Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Holland Favorite To Make It To The Final

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Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Holland Favorite To Make It To The Final

Uruguay in all sincerity has surprised me in this world cup by getting to the semifinal for the first time since Mexico 70. It being back in the days when Mazurkiewicz, Cubilla and Esparrago guided their team past the Soviet Union and in to a place among the top four nations in world football. Uruguay however since then has not climbed to the same heights in world football yet it is perhaps this team which will bring them the cup they so long for and so proudly held back in the days of Varela. This being the player who captained their squad which against the odds defeated Brazil in the Maracana stadium in 1950 to deliver on to the "garra charrua" their second title. Uruguay then being the world's greatest football nation yet future generations would fail to recapture the grandness of their past as perhaps that spirit had abandoned them or simply that they had been overtaken by other nations.

Uruguayan glory however is back in this world cup and though they qualified last in South America; they have made it to the semifinal thanks to players like Forlan and Juarez; who have brought back that never say die attitude. This being a most crucial factor in their last victory against Ghana, who took a one goal lead in to the second half only to have Uruguay come back to even matters at one a piece and eventually win on penalties. This making their victory all the more outstanding specially in the last minute of overtime when two defenders fought desperately to keep the ball from going in for what was sure to be the goal which would eliminate them. It being Juarez whose hands saved the day for Uruguay yet in all there was honesty to his actions.

This being the case since Ghana was given the penalty kick which they had earned so it was not a case of Maradona's hand of God or even Germany's hand against the USA in 2002; all of which went unseen by the referee thus creating an injustice. The situation being one that Juarez's hand was spotted and the appropriate actions were taken which not only included a red card for Juarez, who will miss Uruguay's semifinal against the Netherlands but a great chance for Ghana to score the goal which would have left them but one game from the final. Ghana was presented its chance by the referee which would now make it unfair to blame him for the fact that Gyan simply missed. As for Juarez, he did what he could to prevent a sure goal and took the consequences of actions as did his team in what was a desperate gamble in which they had nothing to loose. This being the case that they opted to give away a penalty instead of a certain goal and elimination from the tournament. All of which in my opinion justifies Juarez's desperate save which he did not get away with as it was called a penalty.
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Uruguay however will face the Netherlands without Juarez and perhaps without Lugano yet this does not mean that they are without chance, as there is a reason why they have won more South American championships than even Brazil. Of course one could say the Netherlands will be the favorite going in to the match. They, after all also have players who are more than capable of winning a match such as Sneijder and Van Persie and are better rested since they were not taken in to overtime though in today's football and the conditioning it involves; this should not make all that much of a difference. I for my part do not underestimate Uruguay yet I feel that it will be the Netherlands, who will prevail in their semifinal encounter and though the match will be anything but easy; it should be the Dutch in the finals. It being there where they will probably meet Germany in what should be a repeat of the 1974 final.

The Netherlands, for what concerns them have won every one of their matches and look like they are ready to take on the might of German football yet should not overlook Uruguay. As it perhaps was this feeling of complacency which led to their loss in their quarterfinal match against Russia in the European Championship of two years ago; when they had also won all their previous games. As a personal opinion, I could say that the Dutch can be like their great master, Vincent Van Gogh of so many years ago who was brilliant yet tended to quarrel with himself. As for the semifinal match between the Netherlands and Uruguay, this should be one to remember as well as a game to bring out the best of both the South American and European styles yet I believe that the Netherlands given the absence of Juarez will prevail yet I would not rule out a Uruguayan victory just yet.

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