Uruguay may be enjoying their best FIFA World Cup™ campaign in 40 years yet Diego Forlan insisted he and his teammates were taking it all in their stride.
In-form Forlan set up Luis Suarez for the first goal of his double in Uruguay's 2-1 last-16 defeat of Korea Republic Saturday to continue the former Manchester United player's stellar year and seal Uruguay's first FIFA World Cup quarter-final appearance since 1970. He scored a double in Atletico Madrid's UEFA Europa League final win and has also hit the back of the net twice for his country in South Africa.
"We're all very proud and happy and just enjoying everything we're doing and trying to do the best for each other," said Forlan. "Of course everyone wants to make it to the final, we're only two games away now, but that doesn't give us any added pressure, we're taking it one step at a time and will now start to focus on our next game, the quarter-final. It doesn't matter who we face along the way now, every game is tough."
Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez revealed what he had told the players in his pre-match pep talk before their last-16 victory in Port Elizabeth. "I said to them 'you as a group must go out there and show South Korea what you can do and give your best on the pitchsource:http://www.fifa.com
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