On Wednesday, the Netherlands won their eighth and final 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, giving “Oranje” a perfect campaign, only the fifth by a European team involved in qualification for a major championship.
According to Infostrada Sports, only three countries, West Germany, France (twice) and Czech Republic achieved the feat before Holland.
By the time Holland had completed their September 9 match, Spain and England are also still in contention to card a perfect qualifying campaign.
Perfect qualifying campaigns for European Championship and World Cup – European countries*
Edition Nation Tournament Matches Goals Result at following tournament
2010 Netherlands World Cup Qual. 8 17-2 TBD
2004 France European Championship Qual. 8 29-2 Quarterfinals
2000 Czech Republic European Championship Qual. 10 26-5 Group Stage
1992 France European Championship Qual. 8 20-6 Group Stage
1982 West Germany World Cup Qual. 8 33-3 Final
* Only campaigns with at least eight qualifying matches are included
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