Samba Boys Undone By The Oranje While Uruguay Helped By Hand of God Version 2.0

Game 57: Netherlands 2-1 Brazil

A game of two halves. Scoreline suggests it was a close battle but in the first half it looked anything but close. Brazil were in control most of the time in the first half but despite scoring early, they opted to sit back on their lead. The second half was a totally different story as Netherlands came out and looked dangerous while going forward. They eventually got their equaliser through a communication breakdown between Brazil's goalkeeper and defender and an instinctive header from Wesley Sneijder was enough for the Dutch to edge the Brazilians. Brazil only have themselves to blame for this defeat as they were not good enough while chasing the game and Felipe Melo's stupid sending-off didn't help one bit. Man of the Match: Wesley Sneijder (once again he proved the world that he is one of the best midfielders in football and can be a match-winner - his passing and movement was brilliant and it should be no surprise to see his name in the best 11 from this World Cup)

Game 58: Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (Uruguay win 4-2 on penalties)

Call him what you want - a cheat or a saviour - but Luis Suarez's deliberate handball in the 120th minute is THE talking point of the World Cup. Forget England's disallowed goal as this handball is as controversial as Diego Maradona's infamous Hand of God in 1986. Some say he could have used his head to clear the ball off the line but even though he used his hands instead, Ghana still had the opportunity to win with a penalty which they didn't score, so I wouldn't call him a cheat. He just gave his team a very slim chance to win instead of losing it outright in the 120th minute. In the end, Uruguay took their chance while Ghana didn't. So there's no point saying Suarez should be banned for more than a match. Apart from all that, it was a really good match with both teams trying hard to win it in 90 minutes but in extra time they both played cautiously to avoid making mistakes which could lead them to concede a goal. Uruguay take on Netherlands in the semi-finals and Luis Suarez's suspension should be a telling factor as he has been in good form for Uruguay before being sent off. Man of the Match: Diego Forlan (worked ever so hard again and was at the heart of Uruguay's best attacking moves - his goal was just rewards for his efforts)