 Orlando Engelaar made his international debut for the Netherlands in a friendly against South Korea on 2 June 2007, and was picked by coach Marco van Basten for the Dutch UEFA Euro 2008 squad.He played the full match in the Netherlands' 3–0 victory over Italy in their Group C match.Engelaar also featured in the Netherlands' second group match of the tournament, playing the first half in a 4–1 win over France.