CAPE TOWN, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has warned his players not to be carried away by reaching the World Cup semifinals.

The Dutch edged out five-time champions Brazil in the quarterfinals and will take on Uruguay on Tuesday for a final berth.

"Uruguay are a team with fighting spirits," said Van Marwijk. "They battle and survive - it will be a very dangerous match."

"We must not look down upon them otherwise things will go wrong for us," He said.

The Netherlands, who reached their first World Cup semifinal since France 1998, are bidding to win the trophy for the first time in their history.