'Netherlands are almost perfect'

Argentina face a tough task to get past a Netherlands team who do almost everything perfectly and given space can be lethal, midfielder Javier Mascherano said on the eve of their World Cup semifinal clash.
Argentina will be trying to end a 24-year wait for a place in the World Cup final on Wednesday, while Louis van Gaal's Dutch side are one win from being in the showpiece game for the second time in a row having lost the 2010 decider 1-0 to Spain.
"It will be a very tough match, Netherlands is a great team and they do almost everything right," Mascherano said in an interview with Argentina's official news agency, Telam.
"They are very experienced and have got a lot of great players, and they were at the last World Cup final although they lost," he added.
The Netherlands can rely on tricky winger Arjen Robben although the goals have dried up for main striker Robin van Persie who needs to recapture the form he showed in the group stage, when he scored three times in the first two games.