Netherlands national football team
Men's association football team
The Netherlands national football team has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of UEFA, under the jurisdiction of FIFA. Most of the Netherlands home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion, and De Grolsch Veste.
“Netherlands national football team” enters the record as men's association football team. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Netherlands, national and football can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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