30 October – The national football team shocks the Netherlands by winning 2-1 in the second qualifying round for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, progressing 3-2 on aggregate.
Belgium continued their qualifying campaign for the 1974 FIFA World Cup with a win over Norway and a draw against the Netherlands.
The orange colour that identifies the club was inspired by the Netherlands national football team which was a sensation during the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
He made a successful start to his career with Forest Green and in November 2006 was called up to the England National Game XI squad for the European Trophy decider against Holland.
The move was also intended to show their support for the Dutch team.
Rashid Yussuff made his only appearance for England under-18s on 27 March 2007 in a 4–1 win over Netherlands under-18s, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Daniel Sturridge.
He made his debut for Ireland in the European Championships qualifier against The Netherlands in Rotterdam on 22 September 1982 and scored his only goal away to Luxembourg in a Euro 88 qualifier.
The group consisted of the Netherlands, Scotland, Germany and the CIS - a team composed of players from 12 of the 15 former Soviet Union members.
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April 3 – Humphrey Mijnals becomes the first player from Surinamese descent who makes his debut for the Netherlands national football team when Holland defeats Bulgaria (4-2) in a friendly.
It played host to three tournament matches of which two were group stage games and the other match was a quarter-final game between the Netherlands and Sweden.
Adrianus Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraaij (born August 1, 1953 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant), commonly known as Adrie van Kraay, is a retired football central defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number four jersey.
Moments before the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final between Spain and the Netherlands, pitch invader Jimmy Jump rushed onto the field and attempted to place a Barretina on the World Cup trophy before being apprehended by several security guards.
During the 2010 World Cup, Eden attracted media attention after her 28 June Twitter announcement, in which she promised to provide oral sex for all of her Twitter followers if the Netherlands team won the World Cup.
The stadium hosted one international match of the Dutch national football team: a friendly played on May 27, 1992 against Austria (3-2).
Dirk "Dick" Hendricus Schoenaker (born November 30, 1952 in Ede, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number three jersey.
He made his debut for Austria in an April 1975 European Championship qualification match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal in a match against the Netherlands, and 1982 FIFA World Cup where he skippered the team.
On 8 December 1935 in a friendly against Netherlands at Dalymount Park, together with Bill McGuire, Paddy Andrews and Plev Ellis he was one of four Bohemian players in the FAI XI.
He also played for the Dutch national side twice, his debut coming in a 1934 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium, a 4-2 win that saw them reach the finals; Keizer did not make the squad for that tournament, however.
The first of his only two European Championship qualifying games, both in season 2002-03, was the encounter between Holland and Belarus on 7 September 2002 at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven.
He was a member of the Netherlands U-20 team at the 2007 Toulon Tournament.
As a player, he was an important member of the Dutch national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups.
Johannes ("John") Maria van Loen (born February 4, 1965 in Utrecht) is a former football striker from The Netherlands, who earned seven caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal.
Johnny Dusbaba (born 14 March 1956 in The Hague) is a retired Dutch football player who played for ADO Den Haag, Ajax, Anderlecht, Standard Liège, NAC Breda and Sint-Niklase, as well as the Dutch national side.
Champion was selected as a commentator for ITV at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and most notably of all his matches, he commentated on the Netherlands v Japan match in the group stages.
Despite not playing for South Korea since 2008, he is considered one of South Korea's best goalkeepers even to the point where he has been nicknamed by fans as "Yong Der Sar" in reference to former Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United and the Netherlands.
He was one of the 23 players chosen to represent the Netherlands on Euro 2012, but he did not make any appearance.
Uilke Piebe ("Oeki") Hoekema (born 28 January 1949 in Leeuwarden) is a retired Dutch football player who played for Go Ahead Eagles, PSV, De Graafschap, Lierse SK, ADO Den Haag and FC Wageningen, as well as the Dutch national side.
Three days later he officiated in a Group E game between Cameroon and the Netherlands at the same venue.
After an impressive performance for the FAI XI against the Netherlands in May 1932, Moore, together with Joe O'Reilly and Jimmy Daly, was one of three Irish players from that team who were then signed by Aberdeen.
Players like Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Tim de Cler, Kevin Hofland and Roy Makaay (all (former) Dutch internationals) were purchased with money that was made available out of the talent pools.
He then moved to the Royal Dutch Football Association, where he initially served as assistant manager to the Olympic team, who were unable to qualify for the 2000 Olympics.
He refereed one match - a group match between the Netherlands and South Korea which the Dutch won 5-0.
Westerveld made his debut for the Netherlands on 8 June 1999, in an away friendly 3-1 defeat to Brazil in Goiania.
He made his U-21 international debut in the 1–0 loss against the Netherlands in Venlo on 27 March.
He was selected in the Scotland squad for the 1978 World Cup, where he played in the games against Peru and The Netherlands.
He scored on his U21 debut after coming on as a substitute against San Marino in a UEFA U21 European Championship Qualifier, and earned his first senior cap in a 6–0 defeat to the Netherlands in a friendly on 2 June 2012.