Liverpool's champion surpasses Frank de Boer's reach.

Virgil van Dijk became the new record holder of the Dutch national team for the number of matches as captain of the national team. This was the outcome of the match before the World Cup 2026, in which the Netherlands beat Lithuania 4:0.

For van Dyck, this match became the 72nd in the status of captain of the Orange, which is one more than the previous record holder Frank de Boer (71).

? (@transfermarkt. nl) Top 10 players of the Dutch national team for the number of matches with the captain's armband:.

72 – Virgil van Dijk 71 – Frank de Boer 45 – Rud Krol 41 – Rud Gullit 37 – Harry Denis 36 – Edwin van der Sar 34 – Johan Cruyff 33 – Ronald Koeman 33 – Giovanni van Bronckhorst 29 – Pyuk van Geel Guess what,.