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General Information for Netherlands

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Founded
1889
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1968
1.78m
Average age in 1968
25.3
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1968
No jersey in 1968

Coaches in 1968

Keßler, Georg (Coach)

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Keßler, Georg (Coach)

Day of Birth
1932-09-23
Place of Birth
St. Ingbert (Germany)
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
Goto coach Georg Keßler

Players of Netherlands in 1968

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
van Beveren, Jan 1948-03-05 Goalkeeper Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 6 0 0 - - -
Israël, Rinus 1942-03-19 Centre Back Netherlands SC Feijenoord 5 1 0 - - -
Warnas, Henk 1943-12-07 Left Back Netherlands Go Ahead Deventer 4 0 0 - - -
Romeijn, Piet 1939-09-10 Right Back Netherlands SC Feijenoord 3 0 0 - - -
Suurbier, Wim 1945-01-16 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 - - -
van Duivenbode, Theo 1943-11-01 Left Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 - - -
Laseroms, Theo 1940-03-08 Centre Back Netherlands SC Feijenoord 1 1 0 - - -
Pijs, Miel 1941-08-22 Centre Back Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 1 0 0 - - -
Jansen, Wim 1946-10-28 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands SC Feijenoord 5 0 1 - - -
Klijnjan, Jan 1945-02-26 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 5 0 1 - - -
Eijkenbroek, Hans 1940-01-05 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 5 0 0 - - -
van der Kuijlen, Willy 1946-12-06 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4 1 0 - - -
van Hanegem, Willem 1944-02-20 Centre Midfielder Netherlands SC Feijenoord 4 0 1 - - -
Muller, Bennie 1938-08-14 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 - - -
Veenstra, Wietse 1946-02-18 Left Midfielder Netherlands Go Ahead Deventer 2 0 0 - - -
Cruijff, Johan 1947-04-25 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 - - -
Groot, Henk 1938-04-22 Centre Forward Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 - - -
Rensenbrink, Rob 1947-07-03 Left Winger Netherlands DWS Amsterdam 3 0 0 - - -
Swart, Sjaak 1938-07-03 Right Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 - - -
Bouwmeester, Frans 1940-05-19 Left Winger Netherlands NAC Breda 1 0 0 - - -
Moulijn, Coen 1937-02-12 Left Winger Netherlands SC Feijenoord 1 0 0 - - -
Wery, Henk 1943-06-10 Right Winger Netherlands SC Feijenoord 1 0 0 - - -
Pahlplatz, Theo 1947-04-03 Secondary striker Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 0 3 0 - - -

Matches of Netherlands in 1968

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1968-09-04
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:2 c
Luxembourg vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1970 - Group 8
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1968-10-27
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1970 - Group 8
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2 Matches

Match Progress for Netherlands in 1968

Favorite Opponents of Netherlands

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
45 21 12 12 102
Germany
Germany
33 9 13 11 56
France
France
22 7 3 12 38
Italy
Italy
19 2 8 9 19
Ireland
Ireland
18 11 4 3 33
England
England
17 6 7 4 25
Sweden
Sweden
17 9 4 4 41
Poland
Poland
16 9 6 1 26
Austria
Austria
15 9 2 4 36
Scotland
Scotland
15 8 4 3 25
Denmark
Denmark
15 6 5 4 34
Hungary
Hungary
14 10 2 2 47
Portugal
Portugal
14 2 4 8 10
Turkey
Turkey
13 7 3 3 22
Romania
Romania
12 10 1 1 30
Czechia
Czechia
12 3 3 6 14
Spain
Spain
12 5 3 4 24
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
12 12 0 0 41
Finland
Finland
11 10 1 0 33
Brazil
Brazil
11 3 4 4 19
Belarus
Belarus
10 8 0 2 23
Greece
Greece
10 8 1 1 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 14
Norway
Norway
10 5 4 1 13
Wales
Wales
10 10 0 0 29
Switzerland
Switzerland
9 3 1 5 13
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 34
Argentina
Argentina
8 3 2 3 16
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 7
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 40
Iceland
Iceland
7 4 1 2 12
Mexico
Mexico
7 4 1 2 13
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 13
Estonia
Estonia
6 5 1 0 23
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 39
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 21
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 2 1 2 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 5 0 0 15
Latvia
Latvia
5 5 0 0 14
Uruguay
Uruguay
5 2 1 2 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5 3 2 0 11
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 2 0 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 0 1 3 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
4 4 0 0 22
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 9
Australia
Australia
4 1 2 1 5
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 1 0 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 2 1 0 9
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 6
Peru
Peru
3 2 1 0 4
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 6
Ghana
Ghana
3 2 1 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 2 1 0 7
Croatia
Croatia
3 1 0 2 6
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 2 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 1 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 1 1 0 5
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 3
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 2 0 0 7
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
Albania
Albania
2 2 0 0 3
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 7
Saarland
Saarland
2 2 0 0 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 2 0 0 3
South Korea
South Korea
2 2 0 0 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 6
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1 1 0 0 3
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 1
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 3
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Israel
Israel
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 5
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 4
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
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