NETHERLANDS
1978
NETHERLANDS 1978 WORLD CUP FINALIST
Standing: Rep, Jongbloed, Haan, Brandts, Neeskens and Krol.
Bended: Jansen, Poortvliet, Willy Van De Kerkhof, René Van De Kerkhof and Rensenbrink.
1978
NETHERLANDS 1978 WORLD CUP FINALIST
Standing: Rep, Jongbloed, Haan, Brandts, Neeskens and Krol.
Bended: Jansen, Poortvliet, Willy Van De Kerkhof, René Van De Kerkhof and Rensenbrink.
MANAGER: Ernst HAPPEL
GOALKEEPERS:
1 Piet SCHRIJVERS
8 Jan JONGBLOED
19 Pim DOESBURG
DEFENDERS:
2 Jan POORTVLIET
4 Adrie VAN KRAAY
5 Ruud KROL ©
7 Piet WILDSCHUT
15 Hugo HOVENKAMP*
17 Wim RIJSBERGEN
20 Wim SUURBIER
22 Ernie BRANDTS
MIDFIELDERS:
3 Dick SCHOENAKER
6 Wim JANSEN
9 Arie HAAN
11 Willy VAN DE KERKHOF
13 Johan NEESKENS
14 Johan BOSKAMP
FORWARDS:
10 René VAN DE KERKHOF
12 Rob RENSENBRINK
16 Johnny REP
18 Dick NANNINGA
21 Harry LUBSE
*Hovenkamp, originally included in the squad list submitted to FIFA, didn't eventually travel to Argentina as he didn't recover from a sustained knee injury
4-3-3/3-4-3 FORMATIONS:
Netherlands Vs Iran - Group Stage Game (First Round - 03/06/1978)
First Half
GK JONGBLOED
CB RIJSBERGEN
CB/SWP KROL
RB SUURBIER
LB JANSEN
CMF W. VAN DE KERKHOF
CMF HAAN
CMF NEESKENS
RWF/CF REP
LWF R. VAN DE KERKHOF
SS/CF RENSENBRINK
Second Half
GK JONGBLOED
CB SUURBIER
CB/SWP KROL
CB RIJSBERGEN
CMF JANSEN
CMF HAAN
CMF W. VAN DE KERKHOF
CMF NEESKENS
RWF/CF REP
LWF R. VAN DE KERKHOF
SS/CF RENSENBRINK
Substitution: Nanninga for René Van De Kerkhof (71 mn)
Captain: Ruud Krol
Short Free Kick: Arie Haan/Ruud Krol/Wim Suurbier/Willy Van De Kerkhof/Rob Rensenbrink
Long Free Kick: Ruud Krol/Willy Van De Kerkhof
Free Kick 2: Arie Haan/Johan Neeskens
Left Corner: René Van De Kerkhof
Right Corner: René Van De Kerkhof/Rob Rensenbrink
Penalty: Rob Rensenbrink
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Ruud Krol
Team Strategy
★Change Sides: Between All Defenders | Between All Midfielders | Between All Forwards
★CB Overlap: Ruud Krol
★Pressure - Optional
★Offside Trap
Netherlands Vs Peru - Group Stage Game (First Round - 07/06/1978)
GK JONGBLOED
CB RIJSBERGEN
CB/SWP KROL
RB SUURBIER
LB POORTVLIET
CMF NEESKENS
CMF W. VAN DE KERKHOF
CMF JANSEN
AMF HAAN
RWF R. VAN DE KERKHOF
LWF/SS RENSENBRINK
Substitutions: Rep for René Van De Kerkhof (46 mn) and Nanninga for Neeskens (68 mn - Injury)
Captain: Ruud Krol
Short Free Kick: Arie Haan/Rob Rensenbrink
Long Free Kick: Ruud Krol/Wim Rijsbergen/Wim Suurbier
Free Kick 2: Rob Rensenbrink
Left Corner: René Van De Kerkhof
Right Corner: René Van De Kerkhof/Johnny Rep
Penalty: Rob Rensenbrink
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Ruud Krol, Arie Haan
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Between All Midfielders | Rensenbrink
★CB Overlap: Wim Rijsbergen/Ruud Krol
★Pressure
★Offside Trap
★Ball Possession ATT
Scotland Vs Netherlands - Group Stage Game (First Round - 11/06/1978)
GK JONGBLOED
CB RIJSBERGEN
CB/SWP KROL
RB SUURBIER
LB POORTVLIET
CMF JANSEN
CMF NEESKENS
CMF W. VAN DE KERKHOF
RWF R. VAN DE KERKHOF
LWF/SS RENSENBRINK
CF REP
Substitutions: Boskamp for Neeskens (10 mn - Injury) and Wildschut for Rijsbergen (45 mn - Injury)
Captain: Ruud Krol
Short Free Kick: Rob Rensenbrink/Johan Boskamp/Ruud Krol
Long Free Kick: Ruud Krol/Johan Boskamp/Willy Van De Kerkhof/Johnny Rep
Free Kick 2: Johan Boskamp
Left Corner: René Van De Kerkhof/Johnny Rep/Jan Poortvliet
Right Corner: René Van De Kerkhof
Penalty: Rob Rensenbrink
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Ruud Krol, Wim Suurbier
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Between All Midfielders | Between All Forwards
★CB Overlap: Ruud Krol - Optional
★Offside Trap
Netherlands Vs Austria - Group Stage Game (Second Round - 14/06/1978)
GK SCHRIJVERS
CB/SWP KROL
CB BRANDTS
RB JANSEN
LB POORTVLIET
CMF W. VAN DE KERKHOF
CMF HAAN
CMF WILDSCHUT
RWF R. VAN DE KERKHOF
LWF/CF REP
SS/CF RENSENBRINK
Substitutions: Schoenaker for René Van De Kerkhof (60 mn) and Van Kraay for Brandts (66 mn - Injury)
Captain: Ruud Krol
Short Free Kick: Arie Haan/Rob Rensenbrink
Long Free Kick: Ruud Krol/Arie Haan/Johnny Rep/Wim Jansen
Free Kick 2: Rob Rensenbrink
Left Corner: René Van De Kerkhof/Rob Rensenbrink/Jan Poortvliet
Right Corner: René Van De Kerkhof
Penalty: Rob Rensenbrink
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Ernie Brandts
Team Strategy
★Change Sides: Krol/Brandts | Haan/Willy Van De Kerkhof | Between All Forwards
★CB Overlap: Ruud Krol
★Counter Attack
★Offside Trap
West Germany Vs Netherlands - Group Stage Game (Second Round 18/06/1978)
GK SCHRIJVERS
CB/SWP KROL
CB BRANDTS
RB POORTVLIET
LB WILDSCHUT
CMF JANSEN
CMF HAAN
CMF W. VAN DE KERKHOF
RWF/CF REP
LWF R. VAN DE KERKHOF
SS/CF RENSENBRINK
Substitution: Nanninga for Wildschut (79 mn)
Note: Nanninga was sent off (88 mn)
Captain: Ruud Krol
Short Free Kick: Arie Haan/Rob Rensenbrink/Ruud Krol
Long Free Kick: Ruud Krol/Arie Haan/Willy Van De Kerkhof
Free Kick 2: Rob Rensenbrink
Left Corner: René Van De Kerkhof/Johnny Rep
Right Corner: René Van De Kerkhof/Johnny Rep
Penalty: Rob Rensenbrink
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Ernie Brandts
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Krol/Brandts | Jansen/Willy Van De Kerkhof | Between All Forwards
★CB Overlap: Ruud Krol
★Offside Trap
★Ball Possession ATT
Netherlands Vs Italy - Group Stage Game (Second Round 21/06/1978)
GK SCHRIJVERS
CB/SWP KROL
CB NEESKENS
CB/RB BRANDTS
LB POORTVLIET
CMF W. VAN DE KERKHOF
CMF HAAN
CMF JANSEN
RWF R. VAN DE KERKHOF
LWF/SS RENSENBRINK
CF REP
Substitutions: Jongbloed for Schrijvers (21 mn - Injury) and Van Kraay for Rep (65 mn)
Captain: Ruud Krol
Short Free Kick: Arie Haan
Long Free Kick: Ruud Krol/Johan Neeskens/Willy Van De Kerkhof/Jan Poortvliet/Johnny Rep
Free Kick 2: Rob Rensenbrink
Left Corner: René Van De Kerkhof
Right Corner: Arie Haan/Wim Jansen
Penalty: Rob Rensenbrink
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Ernie Brandts, Johan Neeskens
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Krol/Neeskens | Between All Midfielders | Between All Forwards
★CB Overlap: Ruud Krol
★Pressure - Optional
★Offside Trap - Optional
★Ball Possession ATT
Argentina Vs Netherlands - World Cup Final (25/06/1978)
GK JONGBLOED
CB/SWP KROL
CB BRANDTS
RB JANSEN
LB POORTVLIET
CMF W. VAN DE KERKHOF
CMF NEESKENS
CMF HAAN
RWF R. VAN DE KERKHOF
LWF/SS RENSENBRINK
CF REP
Substitutions: Nanninga for Rep (59 mn) and Suurbier for Jansen (72 mn)
Captain: Ruud Krol
Short Free Kick: Arie Haan/Ruud Krol
Long Free Kick: Ruud Krol/Arie Haan/Willy Van De Kerkhof/Wim Jansen/Wim Suurbier
Free Kick 2: Rob Rensenbrink
Left Corner: Arie Haan
Right Corner: René Van De Kerkhof/Rob Rensenbrink
Penalty: Rob Rensenbrink
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Ernie Brandts, Jan Poortvliet, Arie Haan, Willy Van De Kerkhof, Johan Neeskens
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Krol/Brandts | Willy Van De Kerkhof/Neeskens/Haan | Rensenbrink
★Pressure - Optional
★Offside Trap
★Ball Possession ATT - 2nd Half & Extra-Time
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