The Netherlands line-up front row from left: Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Rafael van der Vaart, Nigel de Jong, Barry Opdam, Robin van Persie, Denny Landzaat. Rear row from left: Hedwiges Maduro, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Edwin van der Sar, Dirk Kuyt, and Khalid Boulahrouz pose for a team photo before the World Cup qualifying game against Macedonia at the ArenA stadium in Amsterdam Wednesday Oct. 12, 2005. (link:

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Netherlands vs Macedonia post-match head-to-head

50.0

GF/P

1.000

GA/P

1.000

Av attendance

32 500

WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average

Match stats

Netherlands:

players - 14 (from 8 clubs)
goals - 0 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 25.865 (born 1970-1986)
average caps - 29.429
cautions - 1, expulsions - 0

Macedonia:

players - 14 (from 13 clubs)
goals - 0 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 25.145 (born 1973-1984)
average caps - 21.214
cautions - 3, expulsions - 0

Netherlands national team matches

Previous match:

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Czech Republic vs Netherlands 0-2

Prague, Saturday 8 October 2005

Next match:

Friendly International

Netherlands vs Italy 1-3

Amsterdam, Saturday 12 November 2005

Netherlands football results

Macedonia national team matches

Previous match:

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Finland vs Macedonia 5-1

Tampere, Wednesday 7 September 2005

Next match:

Tehran Cup 2005

Iran vs Macedonia 1-2

Tehran, Friday 11 November 2005

Macedonia football results

Brief match report

Wed. 12 Oct 2005
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Netherlands 0-0 Macedonia

Netherlands: van der Sar (c), de Jong, Boulahrouz, Opdam, van Bronckhorst, Landzaat (Sneijder 46), Maduro (Davids 63), van der Vaart, Kuijt, van Nistelrooy, van Persie (Babel 85). Managed by van Basten.
Booked: van Persie 52.

Macedonia: Miloševski, Mitreski, Noveski, Vasoski, Sedloski (c), Meglenski, Tasevski (Stojkov 69), Masev, Popov (Šumulikoski 54), Naumovski (Hristov 90+), Pandev. Managed by Babunski.
Booked: Vasoski 18, Popov 49, Naumovski 82.

Att: 50 000,
Ref: Farina (Italy)