Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign
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The Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign was the Dutch national football team’s memorable run to a third-place finish in Brazil, marked by attacking play, tactical innovation under Louis van Gaal, and a 5–1 demolition of defending champions Spain.
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| Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign Context triple: [Louis van Gaal, notableWork, Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign]
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Netherlands vs Argentina (2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final)
Netherlands vs Argentina (2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final) was a tense, goalless knockout match in São Paulo that Argentina won 4–2 on penalties to reach the 2014 World Cup final.
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Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands national football team is the men's international soccer team of the Netherlands, renowned for its "Total Football" style and multiple World Cup final appearances.
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Brazil vs Netherlands (2014 FIFA World Cup)
Brazil vs Netherlands (2014 FIFA World Cup) was the third-place playoff match of the 2014 tournament, in which the Netherlands convincingly defeated host nation Brazil.
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Netherlands national under-21 football team
The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the Dutch youth side that competes in international under-21 competitions and serves as a key development stage for future senior national team players.
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Netherlands national under-17 football team
The Netherlands national under-17 football team is the country’s youth representative side that competes in international under-17 competitions and develops young talent for higher national teams.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign Target entity description: The Netherlands 2014 World Cup campaign was the Dutch national football team’s memorable run to a third-place finish in Brazil, marked by attacking play, tactical innovation under Louis van Gaal, and a 5–1 demolition of defending champions Spain.
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Netherlands vs Argentina (2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final)
Netherlands vs Argentina (2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final) was a tense, goalless knockout match in São Paulo that Argentina won 4–2 on penalties to reach the 2014 World Cup final.
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B.
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands national football team is the men's international soccer team of the Netherlands, renowned for its "Total Football" style and multiple World Cup final appearances.
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C.
Brazil vs Netherlands (2014 FIFA World Cup)
Brazil vs Netherlands (2014 FIFA World Cup) was the third-place playoff match of the 2014 tournament, in which the Netherlands convincingly defeated host nation Brazil.
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Netherlands national under-21 football team
The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the Dutch youth side that competes in international under-21 competitions and serves as a key development stage for future senior national team players.
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E.
Netherlands national under-17 football team
The Netherlands national under-17 football team is the country’s youth representative side that competes in international under-17 competitions and develops young talent for higher national teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIFA World Cup campaign
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sports season ⓘ |
| backupGoalkeeper | Tim Krul ⓘ |
| captain | Robin van Persie ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands national football team ⓘ |
| endDate | 2014-07-12 ⓘ |
| finalPosition | third place ⓘ |
| goalkeeper | Jasper Cillessen ⓘ |
| group | Group B ⓘ |
| groupOpponent |
Australia national football team
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linked to:
Australia national soccer team
Chile national football team ⓘ Spain national football team ⓘ |
| groupStageMatch |
Australia 2–3 Netherlands
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Netherlands 2–0 Chile ⓘ Spain 1–5 Netherlands ⓘ |
| headCoach | Louis van Gaal ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| keyPlayer |
Arjen Robben
ⓘ
Daley Blind ⓘ Nigel de Jong ⓘ Ron Vlaar ⓘ Wesley Sneijder ⓘ |
| managerialTenureContext | second spell of Louis van Gaal as Netherlands coach ⓘ |
| notableResult | 5–1 victory over defending champions Spain ⓘ |
| openingMatch | Spain vs Netherlands (2014 FIFA World Cup) ⓘ |
| openingMatchScore | Spain 1–5 Netherlands ⓘ |
| penaltyShootoutLoss | vs Argentina in semi-final ⓘ |
| penaltyShootoutWin | vs Costa Rica in quarter-final ⓘ |
| previousBestWorldCupResult | runners-up 2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod | qualified via UEFA qualification group ⓘ |
| quarterFinalMatch | Netherlands 0–0 Costa Rica ⓘ |
| quarterFinalOutcome | Netherlands win on penalties vs Costa Rica ⓘ |
| roundOf16Match | Netherlands 2–1 Mexico ⓘ |
| semiFinalMatch | Netherlands 0–0 Argentina ⓘ |
| semiFinalOutcome | Argentina win on penalties vs Netherlands ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014-06-13 ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
attacking football
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tactically flexible approach ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
counter-attacking style
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use of 3–5–2 formation ⓘ |
| tacticalInnovation | substituting goalkeeper Tim Krul specifically for penalty shootout vs Costa Rica ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceFinishNumber | third third-place or better finish at World Cup ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceOpponent | Brazil national football team ⓘ |
| thirdPlacePlayoff | Brazil 0–3 Netherlands ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceScore | Brazil 0–3 Netherlands ⓘ |
| topScorer |
Arjen Robben
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Robin van Persie ⓘ |
| tournament | 2014 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
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