Men's World Cup · recorded head-to-head
Netherlands vs West Germany
Follow Netherlands and West Germany across 3 source-recorded World Cup meetings in 3 editions.
3Recorded meetings
3Editions represented
0Netherlands wins
2West Germany wins
- Netherlands W–D–L
- 0–1–2
- West Germany W–D–L
- 2–1–0
- Recorded match goals
- Netherlands 4–6 West Germany
- Editions in this record
- 1974, 1978, 1990
Archive scope: This page compares 3 source-recorded matches across 3 editions. The Atlas match archive is incomplete for some historical tournaments, so these totals should not be read as a definitive all-time record.
Meeting ledger
3 recorded match reports
Chronological source records, oldest to newest.
| Edition | Date | Stage | Fixture | Score | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Jul 7, 1974 | final | Netherlands vs West Germany | 1–2 | Match report |
| 1978 | Jun 18, 1978 | second group stage | Netherlands vs West Germany | 2–2 | Match report |
| 1990 | Jun 24, 1990 | round of 16 | West Germany vs Netherlands | 2–1 | Match report |
A penalty-shootout winner counts as the match winner in the W–D–L record. Goal totals use the recorded match score; shoot-out kicks are not counted as match goals. Every row links to its edition and match report.
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