FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011 Statistical Kit: Event edition

Netherlands (NED)
Confederation: UEFA
Number of previous FIFA World Cups (best rank; year): 9 (2; 1974, 1978, 2010)
Number of previous FIFA U-17 World Cups (best rank; year): 2 (3; 2005)
Overall record, FIFA U-17 World Cups:
Big Count Stats (2011):
All-time ranking: 23 rd
Number of matches played: 9
Wins – Draws - Losses: 5 – 0 – 4
Goals for – goals against: 15 – 14
Biggest win/best score:
All players:
All male:
All female:
Male amateurs (18 and over):
Female amateurs (18 and over):
Male youth players (under 18):
Female youth players (under 18):
5:3 (v. QAT) 2005
2:0 (v. GAM) 2005
2:0 (v. USA) 2005
1,759,721
1,562,371
197,350
533,479
47,594
531,036
72,656
This is the side’s third appearance in the competition, after their third-place finish in the FIFA U-17 World Cup
Peru 2005 and their first-round elimination in Nigeria two years ago.
With five wins and four defeats, the Netherlands have never drawn in any of their nine FIFA U-17 World Cup
matches.
Albert Stuivenberg is competing in his second FIFA competition as head coach of the Netherlands, having already
guided the U-17 side two years ago in Nigeria.
After reaching two semi-finals and two finals since 2000, the Dutch U-17 team won their first continental title in
2011, beating Germany 5-2 in the decider.
The joint-fastest substitution in the history of the FIFA U-17 World Cup was made just four minutes into the
Netherlands’ match against Mexico in the 2005 edition, when Oranje defender Mike Van der Kooij made way
for Erik Pieters. USA’s Mike Potempa was himself taken off four minutes into his side’s encounter with Ghana in
1995.
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Updated 03 June 2011