World Cup Group B Spain v Holland KO 20.00 This is the first time in World Cup history that the finalists from the previous tournament have met in their first game Spain lead by five wins to four from their 10 previous meetings Spain have 16 returning players from their squad at the 2010 tournament - the Netherlands have seven Spain lost their opening game of the 2010 World Cup to Switzerland, but went on to become the first team to win the tournament having lost their first game That defeat to the Swiss is the only match that coach Vicente del Bosque has lost in 25 World Cup fixtures, including qualifiers Goalkeeper Iker Casillas has gone 433 consecutive minutes unbeaten - a clean sheet against the Dutch would see him surpass the record of 517 minutes set by Italy’s Walter Zenga in 1990 In 2010, Spain became the lowest-scoring winners of a World Cup finals, scoring just eight goals in seven matches The Netherlands have made it past the group stage in their last seven World Cup appearances, reaching the final three times Robin van Persie was the top European scorer in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers with 11 goals The Netherlands have won 63% of their World Cup matches outside Europe, compared to just 42% on European soil (Opta) Prediction: 0-0
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 07:56:59 +0000
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