Day 7 of the World Cup saw Australia fall to The Netherlands, Chile eliminate World Champions Spain and Cameroon take on Croatia.
Take a look at some of the best photos from the seventh day of the World Cup, featuring Australia v The Netherlands, Spain v Chile and Cameroon v Croatia.
Here, a Netherlands fan shows off his quite classy, golden hatSome fans of Australia came dressed as Kangaroos to cheer on their beloved SocceroosAnd the two camps united as one, in order to partake in the ubiquitous custom of a selfie. These are modern times, indeedThe first match of the day took place at Estádio Beira-Rio in sunny Porto Alegre, which sits just on the coast in Southern BrazilNetherlands forward Robin Van Persie helped his squad off to a fast-paced start, running alongside Australia midfielder Tommy OarThe Aussies kept up with The Netherlands, though, as forward Matthew Leckie led a number of challenges up the seams, stopped only by Netherlands goalkeeper Jasper CillessenAt 20' Netherlands forward Arjen Robben charged ahead...... to score his third goal of the tournament, which put his team up 1-0 earlyLess than a minute later, however, Australia veteran forward Tim Cahill scored on a spectacular volley, providing a lightning quick equaliser and a moment to rememberCahill celebrates with his team-mates and fans. The goal was his second of the World Cup so farShortly after halftime, Australia midfielder and captain Mile Jedinak converted a penalty after Netherlands defender Daryl Janmaat - perhaps inadvertently - blocked a shot with his left handThe score put the Australian underdogs up 2-1Less than five minutes later, though, Van Persie rocketed one in at 58' to even the score once more at 2-2The goal was Van Persie's third of the tournament so farAnd finally, at 68' Netherlands forward Memphis Depay provided the winner for the Dutch squadDepay had come off the bench just before halftime. The goal was his first at the international levelWith Depay's decisive strike, The Netherlands escaped the match victorious, defeating Australia 3-2The Dutch retain a share of the lead of Group B with six points, while Australia has little hope left, despite two resilient, energetic effortsThen off to Rio de Janeiro, where some Chile fans got a bit too riled up ahead of the match against World Champions SpainExtra security forces were called out to the stadium after a group of fans used planters and other small objects to shatter the windows of the security and ticketing officesLuckily, fans took their energy into Estádio Maracanã, where they channelled their excitement much less destructively...... although they definitely still meant businessFans of Spain - although travelling in smaller numbers - were enjoying the afternoon as wellSpain never quite found their footing early on, as Chile midfielder Marcelo Diaz kept Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta solidly under controlAt 20' Chile forward Eduardo Vargas jabbed the ball past Spain goalkeeper Iker CasillasVargas made the play while he was falling down, while Casillas' dive didn't quite come in time
Vargas celebrated putting Chile up 1-0 early...... while Casillas lamented conceding his sixth goal in the last one and a half matchesAt 44' Chile midfielder Charles Aranguiz scored on a second attempt shot at an off balance CasillasChile fans rejoiced at their team leading Spain 2-0 just before the halfMeanwhile, some of Spain's greatest stars let the goal sink in. Spain had by then conceded one more goal in this World Cup than they had in the 2008 Euros, 2010 World Cup and 2012 Euros combinedFans of Chile watching the match at the Copacabana in Rio were a cool combination of jubilant and chillSpain started off the second half applying a good amount of pressure to the Chile defence, although Chile's goalkeeper and captain Claudio Bravo kept things well wrapped upSpain striker Diego Costa pulled off a textbook bicycle cross at 52' to give the champs a chance...... but, midfielder Sergio Busquets missed what should have been an easy dink in, allowing the ball to bounce off his shin and out of playBusquets' miss proved crucial for the Spanish side, who were not able to recover at all through the end of the match, as Chile forward Alexis Sanchez and his team-mates kept firm control of the ballSpain coach Vincente del Bosque could only look on with sadness as his Spanish team lost 2-0, which effectively eliminates them from moving beyond the group stageChile, on the other hand, has much to celebrate, as they retain a tie for the Group B lead with The Netherlands. The two sides will meet on 23 June to decide who will likely have to face Brazil in the knock-out stagesAnd for the final match of the day, we head to the Amazon jungle in Manaus, where Cameroon and Croatia faced off in muggy conditionsThese cheery Croatia fans didn't seem to mind the hot temperaturesAnd fans of Cameroon made for a festive atmosphere as wellCroatia forward Ivica Olic put his side up quickly, scoring on Cameroon goalkeeper Charles Itandje to put Croatia up 1-0Olic made the play at 11' with the help of a beautiful pass from midfielder Ivan PerisicCameroon forward Benjamin Moukandjo sought to make up for the absence of injured star forward Samuel Eto'o. Here he works against Croatia defender Daniel PranjicThere wasn't much doing for Cameroon in the first half, though, as forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting couldn't quite connect on this headerA second flash of drama punctuated the otherwise drab first half when Cameroon midfielder Alexandre Song got sent off with a straight red card, after he punched a Croatia player in the back for no apparent reasonPerisic opened things up very quickly for Croatia to start with second half, with a powerful strike on the left side putting his side up 2-0 at 48'Croatia fans promptly went wild at a public viewing of the match in the capital ZagrebAt 61' Croatia forward Mario Mandzukic scored on a low, strong header to widen his side's lead to 3-0Most fans watching in Zagreb were visibly delighted with the scoring spree...... while others chose to celebrate on the insideMandzukic became the first Croatian to score two goals in a World Cup match at 73'The final score solidified Croatia's victory at 4-0, setting up a crucial match with Mexico on 23 June, which will most likely decide who will advance to the knock-out stages along with Brazil
