Holland will contest their first World Cup final since 1978 after beating Uruguay 3-2 at Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday night.
He walked into the press conference with chin and nose in the air, but the dejection shrouding Diego Armando Maradona was palpable.
Brazil are out of the World Cup. The Seleção lost 2-1 to Holland in the first of the tournament’s quarterfinals on Friday in Port Elizabeth.
He may be in breach of contract, but the controversial music producer is being given R5,7-million to walk away from the closing ceremony.
Both Holland and Brazil will be entering Friday’s World Cup quarterfinals Port Elizabeth like fading beauty queens.
At Friday’s goalless draw between Portugal and Brazil in Durban, Brazil captain Lucio was masterful in containing Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
We all got high on Bafana euphoria and bought into the delusion that it was all going to be okay. And it’s that kind of insanity that keeps SA sane.
Consortium partners organising Cup ceremonies wanted “space wasting” musician to quit.
Of the six African teams at the World Cup only Ghana have adapted to the hard-working demands of modern football tactics.
A 2-1 loss to The Netherlands confirmed what Cameroon already knew: That the Indomitable Lions were out of the World Cup with barely a roar.