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7/6/10

World Soccer Cup 2010: Dutch Delight As Netherlands Reach Final

The Netherlands reached the World Cup final for the third time on Tuesday, beating Uruguay by the odd goal in five in Cape Town to set up an all-European final with Germany or Spain.

The Dutch turned on the style that has made their teams famous for decades, scoring three times, but Uruguay made more than a game of it, with Diego Forlan scoring his fourth goal of the tournament and Maximiliano Pereira curling in a shot in injury time to ensure a frantic final few minutes.

"This is very special,'' Dutch Coach Van Marwijk said. "After 32 years, we play the final again. Such a small country. We can be very proud of this.''

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