:01:38. > :01:46.Well, 24 hours on, and this country is still in a state of shock. This
:01:47. > :01:49.evening they had to watch on as their great rivals Argentina tried
:01:50. > :01:53.to join Germany in the final by beating the Netherlands. The
:01:54. > :01:54.thoughts of Martin Keown and Tim Vickery to come after we go to your
:01:55. > :02:08.commentators. How do you follow what happened in
:02:09. > :02:15.yesterday's first semifinal? It could still get worse for the host
:02:16. > :02:26.nation Brazil. Argentina making it to the final. And there is history
:02:27. > :02:32.here. Dennis Bergkamp's wonderful winner in Marseille in 1998. The
:02:33. > :02:35.Netherlands and Argentina have served up some magnificent World Cup
:02:36. > :02:44.moments in their previous meetings. It is Lionel Messi versus Arjen
:02:45. > :02:48.Robben. The Netherlands showing one change over Saturday's remarkable
:02:49. > :03:07.win over Costa Rica. Four of the team got to the final
:03:08. > :03:10.four years ago. No coincidence that they were the first four in line to
:03:11. > :03:16.take and score penalties in the last game.
:03:17. > :03:19.Argentina have Marcos Rojo back in the side after suspension, having
:03:20. > :03:38.missed the match with Belgium. Sergio Aguero is reported fit, but
:03:39. > :03:46.she sits among the substitutes. And it is all I is only an all messy --
:03:47. > :03:55.Lionel Messi as he moves one cap better than Diego Maradona. They are
:03:56. > :04:04.wearing black armbands in memory of Alfredo DiStefano who passed away on
:04:05. > :04:05.Monday. Surely the greatest player never to have played at a World Cup
:04:06. > :04:19.final. Whatever the outcome, we are going
:04:20. > :04:34.to see a final that we have had before.
:04:35. > :04:46.A little hasty, that clearance. Snyder was a little hasty with the
:04:47. > :04:54.shot, as well. Argentina are yet to be behind in any game at this World
:04:55. > :05:03.Cup finals. The only team to have won every game so far, and all by a
:05:04. > :05:12.single goal. That is a Campbell, a free kick.
:05:13. > :05:18.That was good stuff from Enzo Perez. This was a great ball. Put the two
:05:19. > :05:23.Dutch defenders out of the game. That was a bit of a daft tackle on
:05:24. > :05:30.the edge of the penalty area, always a risk. The question for the keeper
:05:31. > :05:46.is whether he can see what is coming. That is a big wall.
:05:47. > :06:00.Lionel Messi straight through, and well held, Cillessen. If you put the
:06:01. > :06:06.centre-back into the wall, messy is deciding he can't go over, so he has
:06:07. > :06:22.to go to the other side. Mascherano.
:06:23. > :06:29.I wonder if that is one of the reasons why they have made the
:06:30. > :06:38.change, and put Perez on to the left where he is on the ball now.
:06:39. > :06:39.Returned to him by Messi. Perez wanted to play it back once again to
:06:40. > :06:41.the skipper. Returned to him by Messi. Perez
:06:42. > :06:44.wanted to play it back once again It will be a corner. It was almost a
:06:45. > :06:58.dummy run from Messi. chance. It looked to me like a night
:06:59. > :07:07.in teen ahead got to it first. It was Garay around the back of
:07:08. > :07:22.Demichelis. Has he got a kick in the head from his troubles? Yes.
:07:23. > :07:31.There is that one ball forward from Holland. And it came after
:07:32. > :07:46.Michaelis. A corner is the correct call. -- it came off Demichelis.
:07:47. > :08:00.A lovely ball again, de Vrij still up there. As the Dutch supporters
:08:01. > :08:05.get to their feet, they realise it wouldn't have mattered. The Dutch
:08:06. > :08:15.contingent went up as the referee blew his whistle. That is why. It
:08:16. > :08:18.doesn't look great, punching it, but the first punch was excellent. You
:08:19. > :08:37.are just never in control. In went Biglia and won it, a
:08:38. > :08:48.fraction of a second in front of Sneijder. Vlaar did well to keep it
:08:49. > :08:58.in. And now it is Messi through the gap. The yellow card is out.
:08:59. > :09:07.Sneijder is into him, as well, or De Jong. Certainly stopped Messi there,
:09:08. > :09:12.an arm across to stop him getting to top speed. He will now try to tease
:09:13. > :09:20.the ball into the Dutch penalty area. Cillessen has stayed back, and
:09:21. > :09:28.catches it again. The whistle has gone anyway. Was that a challenge on
:09:29. > :10:09.the goalkeeper? it was a foul by the Manchester City
:10:10. > :10:22.man now. He might get booked, would you believe? It is, yellow for
:10:23. > :10:30.Demichelis. Actually quite vocal in the Argentinian media, before the
:10:31. > :10:38.match. Robben is not a fighter. Sneijder or Robben? It will be
:10:39. > :10:46.Sneijder, and he just sensed there was a chance to catch out Ramiro.
:10:47. > :10:48.The referee laid the paint down, and the two players just moved to the
:10:49. > :11:00.side. We are waiting for that one moment
:11:01. > :11:03.of magic. There are three or four players on the field, some more
:11:04. > :11:10.prominent than others, likely to provide it.
:11:11. > :11:25.Zabaleta, and the flag stays down as Lavezzi gets onto the ball. Was that
:11:26. > :11:39.good defending from Janmaat to win it? I think it was.
:11:40. > :11:50.A throw-in for the Dutch. It was Rojo.
:11:51. > :12:00.Just a little more animated now, Alex Sabella. Did you play against
:12:01. > :12:22.him? I think I did. Here is Higuain. Perez. He was
:12:23. > :12:24.chased all the way by Sneijder. There is room over on the far side
:12:25. > :12:37.Rojo. Lavezzi's shot goes straight into
:12:38. > :12:47.the solid body of Ron Vlaar. This is better from Argentina. A
:12:48. > :13:03.sense of urgency. Ron Vlaar, an excellent game he has
:13:04. > :13:09.had at the heart of the Dutch defence. He might be the best player
:13:10. > :13:18.in this game at the moment. Which I think tells you a lot about the
:13:19. > :13:24.game. Yes. A lovely teasing ball! And it is into the side netting.
:13:25. > :13:30.What a ball that was from Perez, but he couldn't find the finish when
:13:31. > :13:35.Higuain. The net load, and they thought it was in at the far end. --
:13:36. > :13:54.it below that was misjudged by Mascherano,
:13:55. > :14:03.tidied up by Demichelis. Blind looking forward again. Got the call
:14:04. > :14:08.from Rojo to leave it. That was a good play by Rojo, because he is
:14:09. > :14:19.facing the ball, so he needs to make the decision. Argentina are taking
:14:20. > :14:30.off Enzo Perez. The first player on will be Rodrigo Palacio. 19 goals
:14:31. > :14:36.last season. He is a livewire, as well. He is a forward, isn't it? He
:14:37. > :14:43.plays as the lone striker for Inter Milan, more often than not. And the
:14:44. > :14:46.other change will see the return of Sergio Aguero who has been beset by
:14:47. > :15:02.injury problems since the turn of the year.
:15:03. > :15:13.official! It is like a bar of soap now, it is slippery. Aguero gets up
:15:14. > :15:33.with Ron Vlaar. A different type of striker now for Vlaar to deal with.
:15:34. > :15:40.The header goes out. Sabella has played his cards. He has got it out
:15:41. > :15:44.to Rojo. He has gone from distance. Silas and holds. Runs into Aguero.
:15:45. > :15:54.-- it looks like he knew where he was,
:15:55. > :16:06.very deliberate. It is getting quite slippy now, you never know. He did
:16:07. > :16:14.not catch it it cleanly, did he? De Vrij, looking for Robben. It has
:16:15. > :16:21.come to whine -- Wijnaldum. Kuyt is on to him. Zabaleta forces in back.
:16:22. > :16:28.A good ball from Kuyt, Robben is in, brilliant defending! Behind it goes
:16:29. > :16:34.for a corner. Was it Mascherano? It certainly was. He read the danger.
:16:35. > :16:50.Top class. That was the chance to win it. Yes, it is Mascherano. Great
:16:51. > :16:54.blog. Look at the eyes widen, he realised, we are going out, we are
:16:55. > :16:59.not going to make the World Cup final, but for that last bit of
:17:00. > :17:05.lunging. He has launched a bit far, I think something has stretched.
:17:06. > :17:15.They knew it was a chance, look at Danny Blind. Sneijder out to
:17:16. > :17:19.Janmaat. Wijnaldum on the edge of it. Janmaat for the return but he
:17:20. > :17:25.went too soon. The flag was up, that will be a free kick and we are into
:17:26. > :17:28.the last few seconds. A free kick for Sergio Romero today, but he
:17:29. > :17:34.won't take it, because that will do it for the 90 minutes. We have extra
:17:35. > :17:44.time in S?o Paulo in the second World Cup semifinal.
:17:45. > :17:53.Blind made the attentions of Palacio seem as though they did not bother
:17:54. > :18:04.him one bit. Play is going the same way for much as it did with the
:18:05. > :18:08.closing stages of the main game. I was going to say he looks better
:18:09. > :18:13.without the ponytail, not just aesthetically. As a player, I said
:18:14. > :18:21.he looked different, better, quicker. Smarter. Yes. Van Persie
:18:22. > :18:26.off, Huntelaar on. There you go, that is the answer to your question.
:18:27. > :18:37.A few whistles, a few shakes of the head and then a few rather nervous
:18:38. > :18:41.Dutch supporters. He has been under the weather, van Persie, he has had
:18:42. > :18:47.a stomach problem. Huntelaar is majorly involved. Robben. Has got
:18:48. > :18:50.through! And he very nearly found Huntelaar but Mascherano and
:18:51. > :18:58.Zabaleta ganged up on him. Mascherano, yet again, I think,
:18:59. > :19:04.makes the block. If it does go to penalties, Jasper Cillessen will be
:19:05. > :19:12.in goal for them, no Tim Krul heroics for them this time.
:19:13. > :19:22.Zabaleta. Kuyt. Really nicely done. Huntelaar left, Sneijder with Robben
:19:23. > :19:30.and Janmaat to the right. Robben, past Biglia. He goes for gold. It
:19:31. > :19:35.was on target. Romero had to be switched on and ready -- goes for
:19:36. > :19:40.goal. Has that doubled the shots tally? It was just as well that
:19:41. > :19:48.Garay left it. If he tried to get in the way, it might have taken it past
:19:49. > :19:52.Romero. Mascherano, chased by Huntelaar, fouled by Huntelaar. Free
:19:53. > :20:03.kick Argentina, yellow card for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. You are not
:20:04. > :20:10.going to change the referee's mind. Good job for him that they are wiped
:20:11. > :20:12.after the quarterfinal stage. Yes. I thought for a moment the two
:20:13. > :20:19.centre-backs were going to stay back, they are going up now. Garay
:20:20. > :20:26.and Demichelis. Might be your only chance, you never know. To get up
:20:27. > :20:32.Internet Netherlands's penalty area, especially with only seconds left --
:20:33. > :20:44.to get up into that Netherlands's penalty area. So
:20:45. > :20:49.end of his gloves. He actually did well. For a split second, I thought
:20:50. > :20:57.he wasn't going to get there. Right over the top of Sergio Aguero.
:20:58. > :21:02.Zabaleta. Palacio gets away from Blind. It was close to Aguero, not
:21:03. > :21:08.quite close enough, and turned behind by Janmaat. Argentina will be
:21:09. > :21:14.in a hurry to take this corner. A great ball in, Aguero can't get
:21:15. > :21:21.there. Did de Vrij get the call to leave it? In it comes, headed clear
:21:22. > :21:25.by Wijnaldum and that will seal it for the first period of extra time.
:21:26. > :21:28.Flurries of excitement, mainly the Netherlands doing the attacking side
:21:29. > :21:34.of it, but still neither side able to find a way through. I would like
:21:35. > :21:42.to know what Jasper Cillessen is thinking. Probably "about time,
:21:43. > :21:47.too", should have been him last time. Also, I think goalkeepers
:21:48. > :21:54.should take penalties. We might have seen Tim Krul taking one, had we got
:21:55. > :22:03.there. A chance maybe for Argentina, Palacio is in, the flag has stayed
:22:04. > :22:14.down and he has made a mess of it! Aguero. Outcomes -- out comes the
:22:15. > :22:20.Ron Vlaar. He has beaten Ron Vlaar this time. There is the chance, and
:22:21. > :22:27.Jasper Cillessen is in the way of it. Maxi Rodr?guez at the back. I
:22:28. > :22:31.just wonder with Rodriguez's chance, is Palacio in the way as it
:22:32. > :22:37.is coming back towards him? A little bit, but even so, pulling the shirt,
:22:38. > :22:43.Ron Vlaar. He has got to just strike through the ball here. A complete
:22:44. > :22:50.misfit. Palacio's header as well was not great. The referee has the
:22:51. > :23:00.whistle to his lips. We are going the full distance in S?o Paulo
:23:01. > :23:06.tonight. The match has finished Netherlands 0-0 Argentina. The drama
:23:07. > :23:10.continues, though. There are penalty shoot outs and then there are
:23:11. > :23:15.penalty shoot outs. A place in the World Cup final at stake. It is the
:23:16. > :23:24.Netherlands to go first. Robin van Persie is off the field, so
:23:25. > :23:32.responsibility lies with Ron Vlaar. He didn't take one in the last shoot
:23:33. > :23:37.out against Costa Rica. Ron Vlaar has had a terrific game for the
:23:38. > :23:42.Dutch, he is first up from the spot, and it is saved by Romero! Isn't
:23:43. > :23:49.that just the way? How many times have we seen that at this level? He
:23:50. > :23:49.has had an absolutely brilliant game of football,
:23:50. > :23:55.has had an absolutely brilliant game Ron Vlaar, and it was just a poor
:23:56. > :24:03.penalty. Romero guessed right, he almost didn't have to move at all.
:24:04. > :24:08.The Dutch went four out of four against Costa Rica in the
:24:09. > :24:13.quarterfinal, zero out of one here. And Argentina have their main man,
:24:14. > :24:18.and regular taker, going first for them, Lionel Messi, with an extra
:24:19. > :24:25.story being the fact that it is Jasper Cillessen in goal for the
:24:26. > :24:31.Dutch. They couldn't make the change of putting Tim Krul on in this one,
:24:32. > :24:34.all three substitutes used. Jasper Cillessen will want to prove he has
:24:35. > :24:42.got what it takes will stop we know that Messi has, has he now? He has.
:24:43. > :24:44.Never in doubt. It felt like Messi almost waited for Jasper Cillessen
:24:45. > :25:19.to make his move. Robben against Romero. Bottom right,
:25:20. > :25:36.this time. Arjen Robben gets the Dutch in the tech column. -- tick
:25:37. > :25:42.column. Ezequiel Garay. Centre-back, but a player who takes a mean
:25:43. > :25:46.penalty. He once scored seven in a single season when he was playing
:25:47. > :25:52.for Rusev Santander -- Racing Santander. I don't suppose anyone of
:25:53. > :25:59.those carried as much pressure as this one does.
:26:00. > :26:09.And Garay put everything he had behind the ball! You don't save
:26:10. > :26:16.those. He smashed it into the roof of the net. The advantage is with
:26:17. > :26:19.Argentina. 2-1 after two of the net. The advantage is with
:26:20. > :26:38.Argentina. 2-1 kicks each. Romero has saved one. Now he has to
:26:39. > :26:49.try to keep out Wesley Sneijder. Saved! Brilliantly saved! Went the
:26:50. > :26:53.right way and beat it away! Sneijder took only four steps to the ball
:26:54. > :27:00.here, I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact it was saved?
:27:01. > :27:09.Again, it is a great height for the goalkeeper, once you dive the right
:27:10. > :27:15.way. Sergio Aguero, on as a substitute, can put Argentina within
:27:16. > :27:24.touching distance of the World Cup final. He is taking a long time
:27:25. > :27:33.about teeing the ball up as he likes it. Aguero scores! It crept under
:27:34. > :27:55.Cillessen! Cillessen dives over this, for me.
:27:56. > :27:57.Oh yes, he will feel he should have saved it. Durch Kuyt's turn.
:27:58. > :28:02.Oh yes, he will feel he should have saved it. Durch Kuyt's He has to
:28:03. > :28:04.score, he must beat Romero and put this on the net -- durch Kuyt. He
:28:05. > :28:31.does that. Argentina, one click away from the
:28:32. > :28:33.World Cup final. There is a swagger about Maxi Rodr?guez as he
:28:34. > :28:38.World Cup final. There is a swagger about Maxi Rodr?guez makes his way
:28:39. > :28:47.from the halfway line to the penalty spot. The former Liverpool man can
:28:48. > :28:55.take his country to the Maracana with this kick. Cillessen says the
:28:56. > :29:01.ball is not on the spot. Here comes Rodriguez, here go Argentina! They
:29:02. > :29:08.are going to Rio, they will face the might of Germany! For the third time
:29:09. > :29:09.in World Cup history, we are getting a final between the Germans and the
:29:10. > :29:14.Argentinians! a final between the Germans and
:29:15. > :29:21.Blasted in by Maxi Rodr?guez! a final between the Germans and
:29:22. > :29:28.Blasted in Alex Sabella is one game away from the greatest prize in
:29:29. > :29:39.world football. One step too far for the men in orange. It is Argentina
:29:40. > :29:54.who will go on to Rio. Argentina win on penalties.
:29:55. > :30:02.gone to extra time. Germany against Argentina, Sunday night from 7pm
:30:03. > :30:06.with us here on BBC1. And two days before, we have a programme
:30:07. > :30:13.celebrating our own Alan Hansen, player and pundit. Except in
:30:14. > :30:15.Scotland, where it will be half an hour later, the rest of the UK,
:30:16. > :30:27.10.30 5pm. Ron Vlaar was probably the Man of
:30:28. > :30:37.the Match for football. FIFA gave it to Romero for his penalty saves.
:30:38. > :30:44.You would expect in to save it, because it is quite close to him.
:30:45. > :30:50.And then Sneijder, this is a wonderful save. That is all about
:30:51. > :30:57.the goalkeeper from me. He is a hero for now, you look at how well
:30:58. > :31:00.Holland have done and for it to end in that manner, it was tough on
:31:01. > :31:16.them, but very disappointing compared to what we saw last night.
:31:17. > :31:25.Romero, very similar to Julius -- Cesar, hasn't played much club foot
:31:26. > :31:30.all. He is untidy, he doesn't catch much, but he has come up Inc in the
:31:31. > :31:39.key moments. Louis van Gaal praised to the hilt for bringing Tim Krul on
:31:40. > :31:44.against Costa Rica. He had made his substitutions in this game, so he
:31:45. > :31:50.went with Cillessen. Did that increase the pressure on him? He was
:31:51. > :31:55.hurt when he wasn't put in for that shoot out, and he wanted that big
:31:56. > :32:03.save, and it just wasn't there. I think it was a tale of three
:32:04. > :32:08.keepers. Look at that, he nearly saves it. And Argentina go through
:32:09. > :32:22.constantly in the end on the basis of shoot out. Cillessen is too nice.
:32:23. > :32:27.Tell us about it. He seems like a nice boy. He just got on with the
:32:28. > :32:36.job. And you have to delay. Would you have preferred to see him doing
:32:37. > :32:39.a Tim Krul, walking up to Messi? It is gamesmanship, it is annoying for
:32:40. > :32:46.the penalty taker, and it definitely worked the Tim Krul. During the 120
:32:47. > :32:53.minutes, we were thinking of calling it the Ron Vlaar show tonight. How
:32:54. > :33:00.does he benefit by playing in a back three as opposed to a flat back
:33:01. > :33:06.four? Very much so. Here, look at him. He knows he has cover around
:33:07. > :33:11.him, and he has to do it early. Decisive, but he can be, because
:33:12. > :33:18.people are covering. When he plays that Aston Villa, he is not nearly
:33:19. > :33:23.as good. He can get across, be that extra man in the middle. When he is
:33:24. > :33:32.asked to go wide on occasions, he even puts his head in here. Total
:33:33. > :33:38.commitment. A lot of talk about three at the back. Holland have
:33:39. > :33:45.stuck with it. Look at his touch here, nice and calm, uses it
:33:46. > :33:50.usefully. Villa might be looking at this and wondering if they can use
:33:51. > :33:54.it. It is all good quality defending. And look at this for
:33:55. > :33:59.commitment. But he can do it because he has people around him helping
:34:00. > :34:06.him. Again, it is quite simple, but it is
:34:07. > :34:10.effective, and he is very early in his decision-making in position. You
:34:11. > :34:14.have to do the simple things well. What might they be thinking on the
:34:15. > :34:20.streets of Rio with Argentina now in the World Cup final on their turf?
:34:21. > :34:25.The right two possible crumbs of consolation, one that Argentina
:34:26. > :34:31.might lose, but also, who scored the last goal in this World Cup?
:34:32. > :34:38.Rozelle? Something to celebrate. That is a straw to clutch at. Let's
:34:39. > :34:42.just have a look at Arjen Robben. He only touch the ball six times, but
:34:43. > :34:47.then right towards the end of normal time, he had a fantastic chance will
:34:48. > :34:56.stop you will want to praise Mascherano fillies defending. -- for
:34:57. > :35:04.his defending. He just takes one touch too many, Robben. That is
:35:05. > :35:09.beautiful defending from Mascherano. It feels so sweet when you get there
:35:10. > :35:13.and stop someone from scoring a certain goal. He was just trying to
:35:14. > :35:27.take another touch to change the angle. No one will be happier than
:35:28. > :35:31.Mascherano. If he had been cut tonight, his blood would have been
:35:32. > :35:35.Blue and Whites. Not the greatest of semifinals this
:35:36. > :35:41.evening, but it was never going to match the excitement and shock of
:35:42. > :35:46.last night. Brazil are being humiliated, humbled
:35:47. > :35:47.and taken apart, and their supporters simply cannot believe
:35:48. > :36:12.what they are seeing. We knew we could lose, but not for
:36:13. > :36:15.this score. I have no words. The worst thing I have ever team. The
:36:16. > :36:19.national team is a shame for us. worst thing I have ever team. The
:36:20. > :37:01.national team is a shame for That picture is on the big screen in
:37:02. > :37:04.the stadium, and the crowd are booing every time the camera picks
:37:05. > :37:21.him out. Tim Vickery, because of those tears,
:37:22. > :37:23.avid Luiz has escaped some of the criticism that have been aimed at
:37:24. > :37:29.his manager and his other team-mates. A little bit harsh that
:37:30. > :37:32.the crowd turned against the centre forward on the day when the
:37:33. > :37:38.defensive unit absolutely fell to pieces, didn't it? I hate this thing
:37:39. > :37:43.that Brazilian crowds do of picking up one player as a scapegoat. But if
:37:44. > :37:47.you are going to pick out one, don't pick out the centre forward. Pick
:37:48. > :37:57.out a defender. And just one other thing. Brazil will now want an
:37:58. > :38:01.overhaul of their system. We hope so. You don't know. There was a
:38:02. > :38:10.preview of this in the World Club Cup, but when Barcelona beat Santos
:38:11. > :38:13.4-0 in 2011, Pep Guardiola said that his team took the ball the way his
:38:14. > :38:19.grandparents tell him that Brazil used to. Hopefully it will go a
:38:20. > :38:25.little deeper this time. Tim, Martin, thank you very much. We now
:38:26. > :38:28.have our 2014 World Cup finalists, and the Brazilians will have to
:38:29. > :38:35.watch Argentina try to win it in their own backyard. Good night.
:38:36. > :38:59.Germany roll on again. Extraordinary. Closer-macro scores.
:39:00. > :39:09.We are getting a final between the Germans and
:39:10. > :39:19.This is the first example we know of of infrared communication.
:39:20. > :39:24.Imagine if you could talk to the animals.
:39:25. > :39:28.Zoologist Lucy Cooke is going to show us how.