UEFA Euro qualification 1983

Netherlands 2–1 Spain

Wednesday 16 Nov 1983 · Rotterdam, Netherlands

Netherlands2–1Spain

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Houtman Santillana Gullit

26′1–0Peter Houtman Netherlands
41′1–1Santillana Spain
63′2–1Ruud Gullit Netherlands

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Netherlands: 1768 → 1783
Spain: 1770 → 1756

Expected score for Netherlands: 63.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 15, 1920–2025.

Netherlands wins: 6
Draws: 4
Spain wins: 5

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

0–1 v Spain 16 Feb 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
0–3 v Sweden 27 Apr 1983 · Friendly
3–0 v Iceland 7 Sep 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
1–1 v Belgium 21 Sep 1983 · Friendly
3–2 v Republic of Ireland 12 Oct 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983

After

5–0 v Malta 17 Dec 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
6–0 v Denmark 14 Mar 1984 · Friendly
1–2 v Hungary 17 Oct 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984
0–1 v Austria 14 Nov 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984
1–0 v Cyprus 23 Dec 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984

Spain

Before

1–0 v Netherlands 16 Feb 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
2–0 v Republic of Ireland 27 Apr 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
3–2 v Malta 15 May 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
1–0 v Iceland 29 May 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
1–1 v France 5 Oct 1983 · Friendly

After

12–1 v Malta 21 Dec 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
0–1 v Hungary 18 Jan 1984 · Friendly
1–0 v Luxembourg 29 Feb 1984 · Friendly
2–1 v Denmark 11 Apr 1984 · Friendly
4–0 v Switzerland 26 May 1984 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Netherlands

0–1 v Spain 16 Feb 1983
3–0 v Iceland 7 Sep 1983
3–2 v Republic of Ireland 12 Oct 1983
2–1 v Spain 16 Nov 1983
5–0 v Malta 17 Dec 1983

Spain

1–0 v Netherlands 16 Feb 1983
2–0 v Republic of Ireland 27 Apr 1983
3–2 v Malta 15 May 1983
1–0 v Iceland 29 May 1983
1–2 v Netherlands 16 Nov 1983
12–1 v Malta 21 Dec 1983

Every Netherlands v Spain match15

From Netherlands's side.


23 Mar 2025	Spain	3–3	Away	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
20 Mar 2025	Spain	2–2	Home	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
11 Nov 2020	Spain	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
31 Mar 2015	Spain	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
13 Jun 2014	Spain	5–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
11 Jul 2010	Spain	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Final
27 Mar 2002	Spain	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2000	Spain	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
21 Jan 1987	Spain	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
16 Nov 1983	Spain	2–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1983	—
16 Feb 1983	Spain	0–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1983	—
23 Jan 1980	Spain	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
2 May 1973	Spain	3–2	Home	Friendly	—
30 Jan 1957	Spain	1–5	Away	Friendly	—
5 Sep 1920	Spain	1–3	Neutral	Olympic Games 1920	—

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