The Netherlands have made history in football by becoming the first team to be eliminated from three consecutive World Cups they participated in without losing a single match in regular or extra time.
Over the past 12 years, the Dutch side has not suffered a defeat in normal or extra time at the World Cup, neither in the group stage nor in the knockout rounds. Their only losses came via penalty shootouts: in the 2014 World Cup semifinal against Argentina (0-0, 2-4 on penalties), in the 2022 quarterfinals also against Argentina (2-2, 3-4 on penalties), and now against Morocco (1-1, 2-3 on penalties).
The last time the Netherlands lost a World Cup match in regular time was in 2006, when they were defeated 0-1 by Portugal in the round of 16.
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