- 10 of the Netherlands’ 12 goals in this tournament have come after half-time.
- Argentina have lost just one of their last 16 World Cup games (W12 D3, not including penalty shoot-outs).
- Netherlands have lost two of their 12 World Cup games against South American teams, not including penalty shoot-outs (1978 final v Argentina and 1994 quarter-final v Brazil).
- Netherlands’ last four goals in this tournament have come after the 75th minute.
- Argentina are yet to trail for a single minute of the 2014 World Cup
- Argentina’s victory, in the 1978 final, is their only win against Netherlands in eight meetings overall (L4 D3).