Van Persie fit for semi-final after elbow scare
Reuters - Saturday 03 July 2010, 13:53
JOHANNESBURG - Netherlands striker Robin
van Persie has been cleared to play in Tuesday's World Cup
semi-final with Uruguay in Cape Town following a hospital scan
on an elbow injury, the Dutch FA said on Saturday.
Van Marwijk had earlier told reporters in Johannesburg that
defender Joris Mathijsen was also in hospital for a scan on a
knee injury.
A statement said: "Neither scan on Van Persie or Mathijsen
showed any serious damage and both are fit to play against
Uruguay."
Netherlands knocked favourites Brazil out of the tournament
on Friday with a comeback 2-1 win in Port Elizabeth in which Van
Persie played 85 minutes.
Mathijsen had been named in the starting line-up against
Brazil but was replaced after being injured in the pre-match
warm-up.
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