FIFA World Cup 2010 · Semi-final

Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands

Tuesday 6 Jul 2010 · Cape Town, South Africa (neutral)

Uruguay2–3Netherlands

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Bronckhorst Forlán Sneijder Robben Pereira

18′0–1Giovanni van Bronckhorst Netherlands
41′1–1Diego Forlán Uruguay
70′1–2Wesley Sneijder Netherlands
73′1–3Arjen Robben Netherlands
90′2–3Maxi Pereira Uruguay

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Uruguay

Came on

13Sebastián AbreuFW↑78′
21Sebastián FernándezFW↑84′

Netherlands

Came on

23Rafael van der VaartMF↑46′
17Eljero EliaFW↑89′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Uruguay: 1957 → 1941
Netherlands: 2134 → 2150

Expected score for Uruguay: 26.5% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 6, 1924–2011.

Uruguay wins: 3
Draws: 1
Netherlands wins: 2

Form either side

Uruguay

Before

0–0 v France 11 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
3–0 v South Africa 16 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Mexico 22 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v South Korea 26 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–1 v Ghana 2 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

2–3 v Germany 10 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–0 v Angola 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
7–1 v Indonesia 8 Oct 2010 · Friendly
4–0 v China PR 12 Oct 2010 · Friendly
0–2 v Chile 17 Nov 2010 · Friendly

Netherlands

Before

2–0 v Denmark 14 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Japan 19 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v Cameroon 24 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v Slovakia 28 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v Brazil 2 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

0–1 v Spain 11 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–1 v Ukraine 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
5–0 v San Marino 3 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
2–1 v Finland 7 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
1–0 v Moldova 8 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010

Road through the tournament

Uruguay

0–0 v France Group stage
3–0 v South Africa Group stage
1–0 v Mexico Group stage
2–1 v South Korea Round of 16
1–1 v Ghana Quarter-final
2–3 v Netherlands Semi-final
2–3 v Germany Third-place play-off

Netherlands

2–0 v Denmark Group stage
1–0 v Japan Group stage
2–1 v Cameroon Group stage
2–1 v Slovakia Round of 16
2–1 v Brazil Quarter-final
3–2 v Uruguay Semi-final
0–1 v Spain Final

Every Uruguay v Netherlands match6

From Uruguay's side.


8 Jun 2011	Netherlands	1–1 (won on pens)	Home	Copa Confraternidad 2011	—
6 Jul 2010	Netherlands	2–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Semi-final
30 Dec 1980	Netherlands	2–0	Home	Mundialito 1980	—
15 Jun 1974	Netherlands	0–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1974	Group stage
30 May 1928	Netherlands	2–0	Away	Olympic Games 1928	—
6 Jun 1924	Netherlands	2–1	Neutral	Olympic Games 1924	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul