Since 1905, the Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Het Nederlands Elftal) has represented the country in international men's football matches. The men's national team is managed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the Netherlands' regulatory body for football, which is a member of UEFA and is governed by FIFA. They are largely recognised as one of the best national teams in the world, as well as one of the greatest national teams of all time. The Johan Cruyff Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion, and De Grolsch Veste host the majority of the Netherlands' home matches.
The squad is colloquially known as Het Nederlands Elftal or Oranje, after the House of Orange-Nassau and their unique orange uniforms. Informally, the squad, like the country, was dubbed Holland. Het Oranje Legioen is the name of the fan club (The Orange Legion).
The Netherlands has participated in eleven FIFA World Cups, reaching the finals three times (in 1974, 1978 and 2010). They also competed in twelve UEFA European Championships, winning the event in West Germany in 1988. The squad also won bronze medals at the Olympic football event in 1908, 1912, and 1920. The Netherlands has traditionally had football rivalry with Belgium and Germany.
The Netherlands struggled in the new Nations League season without Ronald Koeman, joining Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Italy. After a tough encounter in which Poland played very defensively against the Netherlands, the Netherlands prevailed 1-0 at home thanks to Steven Bergwijn. However, the Netherlands were defeated by Italy by the same score at home, and the Dutch lost their advantage as well. The Netherlands eventually improved, winning critical home games against Bosnia and away games against Poland, but a poor away tie against Bosnia proved essential. Despite a great performance in their last group encounter against Italy, the match in Bergamo ended in a tie.