The Netherlands beat Chile 2-0 in the Corinthians Arena Monday to top Group B at the World Cup thanks to Louis van Gaal's super-subs. Arjen Robben and Alexis Sanchez both came close but the game appeared to be heading towards stalemate when Van Gaal made his changes. First Leroy Fer headed in from a corner and then Memphis Depay turned in Robben's cross to leave the Dutch top of Group B. The win means the Netherlands have a 100-per-cent record and their likely prize will be to avoid Brazil in the next round. In a tense start the first chance did not come until minute 12 when Eugenio Mena's cross was headed goal-wards by Eduardo Vargas. With Dirk Kuyt playing as a left wing-back in a five-man defensive wall it was evident that the Netherlands knew a draw would see them top the group. Van Gaal had parked the orange bus and the only way around in the opening 20 minutes were the runs of Eugenio Mena down the left. Mena forced a corner and when it was drilled in low to Felipe Gutierrez the Twente midfielder pulled his shot wide. Depay's shot from the edge of area was tipped over by Bravo and from the resulting corner Fer broke the deadlock with a header.
