The players of the Netherlands national team finished their performance at the 2014 football world championship on the penultimate day of the match. The final match of Louis van Gaal's charges was the game for third place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
The sports draw sent the Netherlands national team to one of the death groups. The rivals of the Dutch in Quartet B in the group stage of the championship were the teams of Spain, Chile and Australia.
The first match in the tournament for the Netherlands national team caused a variety of emotions, from admiration to horror. The first rivals of van Gaal's charges were the reigning world champions, the Spaniards. No one could have imagined such a victory for Holland. The final score 5 - 1 in favor of the Netherlands made them talk about the Dutch as the main contenders for the highest places in the tournament. The Netherlands also had a lot of fun in the second group match. Australia was beaten 3 - 2. In the final meeting in the group stage, the Dutch were opposed by the Chileans. The Netherlands won with a score of 2 - 0, which allowed Van Persie and the company from the first place to break through to the next stage.
In the 1/8 finals of the 2014 World Cup, the Netherlands faced Mexico. The Dutch pulled out a strong-willed victory only in the last minutes of the meeting (2 - 1). The next opponents of the Netherlands were the Costa Ricans. Costa Rica's team can be called the main sensation of the 2014 World Cup. The main and extra time in the game Netherlands - Costa Rica ended in a goalless draw. A series of 11-meters led Holland to the semifinals.
For the right to play in the final of the world championship, the Netherlands fought against the Argentine national team. Another goalless draw in regular and extra time led to a penalty shootout, in which the South Americans were stronger. The Dutch national team after the defeat was supposed to play in the match for third place.
The rivals of the Netherlands in the consolation final were the hosts of the championship - the Brazilians. The Europeans defeated the five-time world champions with a score of 3-0. This victory allowed the Netherlands to become the bronze medalists of the 2014 football championship.
For the management of the national team, fans and players, this result can be called very successful, because in the Netherlands there were many new players who loudly declared themselves only at the 2014 World Cup.
