Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage from Arena de Sao Paulo, where the Netherlands face Argentina for the right to play Germany in Sunday’s final.

So that is your lot. Argentina are in the final. The Germans will be delighted it went the distance but it will be one serious spectacle. Incredible scenes as the Argentine players celebrate with a jig in front of their fans. Thanks for joining us.

NED 2-4 ARG: Maxi Rodriguez thunders his effort in. Cillessen gets a hand to it but it is in.

NED 2-3 ARG: Kuyt, calm as you like, keeps the Dutch in it.

NED 1-3 ARG: Aguero is lucky to see his effort go under Cillessen.

NED 1-2 ARG: Sneijder has his penalty saved. It was in the corner but at a decent height. Still, great save.

NED 1-2 ARG: Garay blasts the ball into the top of the net.

NED 1-1 ARG: Robben sends Romero the wrong way.

NED 0-1 ARG: Messi strokes his penalty home and sends the keeper the wrong way.

NED 0-0 ARG: Saved. Vlaar’s penalty is saved by Romero.

So it is the Netherlands who go first!

Can the Dutch do it? We are about to see!

And that is that. Penalties!

That was the last chance!

The Netherlands work the ball well through midfield and out wide. The cross finds Kuyt on the edge of the box but his half volley is blocked.

Robben breaks the offside trap and is away down the left but Mascherano is there with the tackle. Throw.

Messi evades two challenges down the left and he lifts a ball to the back post for Maxi Rodriguez. He hits a tame volley into the ground and it fails to threaten the goal of Cillessen

He was clean through there! Poor from Palacio.

THAT WAS THE CHANCE! Maxi Rodriguez lifts the ball over the Dutch defence and Palacio is in on goal. He panics though and tries to head the ball over Cillessen, who claims with ease.

Maxi Rodriguez, who replaced Lavezzi, has been quiet but he gets a spot of space and his cross is blocked. It ricochets back off him and that is a Dutch throw.

Both teams look to have settled for penalties here with both defences camped deep. However, Aguero looks for a ball in the right channel but Vlaar is across to slide in and clear.