FIFA World Cup qualification 2012

Romania 1–4 Netherlands

Tuesday 16 Oct 2012 · Bucharest, Romania

Romania1–4Netherlands

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Lens Indi Marica Vaart Persie

9′0–1Jeremain Lens Netherlands
29′0–2Bruno Martins Indi Netherlands
40′1–2Ciprian Marica Romania
45′1–3Rafael van der Vaart Netherlands · penalty
86′1–4Robin van Persie Netherlands

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Romania

Came on

8Costin LazarMF↑61′
21Adrian PoparaduMF↑66′
10Adrian MutuFW↑74′

Netherlands

Came on

20Ibrahim AfellayMF↑76′
17Eljero EliaFW↑89′

Elo

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

Romania: 1790 → 1765
Netherlands: 1995 → 2020

Expected score for Romania: 35.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 15, 1924–2024.

Romania wins: 1
Draws: 3
Netherlands wins: 11

Form either side

Romania

Before

0–0 v Austria 5 Jun 2012 · Friendly
3–4 v Slovenia 15 Aug 2012 · Friendly
2–0 v Estonia 7 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
4–0 v Andorra 11 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–0 v Turkey 12 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012

After

2–1 v Belgium 14 Nov 2012 · Friendly
3–2 v Australia 6 Feb 2013 · Friendly
2–2 v Hungary 22 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–4 v Netherlands 26 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
4–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 4 Jun 2013 · Friendly

Netherlands

Before

1–2 v Portugal 17 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
2–4 v Belgium 15 Aug 2012 · Friendly
2–0 v Turkey 7 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
4–1 v Hungary 11 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
3–0 v Andorra 12 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012

After

0–0 v Germany 14 Nov 2012 · Friendly
1–1 v Italy 6 Feb 2013 · Friendly
3–0 v Estonia 22 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
4–0 v Romania 26 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
3–0 v Indonesia 7 Jun 2013 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Romania

2–0 v Estonia 7 Sep 2012
4–0 v Andorra 11 Sep 2012
1–0 v Turkey 12 Oct 2012
1–4 v Netherlands 16 Oct 2012

Netherlands

2–0 v Turkey 7 Sep 2012
4–1 v Hungary 11 Sep 2012
3–0 v Andorra 12 Oct 2012
4–1 v Romania 16 Oct 2012

Every Romania v Netherlands match15

From Romania's side.


2 Jul 2024	Netherlands	0–3	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2024	Round of 16
14 Nov 2017	Netherlands	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
26 Mar 2013	Netherlands	0–4	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
16 Oct 2012	Netherlands	1–4	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2012	—
17 Jun 2008	Netherlands	0–2	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2008	Group stage
13 Oct 2007	Netherlands	1–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
24 Mar 2007	Netherlands	0–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
4 Jun 2005	Netherlands	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
26 Mar 2005	Netherlands	0–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
27 May 2000	Netherlands	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
1 Jun 1988	Netherlands	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
5 Jun 1974	Netherlands	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
2 Dec 1970	Netherlands	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
5 Jun 1968	Netherlands	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
27 May 1924	Netherlands	0–6	Neutral	Olympic Games 1924	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN