Before the first World War, Denmark and the Netherlands were arguably the two strongest teams on the continent, securing the silver and bronze medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics behind the British amateurs; the first head-to-head encounter was the 1912 Olympic semifinal, with Denmark securing a convincing win.
After the first world war, both countries staunchly adhered to the amateur ideal, and so met frequently in friendly matches until the early sixties. In later years, the Danish Dynamite team of the 1986 World Cup gained much sympathy in the Netherlands, also because many Danish players (had) plied their club trade with Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV. Some of this sympathy may have been lost when the two countries again met in the semifinal of a major tournament, the 1992 European Championship, surprisingly claimed by Denmark, who had only entered as replacements for politically banned Yugoslavia.
The match on March 7, 1953, which does not count as an official international for Denmark, was a benefit match for the victims of the Watersnoodramp five weeks before. The net profit was about 200,000 guilders, but its impact was dwarfed by a match 5 days later in Paris between the French national side and a selection of Dutch professionals abroad (mainly in France). The financial gain of that match was little more than half of that of the Denmark match but the sensational 2-1 win by the Dutch professionals, and the obvious gap in playing quality between their team (of players who had never played together) and the official Dutch side triggered the advent of professional football in the Netherlands one year later.
All matches listed are friendlies unless otherwise stated.
Game Date Venue Result Remark 1. 2- 7-1912 Stockholm Denmark 4-1 Netherlands [Olympic Games] 2. 17- 5-1914 København Denmark 4-3 Netherlands 3. 5- 4-1920 Amsterdam Netherlands 2-0 Denmark 4. 12- 6-1921 København Denmark 1-1 Netherlands 5. 17- 4-1922 Amsterdam Netherlands 2-0 Denmark 6. 25-10-1925 Amsterdam Netherlands 4-2 Denmark 7. 13- 6-1926 København Denmark 4-1 Netherlands 8. 12- 6-1927 København Denmark 1-1 Netherlands 9. 22- 4-1928 Amsterdam Netherlands 2-0 Denmark 10. 14- 6-1931 København Denmark 0-2 Netherlands 11. 3-11-1935 Amsterdam Netherlands 3-0 Denmark 12. 23-10-1938 København Denmark 2-2 Netherlands 13. 12- 6-1949 København Denmark 1-2 Netherlands 14. 11-12-1949 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-1 Denmark 15. 21- 9-1952 København Denmark 3-2 Netherlands 16. 7- 3-1953 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-2 Denmark [*] 17. 13- 3-1955 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-1 Denmark 18. 4-11-1956 København Denmark 2-2 Netherlands 19. 15-10-1958 Rotterdam Netherlands 5-1 Denmark 20. 26- 9-1962 København Denmark 4-1 Netherlands 21. 30-11-1966 Rotterdam Netherlands 2-0 Denmark [European Champ. Qual.] 22. 4-10-1967 København Denmark 3-2 Netherlands [European Champ. Qual.] 23. 14- 3-1984 Amsterdam Netherlands 6-0 Denmark 24. 6- 9-1989 Amsterdam Netherlands 2-2 Denmark 25. 22- 6-1992 Göteborg Denmark 2-2 Netherlands [European Champ., aet, 5-4 pen] 26. 18- 8-1999 København Denmark 0-0 Netherlands 27. 16- 6-2000 Rotterdam Netherlands 3-0 Denmark [European Champ.] 28. 10-11-2001 København Denmark 1-1 Netherlands 29. 29- 5-2008 Eindhoven Netherlands 1-1 Denmark 30. 14- 6-2010 Johannesburg Netherlands 2-0 Denmark [World Cup] 31. 9- 6-2012 Kharkiv Denmark 1-0 Netherlands [European Champ.] [*] match is not official for Denmark
Total record:
Denmark 31 9 10 12 43- 59 28
Netherlands 31 12 10 9 59- 43 34
Some more stats:
Pd Dk D N DG- NG
In Denmark: 13 5 6 2 26- 20
In the Netherlands: 14 2 3 9 10- 34
Elsewhere: 4 2 1 1 7- 5
Netherlands - List of International Matches
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Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 7 Feb 2013
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