Dutch in World Cup final after 3-2 defeat of Uruguay
By DPA, IANSTuesday, July 6, 2010
CAPE TOWN - The Netherlands will play their first World Cup final in 32 years after defeating Uruguay 3-2 Tuesday.
Dutch wonder duo Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben were both on target in the Cape Town semi-final after stunning long-distance goals from the teams’ two captains, the Netherlands’ Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Uruguay’s Diego Forlan.
Maximiliano Pereira’s goal for Uruguay in stoppage time came too late to make a difference.
With Germany and Spain contesting the other spot in the final, Tuesday’s result means a European team is guaranteed to win a World Cup organised outside Europe for the first time.
The last time the Dutch reached a World Cup final was in 1978, when they lost to hosts Argentina.
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