Netherlands 0-1 Spain
South Africa is hosting, starting with Shakira’s beautiful song Waka Waka a monthly feast of football we entered the last bend. Addressed by many the favorite to take home the World Cup final tickets early, before the last European Championship with Spain winning the cup final but could not have experienced the excitement of The Netherlands will share their trump card.
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Netherlands 0-1 Spain Highlights: 11/07/2010
Netherlands (4-2-3-1) : Stekelenburg, Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst (c), De Jong, Van Bommel, Robben, Sneijder, Kuijt, Van Persie
Spain (4-2-2-2) : Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Puyol, Pique, Capdevila, Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, David Villa.
Goal: Iniesta
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Uruguay 2-3 Germany
Uruguay 2-3 Germany (Third place play-off) – 10/07/2010: 2010 World Cup third place match played between Germany and Uruguay. Germany’s striker Miroslav Klose, the flu does not get the first 11 places. Reached the world championship in 1930 and 1950, the date of the Uruguay national team wants to win a title to honor the new…In Uruguay, a red card in the semi-finals because of penalties and disabilities who can play santrafor said Luis Suarez, Diego Lugano, in the third game can not be played.
In the third match played in Port Elizabeth Stadium for the Mexican referee Benito Archundia.
GERMANY:22-Hans-Joerg Butt, 2-Marcell Jansen, 3-Arne Friedrich, 17-Per Mertesacker, 20-Jerome Boateng, 13-Thomas Mueller, 6-Sami Khedira,4-Dennis Aogo, 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 19 -Cacau, 8-Mesut Özil.
URUGUAY: 1-Fernando Muslera, 2-Diego Lugano, 3-Diego Godin, 4-Jorge Fucile, 16-Maximiliano Pereira, 15-Diego Perez, 17-Egidio Arévalo, 7-Edinson Cavani, 22-Martin Caceres, 9-Luis Suarez, 10-Diego Forlán.
Goal – Thomas Müller (19 Min.) / Edinson Cavani (28 Min.) / Diego Forlán Corazo (51 Min) / Marcell Jansen (56 Min) / Sami Khedira (82 Min.)
Uruguay v Germany (Third place play-off)
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Germany 0-1 Spain
Germany 0-1 Spain (Semi Final) – 07/07/2010: Carles Puyol Heads La Furia Roja Into Historic World Cup Final
Spain will set up a mouth-watering showdown with the Netherlands in the final of the 2010 World Cup after a solitary Carles Puyol goal was enough to squeeze out a 1-0 win over Germany.
Both teams made one change from their regular line-up: Piotr Trochowski replaced the suspended Thomas Mueller for the Germans while out-of-form Fernando Torres was dropped in favour of Pedro Rodriguez in the Spanish side.
Goal - Carles Puyol (72 Min.)
Uruguay 2-3 Holland
Uruguay vs Holland (Semi Final) – 06/07/2010: Here’s the starting lineup for Uruguay, in 4-4-2 formation: Muslera – M. Pereira, Godin, Victorino, Caceres – Perez, Gargano, Arevalo Rios, A. Pereira – Cavani, Forlan
And for the Netherlands: Stekelenburg - Boulahrouz, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst, Van Bommel, De Zeeuw – Robben, Sneijder, Kuyt, Van Persie
Oranje Make The Final Despite Late Celeste Flurry
At full-time in Cape Town, South Africa, the first of two semi-final clashes has ended 3-2 to the Netherlands. Gio van Bronckhorst’s early long-ranger was cancelled out just before half-time by a similar effort from Uruguay’s hero Diego Forlan. Second-half goals from Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and a late strike from Maxi Pereira made for a truly enthralling encounter.
Goal: Giovanni van Bronckhorst (18 Min.) / Diego Forlán Corazo (40 Min.) / Wesley Sneijder (71 Min.) / Arjen Robben (73 Min.) / Álvaro Pereira (90+2 Min.)
Paraguay 0-1 Spain
Here is a quick run down of the two sides. Spain are unchanged with Vicente Del Bosque entrusting Fernando Torres upfront once more however Paraguay make six alterations, the most notable of which sees Roque Santa Cruz drop to the bench.
Paraguay (4-1-3-2): Villar, Veron, Alcaraz, Da Silva, Morel, Caceres, Barreto, Riveros, Santana, Valdez, Cardozo
Spain (4-3-3): Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Puyol, Pique, Capdevila, Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Iniesta, Torres, David Villa
Goal - David Villa (82 Min.)
Argentina 0-4 Germany
Argentina 0-4 Germany (Quarter Final) – 03/07/2010: Today’s game comes to you from the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town where Germany and Argentina will lock horns in what promises to be a classic encounter. These teams met at the same stage of the competition four years ago in Berlin with the Germans ousting the Albiceleste in a tense penalty shoot-out. There were fireworks after the game as both sides traded punches in a melee that has not yet been forgotten. With a berth in the semi-finals at stake this should be an absolutely enthralling encounter.
Goal – Thomas Müller (3 Min.) / Miroslav Klose (68 – 89 Min.) / Arne Friedrich (73 Min.)
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Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (4-2 Pens.)
Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (Pen 4-2) (Quarter Final) – 02/07/2010: Celeste Oust Black Stars To Progress To Semi-Finals
Uruguay break Ghanaian hearts in penalty shoot-out
Uruguay progressed to the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup by beating Ghana in a penalty shoot-out. Asamoah Gyan had a chance to be the hero for the Black Stars in the final minute of the second half of extra-time but sent his spot-kick crashing off the crossbar after Luis Suarez was shown a red card for using his hands to stop Stephen Appiah’s header off the goal-line.
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Netherlands 2-1 Brazil
Holland 2-1 Brazil (Quarter Final) – 02/07/2010: Here are a hero! The Netherlands in the World Cup quarter-final match, the result of a game drops back in the match reached the semifinals by beating the Netherlands 2-1.
Melo 73 Yesterday saw the red card.
10′ [0 - 1] Robinho / 53′ F. Melo (o.g.) [1 - 1] / 68′ W. Sneijder [2 - 1]
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Spain 1-0 Portugal
Spain 1-0 Portugal (Last 16) – 29/06/2010: A quick run down of the two teams. Firstly the Spanish who are able to name Xabi Alonso in the starting line-up after he had suffered an ankle problem. Despite being well below his best, Fernando Torres continues upfront with David Villa likely to continue to attack from the left.
Spain : Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Puyol, Pique, Capdevila, Busquets, Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Iniesta, David Villa, Torres.
Portugal meanwhile recall Werder Bremen striker Hugo Almeida in place of Zenit winger Danny and retain Ricardo Costa at rightback. Simao is also back in Duda’s stead and Fabio Coentrao continues as a makeshift leftback à la Michel Bastos of Brazil and Danijel Pranjic who enjoyed success in that role in Euro 2008.
Portugal : Eduardo, Ricardo Costa (RED CARD 88 MIN.), Bruno Alves, Ricardo Carvalho, Fabio Coentrao, Pepe, Tiago, Raul Meireles, Simao, Cristiano Ronaldo (C), Hugo Almeida.
Spain wins first after tire. Spain in the World Cup, giving great passes to the opponent got tired. David Villa scored in the Portugal’s destroyed.
Paraguay will meet Spain in the quarterfinals.
Goal - David Villa (62 Min.)
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Paraguay 0-0 Japan (5-3 Pens)
Paraguay vs Japan (5-3 Penalty Shoot-Out) (Last 16) – 29/06/2010: Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino has made the decision to bench Oscar Cardozo in favour of Lucas Barrios for this afternoon’s last 16 fixture against Japan. Additionally, Antolin Alcaraz, Nestor Ortigoza and Carlos Bonet have returned to the starting XI. Line-up: Villar, Morel, Da Silva, Alcaraz, Bonet, Ortigoza, Benitez, Vera, Riveros, Barrios, Santa Cruz
Japan gaffer Takeshi Okada has opted to field the same eleven players who beat Denmark 3-1 in the group stage to book their ticket for the first knockout round. Line-up: Kawashima; Abe, Komano, Tanaka, Nakazawa, Nagatomo, Endo, Matsui, Hasebe, Honda, Okubo
