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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 2010 FIFA World Cup: 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.

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 2010 Winners (2010) 1 1
B2  Netherlands UEFA UEFA Group D winners 10 September 2013 10th 2010 Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) 8 15
B3  Chile CONMEBOL CONMEBOL third place 15 October 2013 9th 2010 Third place (1962) 12 14
B4  Australia AFC AFC Fourth Round Group B 2nd runners-up 18 June 2013 4th 2010 Round of 16 (2006) 57 62
Notes

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
Chile Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
Spain Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
Australia Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 0
  • 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

13 June 2014
16:00 UTC−3
 Spain Spain 1-5 Netherlands Netherlands Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Alonso Goal 27' (pen.) Van Persie Goal 44', 72'
Robben Goal 53', 80'
De Vrij Goal 65'
Spain
Netherlands
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c) Booked in the 65th minute 65'
RB 22 César Azpilicueta
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba
RM 8 Xavi
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
LM 14 Xabi Alonso Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
RW 21 David Silva Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
LW 6 Andrés Iniesta
CF 19 Diego Costa Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Fernando Torres Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
FW 11 Pedro Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
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GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
CB 2 Ron Vlaar
CB 3 Stefan de Vrij Booked in the 41st minute 41' Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CB 4 Bruno Martins Indi
RWB 7 Daryl Janmaat
LWB 5 Daley Blind
CM 6 Nigel de Jong
CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán Booked in the 25th minute 25' Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
CF 9 Robin van Persie (c) Booked in the 66th minute 66' Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CF 11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF 20 Georginio Wijnaldum Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
DF 13 Joël Veltman Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
FW 17 Jeremain Lens Substituted on in the 79th minute 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

13 June 2014
18:00 UTC−4
 Chile Chile 3-1 Australia Australia Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Sánchez Goal 12'
Valdivia Goal 14'
Beausejour Goal 90+2'		 Cahill Goal 35'
Chile
Australia
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
RB 4 Mauricio Isla
CB 17 Gary Medel
CB 18 Gonzalo Jara
LB 2 Eugenio Mena
RM 20 Charles Aránguiz Booked in the 86th minute 86'
CM 21 Marcelo Díaz
LM 8 Arturo Vidal Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
RF 7 Alexis Sánchez
CF 10 Jorge Valdivia Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
LF 11 Eduardo Vargas Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Felipe Gutiérrez Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 15 Jean Beausejour Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
Manager:
Argentina Jorge Sampaoli
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GK 1 Mathew Ryan
RB 2 Ivan Franjic Substituted off in the 49th minute 49'
CB 22 Alex Wilkinson
CB 6 Matthew Špiranović
LB 3 Jason Davidson
CM 15 Mile Jedinak (c) Booked in the 58th minute 58'
CM 5 Mark Milligan Booked in the 67th minute 67'
RW 7 Mathew Leckie
AM 23 Mark Bresciano Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
LW 11 Tommy Oar Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
CF 4 Tim Cahill Booked in the 44th minute 44'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Ryan McGowan Substituted on in the 49th minute 49'
MF 10 Ben Halloran Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 14 James Troisi Substituted on in the 78th minute 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

18 June 2014
13:00 UTC−3
 Australia Australia 2-3 Netherlands Netherlands Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Cahill Goal 21'
Jedinak Goal 54' (pen.)		 Robben Goal 20'
Van Persie Goal 58'
Memphis Goal 68'
Australia
Netherlands
GK 1 Mathew Ryan
RB 19 Ryan McGowan
CB 22 Alex Wilkinson
CB 6 Matthew Špiranović
LB 3 Jason Davidson
CM 15 Mile Jedinak (c)
CM 17 Matt McKay
RW 7 Mathew Leckie
AM 23 Mark Bresciano Substituted off in the 51st minute 51'
LW 11 Tommy Oar Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CF 4 Tim Cahill Booked in the 43rd minute 43' Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Oliver Bozanić Substituted on in the 51st minute 51'
MF 10 Ben Halloran Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
FW 9 Adam Taggart Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
Manager:
Ange Postecoglou
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GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
CB 2 Ron Vlaar
CB 3 Stefan de Vrij
CB 4 Bruno Martins Indi Substituted off in the 45+3th minute 45+3'
RM 7 Daryl Janmaat
CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CM 6 Nigel de Jong
LM 5 Daley Blind
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
CF 9 Robin van Persie (c) Booked in the 47th minute 47' Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
CF 11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF 21 Memphis Depay Substituted on in the 45+3th minute 45+3'
MF 20 Georginio Wijnaldum Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
FW 17 Jeremain Lens Substituted on in the 87th minute 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

18 June 2014
16:00 UTC−3
 Spain Spain 0-2 Chile Chile Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Vargas Goal 20'
Aránguiz Goal 43'
Spain
Chile
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 22 César Azpilicueta
CB 4 Javi Martínez
CB 15 Sergio Ramos
LB 18 Jordi Alba
CM 16 Sergio Busquets
CM 14 Xabi Alonso Booked in the 41st minute 41' Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
RW 21 David Silva
AM 6 Andrés Iniesta
LW 11 Pedro Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
CF 19 Diego Costa Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Koke Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 9 Fernando Torres Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
MF 20 Santi Cazorla Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
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GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
CB 17 Gary Medel
CB 5 Francisco Silva
CB 18 Gonzalo Jara
RM 4 Mauricio Isla
CM 20 Charles Aránguiz Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
CM 21 Marcelo Díaz
LM 2 Eugenio Mena Booked in the 61st minute 61'
AM 8 Arturo Vidal Booked in the 26th minute 26' Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
CF 11 Eduardo Vargas Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CF 7 Alexis Sánchez
Substitutions:
MF 16 Felipe Gutiérrez Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
MF 10 Jorge Valdivia Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
MF 6 Carlos Carmona Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
Manager:
Argentina Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Eduardo Vargas (Chile)

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