WORLD CUP-LATEST PREDICTIONS FRIDAY 2 JULY

QUARTER-FINALS

Holland v Brazil

I well remember the clashes between these two in the consecutive World Cups of 1994 and 1998 in the quarters and semis respectively - both fiercely contested and both won by Brazil. There is a feeling in the air in some quarters that it's Holland's time to beat Brazil. We don't know yet how good this Dutch team really is as they haven't had to raise their game yet to the higher levels to get this far. Arjen Robben in my book is one the very best around, and he needs to play a big game today if Holland are to progress. Brazil looked highly impressive against Chile in the last round and if they play like that again today then it's very hard to see the Dutch dream surviving. Both teams know that winning today's clash will give them a real chance to making it to Soccer City for the Final, as they will face the winners of tonight's clash between Ghana and Uruguay.

MATCH PREDICTION: BRAZIL 3-1 HOLLAND

Uruguay v Ghana

This is a fascinating one - both impressed in their second round wins over South Korea and the USA, and both will be desperate to get through to the last four where they know anything could happen. I really can see this going either way, but I'm going to predict with my heart and say that the African dream will roll on to Cape Town next Tuesday.

MATCH PREDICTION: URUGUAY 2-3 GHANA