The Spaniards then won the coveted trophy at their first participation in the World Cup final.

At the 7th minute, the Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt intercepted a pass near the dubious Spanish defensive and tries a shot from 35 meters that Iker Casillas stopped easily.

The Spanish-cons attack in the 10th minute. Sergio Ramos managed to exceed the defender who covers the right, but its center is deflected behind the goal line by defender John Heitinga. Spain does not take advantage of the subsequent corner.

After the first fifteen minutes, both teams traded a yellow card. Robin Van Persie is punished on the side of the Netherlands, while Carlos Puyol has been punished for a tackle.

The kick after the carton Puyol is dangerous for the Spaniards. Wesley Sneijder, who could win today as the best scorer of the World, let fly a shot was that Castillas manages to catch.

New board in the 22nd minute. This time, the Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel who gets following a tackle from behind.

Midfielder Xabi Alonso Gets A sole Nigel De Jong in the chest. Alonso is visited by the Spanish keeper, while De Jong received the third card of the match for the Netherlands.

The Dutch get their best scoring chance until the 36th minute, but Joris Mathijsen fails to touch the ball yet focused.

The Oranje again knocking at the door of Castillas in the 44th minute with a fine shot from the right side of Robin Van Persie, but the Spanish goalie pushes the ball behind his nets.

In the 54th minute, Giovanni Van Bronckhorst scoop fourth yellow card of the Netherlands. Spain gets a free kick and in position to upset the Netherlands, but strikes from Xavi missed the net.

Moments later, John Heitinga’s turn to be punished by the referee.

Spain engaged shortly after the first replacement game. Pedro returns to the bench, giving way to Jesus Nava.

The Low Countries are very close to taking the lead in the 62nd minute. Arjen Robben gets a perfect pass from Wesley Sneijder and finds himself alone in front end Castillas, who however managed to close his angles and stop the ball.

The Spanish defender Joan Capdevila in turn receives a yellow card, the 8th of the game.

Spain gets its turn a great chance to score in the 69th minute. Dutchman John Heitinga trying to intercept the center to David Villa, but misses completely. The latter is left with the ball a few feet from the goal, but managed to deflect the Heiteinga shooting in extremis.

Shortly after, the Netherlands make the first change in their party, replacing Dirk Kuyt Eljero Elia. Spain spends more time close to break the tie in the 76th minute, but the head of Sergio Ramos Xavi’s corner misses the target.

Arjen Robben has almost managed to escape in the 83rd minute, but after two defenders who defeated the heel Castillas succeeded in eliciting the ball. New change in the 86th minute. While the score is still 0-0, Xavi Alonso takes the paths of the bench, leaving Cesc Fabregas taking his place in the alignment Spanish.

The first offensive threat of extra time came from the Spaniards. Francesc Fabregas managed to escape, but shot straight at goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, who pushed the ball away from his area.

In the 99th minute, Nigel De Jong gave way to Rafael Van der Vaart in the alignment Netherlands.

Spain continued to give cold sweats to the Oranje. Jesus Navas going to the brink of becoming a hero when his shot is deflected by Van Bronckhorst and ended his race outside of the goal, near the left post. Stekelenburg was beaten on the game

The Spanish star striker David Villa has retired to the bench before the start of the second overtime period, the benefit of Fernando Torres.

John Heintinga received his second yellow card of the match at the 108th minute after pushing a Spanish striker. He has been ejected from the game, forcing the Dutch to defend themselves at 10 players for the last 10 minutes. Gregory van der Wiel was also given a card a few moments later.

At the 116th minute, Andres Iniesta has finally managed to break the tie with a superb strike which left no chance for Dutch keeper after a perfect pass from Francesc Fàbregas.

The Netherlands have been nice to try in the final minutes of play to force the holding of a shootout, it was too late for the Oranje, who bow down for the third time in their history in the final.

This is the first world cup… as far as I remember that experts are still debating about how the most competitive group is among the qualifiers, most agree that all groups are difficult and we might see some surprises along the way. World Cup 2010 betting fans and people how enjoy sports in general are having the same problems choosing a clear winner for the matches. Brazil is the all times favorite but teams such as Spain, England, Nederland and Italy have very strong teams, so is the case of Nederland how qualified to the World Cup without losing a single match.

Let’s breakdown the groups a little:

Group A: RSA, MEX, URU, FRA Favorites: RSA and FRA
Group B: ARG, NGA, KOR, GRE Favorites: ARG and NGA
Group C: ENG, USA, ALG, SVN Favorites: ENG and USA
Group D: GER, AUS, SRB, GHA Favorites: GER and GHA
Group E: NED, DEN, JPN, CMR Favorites: NED and JPN
Group F: ITA, PAR, NZL, SVK Favorites: ITA and PAR
Group G: BRA, PRK, CIV, POR Favorites: BRA and CIV
Group H: ESP, SUI, HON, CHI Favorites: ESP and CHI

Have you decided your own favorites?

Group A:
France
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay

Group B:
Argentina
Nigeria
Republic of Korea
Greece

Group C:
England
USA
Algeria
Slovenia

Group D:
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

Group E:
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon

Group F:
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia

Group G:
Brazil
DPR Korea
Ivory Coast
Portugal

Group H:
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile