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Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk said on Friday in the quarterfinal victory over Brazil will silence those who laugh at his prediction that the team “Oranje” will be able to win the World Cup.

“When I was appointed, I let the Dutch Football Federation that we have a mission, we want the World Cup,” he said.

“People laugh at me, but if we want to achieve something we want, we must trust him. This is the message I was trying to convey.”

Feyenord’s former manager, who became Dutch coach after Euro 2008, now only two matches left to make predictions after an own goal and Felipe Melo’s header to make the Netherlands Wesley Sneijder historic 2-1 victory over five-time champion.

“We’ve shown that we can play fantastic football and beat a fantastic team. When I started, I say we do not go to the World Cup only to take part, but when we go, we’re there to win.”

“People might think I’m arrogant, but we have to beat Brazil, we are number three in the world, that’s the reality. We should not be afraid to talk about it.”
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Uruguay end the dream of Ghana to become the first African team in the World Cup semi-final when they won 4-2 through penalties after their quarterfinal match ended 1-1 in extra time, Friday.

Uruguayan substitute Sebastian Abreu in the penalty shoot a decisive victory after goalkeeper Richard Kingson to conquer and Uruguay advanced to the semifinals to face the Dutch, who surprisingly beat Brazil 2-1.

Both teams continued to play a draw after extra time in a game ball after a thrilling penalty shoot-Asamoah Gyan hit the crossbar in the second minute of time added, because the striker Luis Suarez hold the ball at the goal line and removed from the game field.

Ghana superior speculation beforehand thanks to Sulley Muntari shot moments before the first round was over normally but then equated by Diego Forlan through a free kick 10 minutes into the second round begins.

Ghana struggled to become the first African team to advance to the semifinals, while two-time champion Uruguay tried to reach the last four for the first time in 40 years.
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Brazil coach Dunga explained that he would not care to continue his post after the team defeated the Netherlands 1-2 in World Cup quarterfinals, Friday.

When asked about his future, he told reporters, “We know that when I started that I would be here for four years.”

“Sadly, it’s hard, no one is ready to lose.”

Dunga replaced Carlos Alberto Parreira in July 2006, immediately after the last World Cup.

A midfielder with a hard lump at the time of becoming a player, Dunga captained the Brazil team that won the World Cup in 1994 and runner-up four years later.

He was selected as the coach of a surprise, considering that there has been no previous coaching experience and his appointment as a result of lack of discipline and commitment among players.

His first decision is to write off players such as Cafu, Ronaldo, and Roberto Carlos and he then lost his patience on Ronaldinho, so taking it off the squad for South Africa.

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Qualifying for the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals in South Africa proves success of Maradona build a national team (England), Argentina.

Stumbled in the qualification round of the South American zone, Tim Tango actually looked impressive in South Africa after the group stage unbeaten, overcoming Mexico on 16 large, and even recorded a striker Gonzalo Higuain as the tournament’s top scorer.

Although still must pass the Germany line of defense in the quarterfinal and a chance to meet European champions Spain in the semi-finals later on the team that Maradona appeared solid mixing, loving, and enjoy the game of the round leather.

“All my life, I’ve been picking a lot of experience and that is what I share back with all my heart and my soul,” said Maradona was quoted as saying in The Sun.

Maradona, who was reluctant to give kisses warm for the players, was satisfied with the experience at international level.

“I may have one or two advantages over others because I can emit every moment that I follow the World Cup,” explained a former player who brought Argentine champion in 1986.

“I played in Spain in 1982, then we won in 1986, and then they say we’ve gone in 1990 but in fact we came back,” Maradona recounts.
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A two-year-old octopus that was born in England and being taken care in Germany by surprise successfully predict the winners of four games last German World Cup South Africa 2010. The six-legged octopus named Paul was previously with correctly predicted the German victory over Australia in the opening match of the Group D, then lost to the Serbs, returned victorious against Ghana, and on Friday (25 / 6), Paul managed to predict the victory of Germany over England in 16 major phases. Tuesday (29 / 6), Paul the Octopus who was born in Weymouth, England, Argentina and even predict the defeat of Germany in the quarterfinal game June 3, 2010.

Then how this non vertebrate even chose the winner?

It’s simple. Two transparent plastic boxes flagged two different countries were included in the aquarium where Paul lived. The boxes were filled with the same types of foods octopus. The first plastic box that opened the octopus will come out as winners. Believe it or not, the octopus that lives at Sea Life, a natural under the sea sights in the west of the City Oberhasusen; Germany was always precise to determine the winner. Paul just needs a short time when predicting a winner between Germany and England, which could be interpreted Der Panzer will win easily on the Three Lions. Meanwhile, Paul did a different thing when it predicted German victory over Argentina in the quarter-final.
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