By DPA,
Cape Town : The Netherlands Tuesday booked their place in the 2010 World Cup final with a 3-2 victory against Uruguay. All their appearances at the finals, including the 2010 semi-final:
Year Host Finish Pl W D L GF GA
1930 Uruguay Did not enter
1934 Italy 1st round 1 0 0 123
1938 France 1st round 1 0 0 103
1950 Brazil Did not enter
1954 Switzerland Did not enter
1958 Sweden Did not qualify
1962 Chile Did not qualify
1966 England Did not qualify
1970 Mexico Did not qualify
1974 West Germany Final 7 5 1 1 153
1978 Argentina Final 7 3 2 2 15 10
1982 Spain Did not qualify
1986 Mexico Did not qualify
1990 Italy Round of 16 4 0 3 134
1994 US Quarter-finals 5 3 0 286
1998 France Fourth place 7 3 3* 1 137
2002 South Korea/Japan Did not qualify
2006 Germany Round of 16 4 2 1 132
2010 South Africa Final 6 6 0 0 125
Total 42 22 10 10 71 43
* Lost semi-final match against Brazil on penalties