Low Countries derby

Low Countries derby
LocationEurope (UEFA)
Teams Belgium
 Netherlands
First meeting
  • Unofficial
    Belgium 8–0 Netherlands
    (Antwerp; 28 April 1901)[1]
  • Official
    Belgium 1–4 Netherlands
    (Antwerp; 30 April 1905)
Latest meetingNetherlands 1–0 Belgium
UEFA Nations League
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 September 2022)
Statistics
Meetings total129
Most wins Netherlands (57)
All-time recordNetherlands wins: 57
Belgium wins: 41
Draws: 31
Largest victoryNetherlands 8–0 Belgium
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 29 March 1936)
Largest goal scoringNetherlands 6–7 Belgium
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 25 November 1951)
Longest win streak Netherlands (5) (three times)
Longest unbeaten streak Netherlands (10)

The Low Countries derby (Dutch: Derby der Lage Landen, French: Derby des Plats Pays), is the name given in football to any match between Belgium and the Netherlands. The countries have a long-standing tradition of rivalry in football, having played over 129 official derbies so far.[A] Only Austria–Hungary and Argentina–Uruguay have been contested more often.[2] Not only have the Low Countries met 19 times in the framework of major tournaments, they have also played at least 35 friendly cup duels.[3]

People crawl into trees to watch a BelgiumNetherlands game in Antwerp, 1913.
  1. ^ Verkamman, Matty (9 January 1999). "Interlandvoetbal om 'koperen dingetje'/Sporteeuw (2) - 1901". Trouw (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (6 March 2014). "The "Derby der Lage Landen"". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Belgium national football team match results". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 September 2013.


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