Spain and Netherlands will battle for their first win this afternoon live from Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador at 3:00 pm EST.
Spain versus Netherlands match may be viewed live on ESPN channel, BBC One, or on a live stream online from this link.
Spain, being one of the most experienced teams, shall win this match against Netherlands to have an advantage on the group. Group B is composed of Australia, Chile, Netherlands, and Spain. With this, analysts from New York Times believe Spain is more likely to advance.
Spain aims to build a record of having the first team to bag back-to-back European Championships and World Cups in six years, according to The Independent.
"It is important [to win on the match] but it doesn't give you any advantage [after six years of domination] or anything like that," David Villa's, Spain's forward, statement reported from Yahoo. "I am proud of having done it and we are going to work hard to try to repeat it," he added.
Reported by Yahoo, "We don't have any fear," Vicente del Bosque, Spain's team manager, said. "But we do have respect. They are runner-up from the last World Cup so we have full respect for [the Netherlands]. We are very optimistic. We are confident heading into the World Cup," he concluded.
On the other hand, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Dirk Kuyt are the sweetest touch of advantage for Netherlands. The team lined up with amateurs and critics suppose the three veterans shall hold the edge to acquire goals. Louis van Gaal, Netherlands' manager, urges Robin van Persie to set forth on scoring despite his groin injury and from his accident with a kitesurfer last Monday.
This afternoon's match between the two competitors is said to be an action-filled battle since both teams appeared on previous World Cup Final, yet first time to be on the same group.
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