The Netherlands will play their first World Cup final in 32 years after defeating Uruguay 3-2 on Tuesday, dpa reported.
Dutch wonder duo Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben were both on target in the Cape Town semi-final after stunning long-distance goals from the teams' two captains, the Netherlands' Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Uruguay's Diego Forlan.
Maximiliano Pereira's goal for Uruguay in stoppage time came too late to make a difference.
With Germany and Spain contesting the other spot in the final, Tuesday's result means a European team is guaranteed to win a World Cup organized outside Europe for the first time.
The last time the Dutch reached a World Cup final was in 1978, when they lost to hosts Argentina.