Spain vs Netherlands

:01:03. > :01:05.Janeiro, our base for the next month or so. The 20th World Cup is up and

:01:06. > :01:10.running after an opening night victory for the host nation and five

:01:11. > :02:31.times World Champion Brazil. They are feeling on top of the world.

:02:32. > :02:38.The draw for the tournament means the only way Brazil can play a match

:02:39. > :02:44.here in Rio is if they make the final on July 13. Tonight we feature

:02:45. > :02:47.the two sides who went all the way four years ago in South Africa. It

:02:48. > :02:51.the two sides who went all the way was a night when beauty tamed the

:02:52. > :02:54.beast. So this is it. These players stand on the brink of history at the

:02:55. > :03:03.end of an historic African World Cup.

:03:04. > :03:16.That is a blogging. Alonso has been caught. A karate kick to his chest.

:03:17. > :03:17.Robben has been denied. They are appealing for a penalty but only a

:03:18. > :03:37.corner has been given. Now it is Spain's final to win. Cesc

:03:38. > :03:40.Fabregas. Iniesta. This is it. That is the goal! Spain have surely won

:03:41. > :03:53.the World Cup! Four years later, Vicente del Bosque

:03:54. > :03:58.E is still in charge of the Spanish team. 25 World Cups he has been in

:03:59. > :04:03.charge of with one defeat. They are yet to score that winning goal yet.

:04:04. > :04:09.Can the Dutch put that right this evening? Louis van Gaal takes charge

:04:10. > :04:14.of Holland for this World Cup before becoming Manchester United manager

:04:15. > :04:21.next season. That team is made up of Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Rio

:04:22. > :04:25.Ferdinand. Overall thoughts of the tournament so far? I know you watch

:04:26. > :04:33.the Brazilian game with a couple of Brazilians. That must have been

:04:34. > :04:37.wonderful. I was with the twins for my previous club. It looks like they

:04:38. > :04:41.need to be taken down! The expectations of the country weighed

:04:42. > :04:48.heavily on the shoulders of the Brazilian team. That is me having

:04:49. > :04:52.taken! It was great experience being there with a Brazilian family and

:04:53. > :04:57.seeing them willing on their team. You felt there was a pivotal moment

:04:58. > :05:05.in that game, the elbow of Neymar. You thought probably a red card. I

:05:06. > :05:12.thought it was. He was not looking at the ball. He was looking at look

:05:13. > :05:25.at Ridge. He knew what he was doing. -- look. For me he knows what he is

:05:26. > :05:28.doing. That is a red card. What do you know about elbows? You never

:05:29. > :05:36.elbowed anybody in your life. That was me! That is true but it was a

:05:37. > :05:39.red card for me. It would have taken a brave man to send off the poster

:05:40. > :05:46.board and would have ruined our titles! Imagine if it was another

:05:47. > :05:51.player doing it to Neymar. I think he might have gone. What about the

:05:52. > :05:55.penalty decision? Some very strange decisions. But that one? I have said

:05:56. > :05:58.the team that wins the World Cup will need some

:05:59. > :06:02.the team that wins the World Cup doubt they got their luck. That is

:06:03. > :06:07.never a penalty. Yes, the defender puts his hand on Fred's shirt but

:06:08. > :06:10.other than that there is no contact whatsoever. It has never been a

:06:11. > :06:25.penalty and should not have been given. I think we all agree with

:06:26. > :06:27.that. Very fortunate. Brazil are off to a winning start. There has

:06:28. > :06:30.already been one gameplay today as the other two teams in group a

:06:31. > :06:35.kicked off their campaign. Mexico met Cameroon and came out on top by

:06:36. > :06:41.a single goal. Dos Santos's shot was saved and then it was swept home.

:06:42. > :06:49.That concludes the first round of fixtures in group A. I figure's win

:06:50. > :06:53.rose levels with the host. The two sides meet each other on Tuesday.

:06:54. > :06:57.Meanwhile England have been training ahead of tomorrow's opening game

:06:58. > :07:05.against Italy in group D, live on BBC One from 10:20pm and we will

:07:06. > :07:09.hear from Roy Hodgson at half-time. Tonight's game takes place in the

:07:10. > :07:14.city of Salvador, Brazil's biggest tourist destination after Rio. It

:07:15. > :07:19.boasts 50 miles of beaches and has been declared a world Heritage site.

:07:20. > :07:28.June is Salvador's coolest month but temperatures can still reach 26

:07:29. > :07:31.degrees. The Arena Fonte Nova holds 50,000 people and somewhere in there

:07:32. > :07:37.we will find Jason Mohammad and Mark Lawrence. Welcome to the Arena Fonte

:07:38. > :07:41.Nova. Salvador has been itching to get the World Cup party started and

:07:42. > :07:45.this is the dream start in many ways. Undoubtedly the tie of the

:07:46. > :07:49.first round, of all the 32 teams that are here. The repeat of the

:07:50. > :07:55.2010 final. As you say about Salvador, wherever you were in

:07:56. > :08:01.Brazil at the moment you did not know the accommodation was on but

:08:02. > :08:04.here you knew straightaway. Vicente del Bosque was slightly annoyed when

:08:05. > :08:09.reporters asked him if it was the end of an era. Is it? It is not.

:08:10. > :08:14.Four years ago they were a brilliant site and now they are still very

:08:15. > :08:18.good. If Diego Costa blaze today, he has got the centre forward, not the

:08:19. > :08:21.false number nine that they have prayed for for a while. I spoke to

:08:22. > :08:25.Robben in the news conference and asked if he was thinking about 2010

:08:26. > :08:30.and he said new tournament, fresher tent. They did not turn up to play

:08:31. > :08:35.in 2010 and they got that just deserts because they turned up to

:08:36. > :08:42.spoil. 50,000 fans in the stadium including a huge Dutch following.

:08:43. > :08:47.Diego Costa does actually start. The teams are now in. Looking back four

:08:48. > :08:53.years ago to that final, Holland betrayed their principles, didn't

:08:54. > :08:56.they? We can't see that again. I have always been an admirer of the

:08:57. > :09:00.Dutch way football but I don't think they did that four years ago and I

:09:01. > :09:07.was actually surprised. I was hoping for a good final, football, goals,

:09:08. > :09:10.and we did not see that. Sometimes with the team you are playing

:09:11. > :09:15.against, you forget about your principles. They went into it

:09:16. > :09:18.thinking they could not take on this Spanish team and they had to change

:09:19. > :09:22.something and kick them out of the game. They tried and ultimately

:09:23. > :09:26.failed. I think they went in thinking they were not as good as

:09:27. > :09:29.the Spanish team. What about Spain this time? Three major tournaments

:09:30. > :09:34.on the bounce would be an extraordinary achievement. A long

:09:35. > :09:37.season for Spain with so many players successful in Europe as

:09:38. > :09:41.well. That could be a telling factor, that they have had the

:09:42. > :09:45.volume of high level games for their players. They are integral parts of

:09:46. > :09:49.their teams. The one thing that Spain have got above everybody else

:09:50. > :09:53.is the depth of squad. Quality everywhere in every position and a

:09:54. > :09:58.plan B. If Diego Costa does not score, they can bring someone else

:09:59. > :10:01.on. And the defenders can mark and that causes problems. I think they

:10:02. > :10:10.also have several players the wrong side of 30. Casillas, Villa, Alonso,

:10:11. > :10:15.and when you are over 30 you cannot play because of your age. You are

:10:16. > :10:21.not allowed a bad game. Once you get over the 30 barrier it is always

:10:22. > :10:26.your age. Now with Diego Costa they have another type of striker. He is

:10:27. > :10:31.different to Fernando Torres and Villa. He is a pain in the neck. He

:10:32. > :10:37.always makes runs. He can hold the ball. I am sure he is the kind of

:10:38. > :10:41.striker they don't like to play with. Now with Diego Costa they can

:10:42. > :10:46.play run and direct and they have always liked playing short as well.

:10:47. > :10:51.We watched the Spanish train and we expect Spain to be more direct. The

:10:52. > :10:53.Dutch have changed their system in recent friendlies and seem to be

:10:54. > :10:58.going the same way. Does that surprise you? I think having Diego

:10:59. > :11:04.Costa in the team for Spain will actually help the defenders for the

:11:05. > :11:08.Dutch team in terms of having somebody to mark. It is three

:11:09. > :11:11.against nobody if Cesc Fabregas plays because it does not play up

:11:12. > :11:19.top. With Diego Costa they have somebody physical to mark. But you

:11:20. > :11:25.have to bear in mind the runners, like David Silva, Iniesta on the

:11:26. > :11:37.other side. How is verbal going to handle him. -- Fer. Louis van Gaal

:11:38. > :11:43.once managed Barcelona where he gave debuts to Iniesta. And the

:11:44. > :11:48.footballing bond in the country is strong, as Dan Walker tells us. The

:11:49. > :11:58.rich footballing history shared by Holland and Spain is no coincidence.

:11:59. > :12:00.The great Dutch team of the 1970s was born out of the game changing

:12:01. > :12:05.Ajax side of that era. While was born out of the game changing

:12:06. > :12:11.Spain's current success has been built on a core of Barcelona

:12:12. > :12:20.brilliance. Their iconic names, images and ideas that link these

:12:21. > :12:27.clubs and nations. But one of the most overlooked is Louis van Gaal.

:12:28. > :12:33.He managed Ajax European glory in the 1990s. His managerial philosophy

:12:34. > :12:42.was clear even then. You don't play only with your feet and legs. You

:12:43. > :12:51.play football with your brains. When I played in Ajax, that is Louis van

:12:52. > :13:00.Gaal. You can always fill in your first team with your own players,

:13:01. > :13:04.who know the culture of the club. They have lived there for so long

:13:05. > :13:08.that everything is natural. It was that Barcelona that van Gaal began

:13:09. > :13:12.to dream of a starting 11 made up entirely of graduates made up from

:13:13. > :13:20.the academy, which was a dream that became a reality. Debuts for the

:13:21. > :13:23.likes of Iniesta and Xavi. Players that have gone on to achieve

:13:24. > :13:34.legendary status in the game. They are great memories. These players

:13:35. > :13:37.are also very kind as human beings. I believe in the total human being

:13:38. > :13:46.principle. For me that is very important. Maybe that is why we

:13:47. > :13:49.still have a relationship. Four years ago van Gaal watched on as a

:13:50. > :13:55.handful of these players were crowned world champions. It made for

:13:56. > :14:02.interesting viewing. I have five players in the Spanish squad that I

:14:03. > :14:08.have trained and coached. In the Dutch squad there was only one from

:14:09. > :14:15.Bayern Munich. Maybe I have to support the Spanish team. But of

:14:16. > :14:22.course my nationality is Dutch so I supported the Dutch national team.

:14:23. > :14:26.This time round it is clear which have he is hoping for. I have

:14:27. > :14:29.already played against Spain when I was national coach of the

:14:30. > :14:38.Netherlands in 2001. We won that game against my players. And here he

:14:39. > :14:43.is. This will be his first and most likely last tournament as an

:14:44. > :14:46.international manager. Nine wins and a draw in qualifying. This is the

:14:47. > :15:04.side he has selected for this evening. Aspas Ellison, playing in

:15:05. > :15:08.the -- Jasper Cillessen. Look out for Daley Blind, he will get forward

:15:09. > :15:12.on the left-hand side. Ron Vlaar in the centre of defence. Three of the

:15:13. > :15:22.back five play together, so that should help them. A 100th cap for

:15:23. > :15:27.Sneijder, and we remember Nigel de Jong's kung fu kick. All eyes on

:15:28. > :15:34.Robin van Persie, not a great season, but he says he is fit. Louis

:15:35. > :15:40.van Gaal's captain, and will he get that role for Manchester United next

:15:41. > :15:46.season? You talk about his form, but he was top scorer in qualifying.

:15:47. > :15:52.What he needs to do is get back to his arrogant self, the spring in his

:15:53. > :15:56.step, the happy Robin van Persie. We all need to be loved. When he has a

:15:57. > :16:01.point to prove, this is what he can do. First game of the season, right

:16:02. > :16:05.foot, fantastic finish. Only one thing on his mind, great connection,

:16:06. > :16:11.and the keeper was not stopping this. When I say he is selfish or

:16:12. > :16:15.arrogant, this is him at his best. He could pass it to Rooney or

:16:16. > :16:21.Welbeck, but he has one thought. That. He is the one who will score.

:16:22. > :16:26.The keeper getting nowhere near it again. Midway through the season,

:16:27. > :16:31.this is what happened. One or two problems with the manager, which I

:16:32. > :16:37.can relate to. As I said, he needs to be loved. Right foot there,

:16:38. > :16:43.nothing at all. But van Gaal is his manager now, who loves them, he will

:16:44. > :16:50.look after him. He could pass it there, no, but his first thought is

:16:51. > :16:55.he will score it on his right foot. At times we all need an arm around

:16:56. > :17:01.our shoulder. I had it at Newcastle, Ruud Gullit, he didn't want me

:17:02. > :17:04.there. It might be a similar situation with Manchester United

:17:05. > :17:09.last season. But now he is showing the form we know. Do you think there

:17:10. > :17:13.was a difference with him on the David Moyes and do you think it is

:17:14. > :17:21.different under van Gaal? I just think the dynamic change. He went

:17:22. > :17:27.from being the star man to almost being like a sideshow. David Moyes

:17:28. > :17:31.was talking up Wayne Rooney, like I said before, you guys, as forwards,

:17:32. > :17:38.you need to be loved. I don't think he felt that loved last season. A

:17:39. > :17:43.sensitive love -- lot, aren't we? You know about Louis van Gaal, he's

:17:44. > :17:47.a terrific coach. We can talk about Barcelona and what he is doing right

:17:48. > :17:57.now, but you guys might not agree, but that Ajax side he had, with

:17:58. > :18:03.Edgar Davids, and Clarence, I've never seen a squad so dominant in

:18:04. > :18:08.Europe, being so young. They were going away winning 3-0, 4-0, easy.

:18:09. > :18:14.And they won the champions league with people like Patrick Kluivert.

:18:15. > :18:22.They were just brilliant, and that was all down to him. A very creative

:18:23. > :18:25.manager. Spain also have a hugely experienced manager, Vincente del

:18:26. > :18:30.Bosque, who led them to victory at the World Cup four years ago, and

:18:31. > :18:34.Euro 2012. If they win the World Cup they will be the first side to win

:18:35. > :18:51.back-to-back world cups since Brazil in 1962.

:18:52. > :19:31.The Spanish players warming up, three successive major championships

:19:32. > :19:36.for them. So many familiar faces, and Diego Costa starts. Has played

:19:37. > :19:42.too many games for Spain, has played for Brazil in the past. Xavi, ageing

:19:43. > :19:46.now, has he lost that spark? We will find out in the next few weeks. So

:19:47. > :19:51.many familiar faces in the Spanish line-up. Rio can talk us through the

:19:52. > :19:55.line-up. Casillas, a champions league winner, but he did make a

:19:56. > :20:00.mistake in the final and has only played two league games all season.

:20:01. > :20:07.The defence is mean. Ram Ahsan Pique are the linchpin. Not conceded in

:20:08. > :20:15.the last ten games -- Ram and Pique. -- Ramos. Busquets is crucial for

:20:16. > :20:20.me, he is supported by Xavi will on is oh with his superb long-range

:20:21. > :20:25.passing. Xavi dictate the tempo, and then Iniesta needs no introduction,

:20:26. > :20:28.and then David Silva. No false number nine for Spain, they have a

:20:29. > :20:32.proper striker in Brazilian born Diego Costa. He has proved his

:20:33. > :20:36.fitness and he starts. You picked out Busquets. He's not the person

:20:37. > :20:40.that comes immediately to most peoples minds, but he is an

:20:41. > :20:43.important figure. He allows others to play. He can let them go forward

:20:44. > :20:47.because he knows he has the keys to play. He can let them go forward

:20:48. > :20:48.shut the door. He doesn't let to play. He can let them go forward

:20:49. > :20:50.go past him, he will commit a foul to play. He can let them go forward

:20:51. > :20:59.over his shoulder. He has been given to play. He can let them go forward

:21:00. > :21:03.team-mates in relation to me? Making sure everything is done so he can

:21:04. > :21:09.shut the door. Fantastic player. A real team player. Always backing up

:21:10. > :21:14.play, always. Not worried about personal glory, scoring goals,

:21:15. > :21:19.thoughts about the team at heart. Do your thing, I am here as the

:21:20. > :21:24.outfall. And if I need to draw a foul to slow the pace, I will do

:21:25. > :21:29.that, because I am cute enough. He is on Sneijder. Winning the ball,

:21:30. > :21:35.tapes of him, doesn't care about getting upfront -- takes it of him.

:21:36. > :21:39.Top player. Only a defender would pick out somebody like Busquets, but

:21:40. > :21:44.he does have a naughty side. I played against him in the Champions

:21:45. > :21:49.League final at Wembley, when they destroyed us, and I went to grab the

:21:50. > :21:52.ball off him at a free kick, and he kept holding it, slowing the game

:21:53. > :21:58.down. As I took it off him, I said give me the ball, and he told me to

:21:59. > :22:04.be quiet. Manchester United, long ball, long ball, it just deflated

:22:05. > :22:08.me. It was unbelievable. He is one of these guys who does not get the

:22:09. > :22:11.credit from the media, but your team-mates and manager, you would be

:22:12. > :22:13.one of the first to shake his hand at the end of the game because they

:22:14. > :22:19.appreciate the work he does. Unsung heroes. I had the opportunity to

:22:20. > :22:23.play with him, and I can tell you one thing, he can play. He has

:22:24. > :22:29.skills, but he knows what the team requires. He reminds me of Michael

:22:30. > :22:33.Carrick at Manchester United. Appreciated by the players he plays

:22:34. > :22:38.with, completely. Perhaps more than the supporters. Exactly. What do we

:22:39. > :22:41.expect from this game? We look the supporters. Exactly. What do we

:22:42. > :22:44.the way the Dutch approach the supporters. Exactly. What do we

:22:45. > :22:50.years ago, but do you see it as bags of possession for Spain? Spain will

:22:51. > :22:55.have the ball, no doubt. That is just the way it is and how it will

:22:56. > :22:56.be. We all know that. What I am expecting from the game is a big

:22:57. > :23:01.game from expecting from the game is a big

:23:02. > :23:06.me, and I know people don't talk about him too much, he allowed

:23:07. > :23:14.Manchester City to get them to the title. I am looking forward to

:23:15. > :23:16.seeing Costa because he has to prove he is a Spanish player. They've been

:23:17. > :23:21.so successful in the wake they've played without a centre forward, and

:23:22. > :23:25.now they have a plan B. He can hold it up and bring people into the

:23:26. > :23:29.game. If they want to continue playing

:23:30. > :23:31.game. If they want to continue he's that good a player. We have

:23:32. > :23:33.experienced these moments, in the tunnel, the start of the World Cup,

:23:34. > :23:36.you're never sure what will happen. tunnel, the start of the World Cup,

:23:37. > :23:41.It's important to be mentally strong at this point. You go out there

:23:42. > :23:45.thinking, get points on the board, first game. That's all you're

:23:46. > :23:49.concerned about. The performance comes second in the first game, and

:23:50. > :23:55.then you can relax in the second game. Do we sometimes see not an

:23:56. > :24:02.element of fear, but caution in the first game in the group stages? We

:24:03. > :24:09.saw it with Brazil yesterday. Amazing players, no pressure in

:24:10. > :24:12.their league, calm and composed, even in a final, but this is the

:24:13. > :24:16.World Cup and we saw yesterday they were nervous. That might be

:24:17. > :24:20.something that will have an affect on the game today, because Spain

:24:21. > :24:28.have been in that situation more than some of the youngsters. I want

:24:29. > :24:35.to see the beginning of the game and then see who will be better. He is a

:24:36. > :24:40.player. Just a bit. They have a few in their side. They are so

:24:41. > :24:44.comfortable on the ball, and they all want the ball. But also what

:24:45. > :24:50.they do is, they pass it, and sometimes they do it to get a rest,

:24:51. > :24:57.because one touch football, and that will be needed in the tournament,

:24:58. > :25:01.trust me, they are passing it to get a rest, and that is what they are

:25:02. > :25:08.good at. I was in training with some of these guys, and I have to say,

:25:09. > :25:10.although the little pass looks like it

:25:11. > :25:22.although the little pass looks like running after it, it can chill you.

:25:23. > :25:25.-- kill you. You often don't get the chance to play, you get it, and

:25:26. > :25:30.sometimes you haven't had a touch but ten minutes. You need to score

:25:31. > :25:34.and you think you have to do that. When they lose the ball, they will

:25:35. > :25:40.be on it. Two or three guys knew straightaway. Looking forward to

:25:41. > :25:45.this one, Spain against Holland. They have only won their first game

:25:46. > :25:48.in three of the last ten games. Time for the anthems, after which you

:25:49. > :26:18.will hear from Mark Lawrenson and Steve Wilson.

:26:19. > :27:28.# ben ik, van Duitsen bloed, # den vaderland getrouwe

:27:29. > :27:31.# blijf ik tot in den dood. # Een Prinse van Oranje

:27:32. > :27:32.# ben ik, vrij, onverveerd, # den Koning van Hispanje

:27:33. > :27:59.# heb ik altijd geeerd. changed. It was the cool of the

:28:00. > :28:06.Johannesburg last time, but now it is the heat in Salvador. Holland

:28:07. > :28:10.have only retained seven of their 2010 World Cup squad and retained --

:28:11. > :28:14.change the manager, yet so little has changed. Spain have altered just

:28:15. > :28:22.seven of their 2010 World Cup squad. Del Bosque goes on and Spain are

:28:23. > :28:25.still the team to beat. The biggest issue for del Bosque was two to play

:28:26. > :28:30.as a centre forward, or even whether to play for a centre forward -- was

:28:31. > :28:37.who to play. And now you know, it was Diego Costa, Brazilian born,

:28:38. > :28:41.capped by Brazilian friendlies, before choosing to switch to Spain,

:28:42. > :28:47.a decision that went down very, very badly here. The starting XI have an

:28:48. > :28:51.average of 77 caps each, and most of them have a World Cup winners medal

:28:52. > :28:58.at home. And that is before you start talking about European

:28:59. > :29:08.Championships. We have an Italian referee for this all European affair

:29:09. > :29:13.on South American soil. Nicola Rizzoli is the man in charge, and he

:29:14. > :29:20.has a refereeing of a Champions League final under his belt, at

:29:21. > :29:27.Wembley, in 2013. They still have Wesley Sneijder and it is an

:29:28. > :29:33.inexperienced backline, led by Aston Villa's Ron Vlaar, and Jonathan De

:29:34. > :29:36.Guzman -- was passed fit, and he starts. Wesley Sneijder, one of the

:29:37. > :29:41.stars of the last World Cup when he scored five goals, joint top scorer

:29:42. > :29:51.in the competition, wins his 100th cap. It is basically five at the

:29:52. > :29:57.back, Blind and Yam Matt will players wing-backs. -- Janmaat. You

:29:58. > :30:00.look at the front three, and they need lots of servers. The great

:30:01. > :30:05.problem against the Spanish is that they lend you the ball occasionally

:30:06. > :30:10.-- lots of service. I think it will be fascinating game. It's only the

:30:11. > :30:15.fourth time in World Cup history that the previous tournament's

:30:16. > :30:18.finalists have met again. And on those three previous occasions, the

:30:19. > :30:23.country that had won the World Cup failed to win the rematch. So,

:30:24. > :30:31.Spain, all in white, and Holland all in blue. And in that respect, little

:30:32. > :30:39.unfamiliar, but not too many unfamiliar faces down there. It is

:30:40. > :30:47.around 80 degrees, 27 Celsius, quite humid. Probably will reign at some

:30:48. > :30:50.point as it generally does on the north-east coast of Brazil. This is

:30:51. > :30:54.a winter World Cup, and this group is underway with the world champions

:30:55. > :31:07.in possession. Some say tikit-taka is a static,

:31:08. > :31:12.some say it is anaesthetic, Some say tikit-taka is a static,

:31:13. > :31:18.there is an early foul on Diego Costa, the man who might

:31:19. > :31:27.system. Ron Vlaar saying, welcome to the World Cup. Diego Costa did not

:31:28. > :31:27.get a notably bad ovation from the Brazilian

:31:28. > :31:31.get a notably bad ovation from the are obviously many in the stadium.

:31:32. > :31:35.get a notably bad ovation from the Got away with it, didn't he? Xavi

:31:36. > :32:06.finding Xabi Alonso. Sergio Ramos still trying to find a

:32:07. > :32:17.rail -- range of passing. That was a great tackle by Busquets. That is

:32:18. > :32:23.why he is in the team. Is there a reason why they have five

:32:24. > :32:33.goalkeepers? He did not know which was the best, I reckon. For me the

:32:34. > :32:51.veteran of the last World Cup. But he has gone with Cillessen.

:32:52. > :32:58.They can switch it, the Netherlands, play with four comfortably if they

:32:59. > :33:01.feel they need to. They might in other matches but against the

:33:02. > :33:42.Spanish, Louis van Gaal has Here he is, the

:33:43. > :33:44.Bosque. He was asked if they were a team of veterans. He said no. They

:33:45. > :33:51.are mature. We are at our peak. team of veterans. He said no. They

:33:52. > :33:52.they are, who knows? They might just retain the title they won against

:33:53. > :34:03.the Dutch. Of course, he

:34:04. > :34:07.Spanish team from the Barcelona contingent. Not quite as well as del

:34:08. > :34:23.Diego Bosque, but almost.

:34:24. > :34:24.Diego of the championship final. He should

:34:25. > :34:27.never have started of course, of the championship final. He should

:34:28. > :34:31.hindsight. Lots of big gaps, of the championship final. He should

:34:32. > :34:47.for the likes of Alonso to pick out David Silva and Diego Costa.

:34:48. > :35:01.Cillessen is 25, so not wet behind the ears. Cesc Fabregas is among the

:35:02. > :35:02.substitutes today. He will be a team-mate for Azpilicueta next

:35:03. > :35:21.season. Of all people, you seriously does

:35:22. > :35:31.not give a dam. He has a real edge about him. Big decision to switch 12

:35:32. > :35:38.months out of the World Cup. Especially when it is Brazil!

:35:39. > :36:29.Spanish centre back position with that free kick. Ended up giving the

:36:30. > :36:40.ball away. The Dutch had a great record in

:36:41. > :36:47.qualifying. The only failed to win one of the ten qualifiers and drew

:36:48. > :36:54.against Estonia. It is because they used five goalkeepers! I think

:36:55. > :36:58.Ireland is the last used five goalkeepers! I think

:36:59. > :37:21.Netherlands in a World Cup qualifier, 13 years ago.

:37:22. > :37:32.Casillas is not first choice at his club in La Liga but his

:37:33. > :37:38.extraordinary 155th cap. Amazing. Most capped player in the World Cup.

:37:39. > :37:58.His 30th match in European championship and World Cup finals.

:37:59. > :38:06.Guzman under pressure immediately from Xabi Alonso, illustrating what

:38:07. > :38:07.the white shirts no, as soon as they get the ball, they are under

:38:08. > :38:26.pressure. The Spanish goalkeeper saves! It did

:38:27. > :38:32.not really troubled goalkeeper. It was fantastic for Casillas to save

:38:33. > :38:51.it. Either side of him and they would have been 1-0 up.

:38:52. > :38:54.The thing is with playing against the Spanish, you never know when you

:38:55. > :39:39.will get another chance. Booing for Diego Costa. Slightly

:39:40. > :39:46.over hit by Xabi Alonso but it has hit a Dutch boot on its way out. As

:39:47. > :39:55.it? Great ball and such an easy save in the end for Bradbury. Very

:39:56. > :40:35.comfortable. -- for Casillas. Either side and you are 1-0 up.

:40:36. > :40:48.Xabi Alonso is a fantastic player and surrounded by gems on every

:40:49. > :40:55.side. Better from Spain, certainly. Fantastic vision and range and

:40:56. > :40:57.quality of passing, Alonso. He makes you have the ball, doesn't he? That

:40:58. > :41:33.is the great thing about him. The game has just started to quicken

:41:34. > :41:44.up a little bit. Spain have been

:41:45. > :41:52.country that is considerably cooler Spain have been

:41:53. > :42:29.than here. The Dutch finished off their preparations in Rio.

:42:30. > :42:35.David Silva just starting to find a little bit of space in between.

:42:36. > :43:21.Ostensibly a back three rather than five for Holland.

:43:22. > :43:34.Diego Costa tried to beat Ron Vlaar, who did ever so well. And he has

:43:35. > :43:35.done well again! Great defending. Diego Costa just hesitated for a

:43:36. > :43:59.split second. That was his first chance. A good

:44:00. > :44:33.little run, a clever run. This is a tough group.

:44:34. > :44:42.other main contenders. Particularly difficult if you are Australian, the

:44:43. > :44:45.fourth team in it. A certain amount of negativity about the Dutch media.

:44:46. > :44:47.They are worried they will not get out of this group. Don't forget

:44:48. > :44:57.They are worried they will not get Netherlands lost all three matches

:44:58. > :45:01.at Euro 2012. As I have said before, it is all about the service to the

:45:02. > :45:02.front three. But we have been sitting here for 15 minutes and they

:45:03. > :45:26.should be 1-0 in front, Holland. ball. He was just trying to

:45:27. > :45:34.blockbuster quits. Will the referee 's book him? -- he was just trying

:45:35. > :45:40.to block Busquets. He seems to like hitting people in the chest,

:45:41. > :45:45.certainly Spanish players. Not sure he is a world-class footballer, but

:45:46. > :45:53.he has world-class statues. Well -- tap to this. Well, not sure how many

:45:54. > :45:57.more of those de Jong will get away with.

:45:58. > :46:05.I'm not sure about Busquets, he has a track record for acting naughty.

:46:06. > :46:14.He was up quicker than he went down. a track record for acting naughty.

:46:15. > :46:21.Come on, how tall a C, six foot one? -- how tall is he? A free kick, and

:46:22. > :46:31.a little word to Sneijder, but no more. We are only two games and 15

:46:32. > :46:32.minutes into this World Cup, but a decent refereeing performance would

:46:33. > :46:44.not go amiss. Don't go early! Some strange ones in the earlier

:46:45. > :46:52.Mexico against Cameroon game. Backing in, stopping Ramos getting

:46:53. > :47:32.the ball. That will be a Dutch throne. --

:47:33. > :47:36.throw. That just allows the full-backs to get forward, but on

:47:37. > :47:43.the occasions they have got forward, they haven't really had the ball.

:47:44. > :47:48.Spade -- Spain played here in Brazil in the confederations cup a year

:47:49. > :47:55.ago, and there is some advantage the teams who experienced the climate.

:47:56. > :48:00.They were well beaten. I don't think they wanted to be here, in the end.

:48:01. > :48:06.They were nearly beaten by Italy in the semifinal.

:48:07. > :48:13.As luck would have it, Italy have been -- England have been drawn in

:48:14. > :48:25.the group here, including Italy and Uruguay, the two beaten

:48:26. > :48:28.semifinalists last season. And that 10:20pm tomorrow, please do join us

:48:29. > :48:37.for England against Italy. Here is David Silva.

:48:38. > :48:48.Not being the 17 minutes we dreamt of. Look on the bright side, he's

:48:49. > :48:54.not having to limp off so far. Just giving the ball away again, the

:48:55. > :49:01.Dutch. Definitely on, good timing of the run. You're not going to score

:49:02. > :49:31.from there. Even the blokes in the studio could not manage that.

:49:32. > :49:43.Spain asking why they cannot play on. He's only about five yards from

:49:44. > :49:52.the touchline. Come on, referee, for goodness sake? He has busily got no

:49:53. > :49:59.nails. Give it to somebody who has got some nails to undo the knot. You

:50:00. > :50:16.don't get much for 180 grand a week, do you?

:50:17. > :50:27.Lovely ball. David Silva trying to -- Diego Costa. Alonso kept his feet

:50:28. > :50:31.well. Why didn't he shoot? I'm selfish, but may be unwise. --

:50:32. > :51:10.unselfish. Alonso was missing in the Real

:51:11. > :51:12.Madrid champions league victory because of suspension. Diego Costa.

:51:13. > :51:38.Jordi Alba. De Jong was 1 million miles away

:51:39. > :51:43.from giving it to Arjen Robben or Van Persie. Very highly rated, Bruno

:51:44. > :52:02.Martins Indi. Is he that highly rated that van

:52:03. > :52:07.Gaal might take him to Old Trafford? Is that what you are saying? Not the

:52:08. > :52:26.only one in this team linked with a possible move to Old Trafford.

:52:27. > :52:37.There were three in the box, then David Silva. It's a corner. Again,

:52:38. > :52:46.when Iniesta got in the box there was nobody there until David Silva

:52:47. > :52:48.repair. -- appeared. Well, it was given, and it is a Spanish corner,

:52:49. > :53:05.the first of the game. Just too high for Sergio Ramos. It

:53:06. > :53:20.was, but he spun off the mark, and nobody went with him. -- the marker.

:53:21. > :53:26.Looks like he was having a joke there, del Bosque. Cillessen with

:53:27. > :53:32.the clearance. Ron Vlaar was there. Good tackle. He

:53:33. > :53:57.is enjoying this, Ron Vlaar. Roncrete, they call him in the

:53:58. > :54:14.he doesn't run very fast. They've got nothing down the

:54:15. > :54:50.They have not had a shot. Everyone appeals, and it

:54:51. > :54:52.way of the Dutch. His dad, Danny Blind, is the assistant to Louis van

:54:53. > :55:15.Gaal, along with Patrick Kluivert. Schmidt ger, who had the chance of

:55:16. > :55:23.the game. -- Sneijder, who had the chance of the game. Blind.

:55:24. > :55:32.Spain might counter here. De had to hold up Iniesta, and he did,

:55:33. > :55:38.and he gets a yellow card. I'm not sure that is yellow card, you know.

:55:39. > :55:46.Nobody wants to score in this game. A yellow for that? What were we

:55:47. > :55:50.saying about the referees before? Will have nobody left. -- we will

:55:51. > :56:10.have nobody left. Inside de Vrij, Diego Costa went

:56:11. > :56:16.down, penalty. Stefan de Vrij on Diego Costa. And the referee had

:56:17. > :56:23.absolutely no hesitation. It is a Spanish penalty. I tell you what, he

:56:24. > :56:30.hasn't scored so far, Diego Costa, but his runs have been very good. On

:56:31. > :56:36.will stop he does well here. He shaped to shoot -- onside. He does

:56:37. > :56:57.well here. Great position from the referee.

:56:58. > :57:03.He is normally a reliable penalty taker, Xabi Alonso, but he did blot

:57:04. > :57:07.his copybook, even though it didn't matter as he went through against

:57:08. > :57:13.Portugal. The goalkeeper with a word from the referee. And maybe a bit of

:57:14. > :57:20.advice as to which way Alonso might go.

:57:21. > :57:27.Cool as you like. Spain one, Netherlands zero. Alonso with the

:57:28. > :57:44.penalty. Never really in doubt. Extremely

:57:45. > :57:48.well taken. See what I mean, stuck his foot down. Rob Lee didn't need

:57:49. > :57:56.to do that. Diego Costa is very clever -- probably didn't need to do

:57:57. > :58:03.that. You don't get them when they are that low, do you? Cillessen

:58:04. > :58:07.going in the right direction, but not quickly enough. You have to take

:58:08. > :58:25.your chances against the Spanish. The flag is up against Van Persie.

:58:26. > :58:32.Van Gaal with some thinking to do now. You might remember that Spain

:58:33. > :58:39.won their last four matches at the World Cup by a margin of 1-0.

:58:40. > :58:45.Only conceded two goals, didn't make, in 2010? They have not

:58:46. > :59:12.conceded a goal at all in 2014. David Silva. Certainly looks like he

:59:13. > :59:22.has given them something, Diego Costa. No doubt about that,

:59:23. > :59:26.whatsoever. If you have a team with three centre-backs, you play with

:59:27. > :00:12.three or one, never too. The other thing about Diego Costa

:00:13. > :00:20.is, he does not half work for the team.

:00:21. > :01:01.referee's assistant about to microseconds. I know they are

:01:02. > :01:05.encouraged to do so. -- two seconds. It was definitely in. I am sure I

:01:06. > :01:11.saw the net poking. What a load of rubbish. I must stress that is

:01:12. > :01:13.nothing to do with us. They have goal-line technology and, boy, they

:01:14. > :01:28.are going to use it. Half an hour played in the opening

:01:29. > :01:38.Link was just looking at that. Only Spain.

:01:39. > :01:45.Link was just looking at that. Only Robben and van Persie were in the

:01:46. > :01:54.penalty area when Guzman broke down the right hand side. Early on in the

:01:55. > :01:59.game Wesley Sneijder had a fantastic opportunity one-on-one with

:02:00. > :02:11.Casillas, more or less straight at the goalkeeper.

:02:12. > :02:47.Holland can't really go chasing the game, can they? Too early.

:02:48. > :02:57.Sergio Ramos was tempted them. -- then. Did he gamble? This will tell

:02:58. > :03:04.us. No, he just couldn't quite get there. Very similar to the own goal

:03:05. > :03:10.scored last night by Brazil. there. Very similar to the own goal

:03:11. > :04:41.central defender staring I think the referee had already

:04:42. > :05:20.was it? I think the referee had already

:05:21. > :05:24.blown for a foul. Spain lost the opening game of the last World Cup

:05:25. > :05:27.finals to Switzerland, if you remember. One of only three

:05:28. > :05:34.finals to Switzerland, if you that they have suffered in their

:05:35. > :05:38.last 64 competitive games. The other two being the semifinal of the 2009

:05:39. > :06:22.Confederations Cup and the final of the 2013 edition.

:06:23. > :06:34.Van Persie offside. Your next live World Cup football on the BBC is the

:06:35. > :06:40.Columbia -Greece game, join us from 4 o'clock on BBC One. I think Alba

:06:41. > :06:52.plays him on. Italy live on BBC TV tomorrow

:06:53. > :07:07.evening. It is like they are just getting

:07:08. > :07:17.used to playing with a centre forward.

:07:18. > :07:21.Alonso felt that from Guzman. The one player on the pitch who has

:07:22. > :07:34.already had a card, Guzman. That is going to hurt. It was more

:07:35. > :08:11.accidental. Don't you just love it? They just

:08:12. > :08:17.have the ball in any situation whatsoever, the Spanish players.

:08:18. > :08:18.have the ball in any situation is like, just give it me, I will

:08:19. > :08:32.give it you back. You could make a formidable team of

:08:33. > :08:45.Spanish players who are not in this squad.

:08:46. > :08:57.With Robin van Persie and Sneijder, you never know, but the Dutch have a

:08:58. > :09:01.really difficult job on now. Well, it went happen because there are

:09:02. > :09:11.just seven or eight minutes to go, but if it stays at 1-0, they will

:09:12. > :09:37.have to change. Look at that footballer shouting at the football.

:09:38. > :09:51.Offside but he doesn't think he was. I tend to think he is right. This

:09:52. > :10:00.should tell us. Yes, his right foot is offside. But the Spanish do have

:10:01. > :10:01.a tendency sometimes when there is no pressure on the ball in midfield

:10:02. > :10:46.to push up a little Diego Costa could have played on

:10:47. > :10:55.there. Yes, this might be a booking. A talking to. A booking for de Vrij,

:10:56. > :11:11.joining Guzman in the referee's notebook. Just took him out. Tui

:11:12. > :11:18.Capcom we are on-air from 4 o'clock for Colombia and Greece. -- to

:11:19. > :11:32.recap. Is that flag going up as well? It

:11:33. > :11:37.is. The delay was his left hand, I think, the assistant was trying to

:11:38. > :12:10.get it into his right hand to raise it.

:12:11. > :12:18.The most capped Dutch player has 24, which is not much when you look at

:12:19. > :12:29.what they are put against. They have a tendency to blow from a five to a

:12:30. > :12:39.four which could be the way forward. That is how they played against

:12:40. > :12:40.Wales in Amsterdam, winning 2-0. Then they got on the plane for

:12:41. > :12:54.Brazil. Iniesta. Lovely ball! Great chance

:12:55. > :13:10.for David Silva! He did ever so well. What a fantastic pass. Was he

:13:11. > :13:13.on? Was he ever! That is the only problem with the three centre backs

:13:14. > :13:16.sometimes. If nobody picks the runner up, a lot of space to close

:13:17. > :13:34.down... That is a really good save. David Silva is

:13:35. > :14:19.wants the ball all the time. If he Van Persie onside! A fantastic goal!

:14:20. > :14:26.What a fantastic goal! An absolute peach of a ball in and Robin van

:14:27. > :14:34.Persie heads over Casillas and it is one all in Salvador. Fantastic. Not

:14:35. > :14:37.just the past or the run. It is the fact that van Persie knew he had to

:14:38. > :14:42.wait for it. He got there early and he knew exactly what he was going to

:14:43. > :14:48.do. It had to be absolutely perfect to beat Casillas and it was,

:14:49. > :14:57.brilliant. Great ball. He picked him out. Runs the other side of Sergio

:14:58. > :15:08.Ramos. He had a really quick look at the goalkeeper. Absolutely

:15:09. > :15:14.brilliant. That is a wonderful goal, a wonderful

:15:15. > :15:35.brilliant. That is a wonderful one each. That is what he can do.

:15:36. > :15:43.Well, the Dutch fans outnumber the Spanish, I would estimate, three

:15:44. > :15:47.Well, the Dutch fans outnumber the four to one. And it is the orange

:15:48. > :15:51.cloud, the Netherlands four to one. And it is the orange

:15:52. > :15:52.can hear. We are moving into an added minute at the end of the half.

:15:53. > :15:58.can hear. We are moving into an A great time to score as well. Just

:15:59. > :16:08.after David Silva missed that chance.

:16:09. > :16:16.You have to give the goalkeeper credit, that saved could be

:16:17. > :16:18.incredibly important. It does change the heart Time

:16:19. > :16:23.incredibly important. It does change van Gaal. -- half-time team talk.

:16:24. > :16:32.The first goal that Spain have conceded this calendar year. I am

:16:33. > :16:36.not sure that is a foul. Arjen Robben could have been away. Let's

:16:37. > :16:40.not sure that is a foul. Arjen have a look. This is the goal. That

:16:41. > :16:49.is superb. That is brilliant. That is top class.

:16:50. > :16:58.It's all very well, we have seen that ten times. We want to see the

:16:59. > :17:02.foul. That's good. Well, and excellent half. Really good heart.

:17:03. > :17:08.Wesley Sneijder could easily have given the Dutch the lead early on.

:17:09. > :17:12.Xabi Alonso did with a very coolly taken penalty after Diego Costa,

:17:13. > :17:14.Xabi Alonso did with a very coolly has played well, was fouled by de

:17:15. > :17:16.Vrij. But Robin van Persie with a brilliant, brilliant header, has

:17:17. > :17:33.made it 1-1 at half-time. Beautifully balanced, the game. Good

:17:34. > :17:43.to watch. Yes, it is. As a striker you have to admire the movement of

:17:44. > :17:49.Robin and Diego Costa. And Robin very good for Holland. A close game.

:17:50. > :17:55.Nothing in it. Chances for both teams. It is fascinating,

:17:56. > :18:00.tactically, the way Holland have set up with five of the back or three at

:18:01. > :18:05.the back against the Spanish, and the Spanish have been a lot more

:18:06. > :18:10.direct. We mentioned it before the game, more direct than they have

:18:11. > :18:18.been in the past with cost up there, but neatly poised. It's interesting,

:18:19. > :18:21.two contrasting styles, but at one stage it looked like Spain were

:18:22. > :18:23.getting on top, creating chances and got the goal, but that goal before

:18:24. > :18:33.half-time changes things dramatically. The first chance

:18:34. > :18:36.Snyder -- Sneijder had, they realised if they played the ball

:18:37. > :18:38.quickly in behind the back four, the Spanish defence don't look like they

:18:39. > :18:43.are capable of containing Spanish defence don't look like they

:18:44. > :18:47.Persie's movement, has proved in the final minutes. This is the one you

:18:48. > :18:52.are talking about. To be fair it looked like Sneijder was surprised

:18:53. > :18:58.when he got through. He could have taken it closer to the keeper, but a

:18:59. > :19:02.good save in the end. I don't think, as a forward, he was in control of

:19:03. > :19:05.the situation. When you are one-on-one with the goalkeeper, you

:19:06. > :19:09.have to think quicker than the goalkeeper and give him more

:19:10. > :19:13.problems. He could take it another yard or two, then Casillas has more

:19:14. > :19:19.to think about. Saying that, it's one of the hardest things as a

:19:20. > :19:24.centre forward is when you have time, so what you need to do, and I

:19:25. > :19:28.always used to finish the same way, and that was my way of not thinking

:19:29. > :19:34.about what I was going to do when I was running. I knew what I was about

:19:35. > :19:39.to do every single game, sometimes I scored, sometimes I missed, but that

:19:40. > :19:42.is what you need to do. When goalkeeper stands up like that, it

:19:43. > :19:48.makes it easy, because of the height of the shot. Casillas makes himself

:19:49. > :19:53.big, but you need to go low, behind the post, and normally Iker Casillas

:19:54. > :20:00.doesn't dive, he just wants to make himself big. I think, number nine, a

:20:01. > :20:05.striker who is used to going through on goal, they have a clear picture,

:20:06. > :20:10.clear scene in front of them. It is a bit blurry when it is one-on-one,

:20:11. > :20:16.and that is the difference. He has to put it low. He's made it easy for

:20:17. > :20:20.the goalkeeper. A slight tactical change from Spain, slightly more

:20:21. > :20:29.direct style, looking for cost on a number of occasions. They did it

:20:30. > :20:32.exactly. Whether it is Xavi Alonzo or Iniesta win the midfield, they

:20:33. > :20:40.think, can he not get forward -- Alonso. They are giving Spain

:20:41. > :20:43.another option to running behind. The Dutch defence gets deeper and

:20:44. > :20:51.deeper and further back, which gives them more space to play in front.

:20:52. > :20:54.Pick your head up, and that is a fantastic ball. A clumsy challenge

:20:55. > :20:59.from the defender and I think the referee gets it right. Doesn't quite

:21:00. > :21:03.catch him, but watches put come-down. The defender slides in. A

:21:04. > :21:09.rash challenge and a penalty -- watch him come in. I think he has

:21:10. > :21:15.put his foot down to get his balance. Because the defender is a

:21:16. > :21:19.rash, he brings him down. Once you go down in the box like that, the

:21:20. > :21:24.forward deserves everything. As a defender, if you go down, you are

:21:25. > :21:30.susceptible to make the decision for the referee very easy. Worth seeing

:21:31. > :21:34.again, because he does put his foot towards the defender, rather than

:21:35. > :21:39.the other way round. I think he wants to go back on his foot to gain

:21:40. > :21:45.his balance, but for me, the argument for me would be, Diego

:21:46. > :21:51.Costa on his left foot. Make him score on his left foot. I would have

:21:52. > :21:57.gone and celebrated the goal with him, but you allow him to go back on

:21:58. > 1:15:01his right. He made the defender do what he wanted. He knows the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01defender is rushing. He what he wanted. He knows the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01option to come back inside knowing that if the defender doesn't touch

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the ball, he will take him out. I think Ron Vlaar was in the same

1:15:02 > 1:15:01position early in the half, and said, if you beat me here, well

1:15:02 > 1:15:01done. He did not commit. The defender committed and got punished.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01We talked about Robin van Persie before the game, and he didn't let

1:15:02 > 1:15:01you down. Fabulous goal. Amazing what a bit of love does. Beautiful

1:15:02 > 1:15:01movement. The two centre halves did not know where they were or where he

1:15:02 > 1:15:01was. No cover from Ramos behind Piquet and the instinctive finish

1:15:02 > 1:15:01was beautiful. And the celebration with his manager shows the love.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01That is what I was saying, if you have a boss that loves you.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Satisfaction. Relief. That is classic centre forward play. A

1:15:02 > 1:15:01relatively quiet 44 minutes, didn't do much, feeling his way into the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01game, a little ball behind for Sneijder. But that is the sign of a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01top, top forward. When you get presented with a chance like that,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01he takes it. A wonderful, instinctive finish. You have to give

1:15:02 > 1:15:01credit to Blind. You see him and that is him at his best. Some

1:15:02 > 1:15:01players would take that on their chest. Robin is so confident. His

1:15:02 > 1:15:01awareness of everything, where the goalkeeper is, he knows what he is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01doing. The one thing I want to talk about on this one, when you see the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01position of Gerard Pique and Ramos, he is going to kill them. They did

1:15:02 > 1:15:01not smell the danger. Blind is on the ball, and they do not see Ramos.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01He doesn't adjust it in relation to Piquet. -- Gerard Pique. The one

1:15:02 > 1:15:01nearest Danny Blind is there. He did not drop back at all. Van Persie

1:15:02 > 1:15:01knows where he is. By the time the ball has travelled, he knows where

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the goalkeeper is and he has worked out what he will do and the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01execution was brilliant. Before that, the Spanish could have been

1:15:02 > 1:15:01out of sight if David Silva had finished that chance. Another

1:15:02 > 1:15:01occasion where a goalkeeper has stood up. I don't normally give

1:15:02 > 1:15:01credit to stood up. I don't normally give

1:15:02 > 1:15:01there, because he reacted well. You don't see it properly

1:15:02 > 1:15:01there, because he reacted well. You one of the replays, you will see him

1:15:02 > 1:15:01looking at the ball. Sometimes the goalkeeper will turn his head, but

1:15:02 > 1:15:01he's looking at the ball. That's another opportunity where Spain get

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the ball in the Dutch half, but the first thought is to lift their head

1:15:02 > 1:15:01up. This time it was David Silva, but I agree, fantastic save. We are

1:15:02 > 1:15:01not even talking about Iniesta's Pask. -- pass. You say it is normal,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01but it is not normal. Like a normal player. But one thing that is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01refreshing for me is that the strikers are going behind the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01defence, and he knows that you don't like that. It creates more space for

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the midfield behind. It's refreshing to see strikers going behind the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01defence. That is how they are getting the space in front of them

1:15:02 > 1:15:01because the defenders go back to buy themselves more space and time, but

1:15:02 > 1:15:01with the Spanish, they love that. themselves more space and time, but

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Long live centre forwards. Jens, we will come back to the game shortly,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01but let's get the latest from the England camp before the opening game

1:15:02 > 1:15:01against Italy -- gents. You picked up the plans of the Euro

1:15:02 > 1:15:012012 quite late, but this is your plan. Does it feel like Roy

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Hodgson's World Cup? That might be too much to say, but I understand

1:15:02 > 1:15:01what you are saying. It does feel good to have had two years with the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01team and see the team evolve to some extent. We have had a surge of young

1:15:02 > 1:15:01players who have had fantastic ends to the season with their club and

1:15:02 > 1:15:01have forced their way into the squad, which is exciting, because it

1:15:02 > 1:15:01gives a different balance between the experience and youth. What I've

1:15:02 > 1:15:01noticed in the last week is the clamour and shouts are getting

1:15:02 > 1:15:01louder for you to unleash those Lions. Yes, you need to be careful

1:15:02 > 1:15:01when you are a coach. I understand it. If I was watching from afar with

1:15:02 > 1:15:01no responsibility I might be clamouring myself but I wouldn't be

1:15:02 > 1:15:01afraid to put the younger players in. One hopes that when I do put

1:15:02 > 1:15:01them in, they will be able to lean on the experience of some of the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01older players, the ones who on the experience of some of the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01been in World Cup matches before. Is your starting XI for Italy the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01starting XI for the World Cup, or a specific 11 for the match? It's what

1:15:02 > 1:15:01we think is a good 11 and a very good team, a team capable of dealing

1:15:02 > 1:15:01with Italy and how Italy play. The team going into this

1:15:02 > 1:15:01with Italy and how Italy play. The game of the World Cup, with the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01energy and the pace and ability we have, I don't fear

1:15:02 > 1:15:01energy and the pace and ability we anything like the game that took

1:15:02 > 1:15:01place in Kiev. That was two years ago, it is history. We hope

1:15:02 > 1:15:01place in Kiev. That was two years learned some things, but we hope we

1:15:02 > 1:15:01have learned more from studying Italy recently. How important is the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01World Cup for Wayne Rooney? His Italy recently. How important is the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01career has been great. What he has done in his 28 years is outstanding.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01I think it is a tribute to his quality in his career that people so

1:15:02 > 1:15:01much pressure on him, if you like, to perform, that people are saying

1:15:02 > 1:15:01it's all about to perform, that people are saying

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the time for him to shine and to score goals. It would be very nice

1:15:02 > 1:15:01if some of the other players in the team who have the ability could chip

1:15:02 > 1:15:01in as well. Maybe take a little bit of some of the pressure of these

1:15:02 > 1:15:01players. Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica make up Group D. The team are

1:15:02 > 1:15:01already in Manaus Azhar Gabby Logan and Phil Neville. The team will be

1:15:02 > 1:15:01on this pitch in half an hour testing it out for the first time,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01testing out the conditions, and Philip you have got into the town

1:15:02 > 1:15:01from Sao Paulo. Is it as hot and humid as you thought? They made a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01lot of the humidity, and it was 32 degrees in Miami, and it was 26

1:15:02 > 1:15:01today, so the conditions aren't as bad as we think. They say it will

1:15:02 > 1:15:01get a bit cooler during the night, so hopefully the conditions won't

1:15:02 > 1:15:01play as big a part as we thought. If we look damn, we just got done by

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the sprinklers, not because we are hot and humid -- if we look damp.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01The sprinklers are on because of the state of the pitch. It is looking a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01lot greener today because it has been painted. You had a look at it.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01What do you make of it? From this camera angle, the pitch will look

1:15:02 > 1:15:01perfect, but it is buried there. The pitch is sandy and hard and it will

1:15:02 > 1:15:01be interesting to see whether the ball will run through. Disappointing

1:15:02 > 1:15:01when you prepare for a World Cup and you come to the final bit and the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01pitch is not up to scratch. That is what is disappointing the England

1:15:02 > 1:15:01team. I think they have played on worse. Do you think Roy Hodgson will

1:15:02 > 1:15:01unleash an attacking side? The mood has been so positive. The front six

1:15:02 > 1:15:01will be so exciting. Jordan Henderson with Steven Gerrard, they

1:15:02 > 1:15:01will be the base of the midfield, and we will see Welbeck and animal

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Alana with important jobs -- Adam Alana. You have storage and Welbeck

1:15:02 > 1:15:01upfront and Rooney. -- Daniel Sturridge. A lot of interchanging

1:15:02 > 1:15:01and hopefully they can take the signs they showed against Peru and

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Honduras and come on fire tomorrow. I think we better go before we get

1:15:02 > 1:15:01drenched. Proved it was live, didn't it? More from Phil Neville on the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01website where you will see his tactical blog.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Our coverage begins at 10:20pm on BBC One.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Before that, there will be extended build-up from Manaus ahead of

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Colombia against Greece and coverage begins at four p.m.. So much to look

1:15:02 > 1:15:01forward to on the BBC in the next few weeks.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01night after Brazil scored a couple of goals. Back to this game. All

1:15:02 > 1:15:01square at half time, Holland against Spain. The goals that you score just

1:15:02 > 1:15:01before a break make such a difference psychologically. Yes, the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Dutch team must be buzzing. They must think they can actually do it.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01When you score a goal against a team like Spain, you think you can win.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Celebrating almost as they came off the pitch at half-time, Robben. But

1:15:02 > 1:15:01that is a bit premature there is a long way to go. Also Spain had just

1:15:02 > 1:15:01missed beforehand to go 2-0 up with David Silva. A minute later, they go

1:15:02 > 1:15:01straight in and score. From being miserable and despondent, they are

1:15:02 > 1:15:01on a rise and with confidence. Having said that, they will not

1:15:02 > 1:15:01panic. They will continue their game plan, they have been there loads of

1:15:02 > 1:15:01times, they are easy at this level. It cost Casillas a record. He would

1:15:02 > 1:15:01have beaten the all-time record for the amount of minutes keeping a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01clean sheet but that is not to be. He needed another 25 minutes. Let's

1:15:02 > 1:15:01hand back to Steve Wilson. Thank you, Gary. No changes in

1:15:02 > 1:15:01personnel but a change in weather with a frequent tropical downpour

1:15:02 > 1:15:01just beginning. Holland all in blue from left to right in the second

1:15:02 > 1:15:01half, boosted massively by that Robin van Persie header just before

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the break. Xabi Alonso with the penalty that gave Spain the lead.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Beautifully poised. It will be quite nice to play in the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01rain, quite refreshing. It is not terrifically hot but quite humid.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Van Persie has now scored in every major tournament finals in which he

1:15:02 > 1:15:01has played and this is his fifth. Three World Cups, two major

1:15:02 > 1:15:01championships finals. If you saw the earlier game between

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Mexico and Cameroon, it was this kind of weather from start to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01finish. Seems appropriate in the wet that this World Cup's psychic animal

1:15:02 > 1:15:01is a turtle. Big Head the leatherback has taken over from Paul

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the octopus, which I think is a good thing overall because somebody once

1:15:02 > 1:15:01said you win nothing with squids. No change of tactic here from either

1:15:02 > 1:15:01side at the Never frightened to go back to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01eventually go forward. Iniesta made that slightly tricky

1:15:02 > 1:15:01for Cillessen. hour for about five minutes. -- to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01poor The Dutch are off to Port Alegre

1:15:02 > 1:15:01next where they play Australia with different weather conditions. It is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01cold there. Robben was just beginning to flow,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01get in his stride. Some encouragement out there for

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Louis Van Harle. -- Lewis van Gaal. That was a clever nudge by Sergio

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Ramos. Van Gaal is not happy. Robben! 2-1! Arjen Robben fires the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Dutch in front and world champions Spain are behind in Salvador! And

1:15:02 > 1:15:01yet again the Spain are behind in Salvador! And

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Spain right through the centre of their defence. No wonder he looks

1:15:02 > 1:15:01bemused. Very little protection on occasions, Casillas. What an upset

1:15:02 > 1:15:01we have here. Started with the Spanish giving the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01ball away. Great first touch. Little bit of luck. As you said, the big

1:15:02 > 1:15:01chance he had against the same Gold Beach the -- goalkeeper in

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Johannesburg. Sergio Ramos Beach the -- goalkeeper in

1:15:02 > 1:15:01have been slightly off the pace. Spain may be behind but the Dutch

1:15:02 > 1:15:01are long way away from winning this game. An injury. No, it is Martins

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Indi. Why is he down? Who put him there?

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Diego Costa looks favourite in the dock! You mean he looks sheepish?

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Let's face it, I don't think Iniesta would be capable of putting him

1:15:02 > 1:15:01down... Oh, there you go. Did he make contact? Well, not the most

1:15:02 > 1:15:01intelligent thing that Diego Costa has ever done on a football pitch.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01I feel a bit sorry for the referee. He is saying he did not see it. What

1:15:02 > 1:15:01can he do? What did the former manager and coach say about Diego

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Costa? Bad milk? Free kick or goalkick? I think the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01ball might have gone out of play. Here we are again. You are asking to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01be sent off! Not an enormous amount of contact, but I would suggest if

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the referee had seen it he would have gone.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01I just never know why players do that. Two Brazilians might have been

1:15:02 > 1:15:01sent off in this World Cup already, Neymar and Diego Costa. It is not as

1:15:02 > 1:15:01though he has been kicking him from pillar to post. I don't think he has

1:15:02 > 1:15:01even touched him. Robben and Robin van Persie with the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Dutch goals, coming from behind to lead.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Diego Costa offside. I don't know if it is the relative decline of

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Barcelona or the fact Spain were so heavily beaten in the Confederations

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Cup 12 months ago, or the fact these things are cyclical, but if Spain

1:15:02 > 1:15:01lose here having led against the Dutch in particular, it will add to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the suspicion and feeling that they may just be coming towards the end

1:15:02 > 1:15:01of an era. Del Bosque says that is not the case but big questions being

1:15:02 > 1:15:01asked. No. The facts about them, they hardly concede goals, but today

1:15:02 > 1:15:01they really have been quite porous through the middle of defence. They

1:15:02 > 1:15:01have conceded two and if Sneijder had taken his early chance, which

1:15:02 > 1:15:01you should have done, it would be three. Just the nature of the ball

1:15:02 > 1:15:01is played through. Basically page one of how to defend.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01clearance. Ron Vlaar collect is -- Sergio Ramos collect from Ron Vlaar.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01David Silva was complaining, but he's on the ball now.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Just a repeat, they open -- lost the opening game of the last World Cup

1:15:02 > 1:15:01but went on to win it. I find this gate -- stage of the game absolutely

1:15:02 > 1:15:01fascinating. What do you do? Either manager. A little over half an hour

1:15:02 > 1:15:01to go. Cillessen, who played his part with

1:15:02 > 1:15:01a save Cillessen, who played his part with

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Fernando Torres is getting ready. In fact, it will be a double change,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01because Pedro is fact, it will be a double change,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01well. That is the reaction from fact, it will be a double change,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Bosque. I think van Gaal is going to make a change very shortly as well.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Sneijder to Arjen Robben. Running at the heart of the defence. Van Persie

1:15:02 > 1:15:01onside. He has hit the bar! He was onside. A

1:15:02 > 1:15:01onside. He has hit the bar! He was absolutely sweet. Well, small

1:15:02 > 1:15:01onside. He has hit the bar! He was margins make a difference in big

1:15:02 > 1:15:01games, and how small was margins make a difference in big

1:15:02 > 1:15:01margin? He is slightly off, but that is the margin I'm talking about,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01margin? He is slightly off, but that inches lower, and it is 3-1. First

1:15:02 > 1:15:01thing Van Persie did was turn and look at the referee's assistant to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01see if the flag was up, and it wasn't.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Wijnaldum is going to come on. But here comes Spain.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Cillessen got their first from David Silva and did well. He did well,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01brilliantly, he read the play from the goalkeeper, the starting

1:15:02 > 1:15:01position. There will be two Spanish changes and a Dutch change as well.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01I guess that was a changes and a Dutch change as well.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01clogs on from old Amsterdam? Well, I De Guzman coming off, which might

1:15:02 > 1:15:01not be entirely unrelated to the fact that he is on a yellow card.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Replaced by Georginio Wijnaldum, straight positional change.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01And Diego Costa is replaced by Fernando Torres, and Xabi Alonso is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01replaced by Pedro. So, just over an hour of the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01played, the opening game of the group in Salvador. And goals from

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben, either side of half-time, means that

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the Netherlands leads Spain 2-1. And Robin van Persie has hit the bar to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01boot. A good spell from Holland, because

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Robben has got himself free in all sorts of different positions.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01And the Dutch get the foul. Handball, I think, is what it is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01given for. The booing is for the confirmation

1:15:02 > 1:15:01of the change made by del Bosque, and the name of Diego Costa is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01announced as the player being taken. Wesley Sneijder. Has it gone over

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the line on the back post? It has! It is free! Stefan de Vrij has made

1:15:02 > 1:15:01it three for the Netherlands. Casillas is complaining. He felt he

1:15:02 > 1:15:01was fouled. A yellow card has been shown to the Spanish goalkeeper, I

1:15:02 > 1:15:01think, and they are 3-1 down. Casillas came for it and I'm not

1:15:02 > 1:15:01sure he got anywhere near it. I am not sure de Vrij knew that much

1:15:02 > 1:15:01about it either. He is complaining that Van Persie fouled him. That is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01what he thought. There is contact, most definitely, but I'm not

1:15:02 > 1:15:01convinced Casillas was getting that. Well, you often see them given. De

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Vrij got it in by hook or by crook. Absolutely. There is a fellow in the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01studio who scored 200 goals like that. Well, well, well. Spain,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01within a moment of having made two changes designed to wrestle the game

1:15:02 > 1:15:01back from the Dutch have conceded another. They have let in three. Van

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Persie has hit the bar. Sneijder Mr one-on-one. There is another card

1:15:02 > 1:15:01coming here. -- missed a one-on-one. Van Persie had a wild swing at

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Pedro. The yellow card shown in the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01aftermath of the goal to Casillas, I believe. Robin van Persie has one as

1:15:02 > 1:15:01well. When you tot up the chances, it

1:15:02 > 1:15:01could have been five. Torres is a surprising inclusion of

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the squad. Surprising to Alvaro Negredo above all. Pedro. David

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Silva. Rates -- great blog by Bruno Martins Indi. It's in from David

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Silva. The flag is up! He has taken a knock as well, the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01goalkeeper. This is turning out to be some game.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01He has got away with it, the goalie, hasn't he?

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Cillessen away downfield. Spain momentarily thinking it was 3-2, but

1:15:02 > 1:15:01they are 3-1 down here in Salvador. Your next football, join us at 4pm,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Columbia come into the tournament, playing against Greece -- Colombia.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Then 10:20pm, England against Italy, BBC One again. Here is confirmation

1:15:02 > 1:15:01of the yellow card in the aftermath of the de Vrij goal.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01He is saying, why did you book me, I was fouled. You protested too much.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01He Van Persie. Casillas with his right

1:15:02 > 1:15:01leg. Beautifully worked. Nobody therein a blue shirt.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01One rain Spain ended last week -- rain in Spain. Kinkel and Carlos

1:15:02 > 1:15:01stepping down. -- King one Carlos. The undisputed kings of world

1:15:02 > 1:15:01football are not starting this competition in anything like the way

1:15:02 > 1:15:01they would have hoped or expected. This is the save from Casillas with

1:15:02 > 1:15:01his board. --. -- his foot. This is the save from Casillas with

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Robben and Van Persie all day. It is apropos of nothing,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01that the two finalists from a previous World Cup have

1:15:02 > 1:15:01that the two finalists from a World Cup winners have never won the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01rematch -- and the team. Unless Spain do

1:15:02 > 1:15:01rematch -- and the team. Unless minutes, that will continue.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01A little pause for breath from Janmaat.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Casillas is caught. And Robin van Persie has poked

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Iker Casillas, of all people, the most capped player in this World

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Cup, one of the most decorated most capped player in this World

1:15:02 > 1:15:01players in the world. And Robin van Persie puts this game out of Spanish

1:15:02 > 1:15:01reach. So lackadaisical. His first touch is what has cost him, isn't

1:15:02 > 1:15:01it? forwards, gamble. If he had gone

1:15:02 > 1:15:01down, you might have had a penalty and got sent off.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Not a turtle or and octopus in the world that would have seen this one

1:15:02 > 1:15:01coming. A tortoise would go into its shell.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01There was very little optimism in the Dutch media ranks about this

1:15:02 > 1:15:01game. They were assuming they would beat Australia and the last game

1:15:02 > 1:15:01against Chile in Sao Paulo would decide who would go through as

1:15:02 > 1:15:01runners-up. If Spain go through as runners up the way it is looking, we

1:15:02 > 1:15:01could have Brazil and Spain in the second round. A lot of waters to go

1:15:02 > 1:15:01under a few bridges before that but it is a possibility.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01No wonder they are singing and dancing in the rain.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Fernando Torres played that wide but the free kick was given. Could have

1:15:02 > 1:15:01been worse for Spain, Diego Costa and Casillas could both have been

1:15:02 > 1:15:01sent off. I like the idea of the spray. It

1:15:02 > 1:15:01might catch on. He has put it on my boots, my leopard skins! Ruined

1:15:02 > 1:15:01them! Not long for Spain to turn this around. Sergio Ramos! Not too

1:15:02 > 1:15:01far wide. They are taking of different --

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Stefan de Vrij and bringing on Joel Veltman, another Ajax defender.

1:15:02 > 1:15:0115 minutes to go. Spain led 1-0 in Salvador, and are now 4-1 down.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01David Silva might have made it 2-0 in what seems like a long time ago

1:15:02 > 1:15:01now. I would actually go along with the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01referee on that. On the basis that it does not always have to be

1:15:02 > 1:15:01necessarily either a dive or a foul.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01The Dutch are thoroughly enjoying themselves and Robin van Persie is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01going to get a great innovation here. His first goal was a wonder

1:15:02 > 1:15:01goal. Class finish. Van Persie and Robben have taken Spain apart, in

1:15:02 > 1:15:01all honesty. Two goals for van Persie, one for Robben and one for

1:15:02 > 1:15:01de Vrij. Dutch Wonderland, really. I don't expect you to answer this, but

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the last time the Spain conceded four goals in a tournament? Long

1:15:02 > 1:15:01time ago. They lost by three to Brazil in the Confederations Cup

1:15:02 > 1:15:01final, 3-0. Robben and Sergio Ramos... It could

1:15:02 > 1:15:01be a fifth. It should be... There is! Louis van Gaal and the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Netherlands have destroyed the world champions! And absolutely

1:15:02 > 1:15:01brilliantly taken goal by Robben. Absolutely brilliant. He waited and

1:15:02 > 1:15:01he waited. In all honesty, look how he outpaces everybody. Who is that

1:15:02 > 1:15:01trying to catch him? Sergio Ramos. Like running through treacle.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01The misery for Spain is that there are still ten minutes to play. Spain

1:15:02 > 1:15:01one, Netherlands five. I think you need to keep repeating that in case

1:15:02 > 1:15:01someone has just come in! business as usual when Xabi Alonso

1:15:02 > 1:15:01struck home that penalty to business as usual when Xabi Alonso

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Janmaat chasing Sergio Ramos. They has been incredible.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Janmaat chasing Sergio Ramos. They have been run ragged. He and Pique

1:15:02 > 1:15:01have been pulled all over the place. They have waited four years and they

1:15:02 > 1:15:01say that revenge is best served cold. Cold and wet.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Good recovery. Those faces tell you everything. They are a group of

1:15:02 > 1:15:01players now in uncharted territory. As is the manager.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01There was a time when this Spanish group seemed to be simply

1:15:02 > 1:15:01unbeatable. Suspicions over the last year that if they have a bad day and

1:15:02 > 1:15:01you have a very good one, you might just be able to trouble them, but it

1:15:02 > 1:15:01has been a very long time since Spain were humble and thrashed and

1:15:02 > 1:15:01they have been thrashed here. rock-solid, right from that early

1:15:02 > 1:15:01challenge and Diego Costa. -- Vlaar. The Spanish headline writers

1:15:02 > 1:15:01will be preparing the Spanish Inquisition lines, no

1:15:02 > 1:15:01will be preparing the Spanish they have some thinking to do before

1:15:02 > 1:15:01they go and play Chile in Rio in what is now a huge game for them.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01You could argue they could have done with Australia. They beat Chile 2-1

1:15:02 > 1:15:01in the last World Cup but it was not a cakewalk. Quite tight if my memory

1:15:02 > 1:15:01serves. It just shows you when you have got

1:15:02 > 1:15:01matchwinners, the likes of Robben and van Persie, when they are at

1:15:02 > 1:15:01matchwinners, the likes of Robben against any team.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Shock wave, isn't it? It is. We are speechless in many ways. Never a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01good thing for a commentator! It is not just the defeat, it is the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01man. And the fact they were in front. And the way they have

1:15:02 > 1:15:01conceded the goals. It has been appalling, in all honesty. Well done

1:15:02 > 1:15:01to Holland for some outstanding play.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Surely not six? Casillas makes the save. Should have been six. Great

1:15:02 > 1:15:01save again by Casillas. He should have scored. Should have scored from

1:15:02 > 1:15:01there. What a hit from Robben. And it hit the bar as well through van

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Persie. Wesley Sneijder missed the first chance of the game and it was

1:15:02 > 1:15:01a golden one. Three more might have gone in.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Flag up, handball. Interesting to see what del Bosque does for the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01next game. Who he starts and who he leaves out and if he changes the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01goalkeeper. He has got loads of options of

1:15:02 > 1:15:01course. Does he just write it off as a really bad night?

1:15:02 > 1:15:01hat-trick. Sneijder, blocked by Sergio Ramos. Wesley Sneijder again.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Well, the end cannot come soon enough.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Veltman, back to Cillessen. Who would ever have thought that Spain

1:15:02 > 1:15:01would be looking at this. It is worth repeating, at the World

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Cup, four years ago, they lost to Switzerland in their opening game.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Yes, you have still only lost three points, haven't you? He looked a bit

1:15:02 > 1:15:01long plus. A few things on his mind, probably. -- a bit nonplussed.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Janmaat with the throw, and just a few more seconds for the Spanish do

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Injera -- to ensure -- endure. Jeremain Lens has got through the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01tackle, Arjen Robben in the middle. Sneijder missing. Why did he stretch

1:15:02 > 1:15:01for it? There are four added minutes, and that is for too many

1:15:02 > 1:15:01for Spain. You know what, you never know.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Fantastic ball. It will be tapped in by Torres. No, it won't! That is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01amazing. That does sum up the night for Spain, doesn't it? That takes

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the biscuit. That is a hefty challenge from

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Pedro. Well, all great champions suffer defeats now and again in any

1:15:02 > 1:15:01sport. All great champions will taste defeat. But this has been a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01defeat of immense proportions for Spain.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01defeat of immense proportions for defeat, as well. Well, you've got to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01learn how to lose as well as to win. They have been taught a lesson by a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Dutch side that many were wondering if they could get out of the group.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Dutch side that many were wondering Well, you could argue that the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01manager has gambled on changing the Arjen Robben has thoroughly enjoyed

1:15:02 > 1:15:01his evening's work. The second half, he has torn the Spanish defence

1:15:02 > 1:15:01apart. Absolutely torn apart. The Dutch will deserve a huge of a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01should they get from their fancier. How does the song go? It's the end

1:15:02 > 1:15:01of the world as we know it. And the Dutch feel fine.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01The world champions have lost the opening game of the World Cup.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01The world champions have lost the how the wheels have fallen off for

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the Spanish. They have been dismantled. Dismantled by van Gaal

1:15:02 > 1:15:01and his young Dutch team, with the old Masters Robben and Van Persie

1:15:02 > 1:15:01proving ageless. Quite outstanding second-half performance and a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01literally shocking result. 5-1. Well, there you have it, Spain one,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Netherlands five. Thoroughly enjoyed in the studio, and not too many

1:15:02 > 1:15:01people envisage that one. I am speechless. All I was thinking at

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the moment was, we were talking about Louis van Gaal, Cruyff,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01bringing Total Football to Barcelona, and the Spanish club.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01They took it back tonight. Wanted it a bit more. -- the Spanish squad.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01The way that the Dutch play, there is nothing more to say. I am

1:15:02 > 1:15:01shocked. A stunning game. Absolutely stunning. They were sensational.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01That goal before half-time, that gave them a unbelievable confidence.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01There was a spring in their step when they came out after half-time.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01And Spain were second best in every department. It should have been

1:15:02 > 1:15:01seven or eight. Some of the performances, Robben, Van Persie,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Blind, they were absolutely brilliant. A breathtaking 45

1:15:02 > 1:15:01minutes. If they had had the cameras on us in the studio, the beautiful

1:15:02 > 1:15:01goals we saw today, Robben running half of the pitch and going beyond

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Ramos, putting it in the back of the net, that is what you want to watch

1:15:02 > 1:15:01in the World Cup, and we got it tonight. That is the excitement, we

1:15:02 > 1:15:01didn't get it four years ago. That is the final we wanted to see four

1:15:02 > 1:15:01years ago. You have to mention Robin van Persie, but the meat, the Man of

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the Match, by a distance was Blind -- but for me. He did what he was

1:15:02 > 1:15:01asked to. He did it to a tee. I'm sure he must have looked at him, and

1:15:02 > 1:15:01whatever you said to my father, I'm doing even more. When he set it up,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01that system, it's Azpilicueta, one-on-one, and he gave Azpilicueta

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the runaround. He was up and down the line, constant, nonstop. But his

1:15:02 > 1:15:01quality was unbelievable, to put the ball is in as he did, brilliant. We

1:15:02 > 1:15:01will have a look at a few of the goals, some stunning goals. Let's

1:15:02 > 1:15:01look at the one that gave the Dutch the lead. Blind, the ball comes out

1:15:02 > 1:15:01to him, and the distance between Gerard Pique and Ramos is far too

1:15:02 > 1:15:01big. Robben is one-on-one when the ball comes in. He is in control of

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the situation. His movement mesmerises the defender, and the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01finish, gets a bit of luck, but he deserves it. When you are in this

1:15:02 > 1:15:01situation with a defender, you against him, you have to control the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01situation. Watch Robben. He takes a yard in front, just that the reason

1:15:02 > 1:15:01of getting behind, and the defender falls for it. Hook, line and sinker.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01He is control of it -- in control. I'm looking from the defender's

1:15:02 > 1:15:01perspective, and Ramos has to control Gerard Pique, he has to get

1:15:02 > 1:15:01across as far as he can. Where ever he wants to go, seeing the movement

1:15:02 > 1:15:01and pace of Robben, get across. But he also has to control Robben, he

1:15:02 > 1:15:01can see him in front of him, and in that situation, one-on-one, I am

1:15:02 > 1:15:01thinking, I will control you, I will pull you towards the ball because I

1:15:02 > 1:15:01will running behind you. In that split second, as a defender, if you

1:15:02 > 1:15:01are uncertain, you drop, you go a yard back and reassess and he did

1:15:02 > 1:15:01not do that. That is my point. When you go behind the defence, that is

1:15:02 > 1:15:01what he creates. Uncertainty. If you drop and drop, that is what he did

1:15:02 > 1:15:01all night. They went behind the defence. It is a brilliant Dutch

1:15:02 > 1:15:01performance, but was it, were the Spanish as bad as the Dutch were

1:15:02 > 1:15:01good? I will give it to the Dutch. They took it from Spain. You have do

1:15:02 > 1:15:01own it. You can't go around and say you will beat Spain. They went out

1:15:02 > 1:15:01there with no fear, and I was questioning at the beginning if they

1:15:02 > 1:15:01would start the game, how they would be phased because it is a World Cup,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01but they were not. You spoke about how tight the back four was before

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the game, and the goalkeeper, I've never ever seen them pulled around

1:15:02 > 1:15:01and apart. Were they unfortunate with the third goal? The goalkeeper

1:15:02 > 1:15:01in the did? I think this is a foul -- the goalkeeper impeded? Anywhere

1:15:02 > 1:15:01else in the world, the referee blows the whistle. Robben turns his back

1:15:02 > 1:15:01on the ball, almost. I'm not certain Casillas is getting that ball. It

1:15:02 > 1:15:01summed up his evening. He has had a nightmare today, but in fairness to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01him there, in today's football, that is a foul. We saw this last night.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01That wasn't a foul. No chance. At the end of the day, they put the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01ball in the danger zone and they get their luck. Normally, nine times out

1:15:02 > 1:15:01of ten, you get the free kick. He was unlucky not to be given that

1:15:02 > 1:15:01want to night. Van Persie got the next one, his second of the evening.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01We will show the first one first. A spectacular header just before

1:15:02 > 1:15:01half-time. He didn't do a lot in the game in the first 45 minutes, but

1:15:02 > 1:15:01that is the sign of a world-class striker. One chance, and the ball

1:15:02 > 1:15:01must have travelled 50 or 60 yards, so he had time to weigh up the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01situation. He knows where Casillas is. He knows he is off his line. But

1:15:02 > 1:15:01knowing that and doing it, that is two different things. To do what he

1:15:02 > 1:15:01did was brilliant. Such a difficult skill, on the run, at pace,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01unbelievable and on this stage, to do that. That is Robben at his best.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Rio saw it in training every time. He can score some goals. He has that

1:15:02 > 1:15:01all day. This short, he did in training, rallies like that. -- this

1:15:02 > 1:15:01shop. I love that, head, pixies spot, hard as he can. -- picks his

1:15:02 > 1:15:01spot. He didn't even get some fingertips on it. That sums up the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01night, because it was all about desire. When he is in that zone, he

1:15:02 > 1:15:01is difficult to stop. We mentioned before the game, was going to be the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01arrogant Van Persie, the one with a bit of and swagger, a bit sharp, and

1:15:02 > 1:15:01he answered it tonight. End of an era for Spain, and Casillas? De Gea

1:15:02 > 1:15:01on the sideline? There were questions asked before the game in

1:15:02 > 1:15:01the tournament, a lack of football from Casillas and may be that showed

1:15:02 > 1:15:01in that performance today. I'm not trying to get somebody out of the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01team, but David de Gea, if called upon, where the replacement. He

1:15:02 > 1:15:01started the tournament four years ago and got beaten by Switzerland,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01but the way they got beaten to night, you have to ask questions.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01They conceded three goals in two tournaments before this, and they

1:15:02 > 1:15:01have conceded five. Torque is through -- talk us through Robin's

1:15:02 > 1:15:01goal. England, our nation, throughout the

1:15:02 > 1:15:01land, history framed and hung on walls. Memories reminders of glory.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01England are the world champions. They tried again but bowed out with

1:15:02 > 1:15:01grace when faced with the greatest. Since then it has been far from

1:15:02 > 1:15:01simple. A wilderness past. Celebration and hope extinguished by

1:15:02 > 1:15:01villainy and genius. In equal measure.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01You have to say that is magnificent! When the fires burned brightest,

1:15:02 > 1:15:01belief. Gary Lineker! Ended in tears and despair. So close. Heartbreak.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01England are out of the World Cup. When we lit a match, it faded.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Redemption gained in small doses. Calamity never far away. Deja vu.

1:15:02 > 1:15:01Again. Not again. A familiar refrain. Surely that was it. Now a

1:15:02 > 1:15:01new gallery of heroes carrying the hope and expectation of a nation to

1:15:02 > 1:15:01hang on the walls. New memories and reminders of glory. Perhaps. England

1:15:02 > 1:15:02versus Italy, live