Brazil 2014 - Australia vs Netherlands
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Football Index:
World Cup Finals:
Brazil 2014: Australia vs Netherlands.
1st Round Matches at Brazil 2014.
Wednesday, 18th June
Group Match
Australia vs 
Netherlands in Porto Alegre.
Match Preview
Australia and Netherlands have never met at the World Cup Finals, although they have played three international friendly matches in 2006, 2008 and 2009.
Australia's record against the Dutch is impressive; drawing (1:1) in Rotterdam, 2006 and (0:0) in Sydney, 2009. They even beat the Dutch (2:1) in Eindhoven; back in 2008.
The Match
In the opening games, Australia lost to Chile (1:3) and Holland beat Spain (5:1).
A win for Australia would open the group up, while victory for the Dutch could mean elimination for the World Cup holders; should Spain lose to Chile.
Australia forced the first corner of the game, in the 16th minute, as they sought to get in Holland's face.
0:1
After a somewhat slow start, Holland were off; thanks to a breakaway goal from Arjen
Robben.
1:1
Australia were right back in it though, straight from the kick-off; Tim Cahill proving
that he doesn't just head the ball, by firing a candidate for goal of tournament in off
the underside of the crossbar.
Australia continued to push the Dutch back and had a golden chance to take the lead on the half-hour; Mark Bresciano firing over the bar.
Tim Cahill will miss the game against Spain after earning his second booking
in two games; just before half-time.
Half-time: Australia 1 - Netherlands 1
Australia could have been in front right after the restart, but the Algerian official ruled it out.
Robin van Persie showed his mean streak with an elbow to the face of Matthew
Spiranovic and will miss the game against Chile. He could be considered lucky to still be
on the pitch.
2:1
Substitute Oliver Bozanic hit Daryl Janmaat trailing arm while trying to cross from the
left; Mile Jedinak converted coolly from the spot.
2:2
Another quick response, as Robin van Persie levelled for Holland.
Another
naughty foul from van Persie and you have to wonder if Djamel Haimoudi wants to swap
shirts after the game.
2:3
Holland were back in front after Matthew Ryan could only palm substitute, Memphis Depay's
ambitious strike into the net; twenty three seconds after Australia came close to scoring
at the other end.
Australia had another good chance to level the scores in the 82nd minute, from a free-kick on the edge of the are, but Nigel de Jong read the situation well and threw his body at the ball after a run behind the wall.
Australia may have deserved a point but no-one really expected them to get anything out of the group.
At least they showed great spirit, guts and determination.
Final Score: Australia 2 - Netherlands 3
Goalscorers:
0:1 - Arjen Robben (20 mins)
1:1 - Tim Cahill (21 mins)
2:1 - Mile Jedinak (54 mins, penalty)
2:2 - Robin van Persie (58 mins)
2:3 - Memphis Depay (68 mins)
Teams
Australia:
1-Matthew Ryan; 19-Ryan McGowan, 22-Alex Wilkinson, 6-Matthew Spiranovic, 3-Jason
Davidson; 7-Mathew Leckie, 15-Mile Jedinak, 17-Matt McKay, 11-Tommy Oar; 23-Mark
Bresciano, 4-Tim Cahill.
Netherlands:
1-Jasper Cillessen; 4-Bruno Martins Indi, 2-Ron Vlaar, 3-Stefan de Vrij; 7-Daryl Janmaat,
6-Nigel de Jong, 5-Daley Blind, 8-Jonathan de Guzman; 10-Wesley Sneijder, 9-Robin van
Persie, 11-Arjen Robben.
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi - Algeria 
2 yellow cards:
43 mins - Tim Cahill (Australia)
46 mins - Robin van Persie (Netherlands)
The Road to Rio
First Round
Thursday, 12th June
Brazil vs Croatia
Friday, 13th June
Chile vs Australia
Mexico vs Cameroon
Spain vs Netherlands
Saturday, 14th June
Colombia vs Greece
Côte d'Ivoire vs Japan
England vs Italy
Uruguay vs Costa Rica
Sunday, 15th June
Argentina vs Bosnia
France vs Honduras
Switzerland vs Ecuador
Monday, 16th June
Germany vs Portugal
Ghana vs USA
Iran vs Nigeria
Tuesday, 17th June
Belgium vs Algeria
Brazil vs Mexico
Russia vs South Korea
Wednesday, 18th June
Australia vs Netherlands
Cameroon vs Croatia
Spain vs Chile
Thursday, 19th June
Colombia vs Côte d'Ivoire
Japan vs Greece
Uruguay vs England
Friday, 20th June
Honduras vs Ecuador
Italy vs Costa Rica
Switzerland vs France
Saturday, 21st June
Argentina vs Iran
Germany vs Ghana
Nigeria vs Bosnia
Sunday, 22nd June
Belgium vs Russia
South Korea vs Algeria
USA vs Portugal
Monday, 23rd June
Australia vs Spain
Cameroon vs Brazil
Croatia vs Mexico
Netherlands vs Chile
Tuesday, 24th June
Costa Rica vs England
Greece vs Côte d'Ivoire
Italy vs Uruguay
Japan vs Colombia
Wednesday, 25th June
Bosnia vs Iran
Ecuador vs France
Honduras vs Switzerland
Nigeria vs Argentina
Thursday, 26th June
Algeria vs Russia
Portugal vs Ghana
South Korea vs Belgium
USA vs Germany
2014 World Cup Finals - Knockout Stage.
World Cup Finals
Uruguay 1930:
Uruguay trailed Argentina at half-time (1:2) but replied with three goals in the second half; to win the first ever World Cup Final (4-2)
on July 30th, 1930.
Italy 1934:
Italy were one of the countries who missed out on the vote to host the first World Cup but managed to win the prestigious golden trophy
for the home fans.
France 1938:
The third World Cup was held in Europe for a second time, although Germany had annexed Austria, and Spain was in civil turmoil.
Brazil 1950:
Although no cup-final as such, Uruguay and Brazil went into their final game with the winner guaranteed to be champions; a draw would be enough for Brazil.
Switzerland 1954:
The fifth World Cup tournament produced a record number of goals, including a 7:5 encounter between Austria and Switzerland in Lausanne.
Sweden 1958:
Brazil presented a 17 year-old Pele to the world; who went on to claim a hat-trick in Brazil's 5:2 semi-final win over France and bag another two in the final.
Chile 1962:
Czechoslovakia overcame Hungary in the quarter-finals and Yugoslavia in the semis, while Brazil took care of England and the host nation, Chile.
England 1966:
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, in the final against West Germany, as England triumphed in a thrilling game watched by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Mexico 1970:
1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners' medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup.... for keeps.
W. Germany 1974:
Johan Cruyff was the player of the tournament as total football became the buzzword of the day, even though Holland lost to West Germany in the 1974 final.
Argentina 1978:
Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in Argentina, for the second time in a row. As in West Germany,
they again finished runners-up; to the hosts.
Spain 1982:
The Spain 82 World Cup finals increased to 24 teams and the format was changed to have two group stages, with four second-round groups of three.
Mexico 1986:
In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to stage the World Cup Finals for a second time; having only staged the competition sixteen years previously.
Italy 1990:
In 1990, Italy became the World Cup of stalemates. Both semi-finals were drawn out through penalty kicks. In the final itself, the only goal came from the spot.
USA 1994:
Once Team US had played a few games most of the nation began to understand they were hosting the greatest show on earth and how the game was played.
France 1998:
France became the sixth nation to win the World Cup on home soil. Thirty-two teams competed in the 16th World Cup; better known as France 98.
Korea-Japan 2002:
The 17th World Cup, held in Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup finals to be shared by two hosts and the first to be held in Asia.
Germany 2006:
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July; the opening
match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the
semi-finals.
South Africa 2010:
Eighty years after the First World Cup Finals in Uruguay, the world's most prestigious football competition was finally hosted on the African continent.
Brazil 2014:
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.
Russia 2018:
VAR made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decisions.
Qatar 2022:
When FIFA executives met in Zurich to decide on who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals, Qatar was probably the biggest surprise to many.
United 2026:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico
and the United States. The United Bid won the hosting rights ahead of
Morocco.
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