The Netherlands national team set an absolute record of the world championships for an unbeaten streak

The Netherlands team rewrote the history of world championships after a convincing win in the second round of the 2026 World Cup. The result allowed the Orangemen to extend their unbeaten run at the World Cup to 14 matches in a row, if the results of the post-match penalty shootout are not taken into account. This indicator became a new absolute record in the history of world championships. The impressive streak of the Dutch began at the 2014 tournament in Brazil. Then the team won against Spain, Australia, Chile and Mexico, and did not concede to Costa Rica and Argentina in the main and extra time. At the 2022 World Cup, the Netherlands continued their unbeaten run with wins against Senegal, Ecuador, Qatar, USA and Argentina. The series was preserved at the 2026 World Cup. After a draw with Japan, the team won a crushing victory over Sweden, setting a new world championship record. Thus, the Dutch national team became the sole World Cup record holder for the number of consecutive matches without defeat within the main and extra time.