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Prior to this game, the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] and [[Spain national football team|Spain]] had never met each other in the main tournament stages of either a World Cup or a [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]], the two major tournaments for European international teams. In all-time head-to-head results, the teams had met nine times previously since 1920, winning four games each and drawing once, in either friendlies, European Championship qualifying games, and once in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]].
Prior to this game, the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] and [[Spain national football team|Spain]] had never met each other in the main tournament stages of either a World Cup or a [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]], the two major tournaments for European international teams. In all-time head-to-head results, the teams had met nine times previously since 1920, winning four games each and drawing once, in either friendlies, European Championship qualifying games, and once in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]].


It was the first time since the [[1978 FIFA World Cup Final|1978 final]] that neither of the finalists had previously won the World Cup. The Netherlands were runners-up twice before, losing 2–1 to [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in [[1974 FIFA World Cup Final|1974]], and 3–1 to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in [[1978 FIFA World Cup Final|1978]]. Reaching the 2010 final was Spain's best performance in the World Cup, having previously finished fourth in [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] when the tournament had a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] final stage, and the quarter-finals stage in [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], when single elimination knock-out stages featured. Spain became the 12th different country to play in a World Cup Final, and first new team since France in 1998. The Netherlands played in its third final without a win, surpassing the record it had shared with Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Overall, Germany leads with four final losses. It was the first World Cup final not to feature at least one of [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Germany national football team|Germany]] or [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]. Spain became just the eighth country to win the World Cup, joining [[England national football team|England]] and [[France national football team|France]] as nations who have won it just once.
With Spain and the Netherlands qualifying to the final, it was the first time ever<ref>In [[1950 FIFA World Cup#Final Round|1950]], a final round robin of four teams was played instead of a classical final match but only Brazil and Uruguay could become World champions before their [[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|last final group match]] which effectively became the final match of the tournament</ref> that three consecutive [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup finals]] saw six different teams (with Brazil and Germany reaching the [[2002 FIFA World Cup Final|2002 final]] and Italy playing against France in [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final|2006]]). It was also the first time since the [[1978 FIFA World Cup Final|1978 final]] that neither of the finalists had previously won the World Cup. The Netherlands were runners-up twice before, losing 2–1 to [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in [[1974 FIFA World Cup Final|1974]], and 3–1 to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in [[1978 FIFA World Cup Final|1978]]. Reaching the 2010 final was Spain's best performance in the World Cup, having previously finished fourth in [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] when the tournament had a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] final stage, and the quarter-finals stage in [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], when single elimination knock-out stages featured. Spain became the 12th different country to play in a World Cup Final, and first new team since France in 1998. The Netherlands played in its third final without a win, surpassing the record it had shared with Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Overall, Germany leads with four final losses. It was the first World Cup final not to feature at least one of [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Germany national football team|Germany]] or [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]. Spain became just the eighth country to win the World Cup, joining [[England national football team|England]] and [[France national football team|France]] as nations who have won it just once.


Before the match Spain had an [[World Football Elo Ratings|Elo rating]] of 2111 points and the Netherlands a rating of 2100 points. Thus, the finalists combined for 4211 points, by far the [[World Football Elo Ratings#Highest rated matches|highest for any international football match ever played]], beating the previous record of 4161 combined points for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup Final]] between [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]].
Before the match Spain had an [[World Football Elo Ratings|Elo rating]] of 2111 points and the Netherlands a rating of 2100 points. Thus, the finalists combined for 4211 points, by far the [[World Football Elo Ratings#Highest rated matches|highest for any international football match ever played]], beating the previous record of 4161 combined points for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup Final]] between [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]].

Revision as of 20:22, 18 August 2010

2010 FIFA World Cup Final
Event2010 FIFA World Cup
Netherlands Spain
Netherlands Spain
0 1
After extra time
Date11 July 2010
VenueSoccer City, Johannesburg
Man of the MatchAndrés Iniesta (Spain)
RefereeHoward Webb (England)[1]
Attendance84,490
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 11 July 2010 at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0 with a goal from Andrés Iniesta four minutes from the end of extra time. The match was marked by an unusually high number of yellow cards, mostly issued to the Dutch who were criticised for their rough play.[2][3]

Both the Netherlands and Spain were attempting to win their first FIFA World Cup. The Netherlands had been beaten in the final in 1974 and 1978, while Spain's best performance had been fourth place in 1950. It was the second consecutive all-European final, and marked the first time a European team has won the trophy outside Europe.

Finalists

Prior to this game, the Netherlands and Spain had never met each other in the main tournament stages of either a World Cup or a European Championship, the two major tournaments for European international teams. In all-time head-to-head results, the teams had met nine times previously since 1920, winning four games each and drawing once, in either friendlies, European Championship qualifying games, and once in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

With Spain and the Netherlands qualifying to the final, it was the first time ever[4] that three consecutive World Cup finals saw six different teams (with Brazil and Germany reaching the 2002 final and Italy playing against France in 2006). It was also the first time since the 1978 final that neither of the finalists had previously won the World Cup. The Netherlands were runners-up twice before, losing 2–1 to West Germany in 1974, and 3–1 to Argentina in 1978. Reaching the 2010 final was Spain's best performance in the World Cup, having previously finished fourth in 1950 when the tournament had a round-robin final stage, and the quarter-finals stage in 1934, 1986, 1994 and 2002, when single elimination knock-out stages featured. Spain became the 12th different country to play in a World Cup Final, and first new team since France in 1998. The Netherlands played in its third final without a win, surpassing the record it had shared with Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Overall, Germany leads with four final losses. It was the first World Cup final not to feature at least one of Brazil, Italy, Germany or Argentina. Spain became just the eighth country to win the World Cup, joining England and France as nations who have won it just once.

Before the match Spain had an Elo rating of 2111 points and the Netherlands a rating of 2100 points. Thus, the finalists combined for 4211 points, by far the highest for any international football match ever played, beating the previous record of 4161 combined points for the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final between Hungary and West Germany.

Route to the final

Spain entered the 2010 World Cup as the reigning UEFA European Football Champions, having won UEFA Euro 2008, and as the shared holders of the international football record of consecutive unbeaten games for a national team, spanning 35 matches from 2007 to 2009; they also won all 10 matches of their qualifying campaign. The Netherlands entered the World Cup having won all eight matches in their UEFA Group 9 qualifying campaign.

Once at the finals in South Africa, the Netherlands reached the knockout stage as winners of Group E, with three wins out of three against Denmark, Japan and Cameroon, conceding only one goal. In the knockout stage, they beat World Cup debutants Slovakia, five-time champions Brazil and two-time champions Uruguay. The Netherlands reached the Final in a 25-match unbeaten streak since September 2008.

In Group H, Spain recovered from a loss to Switzerland in their opening game to beat Honduras and then Chile, finishing top of the group ahead of Chile on goal difference. In the knockout stage, they then beat their Iberian neighbours Portugal, quarter-final debutants Paraguay and three-time World Cup winners Germany. The semi-final was a repeat of the match up for the UEFA Euro 2008 Final, and again saw Spain beat Germany, who were the top scorers of the 2010 tournament up to that point.

In the six games both teams played in South Africa to reach the final, the Netherlands scored a total of twelve goals and conceded five, while Spain scored seven and conceded two. Going into the final, Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands and David Villa of Spain were tied as the top scorers with five goals each; Arjen Robben of the Netherlands with two was the only other player in the finalists' squads with more than one goal in the tournament.

Netherlands Round Spain
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Denmark 2–0 Match 1   Switzerland 0–1
 Japan 1–0 Match 2  Honduras 2–0
 Cameroon 2–1 Match 3  Chile 2–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Cameroon 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
Chile 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
Switzerland 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
Honduras 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Slovakia 2–1 Round of 16  Portugal 1–0
 Brazil 2–1 Quarter-finals  Paraguay 1–0
 Uruguay 3–2 Semifinals  Germany 1–0

Match ball

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Adidas Jo'bulani
Main article: Adidas Jabulani

The match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, revealed on 20 April 2010, was the Jo'bulani, a gold version of the Jabulani ball used for every other match in the tournament.[5] The name of the ball is a reference to "Jo'burg", a common nickname for Johannesburg, the match venue.[5] The gold colouring of the ball mirrors the colour of the FIFA World Cup Trophy and also echoes another of Johannesburg's nicknames: "the City of Gold".[5] The Jo'bulani is the second ball to be specifically produced for the FIFA World Cup Final, after the Teamgeist Berlin was used for the 2006 final.[5]

Squads

All but three members of the Spanish squad play for clubs in Spain; the other three are based in England. The Netherlands squad draws its players from clubs in five European countries, with just nine based in the Netherlands; six play in Germany, five in England, two in Italy and one in Spain.

Match officials

The referee for the final was Howard Webb, representing The Football Association of England.[1] He was assisted by fellow Englishmen Darren Cann and Mike Mullarkey. Webb was the first Englishman to referee a World Cup final since Jack Taylor officiated the 1974 final between the Netherlands and West Germany.

A police officer from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 38-year-old Webb is one of the English Select Group Referees, and has officiated Premier League matches since 2003. He was appointed to the FIFA list of international match referees in 2005, and before the World Cup, he had taken charge of the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final and the 2009 FA Cup Final.

At the 2010 World Cup, Webb refereed three games, all with Cann and Mullarkey as his assistants. In the group stage, he refereed the Spain–Switzerland and Slovakia–Italy games, and then took charge of the Brazil–Chile match in the Round of 16.[1] In those three games, he never showed a red card or awarded a penalty, but he did issue the second highest number of yellow cards in the tournament, an average of 5.67 bookings per game. With fourteen yellow cards in the final (one red card to John Heitinga – twice yellow), he easily broke the previous record of six for most cards in a World Cup final, set in 1986. Nine of these Final yellow cards came in the first 90 minutes.[6] Webb's total of 31 yellow cards throughout the tournament came to an average of 7.75 per game.

Match

Summary

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Queen Sofía, Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia celebrate Spain's winning goal, while Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima are disconsolate

The Final was played on 11 July 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0, after an extra time goal by Andrés Iniesta.[7] The win gave Spain its first World Cup title.[8] It was the first time since England in 1966 that the winners of the final wore their second choice strip.

The match had the most yellow cards awarded in a World Cup final, more than doubling the previous record for a final, set when Argentina and West Germany shared six cards in 1986.[9] Fourteen yellow cards were awarded,[9] and John Heitinga of the Netherlands was sent off for a second yellow. Nigel de Jong also delivered a studs-up kick to the chest of Xabi Alonso during the first half, but received only a yellow card. Some were of the opinion that the referee should have punished the Dutch player more severely.[10]

The Netherlands had several chances to score, most notably in the 60th minute when Arjen Robben was released by Wesley Sneijder putting him one-on-one with Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas, but Casillas pushed the shot wide with an outstretched leg. Meanwhile, for Spain, Sergio Ramos missed a free header from a corner kick when he was unmarked.[11] With a penalty shootout seeming inevitable, Jesús Navas sprinted into opposing territory and began a series of passes that led to Iniesta finally breaking the deadlock in extra time, scoring a half-volleyed shot after receiving a pass from Cesc Fabregas.[12] Dutch captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst was substituted in the 105th minute by Edson Braafheid; Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, who came on as a substitute for Nigel de Jong, took over as captain for the last few minutes.

Just before the goal was scored, the Dutch team had a free kick that hit the wall (clearly deflected off Fabregas) before going out.[13][14][15] Despite the deflection which should have given possession and a corner kick to the Dutch, a goal kick was given to Spain, starting the play that led to the goal. The Dutch, however, momentarily had possession of the ball near the Spanish penalty area in between the goal kick and Iniesta's goal. Joris Mathijsen was yellow-carded for his strong protests to the referee after the goal, and other Dutch players criticised Webb for this decision after the match.[13]

As the Spanish team descended the steps onto the pitch after receiving the cup, the Dutch team applauded them from a guard of honour.[16]

Details

Netherlands 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report Iniesta 116'
Attendance: 84,490
Netherlands[17]
Spain[17]
Netherlands
NETHERLANDS:
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel Yellow card 111'
CB 3 John Heitinga Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 109'
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen Yellow card 117'
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) Yellow card 54' downward-facing red arrow 105'
DM 6 Mark van Bommel Yellow card 22'
DM 8 Nigel de Jong Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 99'
RW 11 Arjen Robben Yellow card 84'
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
LW 7 Dirk Kuyt downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 9 Robin van Persie Yellow card 15'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Eljero Elia upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 23 Rafael van der Vaart upward-facing green arrow 99'
DF 15 Edson Braafheid upward-facing green arrow 105'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
Spain
SPAIN:
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos Yellow card 23'
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 5 Carles Puyol Yellow card 16'
LB 11 Joan Capdevila Yellow card 67'
DM 16 Sergio Busquets
DM 14 Xabi Alonso downward-facing red arrow 87'
RW 6 Andrés Iniesta Yellow card 118'
AM 8 Xavi Yellow card 120+1'
LW 18 Pedro Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 7 David Villa downward-facing red arrow 106'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Jesús Navas upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 9 Fernando Torres upward-facing green arrow 106'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)[1]
Mike Mullarkey (England)[1]
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)[1]
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)[1]

Statistics

Overall
Netherlands Spain
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 13 18
Shots on target 5 8
Ball possession 43% 57%
Corner kicks 6 8
Fouls committed 28 18
Offsides 7 6
Yellow cards 8 5
Second yellow card & red card 1 0
Red cards 0 0

Reaction

The day after the final, Johan Cruyff publicly criticised the Dutch team in El Periódico de Catalunya for having played "in a very dirty fashion", describing their contribution to the final as "ugly", "vulgar" and "anti-football". He added that the Dutch should have had two players sent off early in the match, and criticised referee Howard Webb for failing to dismiss them.[18] The Associated Press was of the opinion that the Dutch had "turned far too often to dirty tactics".[19]

The Dutch received nine yellow cards, compared with five yellow cards issued to Spain. Before the final, Webb was tied with Yuichi Nishimura of Japan for issuing the highest number of yellow cards (17).[20] After the match some Dutch players, such as Robben, Stekelenburg,[21] van Persie,[22] Kuyt and Sneijder,[23] accused Webb of favouring the Spaniards, while in Switzerland's earlier defeat of Spain, Spain supporters accused Webb of favouring Switzerland.[24] Other critics noted poor and missed calls on both teams.[25] By the end of the tournament, the Dutch team had earned 22 yellow cards in its seven games, while Spain had earned only 8 (the lowest of the four finalists, with Germany and Uruguay having earned 13 each).[26] Spain was awarded FIFA's fair play award after the final.

Some English commentators, such as Sam Wallace,[27] Graham Poll and Dermot Gallagher,[28] have defended Webb. FIFA President admitted Webb had a "very hard task" in the match.[28] Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong stated that Webb, who he knows from the Premier League, is not a bad referee, and admitted he was lucky not to have received a red card for his high challenge.[29]

The Dutch team was welcomed back to Amsterdam by an estimated 200,000 supporters lining the banks of the canals,[30] and team captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst and coach Bert van Marwijk were named Knights in the Order of Oranje-Nassau by Dutch Queen Beatrix.[31] Further, there were also reports that noted the play-acting and fouls by some of the Spanish players.[32] Renowned German footballer Franz Beckenbauer criticised both teams and Webb saying that the match was "lacking flow, [with] constant protests from the players and a referee who didn't have too much of an overview."[33] There was negative and positive criticism following Spain's ball possession strategy in the World Cup final. While some maintained that it was effective, but "boring",[34][35][36] others claimed it was "beautiful".[37][38][39]

Broadcasting

In Spain, the final attracted 15.6 million total Spanish viewers across three networks.[40] Bearing in mind that the population of Spain is significantly lower than the United States, it is nonetheless interesting to note that roughly the same number of Americans watched the final in English as Spain did in Spanish.[40] Spain’s previous record was set by the Euro 2008 quarter-final penalty shootout between Spain and Italy, which drew 14.1 million viewers.[40]

In The Netherlands, 12.2 million people watched the final on television, which is 74% of the total population of the country. It is the best viewed television programme ever in the Netherlands.


In United States, World Cup television viewership rose 41 percent over 2006 final for English-language telecasts, with the final setting a record for a men's football game.[41] The final in Johannesburg, which gave the Spanish their first World Cup title, was seen by 15,545,000 viewers on ABC, according to fast national ratings. The previous high was 14,863,000 viewers for the United States' 2-1 overtime loss to Ghana in the second round on June 26.[41] An additional 8,821,000 million viewers watched Spanish-language coverage on Univision, according to Nielsen Media Research, bringing the total to nearly 24.4 million.[41]

The final received an 8.1 rating on ABC, up 6 percent from the 7.7 for Italy's penalty-kicks win over France in the 2006 final. This was the fourth-highest rating for a men's World Cup game behind Brazil's penalty-kicks victory over Italy in the 1994 final at the Rose Bowl (9.5), Brazil's second-round victory over the U.S. in 1994 (9.3) and Ghana-U.S. match in 2010 (8.5).[41]

Viewership for the final on Univision was up 49 percent from 5,903,000 for 2006. It was the third most-watched program on U.S. Spanish-language TV, trailing Argentina's win over Mexico on June 27 (9,405,000) and the finale of the novella "Destilando Amor (Essence of Love)" on Dec. 3, 2007 (9,018,000).[41]

In Canada, coverage of the final brought in unprecedented numbers of viewers. It attracted an average audience of 5.131 million to the CBC, with a peak of 7.664 million, according to BBM overnight measurements.[42] Radio-Canada television drew 685,000 in French for a combined 5.816 million watchers, a number 105 per cent higher than the English and French broadcasts of the 2006 final brought in.[42]

Notable spectators

The match was attended by members of both the Dutch[43] and Spanish Royal Families. South African dignitaries and celebrities attending included Charlize Theron (actress),[44] and Jacob Zuma (President of South Africa), while Nelson Mandela (former President of South Africa) made a brief appearance before the match wheeled in by motorcart.[45] Spaniards Rafael Nadal (tennis player) and Pau Gasol (basketball player)[46] were in attendance to cheer on their team. Other international celebrities to attend the match included American actor Morgan Freeman (who played Mandela in 2009 film Invictus).[44]

See also

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Spain men's national football team results
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