NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 World Cup 1978 Qualification All Matches Highlights | Road to Argentina

00:00 Generic
00:13 Iceland - Netherlands
00:44 Netherlands - Northern Ireland
02:46 Standings
03:03 Belgium - Netherlands
05:04 Netherlands - Iceland
05:48 Standings
06:05 Northern Ireland - Netherlands
07:06 Netherlands - Belgium
09:25 Final Standings
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Goal scorers in qualifying matches
Geels (3),
Krol,
Cruyff (2),
Rep (2),
Van Hanegem,
W. van de Kerkhof
R. van de Kerkhof
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Netherlands Manager : Jan Zwartkruis (08.09.1976) Ernst Happel (31.08.1977)

[@MrJoebuck74]

What a goal by Ruud Krol against N. Ireland

[@GTE_Channel]

Fun fact about the photo. The Dutch team was sponsored by Adidas but all players with personal sponsors where not allowed to play with 3 stripes on the shirt, so that's why some players have 3 and others have 2 stripes on their sleeves.

[@lokismig]

Of the European teams that played in the 1978 World Cup, only Sweden is missing 😎

[@gustaaf1892]

Holland would have won the 1978 world cup if Cruyff and perhaps also van Hanegem had made themselves available.

[@amsterdamG2G]

For sure

[@hassanmansor5007]

Agree last minute hit the post

[@markbrandis5684]

It was never easier to become world champion than in Argentina. No real top team! Also Holland played a very weak group Phase! Why did Cruijff resist to play?

[@gustaaf1892]

@@markbrandis5684 He didn't want to leave his family after an armed kidnap attempt on his family in Barcelona in 1977. He said he couldn't be 100% focussed on Oranje if he was away from his family. He also didn't want to give positive publicity to the military regime in charge of Argentina at that time.

[@athenaminerva8954]

Peter Taylor They would've won it even without Cruyff and Van Hanegem if Rensenbrink's last-minute hit against the post had been an inch to the right.

[@robertoescobarbotero4667]

Excelente eliminatoria de la Naranja Mecánica con relación a la de 🇩🇪, pero en el mundial 1974 brilló más que en 🇦🇷 1978, en ambas ocasiones fueron subcampeones vs los anfitriones.

[@Me-ll4ig]

The Holland 2 - 2 draw with Northern Ireland I remember listening to the radio that night as all matches in those times were covered on radio. I was listening to an England match and it kept reporting from Holland. I recall I couldn’t believe that Northern Ireland had got a great draw and they came close to winning it.

[@virginiadsa4061]

Hi. Lots of love from south Goa India

[@frankwells7520]

Ruud Geels scored so many goals, it's a pity he wasn't selected for the Mundial. Another problem that team had was the uncertainty for the goalkeeper. Their best player, Van Beveren, was hated by Cruyff. And without a solid GK, troubles came on crucial matches.

[@khachikkhachatryan3717]

Я где-то читал , что Геелс сам отказался играть за сборную на ЧМ-78 в Аргентине , как и Кройфф , а что касается вратаря , то да , в Голландии в то время не было классных вратарей , и Йонгблад и Шрийверс были так себе , посредственные голкиперы.

[@gustaaf1892]

Jan van Beveren was by far Holland's best keeper for a decade, but as you said, Ajax had far too much say in who got selected for Oranje. I'm confident Holland would have won the 1974 world cup if van Beveren had played. Jongbloed was a very average keeper at best. Cruyff was the important absentee in 1978, along with van Hanegem and van Beveren, otherwise they would likely have won in 1978.

[@gunternetzer9621]

@@gustaaf1892That would be true if it had been the Cruyff of six years before. With Cruyff 1978 vintage he would have dropped back into midfield, where his skill would have entertained and made Holland LOOK better but what they needed was somebody in the middle snapping up goals. They struggled at times because they played with 3 wingers Rep, Rene van der Kerkhof and Rensenbrink. Given a real centre-forward like Ruud Geels, Holland would have been transformed but he declined to go to Argentina apparently because of political reasons.

[@frankwells7520]

​@@gunternetzer9621very interesting this fact about Geels. Didn't know that!

[@charlenegatt7142]

Hup the Netherlands 🇳🇱 ♥

[@fozler1966]

I didn't know about the 2.2 draw with N Ireland and George Best. Brilliant 👍

[@mladenprpos9309]

Ja sam veliki fan Nitozemskog fudbala navijam za njih i Ajax

[@ZeSvenska1982]

❤

[@carlosalexanderreylorenz8023]

Al margen de las ausencias de CRUYFF y Van Haneguem,Q hacen recordar el caso de Gullit para 1994, pero si somos realistas, Holanda estubo a centímetros de ser campeón sin los dos, y en 1994 llegaron más lejos que en el 90 con Gullit y Van Basten.Ahora bien las ausencias de Van Beveren por mucho el mejor arquero de Holanda en esa época,(un caso muy similar al de mi país El Salvador para las eliminatorias del 86/90/94 y 98 nuestra mejor arquero siempre fue medido con una vara diferente a los demás y eso promocionó a otros arqueros favoritos de los federativos,a tal grado q incluso no fue tomado en cuenta para las de 1994.),otra ausencia fue Van ser Kjuilin, desconozco la razón,Geels, Peters,

[@garagegymbros2198]

En 1990, Michels impidió que Cruijff se convirtiera en entrenador. Miedo de que Holanda se convirtiera en campeón. Todo el equipo quería a Cruijff. El éxito de 1988 hizo que Holanda estuviera desmotivada para la copa de 1990, con el entrenador Beenhakker al que nadie quería.

[@frankwells7520]

Van der Kujlen and Van Beveren weren't around because of Cruyff and the Ajax players, who influenced the selection of players.

[@rrrraaaacccc80]

👍

[@mirektobiasz7420]

Back to 70' it was Holland, not The Netherlands.

[@claudebuysse7482]

Les belges et les pays-bas ont un longue histoire de matchs serrés mais je préfère le jeu des hollandais volants...

[@carlosalbertoolivero1531]

Gracias WFA está es la selección campeona para el mundial de Argentina se merecía ese título pero la falta de Johan cruif pues sin el hubiese ganado pero ese mundial era corrupto el presidente obligo y saco todo el presupuesto para que argentina sea campeón no se lo merece era Brasil vs Holanda en el mundo real no el negocio políticamente arreglaro se merece está selección Un saludo desde Sincelejo Colombia 🇨🇴 gracias

[@avecesar2810]

sali campeon cocalombia

[@Frank009-fl]

bonitas palabras, gracias. y saludos desde holanda

[@carlosalbertoolivero1531]

@@Frank009-fl Lo mismo amigo un gran saludo sinceramente desde Sincelejo Colombia 🇨🇴 para 🇳🇱👍

[@irwanwong3878]

i qant see holland euro 88 qualification

[@MrFonzioso]

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[@madjididjennaden9963]

En réalité Johan n'a pas participé au mondial 78 il n'était ni blessé ni malade mais pour des raisons ?

[@markdeschim8253]

Johan Cruijff had been kidknapped a year prior to the tournament (with a gun to his face) and stayed home because he did not feel safe enough, and thought it would ruin his focus on the game.