Dutch and Uruguay fans react to their teams scoring goals

Описание: (6 Jul 2010)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 6 July 2010
1. Wide of tens of thousands of Netherlands fans gathered at Museumplein, celebrating as first Dutch goal scored
2. Various of celebrations with flares burning
3. Wide of fans
4. Close-up of two Netherlands supporters, faces painted with flags
Montevideo, Uruguay - 6 July 2010
5. Wide of Uruguay fans watching game on giant screen, celebrating as Uruguay scores equaliser, zoom in as confetti flies through air
6. Mid of crowd celebrating
7. Close-up of crowd celebrating
8. Wide of Uruguay supporters celebrating
9. Mid of President Jose Mujica in crowd celebrating Uruguay goal
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 6 July 2010
10. Wide of Netherlands fans reacting as Uruguay score equaliser
11. Close-up of crowd, man with hands on his head
12. Mid of crowd celebrating second Netherlands goal
13. Various of crowd celebrating
14. Mid of woman in orange cowboy hat cheering
15. Wide of crowd celebrating third Netherlands goal
16. Mid of crowd with flare burning
17. Fan on friend's shoulders celebrating
18. Wide of crowd celebrating final whistle as Netherlands win
19. Various of celebrations in Museumplein
STORYLINE:
There were scenes of mass celebration in central Amsterdam on Tuesday evening as the Netherlands turned on the style to reach its third World Cup final with a 3-2 victory over Uruguay.
The square of Museumplein in the centre of the city was turned into a sea of orange as tens of thousands of football fans turned out to watch their team on a massive screen.
The Dutch fans soon had reason to celebrate as Giovanni van Bronckhorst scored one of the goals of the tournament in the 18th minute.
Diego Forlan equalised in the 41st-minute, with another powerful long-range shot, which the Netherlands goalkeeper should have saved it.
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica was amongst those celebrating the turn of events in the capital Montevideo, where the game was being shown on a giant screen.
But the Netherlands put the match out of reach with two goals in quick succession in the second half.
Wesley Sneijder scored in the 70th and Arjen Robben leapt to head home a cross from the left.
The Dutch never looked troubled from that point on despite a late onslaught from the two-time champions from South America.
Maximiliano Pereira scored for Uruguay in injury time but the Dutch weathered the late Uruguayan pressure, and the Orange-clad fans around the world erupted at the final whistle.
The Netherlands, which lost in the 1974 and '78 finals, was appearing in the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since losing on penalties to Brazil in 1998.
It was Uruguay's first appearance in the final four since 1970.
Uruguay won the title in 1930 and again in 1950, but it reached this year's semi-finals in controversial fashion when Luis Suarez handled the ball on the goal line in the last minute of extra time against Ghana in the quarter-finals.

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