Although World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain will already be the 18th final in the history of the competition, history will be made when the two teams play at Soccer City in Soweto.
Although World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain will already be the 18th final in the history of the competition, history will be made when the two teams play at Soccer City in Soweto.
Germany and Uruguay will hope to salvage some pride in their third-place playoff match on Saturday after devastating semifinal defeats earlier this week.
THE HAGUE - Pauline, a female octopus in Dutch captivity, has predicted victory for the Netherlands in Sunday’s World Cup final against Spain,
After neutralizing Germany’s attack, Spain is now focusing on stopping the Netherlands attack in the World Cup final and is narrowing in on key playmaker Wesley Sneijder.
Germany and Uruguay will hope to salvage some pride in their third-place playoff match on Saturday after devastating semi-final defeats earlier this week.
The power went out with the match tied, leaving the crowd at an outdoor cafe staring at a blank screen, but a man discussing whether Nigeria could have hosted Africa’s first World Cup barely paused.
Spain have not been clinical enough in front of goal at the World Cup, according to coach Vicente del Bosque.
Spain’s progress to their first World Cup final was seen by local media on Thursday as another vindication of their elegant brand of attacking football.
It has become known as the “Sommermaerchen 2010” or the “summer fairy tale”. Since the World Cup kicked off, balmy summer weather and red-hot performances have sent German football fans into raptures.
The whole of Spain erupted with joy as the national side reached the World Cup final for the first time ever with a 1-0 win over Germany — and the fiesta looked set to last all through the night.