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Enlarge PhotoUruguay's head coach Oscar Washington Tabarez talks to his team before the start of extra... Uruguay play Netherlands in a World Cup semi-final on Tuesday.Where: Green Point Stadium, Cape Town.
Capacity: 66,000
When: Tuesday July 6, 2030 local (1830 GMT)
Referee: TBA
World ranking: Uruguay 16, Netherlands 4
Teams: Likely formation, shirt numbers, age, caps, goals:
Uruguay (4-3-3) Netherlands (4-5-1)
1-Fernando Muslera 24-11-0 1-Maarten Stekelenburg 27-32-0
2-Diego Lugano 30-47-4 12-Khalid Boulahrouz 28-30-0
6-Mauricio Victorino 27-8-0 3-John Heitinga 26-59-6
3-Diego Godin 24-41-3 4-Joris Mathijsen 30-60-3
16-Maximiliano Pereira 26-42-0 5-Giovanni van Bronckhorst
35-104-5
15-Diego Perez 30-55-0 7-Dirk Kuyt 29-68-16
17-Egidio Arevalo 28-11-0 6-Mark van Bommel 33-61-10
7-Edinson Cavani 23-18-2 14-Demy de Zeeuw 27-26-0
20-Alvaro Fernandez 24-10-0 11-Arjen Robben 26-50-14
13-Sebastian Abreu 33-58-26 10-Wesley Sneijder 26-66-18
10-Diego Forlan 31-67-27 9-Robin van Persie 26-49-19
Also available:
11-Alvaro Pereira 24-19-3 15-Edson Braafheid 27-7-0
5-Walter Gargano 25-29-0 16-Michel Vorm 26-4-0
18-Ignacio Gonzalez 28-18-1 17-Eljero Elia 23-13-2
21-Sebastian Fernandez 25-7-0 18-Stijn Schaars 26-12-0
8-Sebastian Eguren 29-28-5 19-Ryan Babel 23-39-5
12-Juan Castillo 32-11-0 20-Ibrahim Afellay 24-26-0
19-Andres Scotti 34-28-1 21-Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 26-35-16
23-Martin Silva 27-1-0 23-Rafael van der Vaart 27-81-16
22-Martin Caceres 23-19-0 22-Sander Boschker 39-1-0
13-Andre Ooijer 35-55-3
Trainer - Oscar Tabarez Bert van Marwijk
Injured -
14-Nicolas Lodeiro 21-7-0 None
Suspended -
9-Luis Suarez 23-35-13 2-Gregory van der Wiel 22-14-0
4-Jorge Fucile 25-38-0 8-Nigel de Jong 25-47-1
Changes:
* Uruguay will be without creative midfielder Nicolas
Lodeiro, who has fractured a bone in his foot, and suspended
forward Luis Suarez and defender Jorge Fucile.
The South Americans should have defender Diego Godin back
after a thigh injury, although captain Diego Lugano is doubtful
with a knee injury.
* Netherlands defender Gregory van der Wiel and midfielder
Nigel de Jong will miss out through suspension with Khalid
Boulahrouz and Demy de Zeeuw likely to take their places.
Key stats:
* Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has scored four goals at World
Cups, all against African opposition.
* Forlan's father Pablo played in the two countries' only
World Cup meeting in 1974.
* Netherlands are the only team at the tournament to have won
all of their matches.
Previous meetings:
15.06.74 Hanover Uruguay 0 Netherlands 2
30.12.80 Montevideo Uruguay 2 Netherlands 0
Uruguay's tournament results (AET=after extra time)
Quarter-final
July 2
Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 AET
(Uruguay win 4-2 on penalties)
Second round
June 26
Uruguay 2 South Korea 1
Group A
June 22
Mexico 0 Uruguay 1
June 16
South Africa 0 Uruguay 3
June 11
Uruguay 0 France 0
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Netherlands' tournament results
Quarter-final
July 2
Netherlands 2 Brazil 1
Second round
June 28
Netherlands 2 Slovakia 1
Group E
June 24
Cameroon 1 Netherlands 2
June 19
Netherlands 1 Japan 0
June 14
Netherlands 2 Denmark 0
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(Compiled by Patrick Johnston, Editing by Tom Pilcher)
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