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Uruguay vs. Netherlands: Dutch win, 3-2, advance to first World Cup final since 1978 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA -- As a first-time host of soccer's grand spectacle, Africa opened the 2010 World Cup with tremendous good will showered upon its six qualifying teams. By the quarterfinals, South America had emerged as the tournament's dominant player, with four of its five squads among the last eight. But Tuesday at Cape Town Stadium, the Netherlands did its part in restoring Europe as the leading actor in the World Cup, defeating an undermanned but resilient squad from Uruguay, 3-2, in the first of the tournament's two semifinals to guarantee an all-European final. The Netherlands will face either Spain, the 2008 European champion, or three-time World Cup champion Germany, for the sport's most coveted trophy Sunday at Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium. The loser of Wednesday's semifinal in Durban will face Uruguay in the third-place match Saturday in Port Elizabeth. Dutch soccer fans erupted in cheers, song and ear-splitting vuvuzela blasts when Wesley Sneijder, their most prolific scorer, struck the 70th-minute goal that reclaimed the lead after a tense first half ended in a 1-1 deadlock. Once the victory was official following a spirited surge by Uruguay, which scored to make it a one-goal game during stoppage time, a throng estimated at 40000 to 50000 erupted anew in Amsterdam's Museum Square, where Dutch supporters watched the proceedings on massive outdoor screens. Almost ...

"Zoo Photos" Gwaymar's photos around Buenos Aires, Argentina

Preview of Gwaymar's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Buenos Aires, Argentina Entry Title: "Zoo Photos" Entry: "The zoological gardens were more than gardens and more than a zoo as these photos will attest. In combination it was a huge site with much to see; taken separately it can not compete with a stand alone garden or zoo. No matter how one sees it, it is a beautiful, calm and quiet respite from the street noises of BA. The two "Wild pets" that we saw almost immediately on entering stumped us as they would not show us their identity cards or passports no matter how many peanuts we offered them - they even refused a Starbucks Cafe Latte! We had assumed from the description on the map given us that they may have been carpinchos an amphibious little guy native to those parts. It wasn't until we got back to Canada and put out an 'all points bulletin' to world travelers (well, a few friends of ours) that we started to get some feedback. The two most well traveled: John A and Michael G quickly confirmed that it was not a carpy-type thingie but rather, the Mara from the Caviidae family. Note: en.wikipedia.org It is native to Brazil. When we saw the hind legs we thought it was a type of pygmy kangaroo crossed somewhere with a beaver, rat and mule! It certainly looked something mutant - but this pair grew on us after a while and then stopped ...