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Total Football lasted only a few seasons in that pure form, 1974 to 1978, and both finals it reached were lost.
Two more World Cup finals followed without a win — 1978 and 2010 — and a third-place finish in 2014 under Louis van Gaal, who had also managed the side through the 2010 run. Guus Hiddink and Rinus Michels, the coach most associated with Total Football's original shape, are among the others who have taken charge; Xavi Hernández, a player rather than a Dutch product, was appointed more recently.
Memphis Depay sits atop the goalscoring list, and Virgil van Dijk has captained the side through a period in which the closest rival on the calendar remains Germany, in the fixture known as the Duits-Nederlandse derby. The stadium holds 56,120.
| 24 Sep | UEFA Nations League |
Germany
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 30 Jun | World Cup |
Morocco
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 26 Jun | World Cup |
Tunisia
A
|
3:1 | W |
| 20 Jun | World Cup |
Sweden
H
|
5:1 | W |
| 14 Jun | World Cup |
Japan
H
|
2:2 | D |
| 8 Jun | Friendlies |
Uzbekistan
H
|
2:1 | W |
Group stage · Group 2
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
 Montenegro
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
| 2 |
 Azerbaijan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 3 |
 Netherlands
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
| 3 |
 Hungary
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
| 3 |
 Cyprus
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 82 | 53 | 29 |
| Scored | 189 | 127 | 62 |
| Conceded | 82 | 53 | 29 |
| Scored per game | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Conceded per game | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Difference | +107 | +74 | +33 |
Mark Flekken
Goalkeeper
8 Matches
Virgil van Dijk
Defender
8 Matches
Cody Mathès Gakpo
Forward
8 Matches
Noa Noëll Lang
Forward
8 Matches
Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries
Defender
8 Matches
J. Hato
Defender
8 Matches
Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey
Forward
8 Matches
Ryan Jiro Gravenberch
Midfielder
8 Matches
| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 |  Mark Flekken |
Goalkeeper | 8 | ||
| 4 | |
 Virgil van Dijk |
Defender | 35 | 8 |
| 11 | |
 Cody Mathès Gakpo |
Forward | 27 | 8 |
| 10 |  Noa Noëll Lang |
Forward | 8 | ||
| 22 | |
 Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries |
Defender | 30 | 8 |
| 3 | J. Hato |
Defender | 8 | ||
| 9 |  Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey |
Forward | 8 | ||
| 8 | |
 Ryan Jiro Gravenberch |
Midfielder | 24 | 8 |
| 5 |  Nathan Benjamin Aké |
Defender | 8 | ||
| 14 |  Tijjani Reijnders |
Midfielder | 8 | ||
| 6 |  Jan Paul van Hecke |
Defender | 8 | ||
| 20 |  Teun Koopmeiners |
Midfielder | 8 | ||
| 15 |  Micky van de Ven |
Defender | 8 | ||
| 1 |  Bart Verbruggen |
Goalkeeper | 8 | ||
| 2 |  Lutsharel Geertruida |
Defender | 7 | ||
| 19 |  Quinten Timber |
Midfielder | 7 | ||
| 9 | |
 Wout Weghorst |
Forward | 34 | 7 |
| 18 | |
 Donyell Malen |
Forward | 27 | 7 |
| 13 |  Robin Roefs |
Goalkeeper | 6 | ||
| 16 | |
 Guus Berend Til |
Midfielder | 28 | 6 |
| 7 |  Crysencio Jilbert Sylverio Cir Summerville |
Forward | 6 | ||
| 3 |  Marten Elco de Roon |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 10 |  Memphis Depay |
Forward | 5 | ||
| 21 |  Frenkie de Jong |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 12 | |
 Mats Wieffer |
Midfielder | 26 | 5 |
| 7 |  Justin Kluivert |
Forward | 5 | ||
| 12 | |
 Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong |
Defender | 25 | 3 |
| 13 |  Justin Bijlow |
Goalkeeper | 2 | ||
| 10 | |
 Luciano Valente |
Midfielder | 22 | 2 |
| 21 | |
 K. Smith |
Midfielder | 20 | 2 |
| 6 |  Stefan de Vrij |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 7 |  Xavier Quentin Shay Simons |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 16 |  Jerdy Schouten |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 17 | |
 Mexx Meerdink |
Forward | 23 | 1 |
| 18 |  Joey Veerman |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 21 | |
 R. van Bommel |
Forward | 22 | 1 |
| 2 |  Jurriën David Norman Timber |
Defender | 1 |
Jurgen Klopp's first game in charge of Germany ended in a 1-1 draw after Cody Gakpo struck a late equaliser for the Netherlands. Felix Nmecha had put the visitors in front, but Gakpo's stoppage-time volley prevented a perfect start for Klopp.
Netherlands coach Xavi Hernández says Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong should rejoin the group after the international break, with no date set for a return to matches.
Milan have assigned a scout to watch Cagliari midfielder Alessandro Romano against Belgium, with Juventus and Inter also interested and Cagliari valuing him at €25m.
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk rejects claims he influenced the World Cup tactics before the Germany game, and Jurgen Klopp defends him against Dutch press criticism.
Klopp and Xavi begin their national team jobs in Amsterdam on Thursday, with Van Dijk hoping to beat his old Liverpool boss as the Dutch lead the Nations League.
Jurgen Klopp has set four rules for Germany, including phone bans in massage and gym and fewer family visits, ahead of his first game against the Netherlands.
Jürgen Klopp says he and Xavi Hernández face the same situation as Germany visit the Netherlands in the Nations League on Thursday, both coaches new in post.
Two months into the job, Jurgen Klopp says he wants Germans to reclaim pride in the national flag, amid rising political tension in the country.
