:01:03. > :01:06.highlights of last nights two remaining World Cup clashes. Kevin
:01:07. > :01:13.Kilbane is here and we will get his later. First it is to Brasilia where
:01:14. > :01:21.Belgium took on Argentina, word Leo Messi's magic be enough to see off
:01:22. > :01:50.Belgian's golden generation? -- Belgium's.
:01:51. > :01:56.Both teams needed extra time to get past the second round but with two
:01:57. > :02:01.very different performances. Belgium excelled only to be denied time and
:02:02. > :02:06.again by Tim Howard in the USA goal, while Argentina laboured
:02:07. > :02:11.against Switzerland before Angel di Maria's late extra time winner.
:02:12. > :02:19.Alejandro Sabella makes two changes at the back. Demichelis makes his
:02:20. > :02:26.first appearance at the World Cup in place of Fernandez in central
:02:27. > :02:31.defence. Marcos Rojo is suspended at left back. Leo Messi wins his 91st
:02:32. > :02:37.cap, equalling the number of appearances made by Diego Maradona.
:02:38. > :02:48.Marc Wilmots sticks are largely to the side which beat the USA. --
:02:49. > :02:51.sticks largely. Steven Defour is available after suspension and
:02:52. > :02:55.Thomas Vermaelen has recovered from injury but both of them have do
:02:56. > :02:59.settle for a place on the bench. -- have Tess settle.
:03:00. > :03:09.There is space here for Kevin De Bruyne. A real intensity about this
:03:10. > :03:13.one. Feeling very much like Argentina know they need to up their
:03:14. > :03:18.game in all likelihood to get past this hurdle. Messi, what a pass. And
:03:19. > :03:22.it comes from Lavezzi. Away by Kompany. Leather as he was in acres
:03:23. > :03:46.of space on the far Lavezzi. -- Messi. That was fine play. Di Maria.
:03:47. > :03:52.Zabaleta. Racing forward. Hague Wayne! 1-0 burp inside the first
:03:53. > :04:01.eight minutes -- Hague His first goal of the World Cup and
:04:02. > :04:07.what a game in which to score. Argentina have had most of the early
:04:08. > :04:13.play. The break was incisive, the finish was clinical. Belgium are
:04:14. > :04:22.behind early. Courtois was not able to get anywhere near that one. It is
:04:23. > :04:31.the perfect start for Argentina. The Michaelis. Messi. -- be
:04:32. > :04:40.There is a bit of room here now for De Bruyne. He will go for goal. He
:04:41. > :04:42.will not come close to finding it this time. Kevin De Bruyne
:04:43. > :04:43.will not come close to finding it this time. Kevin De opened the
:04:44. > :04:58.scoring against the United States in the second round. Mascherano.
:04:59. > :05:01.Zabaleta is heading towards the far post. That was a good flick by di
:05:02. > :05:12.Maria. He was not far away from finding Gonzalo Higua?n. Witsel. De
:05:13. > :05:19.Bruyne. That was a good save by Romero, it did not quite fall for
:05:20. > :05:28.the striker. Gonzalo Higua?n with a pass to Messi. And the flag goes up
:05:29. > :05:31.against Lionel Messi after the challenge of Kompany. Argentina are
:05:32. > :05:39.looking dangerous at times in the first half. He was unlucky there,
:05:40. > :05:45.Messi. The first save was made by Sergio Romero at the other end. Jan
:05:46. > :05:54.Vertonghen is well forward on the nearside. Messi. Trying to thread
:05:55. > :06:02.that won through to Angel di Maria, what a pass. Di Maria. A vital block
:06:03. > :06:08.was made by Kompany. Di Maria is playing really well. Di Maria has
:06:09. > :06:13.stayed on the ground, it looks as though his thigh strain make and
:06:14. > :06:19.curtail his involvement in the game. -- might curtail. How will this
:06:20. > :06:26.affect the balance of the play and the balance of the Argentina side?
:06:27. > :06:34.Zabaleta looking for Gonzalo Higua?n. It is collected by Enzo
:06:35. > :06:40.Perez. Into Messi, beautiful control. Almost took him all the way
:06:41. > :06:47.into the penalty area. Belgium do not like it. The referee has given
:06:48. > :06:51.Argentina a free kick just outside the box. For a few moments it was as
:06:52. > :06:59.though the ball was stuck to his foot, Messi. Dumpling be surrounded
:07:00. > :07:05.by Belgium players. -- comp weekly. Interesting times for the Belgian
:07:06. > :07:12.defence. Messi with the kick. -- completely. It stays at 1-0. Always
:07:13. > :07:22.lifting, ultimately over the top of the bar. Messi took too long. It is
:07:23. > :07:36.not often you can say that. He plays it towards Eden Hazard. It goes out
:07:37. > :07:45.off Enzo Perez. Jan Vertonghen's delivery. The header went just wide.
:07:46. > :07:49.off Enzo Perez. Jan Vertonghen's contact. He was unable to direct it
:07:50. > :08:00.goalwards. As the ball goes skidding wide of the post. Here comes
:08:01. > :08:08.Argentina. Gonzalo Higua?n. He fancies himself here. The deflection
:08:09. > :08:11.takes it wide of the post. That could so easily have deflected into
:08:12. > :08:20.the back of the net with Thibaut Courtois wrong-footed by the
:08:21. > :08:28.sizeable deflection. Jan Vertonghen brings it to a halt. The flag is up
:08:29. > :08:32.on the far side. The referee is going to show a yellow card for the
:08:33. > :08:51.first time today. It is to Eden Hazard. Messi's delivery. Courtois
:08:52. > :08:57.was stretching, there. Belgium are on the back foot. That is
:08:58. > :09:01.comfortable for Courtois. And now they can break with Axel Witsel.
:09:02. > :09:11.There are plenty of red shirts going forward. Kevin De Bruyne. CHEERING
:09:12. > :09:18.That was too long. Before the ball came down to Hazard, and away he
:09:19. > :09:26.comes. Direct route to goal. It is off the top of the bar. So nearly a
:09:27. > :09:28.second goal of the afternoon. A powerful, surging run from the
:09:29. > :09:35.Argentinian striker. That was a vicious finish. And Belgium are
:09:36. > :09:39.mightily relieved to see the ball skidding off the top of the
:09:40. > :09:46.crossbar. Half an hour to go exactly. Witsel. The first touch
:09:47. > :09:55.forgeries Martins. exactly. Witsel. The first touch
:09:56. > :09:56.Martins. Over the top of the bar. Certainly that was a bit more like
:09:57. > :10:04.it from Belgium. Certainly that was a bit more like
:10:05. > :10:10.delivery from the left. Fellini with the height advantage over Basanta.
:10:11. > :10:17.He could not quite keep his head down. There has to be more urgency
:10:18. > :10:18.about Belgian's play. They have not really tested Romero a great deal in
:10:19. > :10:26.this match. -- Belgium's. Kevin De really tested Romero a great deal in
:10:27. > :10:37.Bruyne. That is comfortably cleared. On the floor momentarily,
:10:38. > :10:39.but Belgium are keen to get on with the game cover this needs to be a
:10:40. > :10:53.good delivery. It post, whipped in low, and off the
:10:54. > :10:58.central defender, but the goalkeeper was right there behind the ball.
:10:59. > :11:04.Lukaku getting in, there. They need a goal here to keep their World Cup
:11:05. > :11:11.hopes alive. Here comes Belgium again with Axel Witsel. It is
:11:12. > :11:20.blocked by Mascherano, and away by Basanta. Here is Palacios.
:11:21. > :11:24.Mascherano almost loses out to Kevin De Bruyne. Belgium have got to go
:11:25. > :11:30.for it. De Bruyne. Belgium have got to go
:11:31. > :11:36.cross. Here it comes. Flapped at by Romero. He stretches and he does
:11:37. > :11:42.well. Away from Zabaleta, blocked by Enzo Perez. Belgium are not going to
:11:43. > :11:44.go down without a fight and they will get a free kick for that as
:11:45. > :11:52.well, the challenge on younger Tongan. A yellow card for Lucas
:11:53. > :12:00.Biglia. Here is why. Blocking the path of Jan Vertonghen. -- challenge
:12:01. > :12:04.on Jan Vertonghen. Lukaku heads to the far post but it is whipped to
:12:05. > :12:08.the near post. Much to the frustration of Lukaku. That was a
:12:09. > :12:16.bit of a let off for the Argentina frustration of Lukaku. That was a
:12:17. > :12:20.defence. A constant din is being made by the supporters from
:12:21. > :12:30.Argentina, echoing around this wonderful arena. Somebody in that
:12:31. > :12:32.Belgium team needs a bit of craft, guile, inspiration to potentially
:12:33. > :12:37.change the course of the quarterfinal. Will their single goal
:12:38. > :12:52.proved to be enough? -- proved. --. Belgium's corner. They are trying to
:12:53. > :13:04.finish the match on the front foot and force extra time. Just two
:13:05. > :13:08.minutes to go plus added time, Mertens with the corner, it is
:13:09. > :13:10.whipped back in by Chadli. They have only lost twice since the start of
:13:11. > :13:17.2013, 14 wins and three draws in only lost twice since the start of
:13:18. > :13:23.that time, but these are the matches that really matter. The knockout
:13:24. > :13:33.games on the big stage. There is not much time left now for Belgium. Here
:13:34. > :13:39.comes Lucas Biglia. Gago's pass and away goes Messi. He could put the
:13:40. > :13:44.finishing touches on now. That is a good save by Thibaut Courtois.
:13:45. > :13:54.Belgian hopes are wafer thin but they are still alive. A minute and a
:13:55. > :14:06.half remaining in added time. Argentina are thumping the ball out
:14:07. > :14:16.of play. Chadli. De Bruyne. Here is Witsel. Mertens Was the in towards
:14:17. > :14:22.Lukaku. He stays up but he cannot quite find van Buyten. Witsel with
:14:23. > :14:28.the shot. That might just be Belgium's lot. That is the closest
:14:29. > :14:37.they have come from long time in this game. Witsel had to give it a
:14:38. > :14:43.crack. But the ball just tumbled away from the goal. And at the other
:14:44. > :14:48.end of the field moments before that, Lionel Messi have the chance
:14:49. > :15:08.to finish it for Argentina. Denied by the excellent young Belgian
:15:09. > :15:14.goalkeeper. Biglia is down. Argentina are heading to San Paolo!
:15:15. > :15:22.It was another narrow victory. One goal through to be enough. And
:15:23. > :15:27.Higuain was the man who got it early in the match, and Belgium's World
:15:28. > :15:33.Cup adventure is over! Argentina, losers in the last eight in the
:15:34. > :15:37.previous two world cups come they didn't slip at the quarter-final
:15:38. > :15:41.hurdle this time. They are still in the hunt for the trophy. The final
:15:42. > :15:44.score, Argentina one, Belgium zero. It all ends in disappointment for
:15:45. > :15:50.Marc Wilmots with Argentina through to another World Cup semifinal. Or
:15:51. > :15:54.you convinced by the Argentinians? I haven't been convinced by them
:15:55. > :15:59.throughout. I think the key player is casualties mac, we know that, but
:16:00. > :16:08.we are looking for some other players to assist casualties Mac --
:16:09. > :16:11.casual two -- with Lionel Messi. We have had two moments, today was
:16:12. > :16:15.another moment when he picked up the ball, there was uncertainty in the
:16:16. > :16:20.Belgian defence and it caused problems. In the last round against
:16:21. > :16:25.Switzerland, there was a brilliant moment from Messi, he beat a couple
:16:26. > :16:31.of players, and they are too reliant on him. He has disappointed,
:16:32. > :16:38.overall. There was so much hope for Belgium. Marc Wilmots tried
:16:39. > :16:41.overall. There was so much hope for confidence into Hazard, what has
:16:42. > :16:45.happened with him? There was a lot of pressure on him. His form did
:16:46. > :16:49.curtail towards the end of the season, he had one eye on this World
:16:50. > :16:53.Cup, and when you are putting that much pressure on yourself to
:16:54. > :16:59.perform, he has come out here with the expectations of the nation on
:17:00. > :17:05.his shoulders. Messi has had it as well. He hasn't been able to
:17:06. > :17:11.perform, Hazard. He's not been able to do the things he has done so well
:17:12. > :17:15.at Chelsea which has been the big disappointment at this World Cup.
:17:16. > :17:20.So, Argentina through, Brazil also through, the only thing people are
:17:21. > :17:24.talking about here is the injury to Neymar, what did you think about the
:17:25. > :17:29.challenge? I think it was a bad challenge. The player new exactly
:17:30. > :17:32.what he was doing to the challenge. We see it from the goalkeepers, they
:17:33. > :17:38.come out to collect the highball, it is more protection for themselves
:17:39. > :17:43.for an injured -- from an injury, but this is different. He's got into
:17:44. > :17:47.the challenge, you recognised it was Neymar, it was a high challenge, and
:17:48. > :17:52.he went with the forearm as well, so it was a bad challenge, and he will
:17:53. > :18:00.be the most hated man in Brazil. Thank you. So, three of the four
:18:01. > :18:01.semifinal sorted. Next up, the Netherlands were looking to get past
:18:02. > :18:17.the minnows of Costa Rica. I want to tell you of a legend, a
:18:18. > :18:24.legend that grows every four years. It is a story of the flying
:18:25. > :18:30.Dutchman. It is also the story of a curse, of restlessness and failure,
:18:31. > :18:38.the story is my story. For I am one of the flying Dutchman. We have been
:18:39. > :18:43.doomed to spend eternity on a series of four year quests, a fruitless
:18:44. > :18:49.search for the golden treasure. We always get close, so very, very
:18:50. > :18:54.close. But, I'd tell you, we remain United in belief that we can lift
:18:55. > :19:00.this curse, we will find what we are looking for, and we will return home
:19:01. > :19:05.as heroes. But I see a new phone is standing in our way, a land
:19:06. > :19:10.undiscovered, full of volcano and Forest, a land of danger filled with
:19:11. > :19:18.the proud people. And it is in! Ruiz! Vague, to want the gold,
:19:19. > :19:27.they, too, want to return home as victors. They want to keep us
:19:28. > :19:34.cursed. What a fantastic bowl! Will the curse be broken? Or will we be
:19:35. > :19:37.fated to continue this infernal quest? I am one of the flying
:19:38. > :19:50.Dutchman, and this is my time. Good evening from Salvador, city of
:19:51. > :19:55.goals, and there have been 24 in the five games played here so far. The
:19:56. > :19:59.tone was set by the Netherlands on the second day of the World Cup.
:20:00. > :20:03.This is where it started for them with a 5-1 thrashing of defending
:20:04. > :20:10.champions, Spain, including that header from van Persie. Change was
:20:11. > :20:26.inevitable for the Dutch. There are two changes. Martins Indi starts,
:20:27. > :20:30.and it really is a side that screams attack to the Costa Rica team. It is
:20:31. > :20:32.one that is missing the defender they call the Rock. He was suspended
:20:33. > :20:46.after his sending off. Ruiz, well-known to the Dutch from
:20:47. > :21:18.his time with PSV Eindhoven. Robben wanted it from de Vrij. Here
:21:19. > :21:23.is Ruiz on the ball, I wonder what sort of look he would have opt from
:21:24. > :21:26.the most hardened Costa Rican supporter, if you said that they
:21:27. > :21:36.would be playing in the quarterfinals. Brilliantly, Gamboa,
:21:37. > :21:44.but Vlaar moves it away. The best move of the games so from Costa
:21:45. > :22:02.Rica. Here is Campbell, who might be playing with Arsenal at last.
:22:03. > :22:13.Good save, Navas, but here is Sneijder... That was a little more
:22:14. > :22:19.routine for the Costa Rican goalkeeper. Brilliant move, best
:22:20. > :22:28.save, best moment of the match. It comes to van Persie, and the keeper
:22:29. > :22:31.is off his line so fast. We have seen van Persie finishers chances so
:22:32. > :22:43.many times. And then Sneijder doesn't get hold of it. Ruiz,
:22:44. > :22:49.followed by de Vrij. Depay, a chance to shoot, at Navas is in the way.
:22:50. > :23:04.Good save again. Two good chances. It is a poor finish, really. Four
:23:05. > :23:15.babies born in Costa Rica were given Joel after Campbell. Where do you
:23:16. > :23:26.get these facts from? Brilliant! Borges, bumped to the floor. It's a
:23:27. > :23:33.good thing for the Dutch to have some pressure against them. It will
:23:34. > :24:20.give them a chance to use Costa Rica's best chance of the
:24:21. > :24:42.game. I think there was a foul from Diaz Campbell. Good spot from the
:24:43. > :24:57.referee. Sneijder, what a save, what a try! Brilliant Sneijder, agile
:24:58. > :25:12.Navas. De Vrij, trying to spring the trap for van Persie. Sneijder. Good
:25:13. > :25:30.defending from Borges. Robben did not see him coming. Navas had to get
:25:31. > :25:40.it right, got it just right, like everything else he has done in this
:25:41. > :25:50.tournament. What three impressive is speed off the line. I think it was
:25:51. > :26:08.the van Persie chance earlier. So quick off his line. Robben, caught
:26:09. > :26:24.in between Umana, who has a yellow card, and Diaz Campbell. That is I
:26:25. > :26:35.shall not pass. Robben to take the free kick. If it has been too
:26:36. > :26:44.pedestrian for your tastes back home, think what Costa Rican goal
:26:45. > :26:57.can do for it. Borges has been ordered away. He goes for goal... I
:26:58. > :27:11.had a little feeling they would try the double bluff. He won't try it
:27:12. > :27:15.again. The free kick comes in. It is over the top. That is what I'm
:27:16. > :27:17.again. The free kick comes in. It is over the top. That is what talking
:27:18. > :27:23.about, that is exactly the kind of thing Holland have to careful about.
:27:24. > :27:32.Very good defending from Vlaar. Gonzales did not give him the space
:27:33. > :27:42.to get a free header. Played up towards Bryan Ruiz. The ball will
:27:43. > :27:50.not break. Martins Indi. Robin van Persie. That is a lovely Lie after
:27:51. > :27:57.Lens. Robben. -- lay off. Robben goes down, free kick. Yellow card.
:27:58. > :28:04.Right on the limits of the penalty area. It was almost on the line.
:28:05. > :28:11.Yes, he sticks his arm out. Good feet from Robben. A bit of a tired
:28:12. > :28:16.lunge from Gonzalez. Wesley Sneijder with the Netherlands free kick.
:28:17. > :28:23.Navas has built a wall of four. The Netherlands are ready. Snyder goes
:28:24. > :28:28.for gold. Off the post. It goes over the wall. Give Navas credit, he is
:28:29. > :28:36.near enough there, if it was on target he may have got a hand on it.
:28:37. > :28:39.Good stuff from de Vrij. We are set for a grandstand finish. Arjen
:28:40. > :28:45.Robben takes three defenders with him. He is stopped by Diaz. Look how
:28:46. > :28:54.quickly he is on the ball again. His shirt was being pulled. Arjen
:28:55. > :28:57.Robben. With the latest chance to deliver something pretty special.
:28:58. > :28:59.Robben. With the latest chance to Van Persie wanted it played in
:29:00. > :29:05.quickly, he frees himself of the markers. It is off the head of
:29:06. > :29:13.Gonzalez. Navas did not really get to it cleanly. Van Persie. That was
:29:14. > :29:18.a lovely turn. Navas blocks. Kuyt is prevented and Costa Rica have
:29:19. > :29:22.cleared. On the wrong foot for van Persie, the keeper gets down well to
:29:23. > :29:34.his right hand side and he clears the danger. Robben. Snyder. Kuyt
:29:35. > :29:41.wants it on the other side. Snyder in. Van Persie has missed. Surely he
:29:42. > :29:46.just had to make contact. They don't know what has happened. I cannot
:29:47. > :29:50.believe he has missed it. I thought it might have been a penalty but he
:29:51. > :30:00.just misses completely, what a ball from Snyder. For a man of his
:30:01. > :30:07.quality, that is a huge mess. -- Miss. Robben has momentum, Dias is
:30:08. > :30:17.in the book. He is surely going here. He has checked the number. Is
:30:18. > :30:24.he letting him off? I think he is. Well, that is incredible. By the
:30:25. > :30:30.letter of the law, that is a yellow card but he gets done by the good
:30:31. > :30:34.play, it is not malicious. Robin van Persie is set and ready. Fired in
:30:35. > :30:41.but straight at the gloves of Navas. Wesley Sneijder. Blind. That is a
:30:42. > :30:48.lovely ball in. It is missed by everybody. Off the bar. That is an
:30:49. > :30:58.incredible scramble. De Bruyne runs it out. It is van Persie again. How
:30:59. > :31:12.on earth did that not going? That is a great cross which everybody
:31:13. > :31:20.misses. Tejeda on the post. De Vrij timed it to win the ball from
:31:21. > :31:26.Bolanos. Kuyt is outside and he is needed. He cannot get any further,
:31:27. > :31:35.though. That is a corner. More of the same from the Dutch, good
:31:36. > :31:42.pressure. Kuyt on the move. A header from Ron Vlaar. Navas gets across,
:31:43. > :31:54.you would not expect anything else. He is calmly awaiting this save. It
:31:55. > :31:54.is a great header. Down? What does the
:31:55. > :31:59.is a great header. Down? What does referee do? Nothing. He points for a
:32:00. > :32:04.goal kick. Costa Rica are protesting, more strongly from the
:32:05. > :32:07.touchline ban on the field. I tell you what, that is a penalty. Eclipse
:32:08. > :32:11.is left leg. He goes down looking you what, that is a penalty. Eclipse
:32:12. > :32:25.for it but I have seen them given -- he clips. Is it a substitution?
:32:26. > :32:40.Krul? Louis van Gaal would do that. Bolanos, brilliant! And de Vrij
:32:41. > :32:53.stops him from doing the ultimate damage to the defence. Not quite in,
:32:54. > :32:58.desperate Dutch defending now. Bolanos, taking everyone on, it is a
:32:59. > :33:01.Costa Rica corner, and, if anything, they are coming on more strongly.
:33:02. > :33:31.Amazing! Cillessen saves! Cannot go on any
:33:32. > :33:37.more! Oh, my days! Really good save, that, isn't it?
:33:38. > :33:54.Umana climbs over the top of van Persie. Danny Murphy tapping his
:33:55. > :34:02.watch, two minutes and counting. Huntelaar, with the lay-off two to
:34:03. > :34:13.Lens. Sneijder, trying to call it in! Robben! He has gone into van
:34:14. > :34:18.Persie. Umana, he has lost his balance. He would have had a
:34:19. > :34:19.straight and square ball. What an effort from Sneijder! It was going
:34:20. > :34:24.to have to take something effort from Sneijder! It was going
:34:25. > :34:30.eat that goalkeeper, and that was a special strike. Krul is coming on
:34:31. > :34:40.for Cillessen! This is a real story! He looks sick, Cillessen, he's made
:34:41. > :34:45.him look like a bit of Aland. This is potentially his only World Cup
:34:46. > :34:55.action. -- he has made him look like a bit of a lemon. That will do it,
:34:56. > :35:00.0-0, final score in Salvador. Argentina's semifinal opponents will
:35:01. > :35:07.be decided by a penalty shoot out. It is the Netherlands versus Costa
:35:08. > :35:12.Rica. It is now Krul versus Navas. Borges as was the case in the last
:35:13. > :35:24.16 against Greece, will be first up for Costa Rica. And he has put it
:35:25. > :35:31.low. Superbly executed. Robin van Persie. And he does put it right
:35:32. > :35:47.into the corner. Another terrific penalty. Ruiz is up next. Saved by
:35:48. > :35:59.Krul! Dutch cheers right around the arena. He changed, didn't he? He
:36:00. > :36:08.went the other way against Greece. Robben to make it advantage
:36:09. > :36:21.Netherlands. Ignored the antics of Navas. Kept his eye on the ball.
:36:22. > :36:26.Gonzalez beat Krul. He has just done his bit. Wesley Sneijder does not
:36:27. > :36:32.miss many. And he does not miss this one either. Still, the men in orange
:36:33. > :36:43.have the advantage, 3-2 after three kicks each. Bolanos looks nervous.
:36:44. > :36:53.But he has scored. The kick was not nervous, not one bit. Nerveless.
:36:54. > :37:06.Dirk out, he has never had a bigger kick for his country than this and
:37:07. > :37:10.he scores. -- Kuyt. This is one of the leaders in the Costa Rican
:37:11. > :37:13.side, showing nerves of steel to score the decisive kick against
:37:14. > :37:16.Greece in the last round. He has two score to keep Costa Rica in the
:37:17. > :37:27.World Cup at least for one more kick of the ball. Huge pressure. It is
:37:28. > :37:35.saved by Krul! It is the Netherlands who go through to the semifinals.
:37:36. > :37:38.The Costa Rica fairy tale ends here. We will talk about their efforts for
:37:39. > :37:44.a long, long time, they will be heroes back home. But for this
:37:45. > :37:50.moment now, it is about plain old Dutch courage. As displayed by Louis
:37:51. > :37:57.van Gaal, he changed his keeper for the spot kicks. It was a gamble. The
:37:58. > :38:04.money was on Tim Krul and he has paid out. Incredible drama at the
:38:05. > :38:08.Arena Fonte Nova, have you recovered? Not really, an incredible
:38:09. > :38:13.occasion. Costa Rica were valiant but they did not get there in the
:38:14. > :38:20.end. What about the penalty shoot out? A massive call by Louis van
:38:21. > :38:24.Gaal. It is a massive call. A wonderful moment for Tim Krul to
:38:25. > :38:28.come off the bench, that was a big decision. Management at times is
:38:29. > :38:33.about key decisions at the right moment and Louis van Gaal stepped up
:38:34. > :38:39.to the plate. What about the penalty shoot out, getting your top players
:38:40. > :38:42.to step up and they proved it? So often the star man wants to take the
:38:43. > :38:47.fifth penalty but with Holland there was none of that nonsense, three key
:38:48. > :38:51.players taking their first three penalties, all three of them scored
:38:52. > :38:56.and it proved that it is a team game, not about the individuals at
:38:57. > :38:59.this stage, it is about pulling together. Tim Krul coming on, it
:39:00. > :39:10.must have been heartbreaking bacillus and at that key stage. --
:39:11. > :39:14.for Cillessen. I saw him kicking over a water bottle in frustration.
:39:15. > :39:19.Some of the fans may disagree but the Dutch deserved to go through?
:39:20. > :39:24.Costa Rica had a good chance early on. You have to give Cillessen
:39:25. > :39:29.credit. The Dutch were dominant throughout, Wesley Sneijder hit the
:39:30. > :39:32.woodwork twice, van Persie had a couple of chances, Robben had
:39:33. > :39:37.chances, they should have won it in normal time, should have won it in
:39:38. > :39:41.extra time, full credit to the Costa Rican defence, but that was a big
:39:42. > :39:49.moment later. It did not happen for them. Manchester United fans must be
:39:50. > :39:53.delighted with their new manager, imagine the season we have coming
:39:54. > :39:58.up. I cannot wait for the first meeting between Louis van Gaal and
:39:59. > :40:02.Jose Mourinho? Yes, there are so many top coaches in the Premier
:40:03. > :40:05.League, you could have a World Cup winning coach stepping into the role
:40:06. > :40:10.that Old Trafford, what a story that would be. There seems to be in a
:40:11. > :40:16.believable team spirit in the nettle and side? Yes, that is what van Gaal
:40:17. > :40:19.has created, over the years there have been controversies and spats at
:40:20. > :40:24.the Netherlands but there is none of that nonsense under van Gaal, he is
:40:25. > :40:31.a disciplinarian. There is a bit of fun and leniency as well. We have
:40:32. > :40:32.two cracking semifinals to look forward to, and don't forget it is
:40:33. > :40:59.the Wimbledon men's final. And Federer against Djokovic is live
:41:00. > :41:03.on BBC1 at two o'clock. Back in Brazil we have two fantastic
:41:04. > :41:07.semifinals to look forward to. On Tuesday in Belo Horizonte it is
:41:08. > :41:11.Brazil against Germany. And on Wednesday we will have highlights of
:41:12. > :41:18.the Netherlands against Argentina. So, Kevin Kilbane, who is your money
:41:19. > :41:22.on now? The favourites now would be Germany simply because Brazil have
:41:23. > :41:27.Neymar and Thiago Silva out, two keep players so far. Germany will
:41:28. > :41:30.beat them, so it puts them as the slight favourites, overall Germany
:41:31. > :41:35.looks solid and clinical, I would not have gone with Germany before
:41:36. > :41:38.the game against France because I thought France might beat them but
:41:39. > :41:43.now they are favourites because they are too hard to breakdown. They have
:41:44. > :41:49.to start converting their chances, are you convinced by the false nine
:41:50. > :41:52.of Thomas Muller? There is vulnerability in every one of the
:41:53. > :41:56.sides, and that is the beauty of this World Cup, nobody has been
:41:57. > :42:02.convincing. The way Germany played against France, they were difficult
:42:03. > :42:05.to breakdown and closer' was not getting service but he did not
:42:06. > :42:10.create opportunities. Then Thomas Muller goes up playing the false
:42:11. > :42:14.nine, he does not get chances himself but he works hard for the
:42:15. > :42:18.side. It is an intriguing last four but the key is Neymar and Thiago
:42:19. > :42:23.Silva being out, that will be too much of a hindrance for Brazil.
:42:24. > :42:26.Thank you for joining us. Four teams are left standing, two wins away
:42:27. > :42:33.from the biggest prize in world football. Goodbye for now. Plenty of
:42:34. > :42:41.people have France as the dark forces but they have to beat the
:42:42. > :42:53.might of Germany. -- dark horses. It is 1-0 and Germany lead! Germany
:42:54. > :43:02.roll on again. Who can keep their cool in Fortaleza? Thiago Silva has
:43:03. > :43:08.put Brazil in front! It is dipping and it is in, that is brilliant.
:43:09. > :43:15.That is a picture no Brazilian wants to see. Brazil are into the
:43:16. > :43:19.semifinals of their own World Cup. This is the first meeting between
:43:20. > :43:31.these two nations for 28 years. Higuain, 1-0 Argentina! Higuain! It
:43:32. > :43:39.is off the top of the bar. And Argentina are heading to S?o Paulo.
:43:40. > :43:46.There always seems to be at least one team capturing the imagination.
:43:47. > :43:50.Sneijder goes for gold, off the post. That is a lovely ball and it
:43:51. > :44:00.is missed by everybody. Cillessen saves it. Trying to curl it in. Tim
:44:01. > :44:01.Krul... And it is saved by Krul! Holland are going through to the
:44:02. > :44:06.semifinals.