Football World Cup 2014 / Netherlands

This article covers the Dutch national team at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil . The Netherlands took part in the finals for the 10th time and in a finals in South America for the second time . At the final round in South America in 1978, the final against hosts Argentina was reached and lost 3-1 after extra time. The Dutch did not lose a game, but failed in the semi-finals on penalties to Argentina and finished third for the first time.

qualification

The Netherlands were able to secure first place in their qualification group D with nine wins and one draw. Opponents were Romania , Hungary , Turkey , Estonia and Andorra . The second-placed Romanian team failed in the playoff games to Greece . Before qualifying, Louis van Gaal replaced Bert van Marwijk, who was unsuccessful at the 2012 European Championship, as bond coach.

table

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Netherlands	10	9	1	0	034: 500	+29	28
2.	Romania	10	6th	1	3	019:120	+7	19th
3.	Hungary	10	5	2	3	021:200	+1	17th
4th	Turkey	10	5	1	4th	016: 900	+7	16
5.	Estonia	10	2	1	7th	006:200	−14	07th
6th	Andorra	10	0	0	10	000:300	−30	00

Game results

date	place	Home team	-	guest	Result	Goal scorers for the Netherlands
07.09.2012	Amsterdam	Netherlands	-	Turkey	2: 0 (1: 0)	van Persie (17th), Narsingh (90th + 3)
09/11/2012	Budapest ( HUN )	Hungary	-	Netherlands	1: 4 (1: 2)	Lens (3rd, 53rd), Martins (19th), Huntelaar (75th)
October 12, 2012	Rotterdam	Netherlands	-	Andorra	3: 0 (2: 0)	van der Vaart (7th), Huntelaar (15th), Schaken (50th)
10/16/2012	Bucharest ( ROU )	Romania	-	Netherlands	1: 4 (1: 3)	Lens (9th), Martins (29th), van der Vaart (45th / Elfm.), Van Persie (86th)
03/22/2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	-	Estonia	3: 0 (0: 0)	van der Vaart (47.), van Persie (72.), Schaken (84.)
03/26/2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	-	Romania	4: 0 (1: 0)	van der Vaart (12th), van Persie (56th, 65th / Elfm.), Lens (90th)
06.09.2013	Tallinn ( EST )	Estonia	-	Netherlands	2: 2 (1: 1)	Robben (2nd), van Persie (90th + 4)
09/10/2013	Andorra la Vella ( AND )	Andorra	-	Netherlands	0: 2 (0: 0)	van Persie (50th, 54th)
10/11/2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	-	Hungary	8: 1 (4: 0)	van Persie (16., 44., 53.), Strootman (25.), Lens (38.), Devecseri (65./ET), van der Vaart (86.), Robben (90.)
October 15, 2013	Istanbul ( TUR )	Turkey	-	Netherlands	0: 2 (0: 1)	Robben (8th), Sneijder (47th)

After Germany (36 goals), the Netherlands scored the second most goals in qualifying. In total, Louis van Gaal used 37 players, including five goalkeepers, none of whom made more than three qualifying games. No player was used in all games. Most of the games (9 out of 10) were made by Jeremain Lens , Robin van Persie and Kevin Strootman . With Ruben Schaken , Daryl Janmaat and Jordy Clasie , three newcomers also made their first appearances. The best goalscorer and therefore also the best European goalscorer was Robin van Persie with 11 goals, who was also the top scorer in the overall qualification together with Luis Suárez and Deon McCauley . With his three goals in the 8-1 win against Hungary - one of the biggest defeats of the Hungarians - he overtook the previous record holder Patrick Kluivert , who was assistant coach of the Elftal until the end of the World Cup.

preparation

The following preparatory games were scheduled:

• March 5 in Saint-Denis against France : 0-2
• 17 May in Amsterdam against Ecuador 1-1 (goalscorer for the Netherlands: Robin van Persie )
• 31 May in Rotterdam against Ghana 1-0 (goalscorer for the Netherlands: Robin van Persie )
• June 4th in Amsterdam against Wales 2-0 (goalscorers for the Netherlands: Arjen Robben , Jeremain Lens )

Finals

Squad

The following players were in the squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Louis van Gaal nominated half of the players (15) for the provisional 30-man squad who made their first international match after taking office, but also relied on routine in attacking midfield and attack. By playing against Mexico Wesley Sneijder became the Dutch record player. He replaced the previous record holders Ruud Krol and Wim Jansen , who came to a total of 14 missions in 1974 and 1978.

No.	Surname	Club before the start of the World Cup	International matches *	Länderspiel- gates *	birthday	Games	Gates				World Cup participation	World Cup games (before 2014)	World Cup goals (before 2014)
goal
01	Jasper Cillessen	Ajax Amsterdam M.	8th	0	April 22, 1989	7th
23	Tim Krul	Newcastle United	5	0	April 3, 1988	1
22nd	Michel Vorm	Swansea City #	14th	0	October 20, 1983	1					2010	0	0
Defense
02	Ron Vlaar	Aston Villa	24	1	February 16, 1985	6th
04th	Bruno Martins Indi	Feyenoord Rotterdam	16	2	February 8, 1992	6th		1/1
05	Daley blind	Ajax Amsterdam M.	12	0	March 9, 1990	7th	1	1
07th	Daryl Janmaat	Feyenoord Rotterdam	16	0	July 22, 1989	5
13	Joël Veltman	Ajax Amsterdam M.	2	0	January 15, 1992	2
12	Paul Verhaegh	FC Augsburg	2	0	September 1, 1983	1
03	Stefan de Vrij	Feyenoord Rotterdam	12	0	5th February 1992	7th	1	1
14th	Terence Kongolo	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1	0	February 14, 1994	1
midfield
16	Jordy Clasie	Feyenoord Rotterdam	8th	0	June 27, 1991	2
10	Wesley Sneijder	Galatasaray Istanbul P	99	26th	June 9, 1984	6th	1				2006, 2010	11	5
06th	Nigel de Jong	AC Milan	71	1	November 30, 1984	5					2010	6th	0
18th	Leroy Fer	Norwich City A	6th	0	5th January 1990	1	1
08th	Jonathan de Guzman	Swansea City #	10	0	September 12, 1987	3		1/1
20th	Georginio Wijnaldum	PSV Eindhoven	5	1	November 11, 1990	7th	1
attack
09	Robin van Persie	Manchester United	85	43	August 6, 1983	6th	4th	2			2006, 2010	11	2
11	Arjen Robben	FC Bayern Munich M, P	76	23	January 23, 1984	7th	3	1			2006, 2010	8th	3
15th	Dirk Kuyt	Fenerbahçe Istanbul M	98	24	July 22, 1980	5					2006, 2010	10	1
19th	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	FC Schalke 04	62	34	August 12, 1983	3	1	1			2010	4th	1
21st	Memphis Depay	PSV Eindhoven	6th	0	February 13, 1994	4th	2
17th	Jeremain Lens	Dynamo Kiev	22nd	8th	November 24, 1987	4th

(*) only the games and goals that were played or scored before the start of the World Cup are given.

1. ↑ M = The club became champions of its country in the 2013/14 season, A = The club was relegated from the highest league in the country, P = The club was cup winners in the 2013/14 season, * = The club plays in the second highest League of his country, # = The club plays in the highest English league.
2. ↑ The indication "1/1" means that a yellow card was received before the semi-finals and a card after the quarter-finals and the player was not blocked as a result.

Group stage

Salvador Porto Alegre São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Fortaleza Brasília

Preliminary round location (red), round of 16 location (green), preliminary round and quarter final location (yellow), preliminary round and semi-final location (pink), location of the small final (black) and quarters (blue)

In the draw for the final round on 6 December 2013, the Netherlands were placed in pot 4 with the other unseeded European teams due to their position in the FIFA world rankings in October 2013. They were drawn to group B with defending champion Spain (group head). In addition, Australia and Chile were drawn into the group. Against the Spaniards, the 2010 World Cup final was repeated in the first group match. Overall, the record against the Spaniards before the World Cup was negative (4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats). There was only one game against Chile before, in the consolation round of the 1928 Olympic Games, which ended 2-2. Before that, there were only friendlies against Australia (most recently on October 10, 2009), which ended in two draws and one defeat.

All the preliminary round venues were on the Atlantic coast. In the only game in one of the venues before the World Cup - in Salvador da Bahia - Brazil were the opponents in a 2-2 draw on June 5, 1999.

The team's quarters were Caesar Park Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro . The team had to leave the hotel before the final because FIFA needed it for officials and sponsors arriving for the final.

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Netherlands	10: 3	9
2	Chile	5: 3	6th
3	Spain	4: 7	3
4th	Australia	3: 9	0

• Fri., June 13, 2014, 4:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. CEST) in Salvador da Bahia Spain - Netherlands 1: 5 (1: 1)
  
• Wed., June 18, 2014, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) in Porto Alegre Australia - Netherlands 2: 3 (1: 1)
  
• Mon., June 23, 2014, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) in São Paulo Netherlands - Chile 2: 0 (0: 0)
  

Knockout round

Due to the preliminary round results, the Netherlands could meet hosts Brazil in the final or third place match at the earliest.

• Round of 16: Sun. June 29, 2014, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) in Fortaleza Netherlands - Mexico 2: 1 (0: 0)
  

The Netherlands met Mexico six times before (3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats), but only once at the World Cup: 1998 in the preliminary round, where they separated 2-2.

• Quarter-finals: Sat. July 5, 2014, 5:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. CEST) in Salvador Netherlands - Costa Rica 0: 0 a.s., 4: 3 p. E.
  

Before that, there was no game against Costa Rica that made it to the quarter-finals for the first time.

• Semi-finals: Wed. July 5, 2014, 5:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. CEST) in São Paulo Argentina - Netherlands 0: 0 a.d., 4: 2 p. E.
  

There were eight games between the two teams. Argentina won only once - in the World Cup final in 1978 - three games ended in a draw, one of which was lost to penalties and the Dutch won four times. The last game was at the 2006 World Cup in the preliminary round and ended goalless.

• Game for 3rd place: Sat. July 12, 2014, 5:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. CEST) in Brasília Brazil - Netherlands 0: 3 (0: 2)
  

Both met 11 times before and each team won three times. Five games ended in a draw. The goal difference was also balanced at 15:15. At World Cups there were four games, of which the Dutch won two and Brazil won one normal and one on penalties.

Substitute goalkeeper Michel Vorm came on in the third minute of stoppage time, making the Netherlands the first team to use all players since 23 players joined the squad after the rule change in 2002.

Awards

Arjen Robben was awarded the bronze ball as the third best player . In addition, like defender Stefan de Vrij, he was appointed to the top 11. On July 17th, Robben was nominated for the election of Europe's Footballer of the Year .

Sports impact

By reaching third place, the Dutch were also able to improve to third place in the FIFA world rankings and achieve the largest gain with 515 points.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ fifa.com: "Netherlands not yet in World Cup form"
2. ↑ Source , status: May 31, 2014 after the games against Ecuador ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and Ghana 
3. ↑ fifa.com: team quarters
4. ↑ fussballeuropa.com: "Team must vacate the World Cup hotel in Rio" ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ uefa.com: "Shortlist to vote for the" Best Player in Europe ""
6. ↑ fifa.com: "World Champion Germany takes over the top position"

Web links

• All qualifying matches of the Netherlands
• All matches of the preliminary round at a glance