Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign

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The Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign was the Dutch national football team’s memorable run to a third-place finish in Brazil, marked by attacking play, tactical innovation under Louis van Gaal, and a 5–1 demolition of defending champions Spain.

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instanceOf FIFA World Cup campaign
sports season
backupGoalkeeper Tim Krul NERFINISHED
captain Robin van Persie NERFINISHED
confederation UEFA
country Netherlands national football team NERFINISHED
endDate 2014-07-12
finalPosition third place
goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen NERFINISHED
group Group B
groupOpponent Australia national football team NERFINISHED
Chile national football team NERFINISHED
Spain national football team NERFINISHED
groupStageMatch Australia 2–3 Netherlands
Netherlands 2–0 Chile
Spain 1–5 Netherlands
headCoach Louis van Gaal NERFINISHED
hostCountry Brazil NERFINISHED
keyPlayer Arjen Robben NERFINISHED
Daley Blind NERFINISHED
Nigel de Jong NERFINISHED
Ron Vlaar NERFINISHED
Wesley Sneijder NERFINISHED
managerialTenureContext second spell of Louis van Gaal as Netherlands coach
notableResult 5–1 victory over defending champions Spain
openingMatch Spain vs Netherlands (2014 FIFA World Cup) NERFINISHED
openingMatchScore Spain 1–5 Netherlands
penaltyShootoutLoss vs Argentina in semi-final
penaltyShootoutWin vs Costa Rica in quarter-final
previousBestWorldCupResult runners-up 2010 FIFA World Cup
qualificationMethod qualified via UEFA qualification group
quarterFinalMatch Netherlands 0–0 Costa Rica
quarterFinalOutcome Netherlands win on penalties vs Costa Rica
roundOf16Match Netherlands 2–1 Mexico
semiFinalMatch Netherlands 0–0 Argentina
semiFinalOutcome Argentina win on penalties vs Netherlands
startDate 2014-06-13
styleOfPlay attacking football
tactically flexible approach
tacticalFeature counter-attacking style
use of 3–5–2 formation
tacticalInnovation substituting goalkeeper Tim Krul specifically for penalty shootout vs Costa Rica
thirdPlaceFinishNumber third third-place or better finish at World Cup
thirdPlaceOpponent Brazil national football team NERFINISHED
thirdPlacePlayoff Brazil 0–3 Netherlands
thirdPlaceScore Brazil 0–3 Netherlands
topScorer Arjen Robben NERFINISHED
Robin van Persie NERFINISHED
tournament 2014 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED

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Louis van Gaal notableWork Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign