2014 FIFA World Cup group B - wikipedia 2014 FIFA World Cup group B 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. Contents 1 Teams 2 Standings 3 Matches 3.1 Spain vs Netherlands 3.2 Chile vs Australia 3.3 Australia vs Netherlands 3.4 Spain vs Chile 3.5 Australia vs Spain 3.6 Netherlands vs Chile 4 References 5 External links Teams Draw position Team Confederation Method of qualification Date of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Rankings October 2013 June 2014 B1 ( seed ) Spain UEFA UEFA Group I winners 15 October 2013 14th Winners ( 2010 ) B2 Netherlands UEFA UEFA Group D winners 10 September 2013 10th Runners - up ( 1974, 1978, 2010 ) 8 15 B3 Chile CONMEBOL CONMEBOL third place 15 October 2013 9th Third place ( 1962 ) 12 14 B4 Australia AFC AFC Fourth Round Group B 2nd runners - up 18 June 2013 4th Round of 16 ( 2006 ) 57 62 Notes Jump up ^ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw. Standings Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Netherlands 0 0 10 + 7 9 Advance to knockout stage Chile 0 5 + 2 6 Spain 0 7 − 3 Australia 0 0 9 − 6 0 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria 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 Further information : List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies § Spain vs Netherlands 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. 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. 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. 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. With their goals, Van Persie and Robben became the first Dutch players to score in three World Cups. Casillas and Xavi joined Andoni Zubizarreta as the only Spanish players to appear in four World Cups. 13 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Spain 1 -- 5 Netherlands Alonso 27 ' ( pen. ) Report Van Persie 44 ', 72 ' Robben 53 ', 80 ' De Vrij 64 ' Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 48,173 Referee : Nicola Rizzoli ( Italy ) Spain Netherlands GK Iker Casillas ( c ) 65 ' RB 22 César Azpilicueta CB Gerard Piqué CB 15 Sergio Ramos LB 18 Jordi Alba RM 8 Xavi CM 16 Sergio Busquets LM 14 Xabi Alonso 62 ' RW 21 David Silva 78 ' LW 6 Andrés Iniesta CF 19 Diego Costa 62 ' Substitutions : FW 9 Fernando Torres 62 ' FW 11 Pedro 62 ' MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas 78 ' Manager : Vicente del Bosque GK Jasper Cillessen CB Ron Vlaar CB Stefan de Vrij 41 ' 77 ' CB Bruno Martins Indi RWB 7 Daryl Janmaat LWB 5 Daley Blind CM 6 Nigel de Jong CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán 25 ' 62 ' AM 10 Wesley Sneijder CF 9 Robin van Persie ( c ) 66 ' 79 ' CF 11 Arjen Robben Substitutions : MF 20 Georginio Wijnaldum 62 ' DF 13 Joël Veltman 77 ' FW 17 Jeremain Lens 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. 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. 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. With their respective goals, Cahill became the first Australian player to score in three World Cups, while Beausejour became the first Chilean player to score in two World Cups. 13 June 2014 18 : 00 UTC − 4 Chile 3 -- 1 Australia Sánchez 12 ' Valdivia 14 ' Beausejour 90 + 2 ' Report Cahill 35 ' Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Attendance : 40,275 Referee : Noumandiez Doué ( Ivory Coast ) Chile Australia GK Claudio Bravo ( c ) RB Mauricio Isla CB 17 Gary Medel CB 18 Gonzalo Jara LB Eugenio Mena RM 20 Charles Aránguiz 86 ' CM 21 Marcelo Díaz LM 8 Arturo Vidal 60 ' RF 7 Alexis Sánchez CF 10 Jorge Valdivia 68 ' LF 11 Eduardo Vargas 88 ' Substitutions : MF 16 Felipe Gutiérrez 60 ' MF 15 Jean Beausejour 68 ' FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla 88 ' Manager : Jorge Sampaoli GK Mathew Ryan RB Ivan Franjic 49 ' CB 22 Alex Wilkinson CB 6 Matthew Špiranović LB Jason Davidson CM 15 Mile Jedinak ( c ) 58 ' CM 5 Mark Milligan 67 ' RW 7 Mathew Leckie AM 23 Mark Bresciano 78 ' LW 11 Tommy Oar 68 ' CF Tim Cahill 44 ' Substitutions : DF 19 Ryan McGowan 49 ' MF 10 Ben Halloran 68 ' MF 14 James Troisi 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. 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. 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. With his goal Depay became the youngest ever Dutch scorer in the World Cup at the age of 20. 18 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Australia 2 -- 3 Netherlands Cahill 21 ' Jedinak 54 ' ( pen. ) Report Robben 20 ' Van Persie 58 ' Depay 68 ' Estádio Beira - Rio, Porto Alegre Attendance : 42,877 Referee : Djamel Haimoudi ( Algeria ) Australia Netherlands GK Mathew Ryan RB 19 Ryan McGowan CB 22 Alex Wilkinson CB 6 Matthew Špiranović LB Jason Davidson CM 15 Mile Jedinak ( c ) CM 17 Matt McKay RW 7 Mathew Leckie AM 23 Mark Bresciano 51 ' LW 11 Tommy Oar 77 ' CF Tim Cahill 43 ' 69 ' Substitutions : MF 13 Oliver Bozanić 51 ' MF 10 Ben Halloran 69 ' FW 9 Adam Taggart 77 ' Manager : Ange Postecoglou GK Jasper Cillessen CB Ron Vlaar CB Stefan de Vrij CB Bruno Martins Indi 45 + 3 ' RM 7 Daryl Janmaat CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán 78 ' CM 6 Nigel de Jong LM 5 Daley Blind AM 10 Wesley Sneijder CF 9 Robin van Persie ( c ) 47 ' 87 ' CF 11 Arjen Robben Substitutions : MF 21 Memphis Depay 45 + 3 ' MF 20 Georginio Wijnaldum 78 ' FW 17 Jeremain Lens 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 ). 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. 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. 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, and the first since 1950 to be eliminated after only two games ( Italy were drawn into a three - team group and only played two games in 1950 ). 18 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Spain 0 -- 2 Chile Report Vargas 20 ' Aránguiz 43 ' Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 74,101 Referee : Mark Geiger ( United States ) Spain Chile GK Iker Casillas ( c ) RB 22 César Azpilicueta CB Javi Martínez CB 15 Sergio Ramos LB 18 Jordi Alba CM 16 Sergio Busquets CM 14 Xabi Alonso 41 ' 46 ' RW 21 David Silva AM 6 Andrés Iniesta LW 11 Pedro 76 ' CF 19 Diego Costa 64 ' Substitutions : MF 17 Koke 46 ' FW 9 Fernando Torres 64 ' MF 20 Santi Cazorla 76 ' Manager : Vicente del Bosque GK Claudio Bravo ( c ) CB 17 Gary Medel CB 5 Francisco Silva CB 18 Gonzalo Jara RM Mauricio Isla CM 20 Charles Aránguiz 64 ' CM 21 Marcelo Díaz LM Eugenio Mena 61 ' AM 8 Arturo Vidal 26 ' 88 ' CF 11 Eduardo Vargas 85 ' CF 7 Alexis Sánchez Substitutions : MF 16 Felipe Gutiérrez 64 ' MF 10 Jorge Valdivia 85 ' MF 6 Carlos Carmona 88 ' Manager : 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. Australia forward Tim Cahill was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards. 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. 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. 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. 23 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Australia 0 -- 3 Spain Report Villa 36 ' Torres 69 ' Mata 82 ' Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Attendance : 39,375 Referee : Nawaf Shukralla ( Bahrain ) Australia Spain GK Mathew Ryan RB 19 Ryan McGowan CB 6 Matthew Špiranović 88 ' CB 22 Alex Wilkinson LB Jason Davidson CM 17 Matt McKay CM 15 Mile Jedinak ( c ) 90 + 2 ' CM 13 Oliver Bozanić 72 ' RW 7 Mathew Leckie CF 9 Adam Taggart 46 ' LW 11 Tommy Oar 61 ' Substitutions : MF 10 Ben Halloran 46 ' MF 14 James Troisi 61 ' MF 23 Mark Bresciano 72 ' Manager : Ange Postecoglou GK 23 Pepe Reina RB 5 Juanfran CB Raúl Albiol CB 15 Sergio Ramos ( c ) 62 ' LB 18 Jordi Alba CM 14 Xabi Alonso 83 ' CM 17 Koke AM 6 Andrés Iniesta RW 20 Santi Cazorla 68 ' LW 7 David Villa 56 ' CF 9 Fernando Torres Substitutions : MF 13 Juan Mata 56 ' MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas 68 ' MF 21 David Silva 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. 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. 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. 23 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Netherlands 2 -- 0 Chile Fer 77 ' Depay 90 + 2 ' Report Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo Attendance : 62,996 Referee : Bakary Gassama ( Gambia ) Netherlands Chile GK Jasper Cillessen RB 7 Daryl Janmaat CB Ron Vlaar CB Stefan de Vrij LB 5 Daley Blind 64 ' RM 20 Georginio Wijnaldum CM 6 Nigel de Jong LM 15 Dirk Kuyt 89 ' AM 10 Wesley Sneijder 75 ' SS 11 Arjen Robben ( c ) CF 17 Jeremain Lens 69 ' Substitutions : MF 21 Memphis Depay 69 ' MF 18 Leroy Fer 75 ' DF 14 Terence Kongolo 89 ' Manager : Louis van Gaal GK Claudio Bravo ( c ) CB 17 Gary Medel CB 5 Francisco Silva 25 ' 70 ' CB 18 Gonzalo Jara RWB Mauricio Isla LWB Eugenio Mena CM 20 Charles Aránguiz CM 21 Marcelo Díaz AM 16 Felipe Gutiérrez 46 ' CF 7 Alexis Sánchez CF 11 Eduardo Vargas 81 ' Substitutions : MF 15 Jean Beausejour 46 ' MF 10 Jorge Valdivia 70 ' FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla 81 ' Manager : 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 ) References Jump up ^ `` 2014 FIFA World Cup -- Statistical Kit '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. p. 9. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 29 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Spain humiliated as rampant Holland blast five in World Cup shock ''. Guardian. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Spain 1 - 5 Netherlands ''. BBC Sport. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Spain v Holland, World Cup 2014 : as it happened ''. The Telegraph. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Spain v Holland : World Cup 2014 -- as it happened ''. The Guardian. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014. Jump up ^ Lowe, Sid ( 13 June 2014 ). `` Spain suffer not just a defeat but a World Cup disaster against Holland ''. The Guardian. Jump up ^ `` Manchester United Striker Robin Van Persie Sets New Dutch World Cup Goal - Scoring Record ''. Caughtoffisde.com. 14 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` These are the players who have defended Spain in more World Cups ''. sefutbol.com. 28 June 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Referee designations for matches 1 - 4 '' ( PDF ). 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Jump up ^ `` Eagles down, but not out - Ameobi ''. The Sun. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` 2014 FIFA World Cup -- Statistical Kit '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. p. 27. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 29 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Spain crash out as irresistible Chile prove too much of a handful ''. Guardian. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Spain 0 Chile 2 ''. BBC Sport. 18 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Taxi for tiki - taka ! Spain become the fifth World Cup holders to crash out in the group stage after Brazil, France and Italy ( twice ) ''. Daily Mail. 18 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` 2014 FIFA World Cup -- Statistical Kit '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. p. 40. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 29 June 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Van Persie and Cahill earn suspensions ''. ESPN FC. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` David Villa helps Spain salvage some pride with victory over Australia ''. Guardian. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014. 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