Despite a late setback, the undefeated Dutch team equals Brazil's World Cup record


The Dutch national team equaled Brazil's World Cup record with a draw against Japan on Sunday. Although the Dutch team lost the victory, it remained undefeated at a World Cup for the thirteenth time in a row. The Dutch team had already been undefeated in twelve World Cup matches before the start of the 2026 World Cup and were able to equal Brazil's record by continuing that series against Japan. Between 1958 and 1966 - during which time they won two world titles - the Divine Canaries went thirteen World Cup matches without defeat, until the curtain fell in the group stage in '66 with defeats against Hungary and Portugal. The Netherlands suffered its last defeat until this World Cup in the 2010 World Cup final against Spain, which was too strong in South Africa after extra time. At the 2014 World Cup, the Dutch team ended up in the semi-finals, but that happened after penalties against Argentina. Four years ago, the reigning world champion was again the better on penalties, this time in the quarter-finals. Penalty series do not count for this statistic. The last time the Netherlands lost a group match at a World Cup was even longer ago. That happened in 1994, when the global final round was also in the United States. At the time, Belgium won against odds in the Derby of the Low Countries (1-0), but the Dutch team still advanced thanks to victories over Saudi Arabia and Morocco. In any case, it has never happened that the Netherlands did not survive the group stage at a World Cup.

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