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 Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk It's a World Cup stereotype that TV cameramen always pick out attractive Brazil fans in the crowd ... Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Photograph: Richard Heathcote/guardian.co.uk ... 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 Photograph: Scott Heavey/Action Images Photograph: Scott Heavey/guardian.co.uk It's a safe bet this pair won't get on TV Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk A couple of Brazil fans peep out from beneath a giant Netherlands banner Photograph: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: JEWEL SAMAD/guardian.co.uk Holland's danger man Arjen Robben gets close attention from the Brazil defence Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters Photograph: Eddie Keogh/guardian.co.uk Melo forcefully tells Robben what he thinks of him as the Dutch winger lies injured Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/guardian.co.uk The beautiful game turns ugly as Nigel De Jong and Wesley Sneijder attempt to calm Robinho during a brief early melee Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Photograph: David Gray/guardian.co.uk ... and then celebrates with his team-mate Luis Fabiano Photograph: Michael Kooren/Reuters Photograph: Michael Kooren/guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/guardian.co.uk 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 ... Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Photograph: Richard Heathcote/guardian.co.uk ... the Netherlands' players celebrate as the Brazilians look dumbfounded Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Photograph: Richard Heathcote/guardian.co.uk 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! Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk Brazil's frustration grows and Melo is rightfully dismissed after stamping on Arjen Robben Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/guardian.co.uk Kaka, who has been having a quiet game, finds himself in front of goal but his shot goes wide Photograph: Andre Penner/AP Photograph: Andre Penner/guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Photograph: David Gray/guardian.co.uk The final whistle goes and Netherlands are in the semi-finals Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/guardian.co.uk It's not just the players who are celebrating a famous victory Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/guardian.co.uk