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England
v Netherlands⁠

1–3

Full time

England v Netherlands finished 1–3.

England
Robson 53'
Netherlands
van Basten 44', van Basten 71', van Basten 75'
Date
Wednesday 15 June 1988 · England in 1988
Kick-off
16:15 UK
Venue
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1969 – 1988

Official meetings since 1935

England v Netherlands stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings23In our results database
England wins7England perspective
Draws9Level at full time
Netherlands wins7Netherlands victories

England have scored 33 goals to Netherlands's 30 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Lawton

4 goals against Netherlands in matches we hold scorer data for.

Netherlands · Fixture leader

3

van Basten

Netherlands's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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