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England men · International friendly

England
v Netherlands⁠

2–3

Full time

England v Netherlands finished 2–3.

Netherlands
Robben 57', Huntelaar 58', Robben 90+2'
Date
Wednesday 29 February 2012 · England in 2012
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Netherlands Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Maarten Stekelenburg GK
  • No. 2, Khalid Boulahrouz RB Off in the 82'
  • No. 3, Johnny Heitinga CB
  • No. 4, Joris Mathijsen CB
  • No. 5, Erik Pieters LB Off in the 45'
  • No. 6, Mark van Bommel RM
  • No. 8, Nigel de Jong LM
  • No. 7, Dirk Kuyt RW
  • No. 11, Arjen Robben LW
  • No. 9, Robin van Persie FW Off in the 45'
  • No. 10, Wesley Sneijder RCF Off in the 76'

Substitutes

  • No. 15, Stijn Schaars On in the 45'
  • No. 17, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar On in the 45' Off in the 64'
  • No. 19, Luuk de Jong On in the 64'
  • No. 12, Urby Emanuelson On in the 76'
  • No. 13, Ron Vlaar On in the 82'
  • No. 14, Kevin Strootman (not used)
  • No. 16, Tim Krul (not used)
  • No. 18, Georginio Wijnaldum (not used)
  • No. 20, Jeffrey Bruma (not used)
  • No. 21, Ola John (not used)
  • No. 22, Luciano Narsingh (not used)

Referee: Felix Brych.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2001 – 2009

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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