Netherlands player has head stapled during World Cup match with Brazil (VIDEO)

Who said third place doesn't count?

Just before halftime of Saturday’s consolation game against Brazil, the Netherlands' Dirk Kuyt suffered a nasty gash to his head that sent a stream of blood spilling down his neck. Even though the Dutch were leading 2-0 on two early goals, Kuyt was determined to finish out what would be his final international match, as was announced prior to the World Cup.

Dirk Kuyt is a hard man: After a nasty cut, he got his head stapled on the pitch. Ouch! http://t.co/8A6e8omFlV pic.twitter.com/vXQcruqlGm
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) July 12, 2014

To stop the bleeding, the Dutch utility player went to the sideline, got on his knees and let the medical staff apply staples to his head, without any medication. Kuyt returned for the second half to help the Netherlands close out its 3-0 win against Brazil and clinch the bronze.

Argentina goalie kept crib notes on opponents in shorts before penalty kicks (VIDEO)

Argentina's win over the Netherlands Wednesday night in Sao Paulo apparently didn't just come down to the luck of the spot-kick. Goalkeeper Sergio Romero was reportedly able to guess correctly for two of Holland's penalty kicks in the 4-2 shootout win after suspiciously pulling out what looked like crib notes from his shorts before each of his opponent's kicks.

The pieces of paper Romero pulled from his own nether regions between each penalty kick reportedly had data on his opponent's scoring tendencies and helped the goalkeep make saves against Holland's Aston Villa's Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder for the victory, according to the Daily Mail. 

The 27-year-old put the notes back down his shorts as he prepared to guess the correct direction of his opponent's kicks in each showdown. 

Romero's helpful cheat sheet paid off and put Argentina into their first World Cup final in 24 years with a 4-2 shootout win. 

Argentina scored all four penalties to earn a place in the World Cup final against Germany in the Maracana Stadium on Sunday.

And Romero didn't even have to study.