This match would've turned into Mortal Kombat with Pepe's presence

That image of deco and van Bronckhorst just casually sitting on some stair in the stadium, discussing the game. I'll never forget that. Absolutely brilliant

Een beetje van dit kunnen we nu ook wel gebruiken, ik bedoel de acties mét de bal. Slappe hap EK 2024

As a Dutch person, I love the Portuguese. Nice warm people, friendly, straight to the point. I have visited quite a few times, always positive experiences. However, when it comes to football, the National team and all that, my god I hate them 😂 But looking forward to my next visit 🤷🏻‍♂️

So much has been said about the fouls, but what I wonder about most is how on earth Van Basten chose to keep Van Nistelrooy on the bench for the entire match. Seeing Kuyt squander several big chances is painful.

16 bookings 4 red cards the battle of Nuremberg

The hardest game was not this one but in 1974 the game between Netherlands and Brazil. With a referee who had no idea what he was doing on that pitch.

Ever seen the Netherlands versus Brazil in 1974? By today’s standards only the goalkeepers would end the game…..

Also watch Netherlands-Brazil 1974..... I think that's the hardest game ever played......

Vaya jugadorazos tenian esas 2 selecciónes en aquellos tiempos

As a Dutchman I was disgusted and embarrassed by that game. I always hated when we had to play Portugal as they play a type of football the Dutch will always have difficulty with. And now I find myself living in Portugal and being married to a Portuguese.

The dutchies should have won this game.

Funny that the only guy who managed to score, was the guy who got an unjustified yellow card. Frustrated because he couldn't participate freely anymore in the ongoing MMA fight, he decided to break protocol and play some good football.. ;)

I remember this match. It was basically a seminar on how to play dirty football. At times entertaining but overall disgraceful.

The scars of Maluku spice war

Kind of ironic that maybe the least dirty player (Van Bronckhorst), well actually not a dirty player at all, is the one who gets a red card.

Lucky those who watched this match live

Was gezellig

And Pepe wasn't there? What a pity.

What a match this was. Still 'hate' the Portuguese 😅. Not really of course, it's a game. But then....

Portugal and Netherlands is always a thrill normally Portugal wins, this battle of Nuremberg is epic 😂🇵🇹💪🔥

Die keer dat khalid boularouz almost ended christiano ronaldo’s career

The ref would have been glad the game ended

this is real Legendary

It was a bloodbath this one

Most hilarious match I ever saw live😂

It reminds me of the final against Spain 0-1 in South Africa. That match gave me a headache. This one gives me one more…

It’s got nothing on the infamous “Battle of Santiago” between Chile and Italy in 1962.

Absolutely incorrect! Worldcup 1974: Netherlands-Brazil, a game which was brutal in an era without VAR. When analysing that game now in 2024, the red cars score would be 3-2, and a load of yellow cards equally spread over both teams.

At the same time, Portugal and the Netherlands it was so obvious that it would result in a butchery

Netherlands vs brazil 1974 less cards but much tougher

Mortal Kombat vs street fighter

That second foul on Ronaldo was career ending💀 how did the refree not give him red

The only team that truly loved their young super star CR7

Those games from the past where more intertainend then nowadays

The best football match ever

Italy vs Argentina at the World Cup 1982 in Spain is tougher imo, especially the way Claudio Gentile 'treated' Maradona. And at that time players didn't fake a foul as much as they do now.

Who ever is watching this in 2024 like

I remember that game, i got so agressive watching this.

This world cup was such a joke despite having so many legends.

Every match should be this way; this is a real battle!

Fantastic mma fight. Where was the cage .? The Dutch used to complain bout Italy's rough play . They were right, this was really much rougher. But I do get them .Portugal were always terrible opponents that were sneaky and mean .And always drama vs the referees. Asking for cards and in the end they hurt Holland a few times .

Absolutely loved this match 😂

The humblest football match ever 💀💀

Most People don't know this but Portugal and the Netherlands fought many, many wars throughout their history both in South America, Africa and Asia. At one point the Netherlands invaded all Northern Brazil and from what is now Suriname and occupied all of Northern Brazil while it was under Portuguese rule. They also invaded Angola, bombarded Cabe Verde and St Tome and Principe. Dutch Pirates and Buckaneers also savagely attacked and sacked many Portuguese colonies in Africa. They also fought in India and in South East Asia and as far as Japan, China and Korea against the Portuguese. Both countries would ally themselves to various factions in these Asian countries and fight each other as mercenaries. They pretty much had a mini world War between the two of them that encompassed the whole world. The irony is that both of them absolutely detested the Spaniards. I guess the ghost of their ancestors came back to possess them during this game.

Ronaldo was lucky...second foul could end his career ,IT should be red card

0:51 A red card here and the game wouldn't have gotten out of hand.

The most aggresive match will always be Chile - Italy 1962

Wat een match!

Real fight

Wow!

😂 The match that decided the “Spice Island War”

It seems that any match with the Dutch and any Spanish/Portuguese speaking country always turns violent. Netherlands vs Brazil 1974, Netherlands vs Portugal 2006 and Netherlands vs Argentina 2022 are just a few examples of

The Dutch, for once, just adapted to the Portugese style.

Compared to those ridiculous Euro 2024 referees, this ref had balls to show yellows when he needed it to.

Compared to a standard player historically it seems like probability of being a dirty player increases if surname contains "van" hehe.

Echte hoeren wedstrijd was dit

Wow

Sponsers zijn altijd het beste!!

Not starting with Nistelrooy was so dumb, not bringing him in was even dumber.

This is soft compared to Netherlands-Brasil WC 1974...

Maniche is still hated today in the Netherlands

I like how they didn’t fighter after the match. Just war between man.

2006 - 2012 was peak football

As soon as I saw van Bommel, I knew.

The strongest portugués team aside from the 2002 golden generation which disappoint in group stage..this team had solid players afterwards it was a very average team

Proud to be dutch

This match would of been cancelled if pepe and joao pinto was there lol

Ref was corrupt

The Dutch started it when first van Bommel tackled Ronaldo from behind, and a few minutes later Boulahrouz attacked Cristiano, extending his leg at Ronaldo's waist level and kicking him in the thigh with all the power. And for that, Boulahrouz only got a yellow card, which was ridiculous. Raising your leg to waist level and kicking it around the waist and thigh of the opposition player, should immediately be a red card, period. This violent foul shows that the Dutch wanted to eliminate Cristiano from the very beginning because Cristiano was already, back then, the biggest threat to them and Portugal's biggest star. It's clear as day. And the Dutch managed to do it because Cristiano eventually had to leave the field very early in the first half, with an injury. So for me, everything that Portugal did afterwards was justified. It was the Dutch who started it, they eliminated Ronaldo due to a disgusting foul, so the Portuguese responded. The referee was at fault, he made a huge mistake - he should have immediately given Boulahrouz a red card for this disgusting attack on Ronaldo. It would be a clear signal to both teams that there would be no tolerance for any harsh fouls, and then neither team would make such a mess out of this match.

try watch the match against Brazil in 74 or even worse against Argentina in 78, those were battles.

the most aggressive match is in my opinion netherlands vs. brazil in world cup 1974

You know it going to get rough when players put vaseline on before entering the pitch 😅

fighting for 500 years... but we are friends nations. they should rturn our boat with all the money

1962,Chile v Italy,take a look.worst of all time!

It isn't. That was in 1974 Brasilia - The Netherlands with 25 and 28 tackles on players. Only in those days the refery don't give yellow or red quick. If he did both teams ends with 6 players or something like that. Check the video of this game.

The ref had a mare

🎉

I never understood why so aggressive against Portugal

Toen NL nog echt een NL team was.

And now we play again in Germany :)

22 cartelinos

How did I end up here after all these years.. So long ago, Portugal still Fa*##**s though 👹

Onde acho o vídeo verdadeiro

Injured me in that match

No it’s not. I think it was in ‘74, Netherlands vs Brazil. That was the hardest ever as far as I know.

L'abbiamo vinto noi...🎉🥳🇮🇹💪🏻✌🏻

Kuyt ipv van nistelrooy😂

With VAR this match would have 40 minutes extra time.

Good times without VAR

From this day on i saw Portuguese people true other glasses than I did before

😇Van basten was so great a player, though, as a coach...hmm...

Well done referee

Before the 3rd world invaded Europe.

nothing compares to netherlands v brasil in "74

As a dutchmen.. still think holland got karma. Boularoush attack on ronaldo just gave it a shitty vibe t the start. Teribble.

Correct result.😅

Wk 1974 Netherlands -brazil. Watch that.

Portugal 🇵🇹 used to be such a strong TEAM before all the CR7 sht

2024 rematch?