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 | |
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| October 2013[nb 1] | June 2014 | ||||||||
| B1 (seed) | UEFA | UEFA Group I winners | 15 October 2013 | 14th | 2010 | Winners (2010) | 1 | 1 | |
| B2 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | UEFA | UEFA Group D winners | 10 September 2013 | 10th | 2010 | Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) | 8 | 15 |
| B3 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | CONMEBOL | CONMEBOL third place | 15 October 2013 | 9th | 2010 | Third place (1962) | 12 | 14 |
| B4 | AFC | AFC Fourth Round Group B runners-up | 18 June 2013 | 4th | 2010 | Round of 16 (2006) | 57 | 62 | |
- Notes
- ↑ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 | |
| 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 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
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Van Persie Robben De Vrij |
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Chile vs Australia
| 13 June 2014 18:00 UTC−4 |
Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 3-1 | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá | |
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| Sánchez Valdivia Beausejour |
Cahill |
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Australia vs Netherlands
| 18 June 2014 13:00 UTC−3 |
Australia |
2-3 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre |
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| Cahill Jedinak |
Robben Van Persie Memphis |
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Spain vs Chile
| 18 June 2014 16:00 UTC−3 |
Spain |
0-2 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
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| Vargas Aránguiz |
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