Uruguay Face Germany for World Cup 2010 Third Place

Forwards Diego Forlan (Uruguay, L) and Miroslav Klose (Germany, R). Photo by FIFA.com

Uruguay and Germany are going to clash Saturday evening in the World Cup 2010 third place play-off at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

At the semifinals Uruguay was defeated by the Netherlands 2:3 in a dramatic match Tuesday.

Wednesday the young and aspiring German team was eliminated 0:1 by Spain in the other semifinal.

This is Uruguay's best showing at a World Cup since the 1970 tournament in Mexico, where the team ranked fourth, defeated precisely by today's rivals Germany. Uruguay has two world cups – from 1930 and 1950.

Germany has three World Cup titles – from 1954, 1974 and 1990. In the last World Cup, which Germany hosted in 2006, the team ranked third with a 3:1 win against Portugal at the third place play-off.

Sunday will see the culmination of World Cup 2010 with a face-off between the Netherlands and Spain. Neither team has ever won the trophy.