Netherlands 2–1 Slovakia: 2010 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Slovakia
Match in one glance
NetherlandsSlovakiaGoalCard
Netherlands
Slovakia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Netherlands1Slovakia
Arjen Robben opened the scoring at 18′.
Team comparison
NetherlandsSlovakia
2Goals1
2Bookings3
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1WSWesley SneijderNetherlands · 84′1goal
- 2ARArjen RobbenNetherlands · 18′1goal
- 3RVRóbert VittekSlovakia · 90′+4′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2010-06-28
- Venue
- Durban Stadium, Durban
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Netherlands / SlovakiaNetherlands
Arjen Robben18′
Wesley Sneijder84′
Slovakia
Róbert Vittek (penalty)90+4′′
Complete match timeline
NetherlandsSlovakiaGoalCardSubstitution
Netherlands
Slovakia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0A. Robben 18′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1W. Sneijder 84′ · R. Vittek 90′+4′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Netherlands
Reported rolesMS
1Maarten StekelenburgGv
2Gregory van der WielJH
3John HeitingaJM
4Joris MathijsenGv
5Giovanni van BronckhorstMv
6Mark van BommelNd
8Nigel de JongWS
10Wesley SneijderDK
7Dirk KuytRv
9Robin van PersieAR
11Arjen RobbenReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 17EEEljero Elia71′
- 20IAIbrahim Afellay90′+2′
- 21KHKlaas-Jan Huntelaar80′
Match contributions
- Maarten Stekelenburg▰ 90′+3′
- Wesley Sneijder⚽ 1
- Arjen Robben⚽ 1▰ 31′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MSMaarten StekelenburgGoalkeeper
- 2GvGregory van der WielRight-back
- 3JHJohn HeitingaCentre-back
- 4JMJoris MathijsenCentre-back
- 5GvGiovanni van BronckhorstLeft-back
- 6MvMark van BommelDefensive midfielder
- 7DKDirk KuytRight winger
- 8NdNigel de JongDefensive midfielder
- 9RvRobin van PersieCentre-forward
- 10WSWesley SneijderAttacking midfielder
- 11ARArjen RobbenLeft winger
Slovakia
Reported rolesJM
1Ján MuchaPP
2Peter PekaríkMŠ
3Martin ŠkrtelRZ
5Radoslav ZabavníkJĎ
16Ján ĎuricaJK
19Juraj KuckaVW
7Vladimír WeissMS
15Miroslav StochMH
17Marek HamšíkRV
11Róbert VittekEJ
18Erik JendrišekReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 10MSMarek Sapara87′
- 14MJMartin Jakubko88′
- 20KKKamil Kopúnek71′
Match contributions
- Martin Škrtel▰ 84′
- Róbert Vittek⚽ 1
- Juraj Kucka▰ 40′
- Kamil Kopúnek▰ 72′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1JMJán MuchaGoalkeeper
- 2PPPeter PekaríkRight-back
- 3MŠMartin ŠkrtelCentre-back
- 5RZRadoslav ZabavníkLeft-back
- 7VWVladimír WeissRight midfielder
- 11RVRóbert VittekCentre-forward
- 15MSMiroslav StochLeft midfielder
- 16JĎJán ĎuricaCentre-back
- 17MHMarek HamšíkAttacking midfielder
- 18EJErik JendrišekCentre-forward
- 19JKJuraj KuckaDefensive midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Netherlands1Slovakia
Arjen Robben opened the scoring at 18′.
Team comparison
NetherlandsSlovakia
2Goals1
2Bookings3
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1WSWesley SneijderNetherlands · 84′1goal
- 2ARArjen RobbenNetherlands · 18′1goal
- 3RVRóbert VittekSlovakia · 90′+4′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2010-06-28
- Venue
- Durban Stadium, Durban
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Netherlands / SlovakiaNetherlands
Arjen Robben18′
Wesley Sneijder84′
Slovakia
Róbert Vittek (penalty)90+4′′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.