Netherlands national football team | netherlands football
MensnationalassociationfootballteamrepresentingtheNetherlandsTheNetherlandsmensnationalfootballteam(Dutch:NederlandsvoetbalelftalorsimplyHetNederlandselftal)hasrepresentedtheNetherlandsininternationalmensfootballmatchessince1905.ThemensnationalteamiscontrolledbytheRoyalDutchFootballAssociation(KNVB),thegoverningbodyforfootballintheNetherlands,whichisapartofUEFA,underthejurisdictionofFIFA.Theyweresometimesregardedasthegreatestnationalteamoftherespectivegenerations.[6][7][8][9]MostoftheNetherl...
Mens national association football team representing the Netherlands
The Netherlands mens national football team (Dutch: Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply Het Nederlands elftal) has represented the Netherlands in international mens 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, under the jurisdiction of FIFA. They were sometimes regarded as the greatest national team of the respective generations.[6][7][8][9] Most of the Netherlands home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion and De Grolsch Veste.
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)....