Sweden were the first 'eternal' opponents of the Netherlands at a major international tournament. The two teams played in 5 matches at 4 consecutive Olympic Games between 1908 and 1924, with 3 of the 5 matches reaching extra time. In both 1908 and 1924 the encounters were to decide the bronze medalists, in Sweden's home Olympics in 1912 it was a first round match and in 1920 the match featured as a quarterfinal. Only in 1924 were Sweden victorious, and that only after a replay, against a Dutch team which had given the eventual winners from Uruguay the fight of their life in the semifinals, only losing 1-2 after a highly controversial late penalty awarded to the South Americans.
Since then, the two countries only met twice more at major final tournaments, with both matches finishing goalless, in stark contrast to the eight matches the two played in Stockholm, which averaged nearly 6 goals a game. Overall, the Dutch team won more matches than they lost, but Sweden outscored Oranje in the 23 encounters played in a period spanning more than a century. The two first met in a qualifying tournament for the 2012 European Championship.
All matches listed are friendlies unless otherwise stated.
Game Date Venue Result Remark 1. 23-10-1908 London Netherlands 2-0 Sweden [Olympic Games] 2. 25-10-1908 Den Haag Netherlands 5-3 Sweden 3. 29- 6-1912 Stockholm Sweden 3-4 Netherlands [Olympic Games, aet] 4. 9- 6-1919 Amsterdam Netherlands 3-1 Sweden 5. 24- 8-1919 Stockholm Sweden 4-1 Netherlands 6. 29- 8-1920 Antwerpen Netherlands 5-4 Sweden [Olympic Games, aet] 7. 8- 6-1924 Paris Netherlands 1-1 Sweden [Olympic Games, aet] 8. 9- 6-1924 Paris Sweden 3-1 Netherlands [Olympic Games] 9. 13-11-1927 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-0 Sweden 10. 9- 6-1929 Stockholm Sweden 6-2 Netherlands 11. 9- 6-1948 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-0 Sweden 12. 8- 6-1950 Stockholm Sweden 4-1 Netherlands 13. 14- 5-1952 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-0 Sweden 14. 19- 5-1954 Stockholm Sweden 6-1 Netherlands 15. 29- 4-1964 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-1 Sweden 16. 19- 6-1974 Dortmund Netherlands 0-0 Sweden [World Cup] 17. 4- 9-1974 Stockholm Sweden 1-5 Netherlands 18. 27- 4-1983 Utrecht Netherlands 0-3 Sweden 19. 26- 6-2004 Faro/Loulé Netherlands 0-0 Sweden [European Champ., aet, 5-4 pen] 20. 18- 8-2004 Stockholm Sweden 2-2 Netherlands 21. 19-11-2008 Amsterdam Netherlands 3-1 Sweden 22. 12-10-2010 Amsterdam Netherlands 4-1 Sweden [European Champ. Qual.] 23. 11-10-2011 Stockholm Sweden 3-2 Netherlands [European Champ. Qual.]
Total record:
Netherlands 23 10 5 8 44- 47 25
Sweden 23 8 5 10 47- 44 21
Some more stats:
Pd N D S NG- SG
In the Netherlands: 9 6 1 2 17- 10
In Sweden: 8 2 1 5 18- 29
Elsewhere: 6 2 3 1 9- 8
Netherlands - List of International Matches
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