Editing Arjen Robben (section)

=== 2014 World Cup ===
In the Netherlands' first match of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]], Robben scored two goals in a 5–1 win over Spain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/315307.html |title=Van Gaal masterminds Dutch destruction of Spain |publisher=ESPN |date=13 June 2014 |access-date=13 June 2014 |archive-date=8 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208181026/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/315307.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><!--Don't add information about his run of 37km/h as it was FIFA error, and for current official tracking statistics he ran 31.03 and 28.69&nbsp;km/h--> In the Netherlands' second group stage match, a 3–2 win over [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]], Robben scored the team's opening goal as they qualified for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|knockout stage]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285148 |title=Australia 2–3 Netherlands |access-date=19 June 2014 |website=BBC Sport |date=18 June 2014 |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera}}</ref> In the round of 16 knock-out match with [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], the Netherlands won on a penalty awarded after Robben went down following a challenge from [[Rafael Márquez]]. The [[Associated Press]] said that Robben's "theatrical" fall "did little to defuse the debate about his reputation for diving".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/robben-falls-theatrically-earn-decisive-penalty-24356894 |title=Robben Falls Theatrically to Earn Decisive Penalty |agency=Associated Press |date=29 June 2014 |access-date=29 June 2014 |work=ABC News |first=Mike |last=Corder}}</ref> Robben maintained that the penalty was correct but admitted to falling easily earlier in the match, telling [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|a Dutch TV channel]] that "the one [at the end] was a penalty, but the other one was a dive in the first half. I shouldn't be doing that".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.nbcsports.com/content/arjen-robben-apologizes-early-match-diving-agrees-penalty-call |title=Arjen Robben apologizes for early-match diving, but agrees with penalty call |publisher=NBC Sports |date=29 June 2014 |access-date=29 June 2014 |first=Kyle |last=Bonn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714154108/http://m.nbcsports.com/content/arjen-robben-apologizes-early-match-diving-agrees-penalty-call |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref>

In the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|quarter-final]], Robben scored the Netherlands' second kick in a 4–3 penalty shootout defeat of [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28069208 |title=Netherlands 0–0 Costa Rica |date=5 June 2014 |access-date=6 June 2014 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 11 July, Robben was named on the ten-man shortlist for FIFA's [[2014 FIFA World Cup#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] award for the tournament's best player.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28274011 |title=World Cup 2014: Fifa announces Golden Ball shortlist |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=12 July 2014 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

On 28 August 2015, Robben was named [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the Netherlands, replacing [[Robin van Persie]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Arjen Robben replaces Robin van Persie as new Netherlands captain |url=http://www.espnfc.com/netherlands/story/2585060/arjen-robben-named-netherlands-captain-over-robin-van-persie |publisher=ESPN FC |access-date=28 August 2015 |date=28 August 2015}}</ref>