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- Van Persie set to lead Dutch line
Robin van Persie will start up front for Holland when they face Uruguay in the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday.
The Arsenal striker had been a doubt after injuring his elbow against Brazil in the quarter-final but has been given the all-clear and will be hoping to fire the Dutch to their first World Cup final sinc View more »- Suarez sent cheeky text
Holland keeper Maarten Stekelenburg sent a cheeky text message to Luis Suarez on Friday night nominating his Ajax team-mate for the World Cup's best goalkeeper award.
Suarez will miss the World Cup semi-final tussle between Uruguay and Holland in Cape Town on Tuesday as a consequence of the deliberate handball in View more »- Lugano desperate to make semi
Uruguay captain Diego Lugano will find out on Monday whether he will be fit to face Holland in Tuesday's World Cup semi-final, insisting he is ready to play through the pain.
The Fenerbahce defender limped out of his country's quarter-final encounter with Ghana after just 38 minutes with a knee injury and is now a View more »- Uruguay vs Netherlands Match Preview
A few months ago, no one would have expected Netherlands and Uruguay facing each other at the semi finals.
Both teams, undefeated, will have to fight for a place in the final. Uruguay's martyr Luis Suarez -the player most familiar with Dutch football in the squad- will be unable to perform, while Netherlands will View more »- Dunga fired as Brazil coach
Brazil coach Dunga has been dismissed after his side's quarter-final exit from the World Cup, the Brazilian Football Federation have announced.
End of the road: Brazil coach Dunga has been dismissed after his side were eliminated by Holland in the quarter-finals
The decision was widely expected after Brazil's surpr View more »- Dunga dismissed by Brazil
The Brazilian Football Federation have confirmed Dunga has been dismissed following the country's elimination from the World Cup.
Dunga indicated he was likely leave his post after Brazil's hopes of a sixth World Cup triumph were ended by Holland in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
"Ending the cycle of work that began View more »- Van Marwijk ready for battle
Holland coach Bert van Marwijk is predicting a battle royal against the "fighters" of Uruguay in Tuesday's semi-final but believes his Dutch players have added some steel to their renowned brand of attractive football.
The Dutch are the clear favourites to make it to Sunday's final, especially with Robin van Persi View more »- Juninho: Dunga will be a scapegoat
When you are coach of the Brazilian national team you have 190 million of your countrymen advising you on everything from who should be in the team, to how they should play.
Blame game: Dunga faces heavy criticism after Brazil's defeat to Holland
When you lose you get the same number calling for your hea View more »- One-match ban for Suarez
Luis Suarez will only be banned for one match for his hand-ball against Ghana - meaning the striker will be eligible for the World Cup final if Uruguay beat Holland.
FIFA confirmed that their disciplinary committee had looked at the case and decided against imposing any further punishment beyond the minimum one-ma View more »- De Jong has faith in team-mates
Nigel de Jong is hoping his Holland team-mates can keep alive his dreams of playing in the World Cup final as he prepares to sit out the match which could take them there.
The 25-year-old Manchester City midfielder picked up his second yellow card of the tournament in yesterday's 2-1 quarter-final win over favouri View more »
