World Cup 2010: Holland v Brazil

There's a mouth watering quarter-final in prospect in Port Elizabeth today, where Holland are taking on Brazil. The football purists will be hoping that the match lives up to it's promise. It's a close one to call with both teams qualifying from the group stages unbeaten and also cruising through their first knockout round matches. History doesn't give much of a clue to which way this will go, with Brazil winning three and Holland two in their nine previous meetings
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It's a World Cup stereotype that TV cameramen always pick out attractive Brazil fans in the crowd ...
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... the Netherlands' fans are determined to give the Brazilians a game in that match too. The cameramen won't know who to zoom in on
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It's a safe bet this pair won't get on TV
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A couple of Brazil fans peep out from beneath a giant Netherlands banner
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Holland's danger man Arjen Robben gets close attention from the Brazil defence
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Melo forcefully tells Robben what he thinks of him as the Dutch winger lies injured
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The beautiful game turns ugly as Nigel De Jong and Wesley Sneijder attempt to calm Robinho during a brief early melee
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Ten minutes in and Brazil open the scoring after Melo sends a defence-splitting ball down the middle. Robinho runs onto it and sweeps the ball into the net from the edge of the area
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... and then celebrates with his team-mate Luis Fabiano
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Maarten Stekelenburg in the Netherlands goal leaps high to claw away a cheeky clipped shot from Kaka Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Robinho tussles with Gregory van der Wiel Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Yet again, Arjen Robben is the recipient of some rather heavy handed Brazilian treatment, this time courtesy of Michel Bastos
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Robinho lets Arjen Robben know that he thinks he's making the most of some of the challenges he's been receiving Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

Holland strike back in the 53rd minute when Julio Cesar flaps at Wesley Sneijder's inswinging cross and Felipe Melo glances the ball into his own net. Sneijder may well claim the goal himself, as the cross was goal-bound anyway ...
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... the Netherlands' players celebrate as the Brazilians look dumbfounded
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There's no debate about the scorer of the next goal, as Sneijder nets a thumping header in the 68th minute to make it 2-1 to Holland. What a turnaround!
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Brazil's frustration grows and Melo is rightfully dismissed after stamping on Arjen Robben
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Kaka, who has been having a quiet game, finds himself in front of goal but his shot goes wide
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Netherlands defend in numbers to protect their 2-1 lead Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

With two minutes to go Daniel Alves prepares to take a free kick, but the chance is wasted when he blasts it into the wall
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The final whistle goes and Netherlands are in the semi-finals
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It's not just the players who are celebrating a famous victory
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For every winner there has to be a loser. A dejected Dani Alves lies prostrate Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA

Again, the emotion on the pitch is replicated in the stands as this Brazilian fan sobs into her flag
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