2014 FIFA World Cup Group B

Football tournament group stage July 2014 July 2014 Group B of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of both finalists of the previous World Cup in Spain (defending champions), the Netherlands (previous runners-up), Chile, and Australia. 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 were eliminated by hosts Brazil in the round of 16 on penalties, while the Netherlands made their way to the semi-finals in which they lost to eventual runners-up Argentina, also on penalties. The Netherlands won the match for third place with a convincing 3–0 victory against Brazil. Teams Draw position Team Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings October 2013nb The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw. June 2014 B1 (seed) ESP UEFA UEFA Group I winners 15 October 2013 14th 2010 Winners (2010) 1 1 B2 NED UEFA UEFA Group D winners 10 September 2013 10th 2010 Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) 8 15 B3 CHI CONMEBOL CONMEBOL third place 15 October 2013 9th 2010 Third place (1962) 12 14 B4 AUS AFC AFC fourth round Group B 2nd runners-up 18 June 2013 4th 2010 Round of 16 (2006) 57 62 Notes nb Standings main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 NED CHI ESP AUS KO KO Tie-breaking criteria 3 0 0 10 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 0 2 4 7 0 0 3 3 9 NED CHI ESP AUS Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Netherlands advanced to play Mexico (runner-up of Group A) in the round of 16. Chile advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group A) in the round of 16. Matches Spain vs Netherlands List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies#Spain vs Netherlands right KXdVpPYU1As Spain v Netherlands (Brazil 2014) 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.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=9 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 9 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/13/spain-holland-world-cup-2014-group-b-match-report Spain humiliated as rampant Holland blast five in World Cup shock 13 June 2014 The Guardian 30 October 2014 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285043 Spain 1-5 Netherlands BBC Sport 13 June 2014 14 June 2014https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10892667/Spain-v-Holland-World-Cup-2014-live.html Spain v Holland, World Cup 2014: as it happened The Telegraph 13 June 2014 14 June 2014https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/13/spain-v-holland-world-cup-2014-live-report Spain v Holland: World Cup 2014 – as it happened The Guardian 13 June 2014 14 June 2014 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/14/spain-defeat-holland-world-cup-2014 Spain suffer not just a defeat but a World Cup disaster against Holland The Guardian Sid Lowe 13 June 2014 With their goals, Van Persie and Robben became the first Dutch players to score in three World Cups.http://www.caughtoffside.com/2014/06/14/manchester-united-striker-robin-van-persie-sets-new-dutch-world-cup-goal-scoring-record/ Manchester United Striker Robin Van Persie Sets New Dutch World Cup Goal-Scoring Record Caughtoffisde.com 14 June 2014 Casillas and Xavi joined Andoni Zubizarreta as the only Spanish players to appear in four World Cups.http://www.sefutbol.com/en/these-are-players-who-defended-spain-more-world-cups These are the players who have defended Spain in more World Cups sefutbol.com 28 June 2014 4 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150221000233/http://www.sefutbol.com/en/these-are-players-who-defended-spain-more-world-cups 21 February 2015 dead main b1 2014 6 13 y 16:00 BRT (UTC−3) ESP 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Spain vs Netherlands 1–5 NED Alonso 27 pen. Van Persie 44 72 Robben 53 80 De Vrij 64 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador 48,173 Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186510 Spain vs Netherlands First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186510/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Spain v Netherlands FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171223044026/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186510/report.html 23 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/24eb73d7f98b8425/original/cvc4xgoc0m96bocckyh2-pdf.pdf Match report – Group B – Spain v Netherlands FIFA 13 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413070317/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/24eb73d7f98b8425/original/cvc4xgoc0m96bocckyh2-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _spain14t _esp14t _spain14t _spain14t _spain14t FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Spainhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6db808238fe90516/original/i0hc8pikk1nzgjv37mvw-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Spain v Netherlands FIFA 13 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522184256/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6db808238fe90516/original/i0hc8pikk1nzgjv37mvw-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _netherlands2014a _netherlands2014away _netherlands2014a 00005C 00005C 00005C 00005C 00005C Netherlands GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) 65RB 22César AzpilicuetaCB 3 Gerard PiquéCB 15Sergio RamosLB 18Jordi AlbaRM 8 XaviCM 16Sergio BusquetsLM 14Xabi Alonso 62RW 21David Silva 78LW 6 Andrés IniestaCF 19Diego Costa 62Substitutions:FW 9 Fernando Torres 62FW 11Pedro 62MF 10Cesc Fàbregas 78Manager:Vicente del Bosque300px GK 1 Jasper CillessenCB2 Ron VlaarCB 3 Stefan de Vrij 41 77CB 4 Bruno Martins IndiRWB7 Daryl JanmaatLWB5 Daley BlindCM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán 25 62CM 6 Nigel de JongAM 10Wesley SneijderCF 9 Robin van Persie (c) 66 79CF 11Arjen RobbenSubstitutions:MF 20Georginio Wijnaldum 62DF 13Joël Veltman 77FW 17Jeremain Lens 79Manager: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.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=10 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/14/australia-cahill-chile-world-cup-group-b Australia's fighting spirit not enough as Alexis Sánchez fires up Chile 13 June 2014 The Guardian 30 October 2014 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285050 Chile 3 Australia 1 BBC Sport 13 June 2014 With their respective goals, Cahill became the first Australian player to score in three World Cups,http://www.smh.com.au/fifa-world-cup-2014/world-cup-match-report/world-cup-2014-battling-socceroos-take-chile-to-the-wire-20140614-zs7ri.html World Cup 2014: Battling Socceroos take Chile to the wire The Sydney Morning Herald 14 June 2014 while Beausejour became the first Chilean player to score in two World Cups.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=a-place-in-history-for-returning-beausejour-2370835.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140614064847/http://www.fifa.com//worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=a-place-in-history-for-returning-beausejour-2370835.html dead 14 June 2014 A place in history for returning Beausejour FIFA.com 14 June 2014 main b2 2014 6 13 y 18:00 AMT (UTC−4) CHI 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Chile vs Australia 3–1 AUS Sánchez 12 Valdivia 14 Beausejour 90+2 Cahill 35 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá 40,275 Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186473 Chile vs Australia First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186473/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Chile v Australia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228030211/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186473/report.html 28 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/319d4c3ae38e4cda/original/ioedzjk7svzx8i9scgvp-pdf.pdf Match report – Group B – Chile v Australia FIFA 13 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060941/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/319d4c3ae38e4cda/original/ioedzjk7svzx8i9scgvp-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _chile14h _chile14h _chile14h _chile14h _chile14a ED1C24 ED1C24 ED1C24 0000FF 0000FF Chilehttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/508c6e6e4bed6897/original/uqnmkwhob9ltlct0ekvl-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Chile v Australia FIFA 13 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181504/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/508c6e6e4bed6897/original/uqnmkwhob9ltlct0ekvl-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _aus14h _aus14h _aus14h _aus14h FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFBF00 FFFFFF Australia GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)RB 4 Mauricio IslaCB 17Gary MedelCB 18Gonzalo JaraLB 2 Eugenio MenaRM 20Charles Aránguiz 86CM 21Marcelo DíazLM 8 Arturo Vidal 60RF 7 Alexis SánchezCF 10Jorge Valdivia 68LF 11Eduardo Vargas 88Substitutions:MF 16Felipe Gutiérrez 60MF 15Jean Beausejour 68FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla 88Manager:ARG Jorge Sampaoli300px GK 1 Mathew RyanRB 2 Ivan Franjic 49CB 22Alex WilkinsonCB 6 Matthew ŠpiranovićLB 3 Jason DavidsonCM 15Mile Jedinak (c) 58CM 5 Mark Milligan 67RW 7 Mathew LeckieAM 23Mark Bresciano 78LW 11Tommy Oar 68CF 4 Tim Cahill 44Substitutions:DF 19Ryan McGowan 49MF 10Ben Halloran 68MF 14James Troisi 78Manager: 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.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=28 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/18/holland-australia-world-cup-2014-group-b-match-report Holland come from behind to beat brave Australia in Group B classic 18 June 2014 The Guardian 30 October 2014 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285148 Australia 2 Netherlands 3 BBC Sport 18 June 2014 At the age of 20, Depay's goal made him the Netherlands' youngest scorer at World Cups.http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=68607 Lagos, Nigeria Eagles down, but not out -Ameobi 20 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140714120629/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=68607 14 July 2014 The Sun main b3 2014 6 18 y 13:00 BRT (UTC−3) AUS 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Australia vs Netherlands 2–3 NED Cahill 21 Jedinak 54 pen. Robben 20 Van Persie 58 Depay 68 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre 42,877 Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186478 Australia vs Netherlands First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186478/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Australia v Netherlands FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171209234442/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186478/report.html 9 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/60e6cc933058ba95/original/ey0t6csd4z2ce728l9fe-pdf.pdf Match report – Group B – Australia v Netherlands FIFA 18 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061423/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/60e6cc933058ba95/original/ey0t6csd4z2ce728l9fe-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _aus14h _aus14h _aus14h _aus14h FFBB00 FFBB00 FFBB00 004044 FFFFFF Australiahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5811d48eca059752/original/zxujx6zlfamgfm6spiqg-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Australia v Netherlands FIFA 18 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173553/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5811d48eca059752/original/zxujx6zlfamgfm6spiqg-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _netherlands2014a _netherlands2014away _netherlands2014a _netherlands2014a _netherlands2014a 00005C 00005C 00005C 00005C 00005C Netherlands GK 1 Mathew RyanRB 19Ryan McGowanCB 22Alex WilkinsonCB 6 Matthew ŠpiranovićLB 3 Jason DavidsonCM 15Mile Jedinak (c)CM 17Matt McKayRW 7 Mathew LeckieAM 23Mark Bresciano 51LW 11Tommy Oar 77CF 4 Tim Cahill 43 69Substitutions:MF 13Oliver Bozanić 51MF 10Ben Halloran 69FW 9 Adam Taggart 77Manager: Ange Postecoglou300px GK 1 Jasper CillessenCB 2 Ron VlaarCB 3 Stefan de VrijCB 4 Bruno Martins Indi 45+3RWB 7 Daryl JanmaatLWB 5 Daley BlindCM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán 78CM 6 Nigel de JongAM 10Wesley SneijderCF 9 Robin van Persie (c) 47 87CF 11Arjen RobbenSubstitutions:MF 21Memphis Depay 45+3MF 20Georginio Wijnaldum 78FW 17Jeremain Lens 87Manager: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).https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=27 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/18/spain-chile-world-cup-group-b Spain crash out as irresistible Chile prove too much of a handful 18 June 2014 The Guardian 30 October 2014 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285155 Spain 0 Chile 2 BBC Sport 18 June 2014 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.Ornstein David World Cup 2014: Spain's stunning demise signals the end https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/27916175 9 September 2020 BBC Sport 19 June 2014 main b4 2014 6 18 y 16:00 BRT (UTC−3) ESP 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Spain vs Chile 0–2 CHI Vargas 20 Aránguiz 43 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 74,101 Mark Geiger (United States) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186498 Spain vs Chile First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186498/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Spain v Chile FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161126192235/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186498/report.html 26 November 2016 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/51154a43300efbe4/original/gggvv7kezqvmi7ravpkv-pdf.pdf Match report – Group B – Spain v Chile FIFA 18 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061426/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/51154a43300efbe4/original/gggvv7kezqvmi7ravpkv-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _spain14h _esp14H _spain14h _spain14h _spain14h E3000B E3000B E3000B E3000B E3000B Spainhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2400e18837e48864/original/fqflcyco9qgrvhakgaab-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Spain v Chile FIFA 18 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173515/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2400e18837e48864/original/fqflcyco9qgrvhakgaab-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _chile14a _chile14a _chile14a _chile14a _chile14h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Chile GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)RB 22César AzpilicuetaCB 4 Javi MartínezCB 15Sergio RamosLB 18Jordi AlbaCM 16Sergio BusquetsCM 14Xabi Alonso 41 46RW 21David SilvaAM 6 Andrés IniestaLW 11Pedro 76CF 19Diego Costa 64Substitutions:MF 17Koke 46FW 9 Fernando Torres 64MF 20Santi Cazorla 76Manager:Vicente del Bosque300px GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)CB 17Gary MedelCB 5 Francisco SilvaCB 18Gonzalo JaraRM 4 Mauricio IslaCM 20Charles Aránguiz 64CM 21Marcelo DíazLM 2 Eugenio Mena 61AM 8 Arturo Vidal 26 88CF 11Eduardo Vargas 85CF 7 Alexis SánchezSubstitutions:MF 16Felipe Gutiérrez 64MF 10Jorge Valdivia 85MF 6 Carlos Carmona 88Manager:ARG 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.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=40 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 40 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 Australia forward Tim Cahill was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards.http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/story/1891504/robin-van-persie-and-tim-cahill-earn-suspensions Van Persie and Cahill earn suspensions ESPN FC 18 June 2014 18 June 2014 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/23/australia-spain-world-cup-2014-group-b-match-report David Villa helps Spain salvage some pride with victory over Australia 23 June 2014 The Guardian 24 June 2014 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285263 Australia 0 Spain 3 23 June 2014 BBC Sport 24 June 2014 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.https://es.eurosport.yahoo.com/noticias/david-villa-se-despide-marcando-160548746--sow.html David Villa se despide marcando es Yahoo! Deportes 24 June 2014 main b5 2014 6 23 y 13:00 BRT (UTC−3) AUS 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Australia vs Spain 0–3 ESP Villa 36 Torres 69 Mata 82 Arena da Baixada, Curitiba 39,375 Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186467 Australia vs Spain First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186467/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Australia v Spain FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170709053305/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186467/report.html 9 July 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6155c2e45fe2b53e/original/ajoe1wiwa4ljskndk6wx-pdf.pdf Match report – Group B – Australia v Spain FIFA 23 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061750/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6155c2e45fe2b53e/original/ajoe1wiwa4ljskndk6wx-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _aus14h _aus14h _aus14h _aus14h FFBB00 FFBB00 FFBB00 004044 FFFFFF Australiahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/139fcd9a03737a7b/original/fe44jsjnihy6n42ebsdk-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Australia v Spain FIFA 23 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522174019/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/139fcd9a03737a7b/original/fe44jsjnihy6n42ebsdk-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _esp14a _esp14A _esp14a _esp14a _spain1415away FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Spain GK 1 Mathew RyanRB 19Ryan McGowanCB 6 Matthew Špiranović 88CB 22Alex WilkinsonLB 3 Jason DavidsonCM 17Matt McKayCM 15Mile Jedinak (c) 90+2CM 13Oliver Bozanić 72RW 7 Mathew LeckieCF 9 Adam Taggart 46LW 11Tommy Oar 61Substitutions:MF 10Ben Halloran 46MF 14James Troisi 61MF 23Mark Bresciano 72Manager: Ange Postecoglou300px GK 23Pepe ReinaRB 5 JuanfranCB 2 Raúl AlbiolCB 15Sergio Ramos (c) 62LB 18Jordi AlbaCM 14Xabi Alonso 83CM 17KokeAM 6 Andrés IniestaRW 20Santi Cazorla 68LW 7 David Villa 56CF 9 Fernando TorresSubstitutions:MF 13Juan Mata 56MF 10Cesc Fàbregas 68MF 21David Silva 83Manager: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.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=41 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA.com 41 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 Netherlands forward Robin van Persie was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards. 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/23/holland-chile-world-cup-2014-group-b-match-report Holland top Group B after Leroy Fer header helps break Chile's resolve 23 June 2014 The Guardian 24 June 2014 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285270 Netherlands 2 Chile 0 23 June 2014 BBC Sport 24 June 2014 main b6 2014 6 23 y 13:00 BRT (UTC−3) NED 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B#Netherlands vs Chile 2–0 CHI Fer 77 Depay 90+2 Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo 62,996 Bakary Gassama (Gambia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186470 Netherlands vs Chile First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186470/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Netherlands v Chile FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170805222050/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186470/report.html 5 August 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6bed93f69b1b6cc8/original/dikvjr7fkczw1wswbwkv-pdf.pdf Match report – Group B – Netherlands v Chile FIFA 23 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061737/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6bed93f69b1b6cc8/original/dikvjr7fkczw1wswbwkv-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _netherlands2014h _netherlands2014home _netherlands2014h _netherlands2014h _netherlands2014h FF6600 FF6600 FF6600 FF6600 FF6600 Netherlandshttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/582ef3843c60f80/original/assv7rslt56dmzw0ub4o-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Netherlands v Chile FIFA 23 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522174030/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/582ef3843c60f80/original/assv7rslt56dmzw0ub4o-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _chile14a _chile14a _chile14a _chile14a _chile14h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Chile GK 1 Jasper CillessenRB 7 Daryl JanmaatCB 2 Ron VlaarCB 3 Stefan de VrijLB 5 Daley Blind 64RM 20Georginio WijnaldumCM 6 Nigel de JongLM 15Dirk Kuyt 89AM 10Wesley Sneijder 75SS 11Arjen Robben (c)CF 17Jeremain Lens 69Substitutions:MF 21Memphis Depay 69MF 18Leroy Fer 75DF 14Terence Kongolo 89Manager:Louis van Gaal300px GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)CB 17Gary MedelCB 5 Francisco Silva 25 70CB 18Gonzalo JaraRWB 4Mauricio IslaLWB 2Eugenio MenaCM 20Charles AránguizCM 21Marcelo DíazAM 16Felipe Gutiérrez 46CF 7Alexis SánchezCF 11Eduardo Vargas 81Substitutions:MF 15Jean Beausejour 46MF 10Jorge Valdivia 70FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla 81Manager:ARG 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) See also Australia at the FIFA World Cup Chile at the FIFA World Cup Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup Spain at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report External links 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B, FIFA.com B Group Group Category:Chile at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Category:Australia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Category:Sport in Salvador, Bahia Category:Football in Bahia Category:Cuiabá Category:Football in Mato Grosso Category:Football competitions in Porto Alegre Category:21st century in Porto Alegre Category:International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Football competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:2014 in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Sport in Curitiba Category:Football in Paraná (state) Category:21st century in Curitiba Category:International sports competitions in São Paulo Category:Football competitions in São Paulo (city) Category:2010s in São Paulo