Worldcup 1998 : Participants, NETHERLANDS.

NETHERLANDS
WC98 qualifications
past | country

Europe Group 7
Coach : Guus HIDDINK
6 participations
FIFA World Ranking (05/1998) : 25th

Selection 1998 of Netherlands
Goalkeeper:
Edwin Van der Sar (Ajax Amsterdam), Ruud Hesp (FC Barcelone), Ed De Goey (Chelsea)
Defenders:
Michael Reiziger (FC Barcelone), Frank de Boer (Ajax Amsterdam), Jaap Stam (PSV Eindhoven), Winston Bogarde (FC Barcelone), Arthur Numan(PSV Eindhoven), Ferdy Vierklau (Tenerife)
Midfielders:
Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Edgar Davids (Juventus Turin), Clarence Seedorf (Real Madrid), Aron Winter(Inter Milan), Wim Jonk (PSV Eindhoven), Phillip Cocu (FC Barcelone), Ronald de Boer(Ajax Amsterdam)
Forwards:
Boudewijn Zenden (PSV Eindhoven), Marc Overmars (Arsenal), Patrick Kluivert (Milan AC), Dennis Bergkamp(Arsenal), Pierre Van Hooijdonk (Nottingham Forest), Jimmy Hasselbaink( Leeds United).

To resume the preliminary competition

Europe Group 7 : Belgium, Wales, San-Marino, Turkey.

Matches played in group 7

NETHERLANDS

3-1
7-1
3-0
4-0
0-1
6-0
3-1
0-0

Wales
Wales
Belgium
San-Marino
Turkey
San-Marino
Belgium
Turkey

**Final Table in group 7**
Pos	P	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	8	6	1	1	26:4	19

Team of the eliminatories France98.

Best players:
Bergkamp, Kluivert, Seedorf, Ronald and Frank de Boer, Van der Sar, Overmars.
Typical team:
Van der Sar, Reiziger, Stam, F. de Boer, Bogarde (or Numan) - R. de Boer, Jonk, Seedorf, Cocu - Bergkamp, Kluivert (or Overmars).

BERGKAMP Dennis
BOGARDE Winston
COCU Philip
CRUYFF Jordi
DE BOER Frank
DE BOER Ronald
DE GOEY Ed
DE KOCK Johan
JONK Wim
KLUIVERT Patrick
MAKAAIJ Roy
NUMAN Arthur
OOIJER Andre

OVERMARS Marc
REIZIGER Michael
SEEDORF Clarence
STAM Jaap
VALCKX Stan
VAN BRONCKHORST Giovanni
VAN DER SAR Edwin
VAN HOOIJDONK Pierre
VIERKLAU Ferdinand
WINTER Aron
WITSCHGE Richard
ZENDEN Boudewijn

Grading in the previous cups

1994	Quarter	7th
1990	8th final	15th
1978	Final	2nd
1974	Final	2nd
1938	8th final	14th
1934	8th final	9th

To resume the previous cups

1994	Quarter	Brasil	Netherlands	3-2
1994	8th final	Netherlands	Irish Rep.	2-0
1994	1st round	Netherlands	Moroccp	2-1
1994	1st round	Belgium	Netherlands	1-0
1994	1st round	Netherlands	Saudi Arabia	2-1
1990	8th final	RFA	Netherlands	2-1
1990	1st round	Irish Rep.	Netherlands	1-1
1990	1st round	England	Netherlands	0-0
1990	1st round	Netherlands	Egypt	1-1
1978	Finale	Argentina	Netherlands	3-1(e.t.)
1978	2nd round	Netherlands	Italy	2-1
1978	2nd round	RFA	Netherlands	2-2
1978	2nd round	Netherlands	Austria	5-1
1978	1st round	Scotland	Netherlands	3-2
1978	1st round	Netherlands	Peru	0-0
1978	1st round	Netherlands	Iran	3-0
1974	Final	RFA	Netherlands	2-1
1974	2nd round	Netherlands	Brasil	2-0
1974	2nd round	Netherlands	RDA	2-0
1974	2nd round	Netherlands	Argentina	4-0
1974	1st round	Netherlands	Bulgaria	4-1
1974	1st round	Netherlands	Sweden	0-0
1974	1st round	Netherlands	Uruguay	2-0
1938	8th final	Tchecoslovakia	Netherlands	3-0(e.t.)
1934	8th final	Switzerlands	Netherlands	3-2

NETHERLANDS
Country caracteristics:
15.000.000 inhabitants, 34 000 km²
City:
Amsterdam
System of government :
Constitutional Monarchy
Time difference :
any with Paris
Colors:
orange t-shirt, white short, orange socks.

Federation:
Koninklijke nederlandsche Voetbalbond (KNVB) created in 1889
Principals clubs:
Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord Rotterdam
Principals stadiums:
Feyenoord Stadion (Rotterdam, 51.000), Arena Stadion (Amsterdam, 50.000), Olympisch Stadion (Amsterdam, 42.000), De Goffert (Nimègue, 29.200), Philips Stadion (Eindhoven, 27.000).