FIFA World Cup 2010 Super Soccer Monday Netherlands v Slovakia 16:00 Local Time

The Match

Netherlands – Slovakia

Netherlands meet Slovakia in this the fifth of the eight knock match’s in FIFA World Cup 2010. Both teams are on form in this tournament with the Netherlands not breaking a stride in their convicing three match win to take the top position in their group. Slovakia on the other hand took a match or two to reach there tournament pace and in the process knocked out the reigning champions Italy.

This will be the first time, since their declared independence, that the Slovakia have played The Netherlands and it will be an interesting pairing. The Netherlands did however play Czechoslovakia way back in 1938 in a FIFA World Cup that saw The Netherlands lose 3-0.

“We expect a difficult game against Slovakia. They showed a lot of character against the Italians and were rewarded with a famous victory. Everything’s fine from our point of view, but there are a just a few things here and there that we need to put right,” Robin van Persie, Netherlands forward.

“I hope we’re capable of producing another performance like the one against Italy. I believe we can give any team something to think about. But obviously the Dutch are favourites, not just for this game but for the whole tournament,” Robert Vittek, Slovakia forward..