SLO 5:3 (3:2) URU

The hosts booked their place in the last four against the odds, just as Poland did in Poznan in 2006. Slovenia had a slightly easier path to get this far but haven't had an easy ride as the Uruguayans, who had already met expectations proved. Uruguay were underdogs against the hosts and Slovenia started well opening the scoring after three minutes to ease the pressure from the 150 onlookers. Uruguay responded well as Ignacio De Leon equalised almost immediately. Marko Hrvatin wasn't going to let the only remaining South American team ruin their party and duly slotted home to restore the lead and with 6 minutes of the game gone, both teams had given an early indication of the closeness between the two teams and this game could go either way. Nacho restored parity on 8 minutes with a good finish from a tight angle, but once again, the goals were flowing like water and Hrvatin bagged his second just minutes later. 3-2 was the score at half time. Slovenia took a hold of the match with their 4th goal and Uruguay had an uphill struggle to overturn this scoreline, though they have come from behind twice already. And they took the game back to within 1 goal with 15 minutes remaining when Nicolas Pirotto rose to header in from 6 metres out. The ball looked to roll along the line before being cleared, but referee Pascal Fritz awarded the goal to the dismay of the Slovenian fans. Slovenia put the final nail in the coffin and it proved too much for Uruguay, who created few chances in the last 10 minutes but bowed of the championship with pride.