Hungary and the Netherlands have one particular trauma in common: losing a World Cup final to West Germany in spite of being almost universally considered to have been the best team of the relevant tournament. The Netherlands did not play Hungary very often during the heyday of Magyar football - no matches at all against the Aranycsapat of the fifties and only four competitive matches in the sixties, in which the Hungarians easily dominated the Dutch in 1962 World Cup and 1968 European Nations Cup qualifying, in groups also including East Germany.
Then there was a sudden flurry of matches in the mid-eighties, in qualifying campaigns for the 1986 World Cup and 1988 European Championship. Hungarian football had by then declined considerably but the national side still managed to secure a surprise 2-1 away win in Rotterdam which paved the way for Hungary's last ever qualification (to date) for an international tournament. Since that win, the two countries have met on eight occasions, with the Netherlands winning each and every encounter. Only against Cyprus and Luxembourg Oranje managed as many successive wins (9 and 8 respectively, both series running). In the last five meetings alone, the Dutch ran up a 26-6 goal record against Hungary.
All matches listed are friendlies unless otherwise stated.
Game Date Venue Result Remark 1. 8- 6-1930 Budapest Hungary 6-2 Netherlands 2. 5- 3-1933 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-2 Hungary 3. 26- 2-1939 Rotterdam Netherlands 3-2 Hungary 4. 30- 4-1961 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-3 Hungary [World Cup Qualifier] 5. 22-10-1961 Budapest Hungary 3-3 Netherlands [World Cup Qualifier] 6. 7- 9-1966 Rotterdam Netherlands 2-2 Hungary [European Champ. Qual.] 7. 10- 5-1967 Budapest Hungary 2-1 Netherlands [European Champ. Qual.] 8. 17-10-1984 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-2 Hungary [World Cup Qualifier] 9. 14- 5-1985 Budapest Hungary 0-1 Netherlands [World Cup Qualifier] 10. 15-10-1986 Budapest Hungary 0-1 Netherlands [European Champ. Qual.] 11. 29- 4-1987 Rotterdam Netherlands 2-0 Hungary [European Champ. Qual.] 12. 1- 6-1994 Eindhoven Netherlands 7-1 Hungary 13. 5- 6-2010 Amsterdam Netherlands 6-1 Hungary 14. 25- 3-2011 Budapest Hungary 0-4 Netherlands [European Champ. Qual.] 15. 29- 3-2011 Amsterdam Netherlands 5-3 Hungary [European Champ. Qual.] 16. 11- 9-2012 Budapest Hungary 1-4 Netherlands [World Cup Qualifier]
Total record:
Hungary 16 5 2 9 28- 43 15
Netherlands 16 9 2 5 43- 28 23
Some more stats:
Pd H D N HG- NG
In Hungary: 7 2 1 4 12- 16
In the Netherlands: 9 3 1 5 16- 27
Netherlands - List of International Matches
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