Patrick Kluivert
Brazil faced the Netherlands in the semi-finals. Ronaldo scored in the 46th minute for Brazil, and Patrick Kluivert equalized for the Dutch in the 87th minute. A surprisingly tame match ended 1–1 after 120 minutes. Goalkeeper Claudio Taffarel made two diving saves in the shoot-out for Brazil as they defeated the Netherlands 4–2 on penalties and advanced to the final.