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 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	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9
Chile	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
Spain	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3	3
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	1-5	Netherlands
Alonso  27' (pen.)		Van Persie  44', 72' Robben  53', 80' De Vrij  65'

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Spain

Netherlands

GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)  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  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 1 Jasper Cillessen CB 2 Ron Vlaar CB 3 Stefan de Vrij  41'  77' CB 4 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

13 June 2014

18:00 UTC−4

Chile	3-1	Australia
Sánchez  12' Valdivia  14' Beausejour  90+2'		Cahill  35'

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

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  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 1 Mathew Ryan RB 2 Ivan Franjic  49' CB 22 Alex Wilkinson CB 6 Matthew Špiranović LB 3 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 4 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

18 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Australia	2-3	Netherlands
Cahill  21' Jedinak  54' (pen.)		Robben  20' Van Persie  58' Memphis  68'

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

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  51' LW 11 Tommy Oar  77' CF 4 Tim Cahill  43'  69' Substitutions: MF 13 Oliver Bozanić  51' MF 10 Ben Halloran  69' FW 9 Adam Taggart  77' Manager: Ange Postecoglou

GK 1 Jasper Cillessen CB 2 Ron Vlaar CB 3 Stefan de Vrij CB 4 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

18 June 2014

16:00 UTC−3

Spain	0-2	Chile
		Vargas  20' Aránguiz  43'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

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  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 1 Claudio Bravo (c) CB 17 Gary Medel CB 5 Francisco Silva CB 18 Gonzalo Jara RM 4 Mauricio Isla CM 20 Charles Aránguiz  64' CM 21 Marcelo Díaz LM 2 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: Mark Hurd (United States) Joe Fletcher (Canada) Fourth official: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Fifth official: Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)