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Semi Final World Cup 2010: Uruguay vs Netherlands Highlights video

Match Details
Uruguay Vs Netherlands
Date : 06 July 2010
19:30 - 22:15 BST
Semi-finals
Location: Cape Town, Green Point Stadium

Uruguay : The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international football competition and is controlled by the Asociacion Uruguaya de Futbol. Uruguay, also known as La Celeste (The Sky Blue) or Charruas is one of the 2010 World Cup competitors. Uruguayan star players like Diego Forlan, Luis Suarez or Diego Lugano are not to be taken lightly by any team. Uruguay is currently coached by Oscar Tabarez and captained by Diego Lugano (C) and Diego Forlan (VC). Uruguay, abbrieviated as URU, currently holds the 16th place in the FIFA Ranking and plays its home matches at the Estadio Centenario stadium in Montevideo. Some of Uruguay's best achievements in international football: World Cup winners , Copa America winners , Olympic Gold Medal .

Netherlands : The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB). The Netherlands, also known as Holland, the Clockwork Orange or The Flying Dutchmen, nicknames given by its fans due to its traditional orange shirts, is one of the 2010 World Cup competitors. Star players like Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Arjen Robben or Robin van Persie to name a few can make the difference in a tight match due to their enormous talent. Netherlands is currently coached by Bert van Marwijk and captained by Giovanni van Bronckhorst(C) and Mark van Bommel (VC). The Netherlands, abbrieviated as NED, currently sits on the 4th place in the FIFA Ranking and plays its home matches at the Amsterdam Arena, De Kuip or Philips Stadion stadiums. Some of Holland's best achievements in international football: European Championship winners (1988); World Cup runners-up on two occasions 1974, 1978.

Both teams reached this semi-final after coming from behind in their quarter final matches. The Netherlands did it against Brazil and Uruguay broke African hearts by winning a penalty shoot-out against Ghana. Now they meet on Tuesday 6 July 2010 at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town.The Netherlands came from a goal behind to the mighty Brazil in the quarter finals to win 2-1, and a deserved victory it was. The first half was a tightly fought affair with only Robinho’s goal to separate them. Felipe Melo had played a perfectly weighted pass to Robinho who took advantage of a strangely absent central defence to put the ball in the net.

The Dutch equaliser early in the second half was an odd goal. Wesley Sneijder’s cross into the box looked like it would be easy pickings for goalkeeper Julio Cesar until Melo got in his way. The ball flicked off Melo’s head into his own net. Sneijder headed in the winner with just over twenty minutes to go during which time’s Melo’s afternoon got worse when he was sent off for stomping on Arjen Robben.

The phrase “the drama of the World Cup” was made for games such as Uruguay’s quarter final victory over Ghana. Ghana were the last African team left in the World Cup and took a deserved lead just before half time with a wonder strike from Sulley Muntari. Diego Forlan equalised from a free kick shortly into the second half and the score stayed 1-1 until the last minute of extra time.

Ghana were pressing and as the clock ran down the ball was whizzing around the penalty area until substitute Dominic Adiyah headed the ball goalwards. Luis Suarez stopped it going in the net with his hand giving Ghana a last second penalty and earning himself a sending off that means he misses this semi-final. Asamoah Gyan stepped up to take it and smashed it against the crossbar. The game was over and a penalty shoot-out followed.

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