The Spaniards were soon punished for wasting the good opportunity
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The Netherlands drew level in the 44th minute when Robin Van Parsie scored from a fantastic header.
Eight minutes into the half time, Arjen Robben's brilliant touch puts the Netherlands 2-1 ahead.
Defender Vrij made up for the mistake he made in the first half when he bundled in Sneijder's in-swing free-kick in the far post to make it 3-1.
The defending champions crashed to a 1-5 trouncing in their opening match
Goals' Information: The Netherlands 5 (Robin van Persie 44, 72, Arjen Robben 53, 80, Stefan de Vrij 65) Spain 1 (Xabi Alonso 27 Penalty)
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(With IANS inputs)