2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Match 36 on June 23 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo

(Fer 77', Depay 92')        
Man of the Match: Arjen Robben

Netherlands

World Cup Record

45 Matches - W24, D10, L11

Manager

Louis van Gaal, Netherlands

Chile

World Cup Record

31 Matches - W11, D06, L14

Manager

Jorge Sampaoli, Argentina

Match Facts

Match 35 on June 23 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

                                                     (Villa 36', Torres 69', Mata 82')
Man of the Match: David Villa

Match 19 on June 18 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro

Fulltime - The Spanish Golden Generation are a history now. They are knocked out by Chile
Netherlands and Chile are qualified for the second round now, they lock horns at Sao Paulo on 23rd to find out who finishes on the top of the table

01:30: Spain wins a corner, Ramos and Silva's shots blocked

The final minutes now, the defending champs are out for sure now. Six added minutes

01:28: Substitution - Vidal goes out now, Carmona comes off the bench
01:27: Torrese is loose, he;s taken down, free kick at the edge of the area
01:25: Substitution - Goalscorer Vargas is replaced by Valdivia
01:24: Iniesta had a long range effort on goal, Bravo blocks it again
01:22: Bravo holds the incoming corner, but he's down now, treatment in process
01:21: Cazorla has a go at the goal, Bravo deflects it out
01:16: Substitution - Cazorla comes in for Spain, Pedro Rodriguez is taken off

Just over a quarter hour now, it looks just a formality now, Chile are very Solid

01:11: Sanchez is on the run, the Spanish defense couldn't contain him, he crosses to Gutierrez, shot goes wide
01:09: Chile on the break, Mena hits it across, Isla almost puts it in
01:04: Substitution - Costa is replaced by Torres, desperate change for Spain. Injured Aranguiz is replaced by Gutirriez
01:01: Yellow Card - Mena tackles Pedro and is booked

Torres is warming up
Spain are trying hard to get back to their tiki-taka ways, whenever they almost found the rhythm, Chie is on them

00:56: Aranguiz is caught on the leg, he's down. Treatment ensues as is the delay, he's being stretchered off
00:52: Ramos on target, Bravo punches it out, Costa then sets up Busquets, he couldn't connect strongly
00:49: Iniesta picks out Costa in the box, three defenders overpower him
00:46: Substitution - Alonso replaced by Koke at the half time

Halftime - What a game, Spain on the brink, Chile were at their best
World Champs goalless in the game, winless and clueless this World Cup

00:43: Goal - Aranguiz scores a second off the rebound from Casillas, Spain are almost out
00:43: Sanchez near the area. Iniesta on him, free kick at the edge of the box
00:40: Yellow Card - Alonso makes a dangerous tackle on Isla, goes into the books
00:35: Pedro makes an unnecessary challenge on Jara, Referee talks to him

Chile are pumped up and playing very aggressively. Spain has a mountain to climb

00:27: Iniesta's free kick, Silva sets us Costa, just wide
00:26:Yellow Card - Vidal gets booked for a challenge on Martinez
00:23: Spain are in the Chilean box, Iniesta to Costa to Alonso, he shoots it over
00:20: Goal - Sanchez bursts through, Aranguiz sets Vargas, he puts it in
00:15: Silva puts Costa in the box, crosses wide of Pedro, Iniesta collects the lose ball, Alonso shoots, blocked by Bravo, Alonso is offside for the rebound
00:13: Vidal takes Silva down near the box, free kick for Spain, but it was a tame attempt by Alonso

If Chile wins today, Spain will be knocked out along with Australia, while Spanish victory will throw the group wide open

00:08: Iniesta's freekick finds Ramos in the box, but it's too much for him
00:02: Sanchez swings in the corner, Jara just heads it wide
00:01: Chile is already in the Spanish box, Vidal tries to get it in, they get a corner off Alonso

Spain staring without Xavi for nearly 7 years, Pique is missing in the back too... Its Kickff at Maracana

Lineups

Spain: Casillas, Martinez, Iniesta, Pedro, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Busquets, Jordi Alba, Costa, Silva, Azpilicueta

Chile: Bravo, Mena, Isla, Silva, Sanchez, Vidal, Vargas, Medel, Jara, Aranguiz, Dias

Referee: Mark W Geiger, USA

Head to Head: Spain 8-2-0 Chile

Match 20 on June 18 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Fulltime - It's all over for Australia, they played like champions, but the effervescent Dutch just manages to win

01:27: Substitution - Van Persie is replaced, Lens come in
01:18: Substitution - Wijnaldum comes in De Guzman is replaced
01:17: Substitution - Oar leaves the pitch, Taggart comes in

Memphis Depay is now the youngest goalscorer for Netherlands in World Cups taking over from Bolo Zenkin

01:08: Goal - Depay scores, the Dutch lead now. That's from 25 yards out

01:07: Leckie goes close to putting Australia, Cillessen blocks it. Oar had loads of space but he decided to cross
01:03: Davidson crosses it to Cahill, he nods it just wide
00:58: Goal - Another quick response, Van Persie scores

00:54: Goal - Jedinak converts, Socceroos lead the game
00:53: Bozanik runs in, Janmaat handles the ball in the box, its a penalty for Australia

00:51: Substitution - Bresciano is replaced by Bozanic
00:50: Sneijder curls into the goal, Ryan saves it
00:48: Yellow Card - Van Persie misses next match, he's booked for a foul on Spiranovic
00:46: Australia start the second half emphatically, Leckie charges down, foul on Blind

Awesome first half comes to close - Australia successfully managed to curb the Dutch threat

00:45: Substitution - Depay replaces injured Martind Indi
00:43: Yellow Card - Tim Cahill gets a booking, he will miss the next match. It's his second card in two games
00:43: Cahill takes down Martins Indi, he's being stretchered out. Long delay
00:34: McGowan provides, Leckie gets the ball in the box, shot blocked
00:31: Bresciano shot, just over the bar, what a chance for Australia
00:30: Good play by Socceroos, they are keeping the ball in the attacking half, corner
00:24: Davidson blocks Robben's shot, that was on target

What an exciting two minutes, Robben and Cahill were both amazing

00:21: Goal - Cahill equalizes, superb goal, stunning volley. McGowan's cross was spot on
00:20: Goal - Robben is on the lose, Robben scores. He took the ball from half line, what an individual effort
00:19: Robben freekick is pouched by Ryan, there was a touch from Van Persie
00:16: Leckie is unmarked, crosses to Bresciano, blocked out for a corner

Australia, at 62, are the lowest ranked team playing in this edition of World Cup. Netherlands are spending too much time in their half to be comfortable

00:10: McKay loses defender, in the box, Cillessen makes a save
00:07: Socceroos playing pretty aggressively, Van Persie commits foul
00:05: Robben is lose, he's inching towards the box, Australia defense takes care

It's Kickoff at Porto Alegre. Unlucky against Chile, the Socceroos take on in form Flying Dutchmen

Lineups

Australia: Ryan, Davidson, Cahill, Spiranovic, Leckie, Oar, Jedniak, McKay, McGowan, Wilkinson, Bresciano

Netherlands: Cillessen, Vlaar, De Vrij, Martins Indi, Blind, De Jong, Janmaat, De Guzman, Van Persie, Sneijder, Robben

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi, Algeria

Head to Head: Australia 1-2-0 Netherlands

Match 5 on June 14 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Meneirao, Belo Horizonte

(Armero 6', Gutierrez 58', Rodriguez 93')                                                     

Man of the Match: James Rodriguez

Fulltime

01:30: Goal - Rodriguez, the star kid, has scored

00:58: Goal - Gutierrez puts it in

00:06: Goal - Armero scores for Colombia, defensive mistake from Greece

Lineups

29 Matches - W09, D06, L14

Jose Pekerman, Argentina

10 Matches - W02, D03, L05

Fernando Santos, Portugal

Referee: Mark W Geiger, USA

Head to Head: Colombia 1-0-0 Greece

Match 4 on June 13 at 6:00 PM Amazon Time

Venue: Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba

(Sanchez 11', Validivia 14', Beausejour 92')   (Tim Cahill 35')                  
Man of the Match: Alexis Sanchez

Fulltime - Chile started brilliantly, Australia made a comeback but their opponents look solid

01:30: Goal - A gritty display by Australia comes to an end with a Chile goal, Beausejour scores
01:28: Substitution - Chile - Pinilla in Vargas out
01:26: Yellow Card - Chile - Aranguiz is cautioned
01:18: Substitution - Australia - Troisi in Bresciano out
01:08: Substitution - Chile - Beausejour in Valdivia out
01:08: Substitution - Australia - Halloran in Oar out
01:07: Yellow Card - Australia - Milligan booked for a foul on Sanchez
01:02: Goal line - Wilkinson just manages to get it out
01:00: Substitution - Chile - Gutierrez in Vidal out
00:44: Yellow Card - Australia - Jedinak goes into books
00:56: Bresciano shoots, Bravo saves. Good play by Cahill
00:53: TIm Cahill heads it in, but he's offside
00:49: Substitution - Australia - McGowan in Franjic out

Halftime - Will Australia make a comeback

00:44: Yellow Card - Australia - Tim Cahill is cautioned
00:36: Tim Cahill extracts a save from the keeper
00:35: Goal - Tim Cahill replies this time, brilliant header
00:14: Goal - Chile scores again, this time its Jorge Validivia from Sanchez's assist
00:11: Goal - Alexis Sanchez Scores from the loose ball, Chile are leading

Lineups

29 Matches - W09, D06, L14

Jorge Sampaoli, Argentina

10 Matches - W02, D03, L05

Ange Postecoglou, Australia

Referee: Noumandiez Doue, Ivory Coast

Head to Head: Chile 3-1-0 Australia

Match 3 on June 13 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

(Xabi Alonso 27'(p)) - (van Persie 44' 72', Robben 53' 80', De Vrij 64')
Man of the Match: Van Persie

Fulltime - The Dutchmen Flying and La Roja are left Redfaced...

01:20: Goal - Robben, Robben, Robben, he runs, he waits, he scores
01:19: Substitution - van Persie out Lens In
01:18: Substitution - Silva off Fabregas on
01:17: Substitution - Veltman replaces De Vrij
01:12: Goal - Casillas makes a horrible mistake, hands van Persie the ball and its goal number 4
01:07: Silva puts it in but is offside
01:06: Yellow Card - van Persie is booked
01:05: Yellow Card - Casillas is booked for protesting
01:04: Goal - De Vrij connects with the Sneijder cross from a free kick and its in
01:02: Substitution - Pedro in, Xabi Alonso out
01:02: Substitution - Torres comes in for Costa
01:02: Substitution - Wijnaldum comes in for de Guzman who has a yellow card
01:00: Van Persie fed by Robben hits the crossbar
00:53: Goal - Robben puts it in and the Dutch leads

Halftime - An exhilarating first half... 

00:44: Goal - Van Persie equalizes brilliantly from a Blind cross
00:42: Iniesta setsup Silva, a brilliant through ball, Silva misses the chip
00:40: Yellow Card - De Vrij is booked for a challenge on Silva
00:27: Goal - Xabi Alonso coolly puts its in bottom left corner
00:26: Penalty - Diego Costa is felled in the box and its a harsh penalty
00:25: Yellow Card - de Guzman gets booked for a foul on Iniesta
00:10: Iniesta skies an attempt
00:08: Robben sets up Sneijder excellently but he is alone and is denied by Casillas

Costa is bound to face boos till he scores his first goal...
Spain is playing with a white kit as their home kit was clashing with the Dutch kit and Netherlands are wearing a blue one... None of them wearing their preferable kits
The rematch of the last World Cup final is on...

Lineups

56 Matches - W28, D12, L16

Vicente del Bosque, Spain

43 Matches - W22, D10, L11

Louis van Gaal, Netherlands

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli, Italy

Head to Head: Spain 5-1-4 Netherlands

Goalkeepers:

Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United), Mitchell Langerak (Borussia Dortmund), Mat Ryan (Club Brugge)

Defenders:

Jason Davidson (Heracles Almelo), Ivan Franjic (Brisbane Roar), Ryan McGowan (Shandong Luneng Taishan), Matthew Spiranovic (Western Sydney Wanderers), Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Bailey Wright (Preston North End)

Midfielders:

Oliver Bozanic (Luzern), Mark Bresciano (Al Gharafa), James Holland (Austria Vienna), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town), Matthew McKay (Brisbane Roar), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory), Tommy Oar (Utrecht), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory), Dario Vidosic (Sion)

Forwards:

Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls), Ben Halloran (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Matthew Leckie (FSV Frankfurt 1899), Adam Taggart (Newcastle Jets)

Goalkeepers:

Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile), Cristopher Toselli (Universidad Catolica)

Defenders:

Gary Medel (Cardiff City), Gonzalo Jara (Nottingham Forest), Jose Rojas (Universidad de Chile), Eugenio Mena (Santos), Mauricio Isla (Juventus).

Midfielders:

Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras), Felipe Gutierrez (Twente), Jose Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Francisco Silva (Osasuna), Arturo Vidal (Juventus), Charles Aranguiz (Internacional), Marcelo Diaz (Basel), Carlos Carmona (Atalanta), Miiko Albornoz (Malmo).

Forwards:

Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Eduardo Vargas (Valencia), Jean Beausejour (Wigan Athletic), Mauricio Pinilla (Cagliari), Fabian Orellana (Celta)

Goalkeepers:

Jasper Cillessen (Ajax), Michel Vorm (Swansea City), Tim Krul (Newcastle United)

Defenders:

Paul Verhaegh (Augsburg), Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord), Joel Veltman (Ajax), Stefan de Vrij (Feyenoord), Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa), Bruno Martins Indi (Feyenoord), Terence Kongolo (Feyenoord), Daley Blind (Ajax)

Midfielders:

Leroy Fer (Norwich City), Nigel de Jong (AC Milan), Jordy Clasie (Feyenoord), Jonathan de Guzman (Swansea City), Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV), Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray)

Forwards:

Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich), Robin van Persie (Manchester United), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke), Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbahce), Jeremain Lens (Dynamo Kiev), Memphis Depay (PSV)

Goalkeepers:

Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Napoli), David de Gea (Manchester United)

Defenders:

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Juanfran Torres (Atletico Madrid), Raul Albiol (Napoli), Javi Martinez (Bayern Munich), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)

Midfielders:

Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Santi Cazorla (Arsenal), Juan Mata (Manchester United), David Silva (Manchester City), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)

Attackers: 

Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), David Villa (Atletico Madrid), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Pedro Rodriguez (Barcelona)

Goalkeepers:

Mark Birighitti (Newcastle Jets), Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United), Mitchell Langerak (Borussia Dortmund), Mat Ryan (Club Brugge)

Defenders:

Jason Davidson (Heracles Almelo), Ivan Franjic (Brisbane Roar), Ryan McGowan (Shandong Luneng Taishan), Matthew Spiranovic (Western Sydney Wanderers), Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Luke Wilkshire (Dinamo Moscow), Bailey Wright (Preston North End)

Midfielders:

Oliver Bozanic (Luzern), Mark Bresciano (Al Gharafa), James Holland (Austria Vienna), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town), Matthew McKay (Brisbane Roar), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory), Tommy Oar (Utrecht), Tommy Rogic (Melbourne Victory), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory), Dario Vidosic (Sion)

Forwards:

Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls), Ben Halloran (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Josh Kennedy (Nagoya Grampus 8), Matthew Leckie (FSV Frankfurt 1899), Adam Taggart (Newcastle Jets)

Goalkeepers:

Mark Birighitti (Newcastle Jets), Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United), Mitchell Langerak (Borussia Dortmund), Mat Ryan (Club Brugge)

Defenders:

Jason Davidson (Heracles Almelo), Ivan Franjic (Brisbane Roar), Curtis Good (Dundee United, on loan from Newcastle), Ryan McGowan (Shandong Luneng Taishan), Matthew Spiranovic (Western Sydney Wanderers), Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Luke Wilkshire (Dinamo Moscow), Bailey Wright (Preston North End)

Midfielders:

Oliver Bozanic (Luzern), Mark Bresciano (Al Gharafa), Joshua Brillante (Newcastle Jets), James Holland (Austria Vienna), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town), Matthew McKay (Brisbane Roar), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory), Tommy Oar (Utrecht), Tommy Rogic (Melbourne Victory), Adam Sarota (Utrecht), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory), Dario Vidosic (Sion)

Forwards:

Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls), Ben Halloran (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Josh Kennedy (Nagoya Grampus 8), Matthew Leckie (FSV Frankfurt 1899), Adam Taggart (Newcastle Jets)