Netherlands 2014/15 Home Shirt

The Netherlands entered the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with Louis van Gaal as head coach and a squad built around players such as Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder. Their orange home shirt from the 2014/15 international season was produced by Nike, with the manufacturer’s style code 577962-815 identifying this particular edition. The design kept the traditional orange colour of the Dutch national team, with white used for the Nike branding and KNVB crest.

This shirt is from the period surrounding one of the Netherlands’ most memorable World Cup campaigns. Oranje opened the tournament by beating Spain 5–1, followed by victories over Australia and Chile to finish top of their group. They then defeated Mexico 2–1 in the round of 16 and Costa Rica on penalties in the quarter-final. The semi-final against Argentina also went to penalties after a 0–0 draw, with Argentina eventually progressing. The Netherlands responded by beating hosts Brazil 3–0 in the third-place play-off, with Van Persie opening the scoring from the penalty spot. It was the first time the Dutch had finished third at a World Cup. During the 2014/15 international season, the Netherlands also began their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, although results were less consistent than at the World Cup. The shirt therefore covers the transition from Van Gaal’s successful 2014 tournament side into a new qualification cycle. This shirt comes in size Small (S) and is in mint condition.

For collectors of Netherlands football shirts, the 2014/15 edition is particularly associated with the generation that included Van Persie, Robben and Sneijder. Van Persie scored four goals at the 2014 World Cup, including the famous diving header against Spain, and finished as the Netherlands’ joint-leading scorer in the tournament alongside Arjen Robben.