2010 World Cup Quarter-Final vs Uruguay
Netherlands edge Uruguay 3–2 in semi-final thriller.
The Netherlands faced Uruguay in the semi-final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at Cape Town Stadium on 6 July 2010.
Quick Facts
- Date
- 2 July 2010
- Venue
- Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
- Competition
- FIFA World Cup Semi-Final
- Result
- Netherlands won 3-2 in regular time
- Key incident
- Luis Suárez handball in the dying seconds of regular time
- Red cards
- One for Uruguay (Luis Suárez)
Lore & Background
Giovanni van Bronckhorst gave the Netherlands the lead on 18 minutes with a shot which deflected in off the goalpost, before Diego Forlán equalised from long-range for Uruguay shortly before half-time. The Netherlands retook the lead on 70 minutes when Wesley Sneijder scored with a shot which deflected off Maxi Pereira, a Uruguayan defender. Uruguay's players protested that Robin van Persie had been interfering with play in an offside position, but the goal stood. Arjen Robben extended their lead with a header shortly afterwards, before Maxi Pereira scored during injury time to give a final score of 3–2 to the Netherlands.
Reader's Guide
The match was the semi-final of the 2010 World Cup. The Netherlands won 3–2 to advance to the final.
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