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Sunday, 07.13.2014 The Daily Herald
Netherlands shuts down host Brazil 3-0 to finish third By Tales Azzoni Associated Press
BRASILIA, Brazil — When it was all over, it was the Netherlands receiving a standing ovation from the Brazilian crowd. Brazil walked off the
field to boos, after another demoralizing loss to end its home World Cup. The Netherlands’ remarkable campaign ended on a high note after Robin van Persie and Daley Blind scored early goals to help
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give the team a 3-0 victory over Brazil in the third-place game on Saturday. “We can look back at a very successful tournament,” Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal said. The Brazilian fans loudly greeted the Dutch players after they received the thirdplace medals, applauding on their feet. “I would like to thank all people in Brazil for their great support,” Arjen Robben said. “For us it was the best way to end this tournament. We fully deserved third place the way we played. It’s a very big achievement.” The loss added to Brazil’s frustration at the home
tournament following the disastrous 7-1 defeat to Germany. After the final whistle, the team was loudly booed by the nearly 70,000 fans that attended the match at the National Stadium in Brasilia. Many had already left even before the late third goal by the Dutch. It’s the first time since 1940 that Brazil lost two consecutive Cup games on home soil. “It’s a terrible feeling, I don’t know what to say,” Oscar said. “After a huge loss to Germany, today we tried our best from the beginning to win third place but it wasn’t our day. We have to see what went wrong so we can improve for the future.”
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Brazil conceding 14 goals in the tournament, the most ever for the team. The previous worst had been 11 goals in the 1938 World Cup. It conceded 10 the past two games. “It was supposed to be an even match but after the early goal things started going their way,” coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said. “I don’t think we played that bad. The players fought hard from the start. They created chances, so it’s difficult to lose 3-0.” Van Persie converted a penalty kick three minutes into the match after Robben was brought down by Brazil captain Thiago Silva on the edge of the area. Blind added to the lead in the 17th
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sites and, to the chagrin of Brazilians, showing the national colors. Germany is aiming to become the first European team in eight attempts to raise the trophy on this side of the Atlantic following failure in South America, Mexico and the United States. Argentina will again turn to superstar Lionel Messi, who is seeking to add a World Cup title to his vast portfolio of accomplishments and further escape the shadow of his country’s most revered player, Maradona. The Germans are looking to maintain the momentum of a 7-1 demolition of Brazil in the semifinals, one of the most startling results in tournament history, if not soccer history. “Nobody has become world champion in the semifinal,” German midfielder Toni Kroos cautioned. “We will have an extremely difficult last match. We will have to deliver another absolute total performance.” There is no doubting Germany’s capacity. Despite some difficult matches, the Germans have been the most impressive team throughout the competition and enter the final as clear favorites. They took advantage of Brazil’s tactical and technical deficiencies, utilized their midfield strengths and finished opportunities with clinical precision. “We need the perfect match,” Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella said. Argentina will take a more defensive approach than Brazil, looking to absorb pressure and launch Messi and Gonzalo Higuain on the counterattack. Germany is bracing for less space in the final third of the field and more difficulty retaining possession than it enjoyed against Brazil. “They can attack us very early and then fall back; we have to prepare for it,” German coach Joachim Loew said, stressing patience in possession. Germany’s collective is stronger than Argentina’s, which, for the second consecutive match, might be without its second-best attacker, midfielder Angel Di Maria, who injured a thigh in the quarterfinals. Messi, though, is a player of such special qualities that he could alter the trajectory of the match at any moment and force Germany to make adjustments. He has scored four goals through six matches and contributed to multiple others in becoming one of the leading candidates for the Golden Ball, awarded to the tournament’s most valuable player. Despite the threats Messi poses, Loew warned against focusing too heavily on him. “If you believe this team is only about Messi,” Loew said, “it is a mistake.” Argentina has been successful because of a stout defense: three consecutive shutouts in the knockout stage. Goalkeeper Sergio Romero secured passage to the final by stopping two of four Dutch penalty kicks in a semifinal tiebreaker. The key to the effort, though, has been midfielder Javier Mascherano, Messi’s Barcelona teammate, whose two-way play and blue-collar work has kept the team in balance.