda JC]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Referee: Karoly Palotai (Hungary)

1979

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
24.02.1979, 15.00, Milano, Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, 55.280
ITALY - NEDERLAND 3-0 (3-0)
Scorers: 1-0 10' Bettega, 2-0 18' Rossi PK, 3-0 43' Tardelli
ITALY:
    1-Dino Zoff (GK) [c] (HT. 12-Paolo Conti (GK)), 2-Claudio Gentile, 3-Antonio Cabrini (70' Aldo Maldera), 
    4-Gabriele Oriali, 6-Gaetano Scirea, 5-Fulvio Collovati, 7-Franco Causio, 8-Marco Tardelli 
    (74' Renato Zaccarelli), 9-Paolo Rossi, 10-Giancarlo Antognoni, 11-Roberto Bettega. Coach: Enzo Bearzot
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Adri van Kraay                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
    >HT. Huub Stevens                   [PSV Eindhoven]
 3. Piet Wildschut                      [PSV Eindhoven]
10. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    >70' John Metgod                    [AZ Alkmaar]
 4. Wim Jansen [c]                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Jan Peters                          [AZ Alkmaar]
 7. Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
 9. Kees Kist                           [AZ Alkmaar]
11. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Cautions: Gentile, Wildschut
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

VI. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY 1980, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
28.03.1979, 20.00, Eindhoven, Philips Stadium, 27.000
NEDERLAND - SWITZERLAND 3-0 (0-0)
Scorers: 1-0 55' Kist, 2-0 84' Metgod, 3-0 89' Peters
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Wim Jansen [c]                      [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 3. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
 2. Piet Wildschut                      [PSV Eindhoven]
    >84' 12. Huub Stevens               [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
 7. Jan Peters                          [AZ Alkmaar]
10. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
    >54' 13. John Metgod                [AZ Alkmaar]
11. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
 8. Kees Kist                           [AZ Alkmaar]
 9. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
SWITZERLAND:
    1-Erich Burgener (GK), 2-Jakob Brechbuhl (65' 17-Raymondo Ponte), 3-Luciano Bizzini (58' 12-Roger Wehrli), 
    4-Francis Montandon, 5-Pierre-Albert Chapuisat, 6-Heinz Hermann, 7-Umberto Barberis, 8-Karl Elsener, 
    9-Claudio Sulser, 10-Marc Schnyder, 11-Rene Botteron. Coach: Roger Vonlanthen
Cautions: 5' Jansen
Referee: John Hunting (England)

VI. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY 1980, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
02.05.1979, 17.15, Chorzow, Slaski Stadium, 85.000
POLAND - NEDERLAND 2-0 (1-0)
Scorers: 1-0 19' Boniek, 2-0 64' Mazur PK
POLAND:
    1-Zygmunt Kukla (GK), 2-Marek Dziuba, 3-Antoni Szymanowski [c], 5-Wladyslaw Zmuda, 4-Zbigniew Plaszewski, 
    6-Leszek Lipka, 9-Zbigniew Boniek, 8-Adam Nawalka, 7-Grzegorz Lato, 10-Roman Ogaza, 11-Stanislaw Terlecki 
    (HT. 16-Wlodzimierz Mazur). Coach: Ryszard Kulesza
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Huub Stevens                        [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
 4. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 7. Jan Peters                          [AZ Alkmaar]
 8. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
10. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    >HT. 12. Gert Geels                 [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
 9. Kees Kist                           [AZ Alkmaar]
11. Rob Rensenbrink                     [RSC Anderlecht BEL]
    >73' 15. John Metgod                [AZ Alkmaar]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL [FIFA 75TH ANNIVERSARY]
22.05.1979, 16.00, Bern, Wankdorf Stadium, 40.000
ARGENTINA - NEDERLAND 0-0 (0-0,0-0) 8-7 on penalties
Scorers: -
Penalties: 1-0 Oviedo, 1-1 Metgod, 2-1 Passarella, 2-1 R. van de Kerkhof (missed), 3-1 Housemann, 3-2 Rep, 
    4-2 Barbas, 4-3 Hovenkamp, 4-3 Olguin (missed), 4-4 Neeskens, 5-4 Maradona, 5-5 Stevens, 5-5 Adriles (missed),
    5-5 Jan Peters II (missed), 6-5 Gallego, 6-6 Krol, 7-6 Villaverde, 7-7 Poortvliet, 8-7 Tarantini, 
    8-7 Jan Peters (missed)
ARGENTINA:
    Ubaldo Fillol (GK), Jorge Olguin, Cesar Tarantini, Daniel Passarella [c], Hugo Eduardo Villaverde,
    Osvaldo Ardiles, Ruben Gallego, Diego Maradona, Ricardo Daniel Bertoni (67' Rene Houseman), Leopoldo Luque 
    (61' Juan Alberto Barbas), Oscar Alberto Ortiz (85' Enzo Hector Trossero). Coach: Cesar Luis Menotti
NEDERLAND:
 1. Pim Doesburg (GK)                   [Sparta Rotterdam]
 6. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
    >80' John Metgod                    [AZ Alkmaar]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Huub Stevens                        [PSV Eindhoven]
 4. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 7. Jan Peters                          [AZ Alkmaar]
 8. Johan Neeskens                      [FC Barcelona SPA]
 3. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
10. Johnny Rep                          [SC Bastia FRA]
 9. Kees Kist                           [AZ Alkmaar]
    >57' Jan Peters II                  [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
11. Simon Tahamata                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >62' Rene van de Kerkhof            [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Cautions: Neeskens
Referee: Ramon Barreto (Uruguay)

VI. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY 1980, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
05.09.1979, 18.30, Reykjavik, Laugardalsvollur Stadium, 10.375
ICELAND - NEDERLAND 0-4 (0-0)
Scorers: 0-1 48' Metgod, 0-2 71'  71' W. van de Kerkhof, 0-3 73' Nanninga, 0-4 87' Nanninga
ICELAND:
    1-Torsteinn Bjarnason (GK), 3-Dyri Gudmundsson, 5-Marteinn Geirsson, 6-Johannes Edvaldsson [c], 
    2-Trausti Haraldsson, 7-Karl Tordarson, 4-Gudmundur Torbjornsson, 8-Atli Edvaldsson, 11-Arni Sveinsson, 
    10-Sigurlas Torleifsson (70' 13-Tomas Palsson), 9-Petur Petursson. Coach: Yury Ilitetsev (USSR)
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Huub Stevens                        [PSV Eindhoven]
 4. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 2. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 6. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 8. Simon Tahamata                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 9. Tschen La Ling                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    >HT. 14. John Metgod                [AZ Alkmaar]
10. Dick Nanninga                       [Roda JC]
11. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Cautions: 58' Poorvliet
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
26.09.1979, 20.00, Rotterdam, Stadion Feyenoord [De Kuip], 21.000
NEDERLAND - BELGIUM 1-0 (0-0)
Scorers: 1-0 76' Poortvliet
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Ben Wijnstekers                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 3. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Huub Stevens                        [PSV Eindhoven]
    >62' 14. Ernie Brandts              [PSV Eindhoven]
 5. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
    >HT. 15. Michel van de Korput       [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Jan Poortvliet                      [PSV Eindhoven]
 7. Wim van Hanegem                     [FC Utrecht]
    >44' 13. Michel Valke               [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 6. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 9. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
10. Dick Nanninga                       [Roda JC]
11. Simon Tahamata                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
BELGIUM:
    1-Jean-Marie Pfaff (GK) (77' 12-Theo Custers (GK)), 2-Eric Gerets, 3-Philippe Garot, 4-Luc Millecamps, 
    5-Michel Renquin, 6-Julien Cools, 7-Rene Vandereycken, 8-Frank Vercauteren (HT. 15-Guy Dardenne), 
    10-Francois van der Elst, 11-Jan Ceulemans, 9-Albert Cluytens. Coach: Guy Thys
Cautions: Gerets
Referee: Clive White (England)

VI. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY 1980, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
17.10.1979, 20.00, Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion, 65.000
NEDERLAND - POLAND 1-1 (0-1)
Scorers: 0-1 39' Rudy, 1-1 65' Stevens
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Ben Wijnstekers                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 3. Ernie Brandts                       [PSV Eindhoven]
    >HT. 12. Tschen La Ling             [Ajax Amsterdam]
 4. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
 6. Huub Stevens                        [PSV Eindhoven]
10. Willy van de Kerkhof                [PSV Eindhoven]
 7. Wim Jansen                          [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 8. Johnny Rep                          [St. Etienne FRA]
 9. Kees Kist                           [AZ Alkmaar]
11. Simon Tahamata                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
POLAND:
    1-Zygmunt Kukla (GK), 2-Marek Dziuba, 3-Antoni Szymanowski [c], 5-Pawel Janas, 4-Wojciech Rudy, 
    8-Leszek Lipka, 9-Zbigniew Boniek, 6-Adam Nawalka, 7-Grzegorz Lato, 10-Janusz Sybis (71' 12-Wlodzimierz Mazur),
    11-Stanislaw Terlecki. Coach: Ryszard Kulesza
Cautions: 50' Janas
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

VI. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY 1980, PRELIMINARIES, GROUP 4
21.11.1979, 17.00, Leipzig, Central Stadium, 92.000
EAST GERMANY - NEDERLAND 2-3 (2-1)
Scorers: 1-0 17' Schnuphase, 2-0 33' Streich PK, 2-1 45' Thijssen, 2-2 50' Kist, 2-3 67' R. van de Kerkhof
EAST GERMANY:
    1-Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin (GK), 3-Hans-Jurgen Dorner, 5-Gert Brauer, 4-Konrad Weise, 2-Gerd Kische, 
    8-Reinhard Haefner, 7-Gerd Weber (73' 12-Jurgen Pommerenke), 6-Rudiger Schnuphase (60' 14-Hartmut Schade), 
    10-Peter Kotte, 9-Joachim Streich, 11-Martin Hoffmann. Coach: Georg Buschner
NEDERLAND:
 1. Piet Schrijvers (GK)                [Ajax Amsterdam]
 2. Ben Wijnstekers                     [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 5. Ruud Krol [c]                       [Ajax Amsterdam]
 6. Michel van de Korput                [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
 4. Hugo Hovenkamp                      [AZ Alkmaar]
    >HT. 12. Kees Kist                  [AZ Alkmaar]
 3. Huub Stevens                        [PSV Eindhoven]
    >67' 15. Ernie Brandts              [PSV Eindhoven]
 8. Dick Schoenaker                     [Ajax Amsterdam]
10. Frans Thijssen                      [Ipswich Town ENG]
 9. Tschen La Ling                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
 7. Rene van de Kerkhof                 [PSV Eindhoven]
11. Simon Tahamata                      [Ajax Amsterdam]
    [Coach: Jan Zwartkruis]
Cautions: 6' Hovenkamp, 34' Weise, 67' Kist
Expulsions: 40' Weise, 40' Ling
Referee: Antonio Jose Garrido da Silva (Portugal)

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