World Cup: Netherlands defeat Brazil in third place playoff

Daley Blind of the Netherlands, center, celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Georginio Wijnaldum, left, and Ron Vlaar during the World Cup third-place playoff match against Brazil at Estadio Nacional on Saturday, July 12, in Brasilia, Brazil.

Jo of Brazil and Bruno Martins Indi of the Netherlands compete for the ball.

Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij plays the ball.

Brazil defender and captain Thiago Silva, left, reacts after fouling Netherlands forward Arjen Robben.

Netherlands fans celebrate a score.

Netherlands forward and captain Robin van Persie, left, celebrates with Netherlands midfielder Dirk Kuyt after scoring a goal.

Brazil defender and captain Thiago Silva, right, fouls Netherlands forward Arjen Robben.

Injured Neymar of Brazil looks on during the warmup prior to the game.

An Argentine fan holds a sign reading "tomorrow."

Argentina fans gather on Copacabana Beach ahead of the match in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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(CNN) -- The Netherlands compounded a horrible week for Brazilian football by triumphing in the World Cup third place playoff match in Brasilia Saturday.

Chaotic defending helped the Dutch race into an early lead with Robin van Persie scoring a penalty before Daley Blind added a second soon after.

Brazil spent much of the second period looking for a way back into the game but despite a couple of dangerous looking free-kicks and a solid claim for a penalty of their own never looked like clawing back the deficit.

A late strike by Georginio Wijnaldum then piled even more misery on the World Cup hosts.

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