Wesley Sneijder, who destroyed favourites Brazil with two second-half goals in the quarter-finals, also scored before Arjen Robben sparked an orange party in Cape Town.
Netherlands captain van Bronckhorst, 35, will now get a chance to do what Johan Cruyff failed to do - lift the World Cup.
Despite reaching the final in 1974 and 1978, the Netherlands have never won the tournament.
It means the final will be an all-European affair as they will play the winners of Wednesday's second semi-final between and Spain and Germany on Sunday.
Uruguay had been cast in the role of semi-final gatecrashers after Luis Suarez's deliberate handball denied Ghana a last-gasp victory in last Friday's controverisal quarter-final.Uruguay were missing the attacking threat of Ajax forward Suarez, serving a one-match ban following his 'Hand of God' against Ghana.
But like a bolt out of the blue, Oscar Tabarez's side found themselves back on level terms thanks to another wonder goal by Diego Forlan.
The Uruguay captain created space for himself five minutes before half time before arrowing the ball into the net from 30-yards for his fourth of the tournament.
It was just as stunning as van Brockhorst's effort, yet Netherlands 'keeper Maarten Stekelenburg will feel he should have done better
source:wcw2010
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