The Philips Stadium plays host to Holland v San Marino

10 maart 2010 13:00

The qualifying game between Holland and San Marino for the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine will take place at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven on Friday 2 September 2011.

The Oranje faced Australia in Eindhoven on 6 September 2008.

Finland, Hungary, Moldavia and San Marino

Holland have been placed in a Euro 2010 qualifying group with Finland, Hungary, Moldavia and San Marino. Bert van Marwijk’s team will kick-off their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign at San Marino on 3 September 2010. They will host Finland at the Rotterdam Kuip four days later.

29th time

When the Oranje take on San Marino, the Philips Stadium will play host to the Dutch team for the 29th time. Holland played their first international match in Eindhoven on 17 November 1971, when they thrashed Luxembourg 8-0. The Philips Stadium last staged an international match for Holland on 6 September 2008, when the Dutch team slipped to a 1-2 defeat against Australia in an international friendly.