2010 FIFA World Cup Final

Watch 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
Netherlands vs Spain
World Cup 2010 Final Live
Kick-off: Sunday, July 11, 20:30 CET. Soccer City Stadium, South Africa.
TV: ESPN 3, BBC

Statistics

Netherlands

19-06-2010, Netherlands 1 – 0 Japan
25-06-2010, Cameroon 1 – 2 Netherlands
28-06-2010, Netherlands 2 – 1 Slovakia
02-07-2010, Netherlands 2 – 1 Brazil
07-07-2010, Uruguay 2 – 3 Netherlands

Spain

22-06-2010, Spain 2 – 0 Honduras
26-06-2010 Chile 1 – 2 Spain
30-06-2010, Spain 1 – 0 Portugal
04-07-2010, Paraguay 0 – 1 Spain
08-07-2010, Germany 0 – 1 Spain

Line-ups

Netherlands : Stekelenburg; Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst; Van Bommel, De Jong; Robben, Sneijder, Kuyt; Van Persie

Spain: Casillas; Ramos, Pique, Puyol, Capdevila; Busquets, Alonso; Pedro, Xavi, Iniesta; Villa

Predictions: The game may turn out to be similar to that of the Germany semi-final if the Dutch don’t stay true to their attacking style. They can’t afford to sit back and, unless they go a goal up early, Spain may take control. Hard to see anything but a Spain win, yet in a World Cup final, the pressure can effect even the most experienced players.

Predicted Scores:

Odds: Netherlands (3.75), Spain (2.10) and a draw (3.25) are on offer at Bet 365, while Villa to score first in a 2-1 win comes in at 26.00.

Preview:

van Marwijk has not been ‘Total’ but the functional and destructive talents of Mark van Bommel and Nigel De Jong knit well with the attacking prowess of Robin van Perise, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben. As the only unbeaten side in the tournament, coming from behind to beat Brazil in the quarter-finals provided the Dutch with the confidence they need to re-write history in the final, but one feels they may still come up short.

The main reason for that is because they face arguably the best side in the world at the moment, European champions Spain, whose Golden Generation have made it past the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.