Netherlands football team  
  • The Men’s Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Het Nederlands Elftal) has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905.
  • The mens national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of UEFA, and under the jurisdiction of FIFA.
  • They are widely considered one of the best national teams in world football and widely regarded as one of the greatest national teams of all time.
  • Most of the Netherlands' home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena and the Stadion Feijenoord.
  • The team is colloquially referred to as Het Nederlands Elftal (The Dutch Eleven) or Oranje, after the House of Orange-Nassau and their distinctive orange jerseys.
  • Informally the team, like the country itself, was referred to as Holland.
  • The fan club is known as "Het Oranje Legioen" (The Orange Legion).
  • The Netherlands has competed in ten FIFA World Cups, appearing in the finals three times (in 1974, 1978 and 2010).
  • They have also appeared in ten UEFA European Championships, winning the 1988 tournament in West Germany.
  • Additionally, the team won a bronze medal at the Olympic tournament in 1908, 1912 and 1920.
  • The Netherlands has long-standing football rivalries with neighbours Belgium and Germany.

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