Spain's Xabi Alonso scores during a penalty shoot-out during their 2014 World Cup Group B match against the Netherlands at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador June 13, 2014. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
SALVADOR Brazil (Reuters) - Dutch captain Robin van Persie scored a stunning diving header to peg back world champions Spain to 1-1 at halftime in their World Cup Group B match at the Fonte Nova arena on Friday.
In a repeat of the 2010 World Cup final, Spain took a 27th- minute lead through a Xabi Alonso penalty after Brazilian-born striker Diego Costa went down in the box under a challenge from Dutchman Stefan de Vrij.
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