On July 3rd, in the Round of 16 of the European Championship, the Netherlands beat Romania 3-0 to advance to the quarter-finals. The last time the Netherlands won a knockout game at the European Championship was in 2004. After a 20-year wait, the Oranje have finally broken the curse.
The Netherlands’ last European Championship knockout game win dates back to Euro 2004 in Portugal. In that tournament, after topping their group, the Dutch advanced to the quarter-finals where they beat Sweden 5-4 on penalties before losing to Portugal 1-2 in the semi-finals.
At Euro 2008, the Netherlands topped their group after beating the previous World Cup champions and runners-up, Italy and France, by 3 goals in each game. However, in the quarter-finals, the Netherlands suffered an upset, losing 1-3 after extra time to Russia.
At Euro 2012, the Netherlands failed to qualify for the knockout rounds after losing all three group stage matches. They were then eliminated from Euro 2016 after failing to qualify.
At Euro 2021, the Netherlands topped their group after winning all three group stage matches, but then lost 0-2 to the Czech Republic in the Round of 16.
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