Van Gaal wants top billing

Netherlands and Chile have already punched their tickets to the knockout round at the World Cup but each country is desperate to claim a good result as they square off today (kick-off 5pm) in Sao Paulo.

Neither wants to finish second in Group B, because that is likely to set up a meeting with Brazil in the last 16.

“If I could choose, I hope not to have to play against Brazil, although Croatia and Mexico are not bad teams either,” Dutch coach Louis van Gaal said.