Spain 1-0 Holland
see that scoreline above?^
all hail the La Furia Roja, or simply translated, RED FURY! Spain ARE the winners of the 2010 edition of the World Cup after defeating The Netherlands by a single goal thanks to Andres Iniesta, who struck home a sweet 116th minute winner past Holland goalie Maarten Stekelenburg. in the beginning the game was dreary, with both teams playing quite defensively (in my honest opinion), giving away needless fouls, and true to its cause, the game ended in the 0-0 scoreline at the end of the regulation time 90 minutes. the first half of extra time saw a few shots at goal by both teams, but thanks to their respective goalies the scoreline remained the same. then enter the Iniesta moment. a cross by Fernando Torres was cleared away sloppily by a Dutch defender, and when the ball landed at the feet of Iniesta, the whole world knew that the trophy would go to Spain. Holland played well, but did not last the full game. Holland's disciplinary woes continue, as they picked up nine yellow cards and a red card, shown by Howard Webb to John Heitinga for a foul on Iniesta.
OVERALL - congratulations to the Spanish for perservering despite the long match. truly deserved winners, they. Holland, on the other hand, can take heart in this defeat as they showed that they are back to business playing in finals again.
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