World Cup Diarly Day 20: Samba in the Holland end

By Jemma Tappenden
July 2 2010

Could this be the year of the under dog the world cup? With the big sides facing each other in the quarter finals there was always going to be an early exit for someone. Today it was the turn of FIFA Ranked number one side Brazil, as the Samba celebrations were left to fans of the Netherlands, rather than the South American's after they were dumped out of the tournament with a 2-1 defeat.

Netherlands 2-1 Brazil (HT 0-1)

Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Referee: Nichimura

Attendance: 40,186

Netherlands (FIFA Ranking: )

01 Stekelenburg
02 Van Der Wiel - Yellow card
03 Heitinga - Yellow card
05 Van Bronckhorst (Captain)
13 Ooijer - Yellow card
06 Van Bommel
08 De Jong - Yellow card
10 Sneijder GOAL 68 MINS
07 Kuyt
09 Van Persie (Huntelaar, 85)
11 Robben

Brazil (FIFA Ranking: 1)

01 Julio Cesar
02 Maicon
03 Lucio (Captain)
04 Juan
06 Michel Bastos - Yellow card (Gilberto, 62)
13 Daniel
05 Felipe Melo OWN GOAL 53 MINS - Red card
08 Silva
10 Kaka
09 Luis Fabiano (Nilmar, 77)
11 Robinho GOAL 10 MINS

Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (aet) (HT 0-1)

Venue: Soccer City

Referee: O Benquerenca

Attendance: 84,017

Uruguay (FIFA Ranking: )

01 Muslera
02 Lugano (Captain) (Scotti, 38)
04 Fucile - Yellow card
06 Victorino
16 Pereira
15 Perez - Yellow card
17 Arevalo Rios - Yellow card
20 Alvaro Fernandez (Lodeiro, 46)
07 Cavani (Abreu, 76)
09 Suarez - Red card
10 Forlan GOAL 55 MINS

Ghana (FIFA Ranking: )

22 Kingson
02 Sarpei - Yellow card
04 Pantsil - Yellow card
05 John Mensah (Captain) - Yellow card
07 Inkoom (Appiah, 73)
15 Vorsah
06 Annan
11 Muntari GOAL 45+2 MINS (Adiya, 88)
23 Boateng
03 Gyan
21 Asamoah

Uruguay win 4-2 on penalties

Tuesday 6th July 2010:

Semi Final: Uruguay v The Netherlands (ko 19:30 BST) Cape Town

World Cup Diarly Day 20: Samba in the Holland end

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