Reina hopes Dirk is denied

PEPE REINA has already exchanged jubilant text messages with Dirk Kuyt in anticipation of Sunday’s World Cup final – but he hopes the smile is wiped off his Liverpool team-mate’s face at Soccer City.

Kuyt was first to make contact following the Netherlands’ victory over Uruguay in Cape Town on Tuesday.

Twenty-four hours later it was Reina’s turn to respond after Spain had booked their first appearance on the game’s greatest stage by overcoming German resistance.