Ladies and gentlemen, today is the day we have been waiting for, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. For the past month the best soccer the world has to over has been on display in South Africa. Today it all comes down to a historic match between the Netherlands and Spain. Neither team has one the World Cup before.
To reach the finals, the Netherlands had to win Group E, then beat Slovakia (2-1), Brazil (2-1) and Uruguay (3-2). All games were close and extremely enjoyable to watch. The Brazil game wasn't 100% watchable since I wanted Brazil to win, but as a soccer fan it was a good game to watch. The leading scorer for the Netherlands is Wesley Sneijder who currently has 5 goals, putting him in a tie for the Golden Boot, which goes to the leading goal scorer throughout the entire World Cup.
For Spain to reach the finals, they had to win Group H, then beat Portugal (1-0), Paraguay (1-0), and Germany (1-0). Looking at that road to the final, you can tell they had a tough road. Portugal was ranked the 3rd best team in the world and Germany was probably the hottest team in the World Cup. Spain also has a player on their team that is tied in the lead for the Golden Boot, David Villa. Villa has actually scored 5 of the teams 7 goals.
When you look at both teams, it's hard to determine which one will win the game. Spain has been winning low scoring games showing that they are strong defensively. Netherlands has been showing that they are strong offensively by winning high scoring games. So which style of play will win when it all matters? I put my money on Spain, I mean they do always say defense wins championships. But I also feel that Spain has the quality of players with David Villa and Fernando Torres to score plenty of goals to win the game. I have a feeling this game will be a classic and go down as one of the greatest World Cup games ever. No matter who you want to win, enjoy the last game in what has been a great month of soccer.
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