Spain Makes History Again

2010 FIFA World Cup Final: Iniesta Kick trashed Netherland's dreams.

The 19th FIFA world cup final, 2010 a single winning goal from Andres Iniesta that created history. Spain won their first FIFA World Cup defeating Netherlands by 1 goal in the 116th minute. Both Netherlands and Spain had not won any final till date. But Netherlands had appeared twice before in the finals, in 1974 and 1978. Spain reached their finals beating Portugal, Parague and Germany scoring 1-0 every time while Netherland hopes of Slovakia, Brazil and Uruguay in Round 16, quarter finals and semi finals respectively.

While score was 0-0 for the entire 90 minutes of the game and the first 15 minutes extra time as well with Spain having 57% ball possession and 18 shots with 8 of them on aim. Netherlands had 43% possession and 13 total shots with 5 on final target. The winning goal was shot by Iniesta in the second 15 minute extra time hardly 5 minutes after the Dutch were reduced to 10 players.Once again the German octopus Paul Allen's predictions make it true.

Octopus Paul says, Spain for 1st, Germany for 3rd

Germany: Again Octopus Choosen the country which won the Match

Spanish fans had reason to celebrate Friday after Paul the Octopus forecast that Spain will beat Netherlands to win their first World Cup on Sunday. The world glorious octopus at Aquarium Sea Life in Oberhausen, Germany, also forecast Germany would beat Uruguay in the title for third place on Saturday.
This Logic having already correctly predicted four Germany victories and two losses in this tournament.Two glass cubes were baited with mussels and mentioned with flags of Spain and Netherlands. Paul went directly to the Spanish tank and ate its mussel. Half an hour earlier, the octopus choose the mussel in Germany's tank over the confines of those marked with the Uruguay flag.

Netherlands Beat Uruguay

2010 FIFA Worldcup: Match 61

Netherland reached their first World Cup final since 1978. when the current pick finally stepped out of the shade of Total Football to hit battling Uruguay 3-2 in a excellent semi-final on Tuesday. They will face either Germany or Spain, who assemble in Durban on Wednesday, in a showdown that now guarantees a first European World Cup triumph on a foreign continent.

2010 FIFA Worldcup: Dutch struggle back buries Brazil

The Netherlands came from at the back to break Brazilian hearts and take a huge step towards a third FIFA World Cup 2010 final appearance. Trailing at half-time to Robinho's early goal in Port Elizabeth, Bert van Marwijk's men drew level through Felipe Melo's own goal previous to Wesley Sneijder headed the winner with 22 minutes remaining. Brazil finished the game a man short after Felipe Melo's dismissal as, like in Germany four years ago, the South Americans, victorious since last October, saw their dream of a sixth world crown dismantled at the quarter-final stage.

For the Dutch, this was their fifth instantly win at these finals and leaves them one victory short of a first Final appearance since they finished runners-up twice in the 1970s. They will journey to Tuesday's Cape Town semi-final against Uruguay as favourites despite the suspensions of Gregory van der Wiel and Nigel de Jong. History will also be on their side too, given the winners of their three previous FIFA World Cup meetings with Brazil marched on to the Final each time.