On the penultimate day of the World Cup in Brazil, the match for the bronze medals of the World Cup took place. The national teams of Brazil and the Netherlands met at the national stadium Brasilia.
The game for the championship hosts started very badly. Already in the 3rd minute of the meeting, Van Persie opened the scoring after a controversial penalty was awarded. On the replay, it was clear that Silva's foul on Robben was still outside the box. However, the judge did not notice this. The Netherlands took the lead 1 - 0.
On the 16th minute Blind made all of Brazil remember about the nightmare in the semifinal match. Due to the sluggishness of the defense of the championship hosts, Blind shot Cesar from outside the penalty area. But even in this situation, at the time of the flank pass to the Dutch midfielder, from where the canopy went into the penalty area, an offside position was visible. The score became 2 - 0 in favor of the Europeans. This gave the Brazilian team some shock. The Europeans, after two goals scored, attacked more often and sharper.
Only in the second half of the opening half, the Brazilians were able to demonstrate their attacking potential. However, the main threats to the Netherlands goal were only after the set pieces. As a result, Brazil never managed to score. The teams went on hiatus with the Netherlands 2-0 ahead.
In the second half, the Brazilians tried to escalate the situation at the opponent's goal, but it should be admitted that there were no real one hundred percent chances to capture the Dutch goal. The Europeans gave the ball to the South Americans, while they themselves tried to play on counterattacks.
Among the dangerous attacks of Brazil, Ramirez's kick from the penalty line can be noted, but the ball flew past the goal line.
At the 68th minute, the referee again made a mistake in favor of the Europeans. Oscar was shot down in the Dutch penalty area, but the referee fixed the Brazilian's simulation instead of pointing to a point. This moment also negatively affected the already dismantled Brazil.
Ultimately, the Brazilians missed the third goal into their own net. Already in the condensed time, the Dutch played a good combination on the counterattack, which Wijnaldum completed with an accurate blow.
The final result of the match is another defeat for Brazil. This time, the Netherlands defeated the hosts of the tournament with a score of 3 - 0. This allowed the Europeans to become bronze medalists of the football world championship. The hosts of the 2014 World Cup were left without championship medals.
