Brazil's scarcely believable 7-1 humiliation at the hands of Germany wrecked their dreams of reaching the final, while Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal says a third-place playoff should be scrapped ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Robin van Persie and Daley Blind scored early goals to help give the Netherlands a 3-0 win over host Brazil in the third-place match at the World Cup on Saturday. With the ...

"It is the best goal of my career. It was a brilliant goal — even I have to say that," the prolific Dutch forward said. "I look at the occasion, and this was one of the biggest so far in my career. It ...