The Netherlands defeated Uruguay in the semifinals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday. Uruguay was the last South American team holdout in the tournament. This year's World Cup is is being hosted by South Africa. Giovanni van Bronckhorst scored for the Dutch with a 35-yard shot in the eighteenth minute, while Uruguay's Diego Forlan scored his fourth goal in this year's World Cup to tie in the 41st minute. Howver , after the Netherlands' coach Bert van Marwijk replaced Demy de Zeeuw with attacker Rafael van der Vaart at halftime, the Dutch went on a roll, with Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben both scoring in the second half. They scored in quick sucession , in the 70th and 73rd minutes, respectively. Uruguay later narrowed the Dutch's lead to one point in injury time, but the orange-clad Dutch beat back late Uruguayan pressure after the injury time goal was scored. Fans of the Netherlands' soccer team were wildly celebrating too. 45 minutes after the small Western European country won, many fans returned to Cape Town's Green Point Stadium to see the players do a victory dance. Many of the fans beat drums and cheered "Holland! Holland! Holland!"
The Netherlands defeated Uruguay in the semifinals of the on Tuesday. Uruguay was the last South American team holdout in the tournament. This year's World Cup is is being hosted by South Africa. scored for the Dutch with a 35-yard shot in the eighteenth minute, while Uruguay's scored his fourth goal in this year's World Cup to tie in the 41st minute. However , after the Netherlands' coach replaced with attacker at halftime, the Dutch went on a roll, with and both scoring in the second half. They scored in quick succession , in the 70th and 73rd minutes, respectively. Uruguay later narrowed the Dutch's lead to one point in injury time, but the orange-clad Dutch beat back late Uruguayan pressure after the injury time goal was scored. Fans of the Netherlands' soccer team were wildly celebrating too. 45 minutes after the small Western European country won, many fans returned to 's to see the players do a victory dance. Many of the fans beat drums and cheered "Holland! Holland! Holland!"
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