2014 FIFA World Cup Group B

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Group B of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Spain, the Netherlands, Chile, and Australia. This group contained the finalists of the previous World Cup in 2010: Spain (reigning champion) and the Netherlands (runners-up). Play began on 13 June and ended on 23 June 2014. The Netherlands and Chile progressed to the knockout stage, while Australia and Spain were eliminated after suffering two defeats in their opening two matches. Chile was eliminated by Brazil in the second round after penalties, while the Netherlands made their way to the semi-finals in which they lost to Argentina on penalties. The third place match was won by the Netherlands with a convincing 3–0 victory against Brazil.

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Teams

Draw positionTeamConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
October 2013 [nb 1] June 2014
B1 (seed)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain UEFA UEFA Group I winners15 October 201314th 2010 Winners (2010)11
B2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UEFA UEFA Group D winners10 September 201310th 2010 Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)815
B3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile CONMEBOL CONMEBOL third place15 October 20139th 2010 Third place (1962)1214
B4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia AFC AFC fourth round Group B runners-up18 June 20134th 2010 Round of 16 (2006)5762
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3300103+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 320153+26
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 310247−33
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 300339−60
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

Spain vs Netherlands

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The two teams had met in 9 previous matches, including in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, won by Spain 1–0 after extra time. [1] This was the first time in the FIFA World Cup that the previous finalists met in the group stage.

Halfway into the first half, the referee judged that Diego Costa caught a trailing leg from Stefan de Vrij's attempted tackle. Xabi Alonso scored the penalty kick for Spain, shooting into the bottom-right corner with his right foot, putting them into the lead. They were unable to keep the lead until half time though, with Robin van Persie scoring a 15-yard diving looping header after a long ball from Daley Blind from the left after he spotted Iker Casillas slightly off his line. [2] In the second half, Blind assisted another goal for Netherlands, this time setting up Arjen Robben who controlled the pass before coming inside to finish with his left foot from ten yards out. Twelve minutes later, Netherlands scored again, as De Vrij headed the ball in from a tight angle from a Wesley Sneijder free kick on the left. Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas protested that he had been fouled by Van Persie, but the goal was allowed to stand and Casillas received a yellow card for his protest. Not long after this, a backpass from Sergio Ramos was miscontrolled by Casillas with his left leg, resulting in Van Persie gathering the ball and scoring into an empty net for his second goal of the game. The fifth goal for Netherlands was a solo effort from Robben. Having received the ball near the halfway line from a Wesley Sneijder pass, he outran Ramos, Jordi Alba and Casillas, before slotting the ball into the net from 10 yards out with his left foot. [3] [4] [5]

The 5–1 scoreline was the biggest loss margin for a defending champion in the FIFA World Cup, and also Spain's second biggest loss in the World Cup after their 6–1 thrashing against Brazil in 1950. [6] With their goals, Van Persie and Robben became the first Dutch players to score in three World Cups. [7] Casillas and Xavi joined Andoni Zubizarreta as the only Spanish players to appear in four World Cups. [8]

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Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 48,173
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) [9]
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Netherlands
GK1 Iker Casillas (c)Yellow card.svg 65'
RB22 César Azpilicueta
CB3 Gerard Piqué
CB15 Sergio Ramos
LB18 Jordi Alba
RM8 Xavi
CM16 Sergio Busquets
LM14 Xabi Alonso Sub off.svg 62'
RW21 David Silva Sub off.svg 78'
LW6 Andrés Iniesta
CF19 Diego Costa Sub off.svg 62'
Substitutions:
FW9 Fernando Torres Sub on.svg 62'
FW11 Pedro Sub on.svg 62'
MF10 Cesc Fàbregas Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
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GK1 Jasper Cillessen
CB2 Ron Vlaar
CB3 Stefan de Vrij Yellow card.svg 41'Sub off.svg 77'
CB4 Bruno Martins Indi
RWB7 Daryl Janmaat
LWB5 Daley Blind
CM8 Jonathan de Guzmán Yellow card.svg 25'Sub off.svg 62'
CM6 Nigel de Jong
AM10 Wesley Sneijder
CF9 Robin van Persie (c)Yellow card.svg 66'Sub off.svg 79'
CF11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF20 Georginio Wijnaldum Sub on.svg 62'
DF13 Joël Veltman Sub on.svg 77'
FW17 Jeremain Lens Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match:
Robin van Persie (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Fifth official:
Kim Haglund (Norway)

Chile vs Australia

The two teams had met in five previous matches, including in the 1974 FIFA World Cup group stage, a 0–0 draw. [10]

Chile took a 2–0 lead within the first 15 minutes. First, Alexis Sánchez controlled an Eduardo Vargas header in the penalty area to slot home. Two minutes later, Jorge Valdivia's shot from a Sánchez pass doubled the lead. Australia pulled one back through a Tim Cahill header from a cross by Ivan Franjic before half time. [11] Australia could not find the equaliser in the second half, and in stoppage time, Chilean substitute Jean Beausejour converted the rebound after Mauricio Pinilla's shot was saved by Mathew Ryan. [12]

With their respective goals, Cahill became the first Australian player to score in three World Cups, [13] while Beausejour became the first Chilean player to score in two World Cups. [14]

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
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Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,275
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) [9]
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Australia
GK1 Claudio Bravo (c)
RB4 Mauricio Isla
CB17 Gary Medel
CB18 Gonzalo Jara
LB2 Eugenio Mena
RM20 Charles Aránguiz Yellow card.svg 86'
CM21 Marcelo Díaz
LM8 Arturo Vidal Sub off.svg 60'
RF7 Alexis Sánchez
CF10 Jorge Valdivia Sub off.svg 68'
LF11 Eduardo Vargas Sub off.svg 88'
Substitutions:
MF16 Felipe Gutiérrez Sub on.svg 60'
MF15 Jean Beausejour Sub on.svg 68'
FW9 Mauricio Pinilla Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Sampaoli
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GK1 Mathew Ryan
RB2 Ivan Franjic Sub off.svg 49'
CB22 Alex Wilkinson
CB6 Matthew Špiranović
LB3 Jason Davidson
CM15 Mile Jedinak (c)Yellow card.svg 58'
CM5 Mark Milligan Yellow card.svg 67'
RW7 Mathew Leckie
AM23 Mark Bresciano Sub off.svg 78'
LW11 Tommy Oar Sub off.svg 68'
CF4 Tim Cahill Yellow card.svg 44'
Substitutions:
DF19 Ryan McGowan Sub on.svg 49'
MF10 Ben Halloran Sub on.svg 68'
MF14 James Troisi Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Ange Postecoglou

Man of the Match:
Alexis Sánchez (Chile)

Assistant referees:
Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Fifth official:
Eric Boria (United States)

Australia vs Netherlands

The two teams had met in three previous matches, all in friendlies, most recently in 2009. [15]

The Netherlands took the lead after Arjen Robben collected a Daley Blind headed pass at the halfway line, burst into the penalty area and scored with a low shot to the goalkeepers left. Soon after the restart, Australia equalised through Tim Cahill's left-foot volley into the goal from the underside of the bar from Ryan McGowan's cross. [16] Australia took the lead in the second half with Mile Jedinak's penalty, awarded for a handball by Daryl Janmaat, but Robin van Persie equalised after he received substitute Memphis Depay's pass and scored. Ten minutes later, Memphis Depay received a pass from Jonathan de Guzmán and his long-range effort beat Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan. [17]

At the age of 20, Depay's goal made him the Netherlands' youngest scorer at World Cups. [18]

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
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Australia
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Netherlands
GK1 Mathew Ryan
RB19 Ryan McGowan
CB22 Alex Wilkinson
CB6 Matthew Špiranović
LB3 Jason Davidson
CM15 Mile Jedinak (c)
CM17 Matt McKay
RW7 Mathew Leckie
AM23 Mark Bresciano Sub off.svg 51'
LW11 Tommy Oar Sub off.svg 77'
CF4 Tim Cahill Yellow card.svg 43'Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutions:
MF13 Oliver Bozanić Sub on.svg 51'
MF10 Ben Halloran Sub on.svg 69'
FW9 Adam Taggart Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Ange Postecoglou
AUS-NED 2014-06-18.svg
GK1 Jasper Cillessen
CB2 Ron Vlaar
CB3 Stefan de Vrij
CB4 Bruno Martins Indi Sub off.svg 45+3'
RM7 Daryl Janmaat
CM8 Jonathan de Guzmán Sub off.svg 78'
CM6 Nigel de Jong
LM5 Daley Blind
AM10 Wesley Sneijder
CF9 Robin van Persie (c)Yellow card.svg 47'Sub off.svg 87'
CF11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF21 Memphis Depay Sub on.svg 45+3'
MF20 Georginio Wijnaldum Sub on.svg 78'
FW17 Jeremain Lens Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Rédouane Achik (Morocco)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Fifth official:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)

Spain vs Chile

The two teams had met in ten previous matches, including twice in the FIFA World Cup group stage, both won by Spain (1950: 2–0; 2010: 2–1). [19]

Chile opened the scoring when Charles Aránguiz squared a pass to Eduardo Vargas to score home in the penalty area. Near the end of the first half Alexis Sánchez's free kick was parried by Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas to Aránguiz who put in the rebound. [20] Spain, which needed at least a point to stay alive in the competition, had its best chance in the second half which fell to Sergio Busquets, but he missed from close range. [21] Spain's loss confirmed the qualification of both Chile and the Netherlands into the knockout stage, and eliminated both Spain and Australia.

Spain became the fifth defending champions to be knocked out in the group stage. [22]

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 74,101
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
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Chile
GK1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB22 César Azpilicueta
CB4 Javi Martínez
CB15 Sergio Ramos
LB18 Jordi Alba
CM16 Sergio Busquets
CM14 Xabi Alonso Yellow card.svg 41'Sub off.svg 46'
RW21 David Silva
AM6 Andrés Iniesta
LW11 Pedro Sub off.svg 76'
CF19 Diego Costa Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutions:
MF17 Koke Sub on.svg 46'
FW9 Fernando Torres Sub on.svg 64'
MF20 Santi Cazorla Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
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GK1 Claudio Bravo (c)
CB17 Gary Medel
CB5 Francisco Silva
CB18 Gonzalo Jara
RM4 Mauricio Isla
CM20 Charles Aránguiz Sub off.svg 64'
CM21 Marcelo Díaz
LM2 Eugenio Mena Yellow card.svg 61'
AM8 Arturo Vidal Yellow card.svg 26'Sub off.svg 88'
CF11 Eduardo Vargas Sub off.svg 85'
CF7 Alexis Sánchez
Substitutions:
MF16 Felipe Gutiérrez Sub on.svg 64'
MF10 Jorge Valdivia Sub on.svg 85'
MF6 Carlos Carmona Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Eduardo Vargas (Chile)

Assistant referees:
Sean Hurd (United States)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Fourth official:
Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Fifth official:
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)

Australia vs Spain

The two teams had never met before. [23] Australia forward Tim Cahill was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards. [24]

In a match between two already-eliminated teams, Spain went in front in the 36th minute after Andrés Iniesta threaded a pass down the right to overlapping full-back Juanfran, who then crossed the ball low to David Villa to finish with a back flick of his right foot low to the net. [25] In the second half, Fernando Torres scored Spain's second with a low finish from the left of the penalty area after a pass from Iniesta, before substitute Juan Mata, receiving a pass from Cesc Fàbregas, scored from the right of the penalty area with a low shot between the goalkeeper's legs. [26]

Villa's goal was his ninth career World Cup goal. Already Spain's record World Cup goalscorer, he also joined Fernando Hierro, Raúl and Julio Salinas as Spanish players who had scored in three World Cups. [27]

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,375
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
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Spain
GK1 Mathew Ryan
RB19 Ryan McGowan
CB6 Matthew Špiranović Yellow card.svg 88'
CB22 Alex Wilkinson
LB3 Jason Davidson
CM17 Matt McKay
CM15 Mile Jedinak (c)Yellow card.svg 90+2'
CM13 Oliver Bozanić Sub off.svg 72'
RW7 Mathew Leckie
CF9 Adam Taggart Sub off.svg 46'
LW11 Tommy Oar Sub off.svg 61'
Substitutions:
MF10 Ben Halloran Sub on.svg 46'
MF14 James Troisi Sub on.svg 61'
MF23 Mark Bresciano Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Ange Postecoglou
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GK23 Pepe Reina
RB5 Juanfran
CB2 Raúl Albiol
CB15 Sergio Ramos (c)Yellow card.svg 62'
LB18 Jordi Alba
CM14 Xabi Alonso Sub off.svg 83'
CM17 Koke
AM6 Andrés Iniesta
RW20 Santi Cazorla Sub off.svg 68'
LW7 David Villa Sub off.svg 56'
CF9 Fernando Torres
Substitutions:
MF13 Juan Mata Sub on.svg 56'
MF10 Cesc Fàbregas Sub on.svg 68'
MF21 David Silva Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
David Villa (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Ebrahim Saleh (Bahrain)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Aden Marwa (Kenya)

Netherlands vs Chile

The two teams had never met before. [28] Netherlands forward Robin van Persie was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards. [24]

With both teams already assured of qualifying for the knockout stage after their first two matches, this match would decide which team would win the group: the Netherlands needed only a draw while Chile needed a win. The Netherlands went in front in the 77th minute with a header from six yards by substitute Leroy Fer after a Daryl Janmaat cross from the right. Another substitute Memphis Depay got the second in injury time, when he scored from close range after Arjen Robben had made a run down the left before crossing from the byline. [29] With this win the Netherlands won Group B with a perfect record of three wins out of three, while Chile finished as group runners-up. [30]

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,996
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
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Chile
GK1 Jasper Cillessen
RB7 Daryl Janmaat
CB2 Ron Vlaar
CB3 Stefan de Vrij
LB5 Daley Blind Yellow card.svg 64'
RM20 Georginio Wijnaldum
CM6 Nigel de Jong
LM15 Dirk Kuyt Sub off.svg 89'
AM10 Wesley Sneijder Sub off.svg 75'
SS11 Arjen Robben (c)
CF17 Jeremain Lens Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutions:
MF21 Memphis Depay Sub on.svg 69'
MF18 Leroy Fer Sub on.svg 75'
DF14 Terence Kongolo Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
NED-CHI 2014-06-23.svg
GK1 Claudio Bravo (c)
CB17 Gary Medel
CB5 Francisco Silva Yellow card.svg 25'Sub off.svg 70'
CB18 Gonzalo Jara
RWB4 Mauricio Isla
LWB2 Eugenio Mena
CM20 Charles Aránguiz
CM21 Marcelo Díaz
AM16 Felipe Gutiérrez Sub off.svg 46'
CF7 Alexis Sánchez
CF11 Eduardo Vargas Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutions:
MF15 Jean Beausejour Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Jorge Valdivia Sub on.svg 70'
FW9 Mauricio Pinilla Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Felicien Kabanda (Rwanda)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)

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