Germany–Netherlands football rivalry

Germany–Netherlands football rivalry
	Two German fans wave their flag at a group of Dutch supporters during UEFA Euro 2008 in Basel.
Location	Western Europe
Teams	Germany; Netherlands
First meeting	24 April 1910; Friendly; Netherlands 4–2 Germany
Latest meeting	14 October 2024; UEFA Nations League; Germany 1–0 Netherlands
Statistics
Meetings total	48
Most wins	Germany (18)
Most player appearances	Ruud Krol; Lothar Matthäus; (8 each)
Top scorer	Jan Thomée (5)
All-time series	Germany: 18; Draw: 18; Netherlands: 12
Largest victory	West Germany 7–0 Netherlands; (21 October 1959)
Largest goal scoring	Netherlands 5–5 Germany; (24 March 1912)
Longest win streak	West Germany (4) 1. 1–2 (1957) ; 2. 7–0 (1959) ; 3. 2–4 (1966) ; 4. 2–1 (1974) ;
Longest unbeaten streak	Netherlands (6) 1. 4–2 (April 1910) ; 2. 1–2 (October 1910) ; 3. 5–5 (March 1912) ; 4. 2–3 (November 1912) ; 5. 4–4 (1914) ; 6. 0–0 (1923) ;
	Netherlands Germany

The Germany–Netherlands football rivalry (German: Niederländisch-deutsche Fußballrivalität; Dutch: Duits-Nederlandse derby) is one of the few longstanding football rivalries at a national level. Beginning in 1974 when the Dutch lost the 1974 FIFA World Cup to West Germany in the final (though deeply rooted in Dutch anti-German sentiment due to the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II), the rivalry between the two nations has become one of the best known international football rivalries in the world.

Both football nations have been among the top ranked according to the strongest football nations by Elo Ratings, and have met a total of 48 times (of which 16 matches were competitive) which resulted in 18 victories for Germany, 18 draws, and 12 victories for the Netherlands.