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.

Spain vs Netherlands

13 June 2014 16:00 UTC−3	Spain	1-5	Netherlands	Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
	Alonso  27' (pen.)		Van Persie  44', 72' Robben  53', 80' De Vrij  65'

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	Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
	Sánchez  12' Valdivia  14' Beausejour  90+2'		Cahill  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 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	Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
	Cahill  21' Jedinak  54' (pen.)		Robben  20' Van Persie  58' Memphis  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 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	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
			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)