ANKARA
Netherlands defeated Chile 2-0 in 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B match played at Arena de Sao Paulo on Monday.
After a goalless draw in the first half, the Netherlands, nicknamed "Oranje" (Orange), broke the deadlock against runners-up Chile in the 77th minute when Leroy Fer found the net with a header from a corner kick, resulting in a 1-0 score.
In injury time of the second half, 20-year-old Dutch forward Memphis Depay's goal on a breakaway clinched the victory for 'Oranje', 2-0.
The Group B leaders Netherlands, after their triumph over Chile, completed the group stage undefeated and qualified for round 16 in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Despite the loss against Netherlands, runners-up Chile advanced to round 16 as well.
Meanwhile Spain, who were eliminated in the group stage after losing to Chile, beat Australia 3-0 in a consolation match. Goalscorers for Spain were David Villa, Fernando Torres and Juan Mata.
The results in Group B are as follows:
Netherlands 2 Chile 0
Australia 0 Spain 3
After the third matches, the standings are as follows:
| Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|
| Netherlands |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
| Chile |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
| Spain |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
| Australia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
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