Don't count Uruguay out of today's Netherlands vs Uruguay semifinal. The team has impressed at every stage of this World Cup with its rock-solid defense, deadly counterattack, and the scoring genius of one of the Cup's best strikers, Diego Forlán.
Here are the top three reasons why Uruguay will beat the Netherlands today:
1) Nothing to lose
Unlike the Netherlands, which now must live up to tremendous expectations after having beaten Brazil, the pressure is off of Uruguay.
2) Luis Suarez may be seen as the cartoon villain of this World Cup after his goal-line handball but Uruguay’s coach, Oscar Tabarez, thinks the criticism has gone too far and is using it to create a spirit of "us against the world" among his players.
3) A foreign star of Spain’s La Liga may have been expected to light up the World Cup, but most people would have put money on Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo or Argentina’s Lionel Messi. While that pair have both been disappointing, Forlán, who plays for Atletico Madrid, has carried his fantastic club form into the World Cup.
Note EU-Digest: wishful thinking. Holland will win.
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