Ouch. So, that's a football journalist with eight years experience at the BBC, or a three-year-old. Don't forget, if telly's your thing, this one's live on ITV and if you're in Scotland on STV. Even so, thank goodness it's World Cup semi-final day. De Zeeuw's team-mates are furious, but Caceres had his eye on the ball, it's an unfortunate accident. Sebastian Abreu, he of the sand wedge penalty kick, comes on for Uruguay in place of Alvaro Pereira, but it's a bit late now for the South Americans. Hmmm. Can't see them scoring without Suarez, can't see them keeping a clean sheet for 120 minutes. Uruguay continued to fight hard, even when they were down by two goals late in the game, and finally managed to squeeze a second goal in, but it was too late. The Netherlands is through to their first World Cup final since 1978 after a 3-2 win over Uruguay. 2-3
Uruguay take captain, leading goalscorer and best player by a mile Diego Forlan off and send on Sebastian Fernandez. Referee Ravshan Irmatov leads the teams out, closely followed by Uruguay (who just had a huddle in the tunnel) captain-for-the-day Diego Forlan and Dutch skipper Gio van Bronckhorst. The Dutch got goals from Giovani van Bronckhorst, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben in holding-off the Uruguayans, moving on to Sunday's final in Johannesburg. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. Netherlands will win. We have been twice to the final. Found anything non-football-related to fill the time in? Footballia is the first free interactive football video library where you can watch full football matches for free anytime, anywhere. They have basically played keep ball and they forgot that there is a goal up the other end. ( Log Out / I thought the Jabulani was making long-range goals impossible? You've heard what Paul the psychic octupus thinks about Spain-Germany tomorrow, but what about World Cup Motty on tonight's game? Give this page a quick manual refresh, and we will resume. So, the Netherlands are in the 2010 World Cup final. what BBC pundit and Netherlands legend Clarence Seedorf thinks about this Dutch side. Flopping Disgrace, this is no way to play at this stage... (Reuters). The Netherlands had been disappointing up to that point but showed again how they do not have to play well to win games in the tournament with a two-goal burst in the space of three minutes that was enough to give them victory. On Twitter: "Uruguay's strategy of three holding midfielders seems to have kept Robben under control, interesting to see if it will hold out the whole match.". "Netherlands have not really put anything together yet. The shot ended-up perfect, going in high off Fernando Muslera's left post to give the Dutch a 1-0 lead. I never thought I would be writing about the Mercosur in a live text commentary, or that I would use as many sets of brackets in a single paragraph as I just did. Uruguay captain Diego Forlan collects the ball 35 yards from the Netherlands goal, turns into some space in a central position and lets fly with a left-foot shot that seems to swerve in the air and bamboozle Maarten Stekelenburg, who can only help the ball one-handed high into his own net. Night. There are tears, but this is more about the Netherlands and their ecstasy. Grande Footballia!!!! From Dave: "Sitting in an office close to Amsterdam, full of very quiet and nervous Dutch colleagues. Change ). Hop Holland Hop!". With only five-and-a-half hours left until kick-off, it's decision time. there seem to be two hot topics over on 606, where everyone is talking about punishing Uruguay's hand-ball hero Luis Suarez or dispensing of the third-place match. Day is going way too slow!! The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. Lucikly, South African telly has been showing the four cracking quarters on a loop since they finished, so I've survived. I’m Jonathan Stevenson, as you’ll immediately see if you refresh your page. Filed under: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Soccer by Jammed Upon — Leave a comment. ", From DJwubwub: "I can't imagine the emptiness I will feel between the final on Sunday and the start of pre-season friendlies nine days later.". We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Didn't receive confirmation instructions? I've got some answers (well an answer!) Top defending from Martin Caceres at the other end, sticking with Arjen Robben inside the Uruguay box after he'd been slipped in by Robin van Persie. It was all history to me - never before in my lifetime, until now. Text me on 81111 (UK) and +44 7786200666 (worldwide); whack me a tweet @Stevo_football and get in the 606 mixer too. It's not the most ambitious Dutch side I have ever seen. He doesn't even need to jump.". Don't give Uruguay free-kicks, that's my advice to the Dutch. It is like we are at a party that we weren't invited to. The world had given up on the only South American team remaining. You might remember this was 'meant' to be a Brazil-England semi-final. Uruguay are exhausted, they've got nothing left. World Cup Motty is answering your questions live now on Twitter. This time on Wednesday, we might just know who they're going to play. Caceres, playing for the first time this WC, looked shaky and nervous in the first half, but came up with some big saves in the second. The Netherlands booked its place in the World Cup final by hanging on for a 3-2 victory over a remarkably resilient Uruguay squad at Cape Town. Top defending. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Possible candidate for best player at World Cup.". Robin van Persie tries to play a one-two with Wesley Sneijder, but his pass isn't accurate enough and the move breaks down. ", "It wasn't impressive, it's not what I expected from a Dutch side. Watch Queue Queue. Uruguay are unbeaten in their last seven World Cup matches and have conceded only two goals in the tournament so far, scoring seven. My thoughts? This decision makes little sense, and that’s par for the course for Washington. Uruguay are asserting themselves on the game a little more and Bert van Marwijk is hovering around his technical area, not looking best pleased. They are the continent that always get a bit left out during World Cups... when will their time come? For more World Cup coverage from the Journal, visit WSJ.com/WorldCup. I’d love them to, but they shouldn’t set that as an objective for themselves. From wildsnooker: "Uruguay are fit and organised and I can see them scoring first. The Dutch looked short of ideas for long periods but still had the quality in front of goal when it mattered to set up an all-European final against Euro 2008 champions Spain or Germany in Johannesburg on Sunday. From Berry: "Holland to edge out Uruguay in a tight game tonight. Netherlands vs. Uruguay 2010 FIFA World Cup: Watch Online Streaming Live Todd Lamansky Correspondent I July 5, 2010 Comments. The Dutch are a good team, I will not take that away from them, but they are playing a lousy game right now, despite having won. In fact, some people are talking about dispensing of Luis Suarez before the third-place match - hopefully Fifa won't bring in a rule to do that though. Is the size of the occasion overwhelming you? video of what’s been going on in Amsterdam in recent times. Venue Cape Town Stadium (Cape Town) Attendance 62479. They were far from impressive at the back against Ghana and were very vulnerable from crosses. I've got good news and bad news. Anyone would have done what he did, but he should not be crowing about it now. The Netherlands won the match 3–2, thereby qualifying for the final for the first time since the 1978 World Cup. Better from the Netherlands, though. Uruguay struggle without Suarez in goal.". Hit me a tweet @Stevo_football; So, text me on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide), I'm on Twitter @chrisbevan_bbc or join the chat on 606. Arturo, Uruguay fan in London: "Hi! Uruguay striker Sebastian Abreu could have a very important role to play this evening, especially in the absence of the suspended you-know-who. Horrible end to the game, few handbags between some of the players. Let’s hit the form guide, shall we? Nervous tension now replaced by raw emotion. And after all those fouls, too. I've just poked my head out of BBC HQ in Cape Town to see that a stream of Netherlands and Uruguay fans are already heading for the stadium (which we are located right next door too). Psychologically, they are in good shape. Kudos to both sides and congratulations to the Dutch. If either of the answers are 'no', I humbly apologise. Two goals in three second-half minutes by Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben helped to see off a resolute Uruguay side and put the Netherlands into a World Cup final for the first time since 1978. I've followed Uruguay passionately since watching el principe, Enzo Francescoli, in 1986. Such a shame, but South American dreams were shattered today. And they were back in the lead after 70 minutes when Sneijder's shot hit the luckless Maxi Pereira and span in off a post, with Van Persie trying but failing to get a touch to help it on its way.