The World Cup Record

  • Became member of FIFA in 1904

  • 1930 - did not participated
  • 1934 - lost to Switzerland 2-3 in first round
  • 1938 - lost to Czechoslovakia 0-3 in OT in the first round
  • 1950 - did not participated
  • 1954 - did not participated
  • 1958 - did not qualify (finished second in group)
  • 1962 - did not qualify (finished second in group)
  • 1966 - did not qualify (finished third in group)
  • 1970 - did not qualify (finished third in group)
  • 1974 - Runner-up (lost to West Germany 1-2 in final)
  • 1978 - Runner-up (lost to Argentina 1-3 in OT in final)
  • 1982 - did not qualify (finished fourth in group)
  • 1986 - did not qualify (lost playoff to Belgium on away goal rule)
  • 1990 - second round, lost to West Germany 1-2
  • 1994 - Quarter-final lost to Brazil 2-3
  • 1998 - Fourth, lost to Brazil 1-1 (2-4 pen) in semi-final
  • Final Appearances: 7 (1934, 38, 74, 78, 90, 94, 98)
  • Total : Played 32 games, 14 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses, scored 56 goals, and let in 36.
  • Biggest Win : 5-0 vs South Korea (1998)
  • Biggest Defeat : 0-3 vs Czechoslovakia (1938)
  • Leading Scorer :
    • Johannes Rep, 7 goals (74 and 78)
    • Dennis Bergkamp, 6 goals (94 and 98)

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Last modified : Jun 12, 1998


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