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[nb 1] 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
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.

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

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

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

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

Spain 0-2 Chile
Vargas  20'
Aránguiz  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  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)

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