2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
Live Blogging the World Cup: Spain 1-5 Netherlands
12:13: The wait continues!

12:53: Predictions?

3:37: Recap: Herrera goes Super Saiyan!

3:40: Just before leaving the field, Iniesta hugs Dutch coach Louis van Gaal.

3:58: Tell me I'm your National Anthem.

4:04: Not the greatest reaction Costa has ever received...

4:08: Sneijder doesn't take his chances.

4:19: Robben's shoe woe.

4:26: It's a Spanish penalty!

4:30: Goal line technology eh? They paid for it, they're going to get some use from it!

4:36: Things are going on. Not much really, I think there was an offside a minute ago?

4:44: Woah. Umm...van Persie? That was quite a goal!

4:45: Well...
4:49: Yeah, so it's half time. We'll be back soon!
5:04: I guess it's safe to say the rain wants to watch the games of today. Also raining a lot at the moment at Spain vs Netherlands.

5:09: As good as this match has been, I wish van der Vaart was here.

5:09: Two updates in one minute for you, you lucky people - Robben fires the Dutch side into the lead!

5:12: Costa letting the hate get to him - terrible, terrible decision on his part.

5:14: With all of that excitement, let's chill a bit. Here's an explanation of the kit choices in the match tonight --


5:17: RvP's rocket flies back off the bar! Jeez!

5:21: Are claims of the end of Spain's reign justified? It's three-one to the Netherlands!

5:25: QuickSilva? I'm struggling with a pun here. Silva's goal is offside - no reprieve for Spain just yet!

5:29: van Persie of a Casillas mistake, it's not looking good for Spain. Honestly, I can't come up with anything witty, this match has taken it out of me.

5:31: "Not a turtle or an octopus in the world that would have seen this coming!" -Sports Genius' own got this one so wrong himself...

5:37: Sooooo...umm...Spain? Remember, they're the current champions. They're down by four. Should we just call the rest of this blog off, this is hurting Spanish hearts.

5:42: Be honest, did anyone even see Oranje taking the lead? This is dominance.

5:44: Robben fizzes one but it's stopped. You can't forget Casillas is one of the best in the world. Arjen has just been better.
5:48: I thought it was more a case of Netherlands being great, but Spain have been...well...that Torres effort sums the night up. They'll want to forget this one A$AP Rocky.

5:51:Right, I think it's time for me to pack up. 15 seconds before extra time ended, it's best it ends here. Absolutely phenomenal performance there. We've got more to come though - click the annotation to find out more!

6:31: I'm back. The final word goes to a reply from JRSportBrief - goodnight!