Holland to first final since 1978

CAPE TOWN: Playmaker Wesley Sneijder inspired Holland to a 3-2 victory over battling Uruguay yesterday that sent them back to the World Cup final after a 32-year wait where they will play in an all-European clash.



It will be Europe’s 10th World Cup win in 19 Finals but the first by a European side outside their own continent.


The Dutch lost both their previous finals in 1974 and 1978 to hosts West Germany and Argentina respectively.


“We are so close,” said Sneijder, who already won the Italian League and Cup double and the Champions League this season with Inter Milan.