2014 FIFA World Cup: A group of familiar foes, Group B.

The group B is said to be the group of familiar foes. The four teams: Spain, Netherlands, Chile and Australia have faced each other's path in the previous FIFA World Cups. Spain and Chile meet again after several games in the past four years. The 2-1 victory of Spain over Chile at South Africa 2010 and some other friendly games, both teams are Spanish-speaking duel. In their recent encounter, Chile maintained a 2-2 draw.

The very shocking face-off between Spain and Netherlands this season, that led to a 5-1 goal in favor of the Dutch, was the answer back of the Netherlands from July 2010's Netherlands 0-1 Spain in Johannesburg.

Thus, in this group there will also be games that are first encounters. Spain vs. Australia is something to hear, and Chile vs. Netherlands gave a new taste when it comes to senior level of battle.

Spain enjoyed so much cheers from the reaps of their fruit since 2008. This season may not be theirs to claim yet the Spanish players.

Chile, on the other hand, has a talented generation headed by Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez and Juventus' Arturo Vidal. They are pushing the style of play of their current coach Jorge Sampaoli to continue the built legacy of Marcelo El Loco Bielsa.

Australia, for their fourth World Cup, had a very hard-to-define quantity. The Netherlands have a very impeccable style for their season.

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