CAPE TOWN, South Africa - More than half of the Netherlands first-choiceplayers are carrying yellow cards - a precarious situation if several pick up asecond booking and the team advances to the World Cup quarterfinals afterplaying Slovakia. The six players are Robin van Persie, Rafael van der Vaart, Dirk Kuyt, Nigelde Jong, Gregory van der Wiel and captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst.The Netherla
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Four different players scored Tuesday as theNetherlands showed off its attacking prowess with a 4-1 win over Ghana in aWorld Cup warmup.Dirk Kuyt scored in the first half before Rafael van der Vaart, WesleySneijder and Robin van Persie added goals in the last 20 minutes.Van Persiecompleted the rout with an 87th-minute penalty.Van Persie is now tied with Dutch legends Ruu