Editing Marco van Basten (section)

==International career==
[[File:EK voetbal in West Duitsland Engeland tegen Nederland 1-3 Marco van Basten ju, Bestanddeelnr 934-2659.jpg|thumb|Van Basten [[Goal celebration|celebrates]] his hat-trick against England at [[Euro 88]]]]
In 1984, Van Basten debuted for the [[Netherlands national football team]] during a [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying]] against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Van Basten maakt honderd vol tegen Luxemburg|url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/van-basten-maakt-honderd-vol-tegen-luxemburg|website=[[Voetbal International]]|date=16 November 2017|access-date=21 October 2024|language=nl}}</ref>

At [[UEFA Euro 1988]], Van Basten played a pivotal role in the Dutch team's victorious campaign. He scored a total of five goals, including a hat-trick against [[England national football team|England]] in the first round, the winning goal in the semi-final against [[Germany national football team|West Germany]],<ref name="guardian_euro88">{{Cite news|first=David|last=Lacey|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1988/jun/22/euro2004.sport|title=Marco's late hook floors the favourites|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=22 June 1988|access-date=23 January 2009|location=London|archive-date=30 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030220418/https://www.theguardian.com/football/1988/jun/22/euro2004.sport|url-status=live}}</ref> and a spectacular [[Volley (football)|volley]] from an acute angle in the 2–0 [[UEFA Euro 1988 Final|final]] against the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]],<ref name="442_euro">{{Cite magazine|title=The Euros have provided some of the greatest goals seen in international football over the years. Here are 10 of the best|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/feature/10-greatest-goals-in-the-european-championships-110443|magazine=[[FourFourTwo]]|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618153701/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/feature/10-greatest-goals-in-the-european-championships-110443|url-status=live}}</ref> during which he also provided the assist for Gullit's opening goal.<ref name="Van Basten ends Dutch wait">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b2f78ca99-40f24ef873fd-1000--van-basten-volley-crowns-netherlands-euro-1988-final-win-ag/ |title=Van Basten ends Dutch wait|website=UEFA|date=5 October 2003 |access-date=3 November 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902014727/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1988/matches/round=210/match=22/postmatch/report/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished the competition as the top scorer and was named player of the tournament. He was also included in team of the tournament.<ref name="FIFA"/> In a 2002 UK poll, Van Basten's volley against the Soviet Union was ranked #21 in the list of the [[100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest Sporting Moments]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=100 Greatest Sporting Moments {{!}} Results|url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest_sporting/results.html|url-status=dead|website=[[Channel 4]]|location=London|access-date=6 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020204090913/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest_sporting/results.html|archive-date=4 February 2002}}</ref>

The Dutch national team exited the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] early, losing 2–1 to eventual champions West Germany in the second round.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Barry|last=Gledenning|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/may/22/25-stunning-world-cup-moments- |title=World Cup stunning moments: Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=19 May 2018 |access-date=10 November 2023 |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029205829/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/may/22/25-stunning-world-cup-moments- |url-status=live }}</ref> Van Basten never scored in the World Cup finals. At [[UEFA Euro 1992]], the Netherlands defeated reigning World Champions Germany 3–1 in the first round to top their group and reach the semi-finals, where they surprisingly lost to the eventual champions [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]], with [[Peter Schmeichel]] saving a penalty shot from Van Basten.<ref name="FIFA"/> Although he went scoreless throughout the tournament, he was included in team of the tournament for the second time in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0253-0d7bc692c194-ce0e0f567c1e-1000--euro-1992-team-of-the-tournament/ |title=1992 team of the tournament|website=UEFA|date=17 October 2011 |access-date=17 June 2012 |archive-date=22 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122204022/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1625178.html |url-status=live }}</ref>