Netherlands vs Brazil (3-0): The bitter end of Selecao

Another painful moment. In the third place match this morning, host Brazil could not find any consolation after the shock of the semi-final. Instead, they were defeated by the Netherlands with 3 goals. A bitter farewell to the World Cup for coach Scolari and his team.

Van Persie opened the scoring for the Netherlands from the penalty spot.

Coach Van Gaal opposed the third place match and did not focus on winning, but facing a tired and unmotivated Brazil, he and his players did not miss the opportunity to bring a consolation gift back home to the Netherlands.

Before the match, coach Louis van Gaal announced that he would "boycott" the third-place match, arguing that "the worst thing is to end the tournament with two consecutive losses. Then you return home as a loser."

Not only that, the 63-year-old official did not hesitate to declare that for the Netherlands, not winning the championship means defeat. That means he and his students do not take the results of winning or losing at Nacional de Brasilia seriously.

On the Brazilian side, things were no better. Not many Brazilian fans wanted to see their team play for third place and even Scolari and his team showed no interest in the match.

It was too difficult to swallow the 1-7 defeat in the semi-final against Germany. Facing a host team that was exhausted and had lost their will to fight, Van Gaal and his students did not miss the opportunity to bring a consolation gift back home to the Netherlands.

Taking advantage of the Brazilian defense's lack of concentration, the Dutch strikers scored two goals in the 3rd and 16th minutes. In the 3rd minute, Thiago Silva fouled Robben in the penalty area and Van Persie easily opened the score from the 11m mark. In the 16th minute, David Luiz made a serious mistake when clearing the ball and Blind quickly finished to increase the gap.

Close-up of Blind's goal.

Down 2-0, Brazil struggled, but just like the match against Germany, it was a struggle of desperation. Stiff legs and frustrated minds made every Selecao combination too easy to predict. There were no truly dangerous attacks, except for a few long-range shots or direct free kicks...

In such a match, the nightmare came to Selecao in the final minutes when they conceded another goal after a well-coordinated situation like it came from a football textbook by the Dutch players. Losing 0-3, Scolari and his team had another match to forget.

So Brazil finished the 2014 World Cup in 4th place, but the disappointment will linger. Perhaps it is time for a radical revolution for the Selecao to regain its own image.

For the Netherlands, they have received a meaningful consolation gift and this can also be considered a farewell gift that coach Van Gaal wants to send to his home fans. After that, he will go to MU and get to work.

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According to Tienphong.vn