Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez has plotted a scheme to curtail Netherlands winger Arjen Robben during their World Cup semi-final showdown in Cape Town on Tuesday evening.
Sebastian Abreu, the decisive man in the penalties victory against Ghana, said: "Tabarez has been talking to us about Robben and how to stop a player like him."
A hamstring complaint led to Bayern Munich forward Robben not starting a match for Holland at the finals until the second round victory over Slovakia.
However, he is anticipated to be the main threat as Bert van Marwijk's side seek to secure a first ever World Cup winning campaign for the Netherlands.
Uruguay already possesses a proud World Cup history, having been the inaugural host nation and twice winning the trophy - one of only five countries with multiple victories.
However, since a fourth-place finish during the 1970 competition, they have failed to go beyond the second round stage in four World Cup finals appearances.
Of the four nations remaining in this year's competition, they are regarded as the outsiders but Tabarez is daring to dream of returning home as winners.
To do so Uruguay must overcome a Netherlands team who have been slated for a perceived lack of ambition in their approach to games but their form certainly stands up to scrutiny with a perfect record in their eight World Cup qualifying games followed by more of the same in the finals so far having won all five of their encounters in South Africa.
Uruguay will also have to cope without their prolific striker Luis Suarez, who has spent the last three seasons running riot in Dutch domestic football with his club Ajax but who is banned for this semi-final. Defender Jorge Fucile similarly misses out.
On the plus side, another defender Diego Godin, missing from the win over Ghana with a thigh injury, hopes to be available for selection.
In the absence of Luis Suarez former Manchester United front man Diego Forlan, who hit his third strike of the finals when equalising against Ghana, will carry much of his country's weight of expectation on his shoulders.
Here at Puntinplay.com we think Suarez is a big miss for the South Americans, not just for his goal scoring but also his goal-keeping ability, and while it might be a tight encounter the Dutch should have the necessary firepower to see them through to their first final since 1978.
