Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands: 2010 World Cup match
2–3Full time
Match in one glance
UruguayNetherlandsGoalCard
Uruguay
Netherlands
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Uruguay3Netherlands
Giovanni van Bronckhorst opened the scoring at 18′.
Team comparison
UruguayNetherlands
2Goals3
2Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1DFDiego ForlánUruguay · 41′1goal
- 2MPMaxi PereiraUruguay · 90′+2′1goal
- 3GvGiovanni van BronckhorstNetherlands · 18′1goal
- 4WSWesley SneijderNetherlands · 70′1goal
- 5ARArjen RobbenNetherlands · 73′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Semi-final
- Stage
- Semi-final
- Date
- 2010-07-06
- Venue
- Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
- Result
- 2–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Uruguay / NetherlandsUruguay
Diego Forlán41′
Maxi Pereira90+2′′
Netherlands
Giovanni van Bronckhorst18′
Wesley Sneijder70′
Arjen Robben73′
Complete match timeline
UruguayNetherlandsGoalCardSubstitution
Uruguay
Netherlands
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1G. van Bronckhorst 18′ · D. Forlán 41′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 2W. Sneijder 70′ · A. Robben 73′ · M. Pereira 90′+2′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Uruguay
Reported rolesFM
1Fernando MusleraDG
3Diego GodínMV
6Mauricio VictorinoMP
16Maxi PereiraMC
22Martín CáceresWG
5Walter GarganoÁP
11Álvaro PereiraDP
15Diego PérezEA
17Egidio Arévalo RíosEC
7Edinson CavaniDF
10Diego ForlánReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 13SASebastián Abreu78′
- 21SFSebastián Fernández84′
Match contributions
- Diego Forlán⚽ 1
- Maxi Pereira⚽ 1▰ 21′
- Martín Cáceres▰ 29′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1FMFernando MusleraGoalkeeper
- 3DGDiego GodínCentre-back
- 5WGWalter GarganoCentral midfielder
- 6MVMauricio VictorinoCentre-back
- 7ECEdinson CavaniCentre-forward
- 10DFDiego ForlánCentre-forward
- 11ÁPÁlvaro PereiraLeft midfielder
- 15DPDiego PérezRight midfielder
- 16MPMaxi PereiraRight-back
- 17EAEgidio Arévalo RíosCentral midfielder
- 22MCMartín CáceresLeft-back
Netherlands
Reported rolesMS
1Maarten StekelenburgJH
3John HeitingaJM
4Joris MathijsenGv
5Giovanni van BronckhorstKB
12Khalid BoulahrouzMv
6Mark van BommelDd
14Demy de ZeeuwWS
10Wesley SneijderDK
7Dirk KuytRv
9Robin van PersieAR
11Arjen RobbenReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 17EEEljero Elia89′
- 23RvRafael van der Vaart46′
Match contributions
- Giovanni van Bronckhorst⚽ 1
- Mark van Bommel▰ 90′+5′
- Wesley Sneijder⚽ 1▰ 29′
- Arjen Robben⚽ 1
- Khalid Boulahrouz▰ 78′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MSMaarten StekelenburgGoalkeeper
- 3JHJohn HeitingaCentre-back
- 4JMJoris MathijsenCentre-back
- 5GvGiovanni van BronckhorstLeft-back
- 6MvMark van BommelDefensive midfielder
- 7DKDirk KuytLeft winger
- 9RvRobin van PersieCentre-forward
- 10WSWesley SneijderAttacking midfielder
- 11ARArjen RobbenRight winger
- 12KBKhalid BoulahrouzRight-back
- 14DdDemy de ZeeuwDefensive midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Uruguay3Netherlands
Giovanni van Bronckhorst opened the scoring at 18′.
Team comparison
UruguayNetherlands
2Goals3
2Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1DFDiego ForlánUruguay · 41′1goal
- 2MPMaxi PereiraUruguay · 90′+2′1goal
- 3GvGiovanni van BronckhorstNetherlands · 18′1goal
- 4WSWesley SneijderNetherlands · 70′1goal
- 5ARArjen RobbenNetherlands · 73′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Semi-final
- Stage
- Semi-final
- Date
- 2010-07-06
- Venue
- Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
- Result
- 2–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Uruguay / NetherlandsUruguay
Diego Forlán41′
Maxi Pereira90+2′′
Netherlands
Giovanni van Bronckhorst18′
Wesley Sneijder70′
Arjen Robben73′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.