 On 6 March, Louis van Gaal included de Guzmán in his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Estonia and Romania to be held at the Amsterdam Arena in late March.On 31 May 2014, de Guzmán was named to the Netherlands final roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.He started Netherlands' first Group B match against Spain on 13 June, going 62 minutes in a 5–1 win.