1998/99 Netherlands Home Football Shirt (XL)

Condition: 9/10 Superb. One tiny faint dot mark on the lower front

Size: Adult Extra Large (loose fitting)

Chest Measurement: 46-48 Inches / 117-122 CM

Manufacturer: Nike

Colour: Orange, black & white trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1998/1999 & 1999/2000

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Nike Netherlands home football shirt from the 1998/99 international season.

The condition of this original football jersey is 9/10 - Superb. One tiny faint dot mark on the lower front (see photos).

In the 1998 World Cup, Netherlands, whose team included Marc Overmars, Phillip Cocu, Edgar Davids, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer, and Patrick Kluivert, met Argentina in the quarter-final, a rematch of the 1978 final. Near the end of regular time, after an unsuccessful dive to draw a penalty, Argentinian Ariel Ortega head-butted Edwin van der Sar. 

Ortega was sent off and the Netherlands won 2–1 after a Bergkamp goal in the 89th minute. Bergkamp's goal was famous because of its quality — he touched down a 60-yard (55 m) pass from Frank de Boer then reverse-flicked it inside Roberto Ayala and finally volleyed it past the Argentine goalkeeper.

In the semi-final, the Netherlands took Brazil to a penalty shootout after a late Kluivert goal tied the match 1–1, but Brazil won the shootout 4–2 and advanced to the final. Netherlands lost the third place match 2–1 to upstart Croatia. Soon after the World Cup exit manager Guus Hiddink resigned after two tournaments in charge and was replaced by legendary ex-midfielder Frank Rijkaard.