
Belgium 0-3 Netherlands - December 14, 1996 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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Team line-ups
Belgium
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Filip De Wilde | 32 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Philippe Albert | 29 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pascal Rénier | 50 | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Eric Van Meir | 28 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lorenzo Staelens | 32 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Philippe Léonard | 35 | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Eric Deflandre | 75 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Marc Degryse | 63 | 31 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Marc Wilmots | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luis Oliveira | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luc Nilis | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
23
Netherlands
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Edwin van der Sar | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jaap Stam | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank de Boer | 26 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Philip Cocu | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arthur Numan | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Reiziger | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Wim Jonk | 90 | 30 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Aaron Winter | 29 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Clarence Seedorf | 29 | 20 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ronald De Boer | 87 | 26 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dennis Bergkamp | 2568 | 27 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Nico Van Kerckhoven | 35 | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Frédéric Pierre | 63 | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nordin Jbari | 75 | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Marc Overmars | 87 | 23 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Patrick Kluivert | 68 | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Eric Deflandre
IN
Bertrand Crasson
OUT
Philippe Albert
IN
Gert Verheyen
OUT
Eric Van Meir
IN
Dirk Medved
OUT
Marc Wilmots
IN
Gunther Schepens
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
51
2
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Van Moer vs Netherlands
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Van Moer vs Hiddink
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
20
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
Hiddink vs Belgium
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Hiddink vs Van Moer
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Pierluigi Pairetto
1 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Belgium3 matches | General total | Netherlands2 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Belgium1 match | Season total | Netherlands1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Latest figure on December 14, 1996 | Latest figure on December 14, 1996 |
Videos
Key figures

End of streak for Belgium after 18 consecutive matches without a loss at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 03/09/1977). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/11/1976 (10 matches)

End of streak for Belgium after 15 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 25/03/1981). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/11/1976 (10 matches)

It's the first time Clarence Seedorf scores a goal in his professional career with since the 04/06/1996 (with vs )
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VBelgium 2-0 Cyprus26/04/1995 | LBelgium 1-2 Germany23/08/1995 | LBelgium 1-3 Denmark06/09/1995 | LBelgium 0-2 France27/03/1996 | DBelgium 0-0 Russia24/04/1996 | VBelgium 2-1 Turkey31/08/1996 |
Overall | DCyprus 1-1 Belgium15/11/1995 | LBelgium 0-2 France27/03/1996 | DBelgium 0-0 Russia24/04/1996 | DItaly 2-2 Belgium29/05/1996 | VBelgium 2-1 Turkey31/08/1996 | VSan Marino 0-3 Belgium09/10/1996 |
Current form
Away | DNorway 1-1 Netherlands12/10/1994 | LCzech Republic 3-1 Netherlands26/04/1995 | LBelarus 1-0 Netherlands07/06/1995 | VMalta 0-4 Netherlands11/10/1995 | LEngland 4-1 Netherlands18/06/1996 | VWales 1-3 Netherlands05/10/1996 |
Overall | VNetherlands 2-0 Switzerland13/06/1996 | LEngland 4-1 Netherlands18/06/1996 | DFrance 0-0 Netherlands22/06/1996 | DNetherlands 2-2 Brazil31/08/1996 | VWales 1-3 Netherlands05/10/1996 | VNetherlands 7-1 Wales09/10/1996 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 4 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 4 |
Drawless streak | 5 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
10 |
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
2.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
5 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-1 |
Bookings
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Luc Nilis | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Dennis Bergkamp | ![]() |
![]() | Marc Degryse | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Pierre van Hooijdonk | ![]() |
![]() | Luc Nilis | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last match | Dennis Bergkamp | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
111 gf
99 ga
Away
92 gf
163 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
0 ga
Total
204 gf
262 ga
Historical head to head
Home
163 gf
92 ga
Away
99 gf
111 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
1 ga
Total
262 gf
204 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 7 - 1 |
March 17, 1940 |
Home | 7 - 1 |
March 17, 1940 |
Largest victory
Overall | 9 - 1 |
October 04, 1959 |
Away | 7 - 2 |
April 13, 1958 |
Latest head to head
June 25, 1994 - Coupe du Monde 1994
September 09, 1987 - Rencontres amicales 1987
November 20, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde 1986
October 16, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde 1986
September 21, 1983 - Rencontres amicales 1983
Best historical scorers against Netherlands
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Raymond Braine | 10 goals | 1926 - 1939 |
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Bernard Voorhoof | 10 goals | 1930 - 1940 |
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Rik Coppens | 9 goals | 1952 - 1958 |
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Joseph Mermans | 9 goals | 1948 - 1954 |
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Léopold Anoul | 8 goals | 1947 - 1952 |
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Paul Vandenberg | 7 goals | 1957 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against Belgium
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Eberhard Bakhuys | 13 goals | 1929 - 1936 |
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Leen Vente | 13 goals | 1934 - 1940 |
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Kieck Smit | 12 goals | 1934 - 1946 |
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Abe Lenstra | 12 goals | 1948 - 1959 |
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Hendrick Francken | 12 goals | 1910 - 1913 |
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Faas Wilkes | 12 goals | 1946 - 1959 |
Players with most games played vs Netherlands
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Bernard Voorhoof | 22 matches | 1928 - 1940 |
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Vicky Mees | 21 matches | 1949 - 1960 |
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Raymond Braine | 19 matches | 1925 - 1939 |
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Jef Jurion | 17 matches | 1956 - 1967 |
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Armand Swartenbroeks | 16 matches | 1913 - 1928 |
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Victor Lemberechts | 15 matches | 1946 - 1954 |
Players with most games played vs Belgium
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Puck van Heel | 24 matches | 1925 - 1938 |
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Wim Anderiesen | 18 matches | 1931 - 1939 |
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Henri Denis | 18 matches | 1920 - 1930 |
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Gejus van der Meulen | 17 matches | 1924 - 1933 |
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Jan Klaassens | 16 matches | 1953 - 1960 |
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Joop de Korver | 16 matches | 1905 - 1913 |
Competition info
The other matches
June 02, 1996
August 31, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 10, 1996
December 14, 1996
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
June 07, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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