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Between now and the start of the tournament on June 11 we will continue to bring you details of international friendlies involving Arsenal players.
Robin van Persie
Netherlands 4-1 Ghana
Tuesday, June 1
Robin van Persie played 90 minutes and converted a penalty as Netherlands defeated Ghana 4-1 in a friendly in Rotterdam on Tuesday.
The Arsenal striker played a major part in creating the opener. He received the ball from Wesley Sneijder on the edge of the area and turned his man to unleash a shot on goal. His effort was saved but the rebound fell kindly to Dirk Kuyt who tapped in to give the Dutch a first-half lead.
Rafael van der Vaart made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute before Ghana pulled one back through Asamoah Gyan but their hopes of a comeback were dashed when Sneijder volleyed in a third for Netherlands.
The hosts added a fourth with three minutes remaining after the referee awarded a penalty for a foul on Van der Vaart. Van Persie stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way to score his third goal in two games.
Netherlands play their final friendly before the World Cup on Saturday when they take on Hungary.
Alex Song
Portugal 3-1 Cameroon
Tuesday, June 1
Alex Song played the opening 62 minutes as Cameroon suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Portugal on Tuesday. A brace from Raul Meireles had The Indomitable Lions two goals down by the 47th minute but Pierre Webo gave them hope with a header 21 minutes from time. However, an equaliser was not forthcoming and Nani made it 3-1 with nine minutes remaining.
Philippe Senderos
Switzerland 0-1 Costa Rica
Tuesday, June 1
Philippe Senderos played 90 minutes as Switzerland suffered a shock home defeat to Costa Rica on Tuesday. Winston Parks scored the only goal of the game in the 57th minute. Switzerland's final friendly before the World Cup is against Italy on Saturday.
[Wednesday, June 02, 2010]
