The Netherlands and Chile are through to the last 16 second stage of the World Cup, and in the process made sure the reigning champions Spain are knocked out of the competition.
In Wednesday's matches, Chile beat Spain 2-0 in Rio de Janeiro while at Porto Alegre the Netherlands quelled a fighting Australia 3-2, reported Xinhua.
The Netherlands and Chile play Monday to decide group winners.
Standings (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Netherlands 2 2 0 0 8 3 6 - qualified
Chile 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 - qualified
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Australia 2 0 0 2 3 6 0
Spain 2 0 0 2 1 7 0
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