 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Euro 80 ndiyo yaive mutambo wekupedzisira uyo timu yeTotal Nhabvu yakakodzera, asi havana kufambira mberi kupfuura chikamu cheboka, kunyangwe hazvo fomati yemutambo yakawedzerwa gore iro. Maveteran akadai saKrol naRensenbrink vakasiya basa nokukurumidza pashure uye Netherlands yakarasikirwa neWorld Cup ya1982, Euro 84, uye 1986 World Cup mumutsara. Kukodzera Euro 1984 kwakanga kuri pedyo, asi vaDutch vakapedza mushandirapamwe nenhamba yakafanana yemapoinzi sevakwikwidzi veSpain, uye musiyano wakaenzana wezvinangwa 16. Spain yakafambira mberi pashure pokunge yarova zvimwe zvibodzwa zviviri. Kukundikana kusvika mu 1986 World Cup kwakanga kuri pedyo zvikuru. Mumutambo wokutamba nevavakidzani veBelgium, Netherlands yakarasikirwa 10 muBrussels, asi yakanga ichitungamirira 20 mumutambo wepamusha muRotterdam nemaminitsi mashomanana akasara. Belgium yakarova zvibodzwa zvakapedza tie 21, uye yose play off 22. Bherujiyamu yakafambira mberi pamutemo wechinangwa chokubva kunze kwenyika. 