'Bring on Brazil'

Liverpool frontman Dirk Kuyt led Holland into the quarter-finals of the World Cup and declared: "Bring on Brazil."

Goals from Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder helped the Dutch see off a stubborn Slovakia side, including Kuyt's Reds team-mate Martin Skrtel, who grabbed a late consolation courtesy of Robert Vittek's penalty.

Bert van Marwijk's men have now gone 23 games unbeaten and Kuyt is relishing Friday afternoon's clash with Brazil in Port Elizabeth.

"We can't wait to play against them and we want to convince the world that we can beat a team like Brazil," Kuyt said. "I think we have a chance against every team in the world. We're always convinced of our own qualities.

"So far we've won every game in qualification and every game in the tournament, so it couldn't be any better.

"We're delighted with the result. There's only one thing that counts now - winning games, and that's what we've done.

"We are very happy but we have to keep going. We know we can improve - that's the spirit of this team.

"We've won four games and now we just want to win the fifth as well."

Robben scored a stunning individual effort on his return to the starting line up after injury and Kuyt believes he is crucial to their hopes of success.

"The way Arjen played was unbelievable,"he added.

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