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Netherlands 4-1 France - June 13, 2008 / Euro 2008

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Euro 2008 - Group C

Stade de Suisse - Bern - Switzerland

June 13, 2008

32 000

Netherlands

4 - 1

France

Assist by Rafael van der Vaart (header) Dirk Kuyt

Assist by Arjen Robben (left foot) Robin van Persie

59'

(left foot) Arjen Robben

72'

(right foot) Wesley Sneijder

90+2'

71'

Thierry Henry (left foot) Assist by Willy Sagnol

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9' - Goal Dirk Kuyt9

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46' - Substitution Orlando Engelaaris substituted by Arjen Robben46

56' - Substitution Dirk Kuytis substituted by Robin van Persie56

59' - Goal Robin van Persie59

60' - Substitution Florent Maloudais substituted by Bafétimbi Gomis

71' - Goal Thierry Henry

72' - Goal Arjen Robben72

75' - Substitution Sidney Govouis substituted by Nicolas Anelka

78' - Substitution Rafael van der Vaartis substituted by Wilfried Bouma78

92' - Goal Wesley Sneijder92

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Team line-ups LIVE Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Netherlands

4 - 1

France

Netherlands France

Team line-ups

Netherlands

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

van Nistelrooy

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

B.date01/07/1976

Age31 years

H1m88

positionStriker

van der Vaart78

Rafael van der Vaart

Netherlands

B.date11/02/1983

Age25 years

H1m75

positionPlaymaker

Sneijder92

Wesley Sneijder

Netherlands

B.date09/06/1984

Age24 years

H1m70

positionPlaymaker

Kuyt956

Dirk Kuyt

Netherlands

B.date22/07/1980

Age27 years

H1m84

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Engelaar46

Orlando Engelaar

Netherlands

B.date24/08/1979

Age28 years

H1m98

positionMidfield

de Jong

Nigel de Jong

Netherlands

B.date30/11/1984

Age23 years

H1m74

positionDefensive Midfielder

van Bronckhorst

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Netherlands

B.date05/02/1975

Age33 years

H1m78

positionLeft full-back

Mathijsen

Joris Mathijsen

Netherlands

B.date05/04/1980

Age28 years

H1m82

positionLeft central defender

Ooijer

André Ooijer

Netherlands

B.date11/07/1974

Age33 years

H1m84

positionCentral defender

Boulahrouz

Khalid Boulahrouz

Netherlands

B.date28/12/1981

Age26 years

H1m83

positionRight central defender

Van der Sar

Edwin Van der Sar

Netherlands

B.date29/10/1970

Age37 years

H1m97

positionGoalkeeper

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Edwin Van der Sar		37	127	9You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Khalid Boulahrouz		26	24	3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Joris Mathijsen		28	34	4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	André Ooijer		33	39	1You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Giovanni van Bronckhorst		33	80	8You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Nigel de Jong		23	25	3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Orlando Engelaar	46	28	8	4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Dirk Kuyt	956	27	40	2You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Rafael van der Vaart	78	25	57	7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Wesley Sneijder	92	24	47	8You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ruud van Nistelrooy		31	63	8You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

France

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

Henry71

Thierry Henry

France

B.date17/08/1977

Age30 years

H1m88

positionStriker

Malouda60

Florent Malouda

France

B.date13/06/1980

Age28 years

H1m81

positionLeft Winger

Ribéry

Franck Ribéry

France

B.date07/04/1983

Age25 years

H1m70

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

Govou75

Sidney Govou

France

B.date27/07/1979

Age28 years

H1m78

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Makélélé

Claude Makélélé

France

B.date18/02/1973

Age35 years

H1m74

positionDefensive Midfielder

Toulalan

Jérémy Toulalan

France

B.date10/09/1983

Age24 years

H1m83

positionDefensive Midfielder

Evra

Patrice Evra

France

B.date15/05/1981

Age27 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

Gallas

William Gallas

France

B.date17/08/1977

Age30 years

H1m81

positionLeft central defender

Thuram

Lilian Thuram

France

B.date01/01/1972

Age36 years

H1m82

positionRight central defender

Sagnol

Willy Sagnol

France

B.date18/03/1977

Age31 years

H1m82

positionRight full-back

Coupet

Grégory Coupet

France

B.date31/12/1972

Age35 years

H1m81

positionGoalkeeper

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Grégory Coupet		35	33	6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Lilian Thuram		36	142	4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	William Gallas		30	63	3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Patrice Evra		27	12	1You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Willy Sagnol		31	58	2You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Claude Makélélé		35	70	2You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jérémy Toulalan		24	15	1You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sidney Govou	75	28	33	2You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Franck Ribéry		25	29	3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Florent Malouda	60	28	41	2You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Thierry Henry	71	30	101	5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

29.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

			Age	Match num	Note
D	Wilfried Bouma	78	29	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Robin van Persie	5956	24	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Arjen Robben	7246	24	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Bafétimbi Gomis	60	22	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	F		Nicolas Anelka	75	29	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Patrice Evra

Éric Abidal

OUT

Thierry Henry

Nicolas Anelka

OUT

Sidney Govou

Karim Benzema

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Marco van Basten

Success rate in this team:

68 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

69 %

van Basten vs France

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on June 13, 2008

van Basten vs Domenech

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on June 13, 2008

Manager

Age

Match num

Raymond Domenech

Success rate in this team:

57 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

50 %

Domenech vs Netherlands

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on June 13, 2008

Domenech vs van Basten

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on June 13, 2008

Referee

Herbert Fandel

1 victory	1 draw	0 loss	Netherlands2 matches	General total	France4 matches	3 victories	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Netherlands1 match	Season total	France1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on June 13, 2008					Latest figure on June 13, 2008

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Important actions

90+3'		End of game.
90+2'		GOOOAAAAL!! Wesley Sneijder scores.
90+1'		Patrice Evra misses the target.
90+1'		Corner.
90'		Arjen Robben misses the target.
90'		Cross deflected by Patrice Evra.
88'		Foul on Willy Sagnol conceded by Ruud van Nistelrooy.
88'		Franck Ribéry misses the target.
87'		Foul conceded by Joris Mathijsen.
85'		Thierry Henry misses the target.
84'		Cross deflected by Patrice Evra.
83'		Corner.
83'		Yellow card! Jérémy Toulalan is shown a YELLOW CARD.
82'		Cross deflected by Franck Ribéry.
81'		Cross deflected by Franck Ribéry.
78'		Rafael van der Vaart is substituted by Wilfried Bouma.
78'		Patrice Evra misses the target.
77'		Thierry Henry misses the target.
76'		Foul on Bafétimbi Gomis conceded by Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
76'		Foul on Nicolas Anelka.
75'		Foul on Robin van Persie conceded by Thierry Henry.
75'		Sidney Govou is substituted by Nicolas Anelka.
74'		Cross deflected by Patrice Evra.
73'		Cross deflected by Willy Sagnol.
73'		Jérémy Toulalan shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
72'		GOOOAAAAL!! Arjen Robben scores.
71'		GOOOAAAAL!! Thierry Henry scores. Assist by Willy Sagnol.
71'		Cross deflected by Willy Sagnol.
70'		Cross deflected by Wesley Sneijder.
66'		Cross deflected by Robin van Persie.
65'		Foul on Ruud van Nistelrooy conceded by William Gallas.
63'		Arjen Robben shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
63'		Sidney Govou is caught offside.
61'		Foul on Arjen Robben.
61'		Franck Ribéry shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
60'		Cross deflected by Willy Sagnol.
60'		Corner.
60'		Florent Malouda is substituted by Bafétimbi Gomis.
59'		GOOOAAAAL!! Robin van Persie scores. Assist by Arjen Robben.
59'		Cross deflected by Arjen Robben.
57'		Foul on Wesley Sneijder.
57'		Willy Sagnol misses the target.
56'		Cross deflected by Arjen Robben.
56'		Dirk Kuyt is substituted by Robin van Persie.
55'		Foul on Wesley Sneijder conceded by Claude Makélélé.
55'		Cross deflected by Patrice Evra.
55'		Cross deflected by Franck Ribéry.
55'		Corner.
54'		Cross deflected by Franck Ribéry.
54'		Thierry Henry misses the target.
53'		Cross deflected by Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
52'		William Gallas misses the target.
52'		Cross deflected by Franck Ribéry.
52'		Yellow card! André Ooijer is shown a YELLOW CARD.
51'		Foul on Thierry Henry conceded by André Ooijer.
50'		Corner.
49'		Thierry Henry shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
49'		Foul on Sidney Govou conceded by Edwin Van der Sar.
48'		Foul on Lilian Thuram conceded by Wesley Sneijder.
47'		Cross deflected by Franck Ribéry.
47'		Corner.
47'		Cross deflected by Thierry Henry.
46'		Orlando Engelaar is substituted by Arjen Robben.
45'		Second half.
45+2'		Half time.
45+1'		Foul on Rafael van der Vaart conceded by Jérémy Toulalan.
45'		Foul conceded by Khalid Boulahrouz.
43'		Thierry Henry misses the target.
42'		Foul on Patrice Evra conceded by Ruud van Nistelrooy.
42'		Cross deflected by Willy Sagnol.
40'		Cross deflected by Wesley Sneijder.
38'		Wesley Sneijder shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
37'		Cross deflected by Willy Sagnol.
35'		Franck Ribéry shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
34'		Sidney Govou shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
34'		Florent Malouda shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
32'		Yellow card! Claude Makélélé is shown a YELLOW CARD.
32'		Foul on Claude Makélélé conceded by Rafael van der Vaart.
27'		Khalid Boulahrouz shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
25'		Cross deflected by Florent Malouda.
23'		Cross deflected by Patrice Evra.
23'		Cross deflected by Franck Ribéry.
23'		Corner.
23'		Sidney Govou shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
23'		Cross deflected by Willy Sagnol.
22'		Foul on Franck Ribéry conceded by Dirk Kuyt.
22'		Foul conceded by Sidney Govou.
21'		Dirk Kuyt misses the target.
18'		Foul conceded by Franck Ribéry.
16'		Wesley Sneijder misses the target.
16'		Cross deflected by Dirk Kuyt.
13'		Foul on Nigel de Jong conceded by Franck Ribéry.
12'		Foul on Florent Malouda conceded by Nigel de Jong.
9'		GOOOAAAAL!! Dirk Kuyt scores. Assist by Rafael van der Vaart.
9'		Corner.
6'		Franck Ribéry misses the target.
5'		Cross deflected by Florent Malouda.
4'		Foul on Dirk Kuyt conceded by Claude Makélélé.
3'		Ruud van Nistelrooy shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save.
3'		Foul on Wesley Sneijder conceded by Jérémy Toulalan.
2'		Cross deflected by Franck Ribéry.
2'		Foul on Florent Malouda.
1'		Foul on Franck Ribéry conceded by Nigel de Jong.
0'		First half.

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Key figures

End of streak for Netherlands after 3 matches without conceding any goal surterrainneutre in Euro (since 23/06/2004). It was the best streak for the club since 18/06/1988-15/06/1992 (4 matches).

It's the first time Dirk Kuyt scores 1 goal in Euro

End of streak for France after 5 matches without conceding any goal (since 26/03/2008).

Read the next 24 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Neutral ground

VAndorra 0-3 Netherlands17/11/2004

VSerbia and Montenegro 0-1 Netherlands11/06/2006

VNetherlands 2-1 Ivory Coast16/06/2006

DNetherlands 0-0 Argentina21/06/2006

LPortugal 1-0 Netherlands25/06/2006

VNetherlands 3-0 Italy09/06/2008

Overall

VCroatia 0-3 Netherlands06/02/2008

VAustria 3-4 Netherlands26/03/2008

VNetherlands 3-0 Ukraine24/05/2008

DNetherlands 1-1 Denmark29/05/2008

VNetherlands 2-0 Wales01/06/2008

VNetherlands 3-0 Italy09/06/2008

Current form

Neutral ground

VTogo 0-2 France23/06/2006

VSpain 1-3 France27/06/2006

VBrazil 0-1 France01/07/2006

VPortugal 0-1 France05/07/2006

DItaly 1-1 France09/07/2006

DRomania 0-0 France09/06/2008

Overall

LSpain 1-0 France06/02/2008

VFrance 1-0 England26/03/2008

VFrance 2-0 Ecuador27/05/2008

DFrance 0-0 Paraguay31/05/2008

VFrance 1-0 Colombia03/06/2008

DRomania 0-0 France09/06/2008

Running streaks

	Neutral ground	Total
Winning streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	1	6
Drawless streak	2	2
Scoring streak	1	9
Invincibility streak	1	2

Running streaks

	Neutral ground	Total
Drawing streak	2	1
Unbeaten streak	9	5
Winless streak	2	1
Goalless streak	1	1
Invincibility streak	1	5

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	1
1	Victories (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Losses (Competition total)	0

Goals

3	Goals scored (Competition total)	0
0	Goals conceded (Competition total)	0
3	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	0
0	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	0

Bookings

1	Yellow cards (Competition total)	1
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0

Key players

Ruud van Nistelrooy	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	-
Ruud van Nistelrooy	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	-
Dirk Kuyt	2 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	-
Dirk Kuyt	2 assists	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	-
Dirk Kuyt	2 assists during the last match	The fittest player	-

Historical head to head

Home

11 matches

6 v

1 d

4 l

28 gf

16 ga

Away

9 matches

3 v

2 d

4 l

19 gf

18 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

0 gf

0 ga

Total

21 matches

9 v

4 d

8 l

47 gf

34 ga

Historical head to head

Home

9 matches

4 v

2 d

3 l

18 gf

19 ga

Away

11 matches

4 v

1 d

6 l

16 gf

28 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

0 gf

0 ga

Total

21 matches

8 v

4 d

9 l

34 gf

47 ga

Largest victory

Overall	8 - 1	April 02, 1923
Neutral ground	No success yet

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	May 26, 1947
Neutral ground	No success yet

Latest head to head

March 31, 2004 - Rencontres amicales 2004

Netherlands

0 - 0

France

June 21, 2000 - Euro 2000

Netherlands

3 - 2

France

February 26, 1997 - Rencontres amicales 1997

France

2 - 1

Netherlands logo Netherlands

June 22, 1996 - Euro 1996

France

0 - 0

Netherlands logo Netherlands

January 18, 1995 - Rencontres amicales 1995

Netherlands

0 - 1

France

Best historical scorers against France

Eberhard Bakhuys	5 goals	1934 - 1936
Willem Lagendaal	3 goals	1931 - 1931
Theo Timmermans	3 goals	1949 - 1949
Kieck Smit	3 goals	1934 - 1937
Jan van Gendt	3 goals	1921 - 1921
Wim Roetert	2 goals	1923 - 1923

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Best historical scorers against Netherlands

Jean Baratte	5 goals	1947 - 1950
Jean Nicolas	4 goals	1934 - 1937
Émile Veinante	2 goals	1931 - 1931
Roger Courtois	2 goals	1936 - 1937
Michel Platini	2 goals	1981 - 1982
Patrice Loko	2 goals	1995 - 1997

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/05/1908. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs France

Philip Cocu	4 matches	1996 - 2004
Aaron Winter	4 matches	1992 - 2000
Frank Wels	4 matches	1931 - 1937
Marc Overmars	4 matches	1995 - 2004
Dennis Bergkamp	4 matches	1992 - 2000
Mauk Weber	4 matches	1931 - 1937

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Players with most games played vs Netherlands

Marcel Desailly	5 matches	1995 - 2004
Laurent Blanc	4 matches	1992 - 1997
Bernard Lama	4 matches	1995 - 2000
Étienne Mattler	4 matches	1931 - 1937
Christian Karembeu	4 matches	1995 - 2000
Maxime Bossis	4 matches	1980 - 1982