24 Jun 2014

The Netherlands finish top of group B at the World Cup

5:52 am on 24 June 2014

The Netherlands have finished top of group B at the World Cup after beating Chile 2-nil in their final pool match in Sao Paulo.

It means The Netherlands will play the second team in group A which will be decided later this morning, while Chile will play the top side from that group.

In the other group B match, Spain beat Australia 3-nil for their first win of the tournament, while Australia lost all 3.

In the group A matches starting at 8, Brazil play Cameroon and Croatia play Mexico.

Brazil and Mexico have 4 points, Croatia have 3 and Cameroon none.