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: )

Brazil (FIFA Ranking: 1)

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

Venue: Soccer City

Referee: O Benquerenca

Attendance: 84,017

Uruguay (FIFA Ranking: )

Ghana (FIFA Ranking: )

Uruguay win 4-2 on penalties

Tuesday 6th July 2010:

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

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