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Argentina soccer fans celebrate cup final berth

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Published July 10, 2014 1:21am ET
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Argentina soccer fans celebrate cup final berth
A fan of the Argentina national soccer team celebrates after his team defeated the Netherlands during a semifinals World Cup match, at the FIFA Fan Fest, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Argentina made it to the World Cup final with a 4-2 shootout win over the Netherlands after the game finished in a 0-0 stalemate. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) | Rodrigo Abd

SAO PAULO (AP) — It was Argentina’s joy, and another sting for Brazil.

The Argentine soccer team beat the Netherlands on Wednesday to win a berth in the World Cup championship match — doing it on archrival Brazil’s soil, and just a day after Brazil was humiliated in a 7-1 loss to Germany.

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