wim suurbier made his debut for the netherlands national team on november 6, 1966 in a friendly match against czechoslovakia, which ended with a score of 2-1. in 1974, suurbier took part in the 1974 fifa world cup as part of the national team, where he played in all seven matches of his national team and won silver medals after the dutch lost 2-1 against germany. in 1976, he took part in the 1976 uefa european championship, where he won bronze medals after a 3-2 victory against yugoslavia. in 1978, suurbier took part in the 1978 fifa world cup for the second time as part of the national team, where he played in four matches of his team and again won silver medals. the final match with the argentina, the netherlands lost with a score of 3-1, was suurbier's last match in the national team. in total, wim suurbier played 60 matches for the netherlands national team, in which he scored 3 goals.