Uruguay's Forlan was awarded the Golden Ball at South Africa 2010. Forlan was delighted with his triumph, dedicating the win to the whole of Uruguay. "It's as great as it is unexpected," he said. "I never even imagined something like this, nor did I have my sights set on it. As I'm a striker, I…

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez believes his compatriots can be proud of the what they achieved in South Africa. Although his men finished off with a 3-2 defeat to Germany in the Third-Place play-off Tabarez is adamant the whole of Uruguay can rejoice at their accomplishments at the World Cup. La Celeste reached the semi-finals for…

World Cup 2010 - 3rd Place Match highlights Uruguay 2-3 Germany highlights Venue Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 10 July 2010 kick off:20:30 CET FULL-TIME Uruguay 2-3 Germany That was just a fantastic game of football from start until finish. Uruguay and Germany, thanks a million for giving us so much entertainment over the last month.…

The Uruguay team will receive a "stunning welcome" home on Monday, according to government and football officials. Plans have been announced for an enormous parade, which will give fans in the capital city, Montevideo, the chance to show their appreciation for the players and coaching staff. Oscar Tabarez's men still have one game left to…

Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has revealed that he was not 100 percent fit for his side's World Cup semi-final defeat by Holland. The South Americans went down 3-2 to an impressive Dutch outfit at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday evening. Forlan was substituted with five minutes to play and he admitted that he was…

Uruguay head coach Oscar Tabarez admitted he was proud of his players after they were beaten 3-2 by Holland in the World Cup semi-finals on Tuesday night. The South Americans managed to equalise through Diego Forlan following Dutch captain Giovani van Bronckhorst’s scorcher to open the scoring but the Oranje scored twice in quick succession…

Giovanni van Bronckhorst inspired his side to a thrilling victory which leaves the Netherlands just 90 minutes away from the SA2010 title. The former Arsenal man scored a stunning goal as the Netherlands edged past Uruguay in a five-goal thriller to book Bert van Marwijk's team a place in Sunday's final. Wesley Sneijder, who destroyed…

World Cup 2010 Semifinal Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands highlights Venue: Cape Town Tuesday, 6 July 2010 kick off:20:30 CET FULL-TIME Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands THE NETHERLANDS ARE IN THE WORLD CUP FINAL Uruguay v Netherlands line-ups: Uruguay: 1-Fernando Muslera; 3-Diego Godin, 6-Mauricio Victorino, 5-Walter Gargano, 16-Maximiliano Pereira, 22-Martin Caceres, 15-Diego Perez, 11-Alvaro Pereira, 17-Egidio Arevalo, 7-Edinson Cavani,…

Netherlands keeper Maarten Stekelenburg is pleased he will not have to face his club-mate Luis Suarez on Tuesday. Stekelenburg is more than aware of the Uruguay striker's attacking qualities as his team-mate at Ajax but the Dutch stopper has joked that the forward deserves the Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper in South Africa…

The weight of history will not burden Uruguay in their semi-final according to coach Oscar Tabarez. The South American nation hosted the inaugural Fifa World Cup and triumphed on home soil back in 1930. The men from Montevideo then had to endure an agonising 20 year wait before even qualifying again, but remarkably went on…

Uruguay captain Diego Lugano is racing the clock to be fit for Tuesday's semi-final against The Netherlands. Lugano suffered a knee injury in the first half of Uruguay's quarter-final against Ghana and remains in doubt for the last four clash. But 29-year-old is determined to lead his side and will play through the pain barrier…

Uruguay players will be swotting up on the Netherlands ahead of their SA2010 semi-final. While Germany and Spain are familiar foes in Wednesday's last-four clash, the Netherlands and Uruguay last played each other at the 1974 World Cup. The Oranje won that game 2-0, and will be hoping for a repeat in 2010 on Tuesday.…

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